Sommerso Murano Glass Vase by Flavio Poli

• Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
• Sommerso - A method of making cased glass developed in Murano in the 1930s, where one or more layers of transparent coloured glass is encased within a layer of thick clear colourless glass.

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• glass, types or items - sommerso 179
• Poli, Flavio (Italy) - Venetian / Murano glass, makers 46
• Seguso family (Italy) - Venetian / Murano glass, makers 145
• Venetian / Murano glass, housewares
  • other 1,294
  • vases 671