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Direct from Italy's glass-making capital in Venice. Just a quick water-taxi ride from Venice, the world-famous island of Murano is home to the centuries-old art of Murano glass. Furnaces line the picturesque walkways of the island. You can watch as the glass makers, in seemingly choreographed rhythm, shape, blow & twirl their incredible creations in the dancing fires of the pulsating, growling ovens. Reflective, dazzling, joyful & dramatic, our collection of large glass animals & birds is guaranteed not to disappoint! No two pieces exactly alike, of course!
The art of glass making in Venice is present from the beginning of Venetian history. The art of glass making was pasted down from father to son and then became a trade exclusively for those born in the island of Murano were all the factories were moved to in 1291 as a precaution for a fire hazard. Glass was regarded as an important item of export and the secrets of its making were jealously guarded. A glassmaker, during the Republic, that left the Venetian State was condemned to death as a traitor. The most important discoveries in making glass were made in Murano. The Murano School still remains the most important and inimitable.
Thousands of techniques of working glass and products such as chandeliers, mirrors, necklaces, drinking glasses, plates, vases, bottles, ornaments have come out of the Murano furnaces to decorate homes, palaces, and museums all over the world.
Tennyson Gallery is delighted to carry select pieces of Murano glass at prices far below typical retail. |
