Luigi Onesto Murano Glass Heart-Shaped Sommerso Vase
Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), 'sommerso' vase, c. 1990s, executed by Oball, hand-blown Murano glass, of heart-shaped form, coloured in layers of purple, blue and pink submerged in clear, engraved to base 'Onesto', height 7.48 in. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney
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- Engraved Glass - The method of decorating glass by marking the surface with a sharp intrument such as a diamond, metal needle or rotating cutting wheel. As pressure is applied to the surface, best results for engraving are achieved if the glass is of sufficient thickness. In the 19th century etching was used to decorate some table glassware that was too fine to take an engraving tool.
- 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.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- glass, types or items - sommerso 179
- Onesto, Luigi (Italian) - Venetian / Murano glass, makers 40
- Venetian / Murano glass, housewares
