1950s MURANO GLASS VASE WITH ‘TUTTI FRUTTI’ DÉCOR (ITALY)

A beautiful AVeM rolled rim Murano Glass vase with an opaque black amethyst interior.  A dusting of silver leaf creates a background like a starry night sky, then decorated with copper dust and a myriad of colorful Murrine 'Tutti Frutti' inclusions cased and floating in an outer layer of crystal clear glass. ARTE VETRARIA MURANESE, or AVeM (A.Ve.M.) for short, was founded in 1932, by a group of master glassblowers - Antonio Ferro with his sons Egidio and Ottone, Galliano Ferro and Emilio Nason.  The first products, mostly designed by the renowned painter Vittorio Zecchin, were characterized by their lightness and a purity of line. Present right from the start at the Venice Biennale, the firm quickly changed its production to be in line with the new contemporary trends that favored thick materials, such as pulegoso glass or figures made entirely of glass. The most interesting period - artistically speaking - ranged from 1940 to the late 60s. In 1939 Giulio Radi joined the firm as art di