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What is the art of making glass called?
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The art of making glass is called glassblowing. The name comes from the traditional glassmaking method of blowing through a long tube called a blowpipe to shape molten glass. Historians believe that glassblowing dates back to ancient Rome. On 1stDibs, find a wide range of glassware.
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Millefiori Glass Paperweight by Perthshire, Crieff Scotland, circa 1970's
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, made by the Scottish maker, Perthshire of Crieff, Circa 1970's.
This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori...
Category
Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Paperweights
Materials
Glass
1920s Barovier Blue Hand-blown Murano Cocktail Glasses (Set of 12)
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A rare set of twelve 1920s Murano Cocktail Glasses individually hand-blown in a luminous Barovier blue. Each historic piece is delicately thin-walled with an elegant baluster stem. T...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Antique Serving Dish, French, Cut Glass, Ormolu, Bowl, Empire Taste, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique serving dish. A French, cut glass and ormolu presentation centrepiece or fruit bowl in the Empire manner, dating to the late Victorian period, circa 1890.
Wonderf...
Category
Antique 1890s French Empire Glass
Materials
Ormolu
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl Green, Organic Modern, Circa Mid-20th Century
By Seguso, Angelo Seguso
Located in New York, NY
A sculptural Italian Murano art glass bowl in a saturated green hue, executed with a controlled bubble interior and an Organic Modern silhouette, circa mid‑20th century, Italy. The f...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Set of 6 Londra Pink with Orange Satin Base Flutes
By Creart
Located in Milan, IT
A refined set of 6 flutes brings a vibrant note to the table, combining a delicately tinted pink glass bowl with a satin-finished orange glass stem for a distinctive contrast. The ta...
Category
2010s Italian Glass
Materials
Glass
1920s Barovier Blue Hand-blown Murano Dessert Wine Glasses (Set of 10)
Located in Florence, Tuscany
A rare set of ten 1920s Murano Dessert Wine Glasses individually hand-blown in a luminous Barovier blue. Each historic piece is delicately thin-walled with an elegant baluster stem. ...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Glass
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
