Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano, SOMMERSO multi-layer Candle holder, circa 1960
candle holder made of submerged glass, with three transparent layers, blue, green, colorless.
In perfect condition

Biography:
Flavio Poli (1900-1984) was an Italian artist, known for his glass creations.
Born in 1900, he was trained at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia, then began to work as a ceramist.
In 1929, he worked for the company "I.V.A.M." (Industrie Vetraie Artistiche Murano) as a glassware designer. He was appointed artistic director of Barovier, Seguso & Ferro (later Seguso Vetri d'Arte) in 1934, where he designed a style of "submerged" glass, with several transparent layers on top of each other. After three years, he became a partner in the company which he then left in 1963.
From 1964 to 1966, he headed the artistic glass division of the Societa Veneziana di Conterie e Cristallerie.
Died in 1984, a number of his works can be found at the Murano Glass Museum, the National Gallery in Victoria, Australia, at MoMA in New York and in numerous private collections.


Condition:
Alterations: Original Condition Unaltered
Imperfections: Some Imperfections
Condition Notes: Good Condition,Original Condition Unaltered,Some Imperfections. See pictures above for details.

Origin:
Italy

Creator:
Styled After: Murano

Materials & Techniques:
Glass

Details:
Country of Origin: Italy
What type of item is it? Vintage / Antique / Used

Original Condition Unaltered; Some Imperfections; Good Condition,Original Condition Unaltered,Some Imperfections. See pictures above for details.