Murano glass by Sergio Rossi & Stefano Tosso

Glass has been manufactured on the Venetian island of Murano for approximately one thousand years. The industry’s most important figures were considered to be some of Venice’s most important citizens. Today there are still a large number of glass making factories in Venice making items of glassware including decorative sculptures. A large amount of the items that are sold at auction today are those that were manufactured in the 1950s and 1960s.

The manufacturing process of Murano glass is quite complex. The process is called lampworking and relies on the stage at which the glass is between a liquid and a solid. It is at this point that the glassmaker can manipulate the glass into the desired design.
Today the Murano glass industry is a huge tourist attraction and items are produced for worldwide export. McTear’s is selling two Murano glass sculptures that have been designed by Sergio Rossi and Stefano Tosso in our 12th May ceramics sale.

Images are lots 1135 and 1136.
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