LUIGI ONESTO MURANO ITALY FOR OBALL ROYAL BLUE SOMMERSO - EN ESPAÑA

Luigi Onesto, Murano Italy for Oball - Royal Blue Sommerso Glass Vase 24cm Luigi Onesto (b.1935) for Vetreria Oball. Italian sommerso art glass vase in tones of Royal blue and clear glass. Signed to the base 'L. Onesto, Murano' with the original Oball label affixed to the side. This is a gorgeous piece of Murano Glass by one of the finest glass masters in Murano. The condition is excellent with no chips or cracks. Minor scratches to the lower part of one side (see image). You need to look closely to find them. A real collectors piece! Dimensions Height: 24cm x Width 12.5cm x Depth 7cm Bio Vetreria Oball was established in 1970 in Murano, Italy. The founding father Luigi Onesto was one of the greatest Murano glassmakers in Italy. Luigi Onesto was born in Murano into a glass-making family. At the age of 15, he began to learn the secrets of glass as an apprentice at Gambaro & Poggi, one of the oldest and most famous glass factories on the island. In 1978, he established his glass art studio, the Vetreria Artistica Oball. Onesto’s elegant vessels, bottles and objects are created by the technique called sommerso, which incorporates layers of different colors. In Australia, he would be the most sought after glass artist. He fetches prices well above market due to his “Sommerso” technique, which in Italian literally means “submerged”. This technique is used to create several layers of glass (usually with different contrasting colors) inside a single object, giving the illusion of “immersed” colors that lay on top of each other without mixing