Mid Century Murano Sommerso Green Faceted Glass Vase

A superb mid-century Murano Sommerso glass vase, dating to approximately the 1960s, of striking tall geometric form. The vase features an exceptionally vivid emerald green inner core, deeply submerged within a substantial casing of clear crystal glass. The exterior has been skilfully cut and polished into strong vertical facets, which beautifully refract the green colour and give the piece considerable depth and brilliance. The heavy, architectural form and bold use of colour are characteristic of the high-quality Sommerso glass produced on Murano during the post-war period, when designers and glasshouses including Flavio Poli and Seguso Vetri d'Arte developed some of the most distinctive Italian art glass of the twentieth century. A particularly attractive example, the intense emerald green contrasting wonderfully against the thick clear glass casing. Its clean, understated modernist design makes it equally suitable for a collection of Murano glass or as a decorative statement piece. Material: Hand-blown and faceted Sommerso glass Colour: Emerald green within clear glass ATTRIBUTION The design is strongly associated with the mid-century Murano Sommerso tradition. Whilst not confirmed this particular vase could be attributed to Flavio Poli or Seguso.