Attributed to Murano, this lot consists of two pieces of hand-blown sommerso art glass in a ruby red and clear colourway. The first piece is a decorative sculpture in the form of a Venetian gondola, featuring clear glass decorative elements including a ribbed prow and scrolled stern, supported on a footed base. The second piece is a heavy-walled glass bowl of irregular, lobed form. Both items utilise the sommerso (submerged) technique, where a deep ruby red glass core is encased in a thick layer of clear glass. A contemporary white adhesive inventory label printed with the numerals 4739 is affixed to the side of the gondola. No factory marks, labels, or signatures are visible on either piece.
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