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• ITEM: RARE Vintage MURANO Venetian Italian Art Glass Pipe-Shaped ASHTRAY or PAPERWEIGHT! • FEATURES: • c. 1950s • Sommerso • Silver Aventurine • Holder Notch • For Smokers & Collectors • DIMENSIONS: 6" long (15.24 cm) x 3" wide x 3" deep • WEIGHT: 14 ounces (401 g) • CONDITION: Free from any damage or restoration. • DISCUSSION: Authentic Italian Murano art glass pipe smoker's ashtray, made by one of the premium glass furnaces In Murano, Italy, c.1950s. Decorated with a layer of pure silver dust over the green ground, cased in clear glass (sommerso), and applied stem it's a stunning and substantial artwork! It is guaranteed to be genuine! More beautiful in person! An excellent addition to an art glass collection, or thoughtful gift! MOBILE USERS: CLICK "SEE FULL DESCRIPTION" for MORE! RARE Vintage VERDANT Ashtray PIPE SMOKERS 1950s MURANO 🇮🇹 Venetian ArT GLaSs Italy RARE Vintage VERDANT Ashtray PIPE SMOKERS 1950s MURANO 🇮🇹 Venetian ArT GLaSs Italy Click images to enlarge Description The item pictured is the same one you will receive. ALSO PICTURED : A small sampling of the hundreds of fine art glass, antiques, art, and collectibles we have listed on eBay right now! View Our Other Items For Sale Murano 🇮🇹 Venetian Vintage Italian ArT Glass Pipe-Shaped ASHTRAY or PAPERWEIGHT FEATURES : • c. 1950s • Sommerso • Silver Aventurine • Cigarette Notch • For Smokers & Collectors Made in Murano, Italy ~ Reasonable offers cheerfully entertained & often accepted! ~ • DIMENSIONS: 6" long (15.24 cm) x 3" wide x 3" deep • WEIGHT: 14 ounces (401 g) • CONDITION: Excellent! Free from any damage or restoration, in perfect condition. • DISCUSSION: Authentic Italian Murano emerald green art glass pipe smoker's ashtray, made by one of the premium glass furnaces on the island of Murano, Italy--in Venice Bay--circa the 1950s. Decorated with a layer of pure silver dust over a dark green ground, and cased in clear ' cristallo ' glass ( sommerso ). This is shown in various lighting conditions (warm and cool) to present its range of appearances. It's a stunning and substantial artwork that is guaranteed to be genuine! This piece is even more beautiful in person! An excellent addition to an art glass collection, or a thoughtful gift! *** We are offering a Murano ashtray in a similar configuration pictured here and offered separately FULL CONDITION REPORT: We thoroughly inspected this piece and found no cracks, chips, nicks, scuffs, flea bites, flakes, hairlines, repairs, or evidence of grinding or restoration that can be seen or felt. Any natural indentations, bubbles, tool marks, and other natural textural features are all original to this piece and normal for hand-blown glass. Wear to the base is consistent with age. Please review all high-resolution photographs, at full size, in forming your own opinions. ~ We remain at your disposal for any further information. ~ ABOVE: Our green ashtray is pictured with another similar (gold) one, that we sell separately. ____________________________ INVESTING: COLLECTIBLE ART GLASS In the world of genuine, hand-made art glass, we know that each piece is unique and most frequently is acquired primarily for its aesthetically pleasing nature. Avid collectors will also work on filling gaps in their focused collections. Some savvy art-glass lovers are also investors collecting to diversify their portfolios. A combination can become an excellent investment vehicle affording an additional ROI potential. enjoying beautiful display potential and value of a healthy monetary appreciation, while contemporaneously enjoying the high-quality medium’s striking beauty! often eclipses potential When considering this art form as a viable, quality investment vehicle, we will consider its potential for appreciation. That potential pivots on four cardinal qualities:1. RARITY (or supply), 2. DESIRABILITY to collectors (or demand), 3.CONDITION is the all-important physical element that if compromised will eliminate a piece (as we know, even minor damage makes a literal world of difference in current and future value)! So, the fragility of art glass and its inevitable vulnerability certainly contributes to the rarity factor, as a portion of investment-quality works inevitably become damaged, or destroyed. So, please carefully inspect what you are buying and protect what you own! The fourth, and most important, quality is AUTHENTICITY. Without that, nothing else matters! ~ Copyright © 2025 OnMyWatch ____________________________ Professionally packed, promptly shipped, and guaranteed to please! Why trust OnMyWatch? • As lifetime collectors, we are selling from our large collections to augment the funding of our retirement expenses! We only sell what we acquired for our collection because we love it! • We provide superior personal, after-sale service, including 30-day returns and we're very proud of our 100% positive feedback for 16+ years! You'll have our phone number should a question or problem arise. We always promptly leave you great feedback and strive with every customer to earn sterling customer feedback. • We don't sell damaged goods, ever! We clean & thoroughly examine each piece. OnMyWatch only offers first-class, top-notch, supreme quality, undamaged vintage merchandise. Anything out of the ordinary is accurately described. • We are expert packers and wrapping is "EASY-OPEN"! We don't charge for packaging and only charge "carrier cost" shipping with FREE tracking & FREE insurance. We use only the best lightweight packing materials and overpack to ensure that your item arrives in the same condition you bought it. We pack with our own special 'easy-open' technique! You never have to cut or carve your way to your new treasure! Once the box is open, put away the knife, because it's marked " Pull to Open" for easy unpacking. We estimate shipping costs and absorb any excess or send you a refund if we've significantly overestimated. We typically offer you several low-cost shipping methods and don't charge extra for tracking or insurance. Your hosts, Richard and Karen View Our Feedback ____________________________ BUYING MORE THAN ONE? Combined or Separate Shipping? Let Us Help! Brief Murano History The island of Murano near Venice has been producing glass since the thirteenth century – 1292. Having been banned from mainland Venice, for the threat of fire hazard, t he island 's glass furnaces first produced beads and mirrors, soon progressing to chandeliers and architectural stained glass for Italy’s hundreds of churches, chapels, and basilicas. Soon they widened their output to include pressed glass, tableware, and art glass. The surge in popularity of beautiful, high-quality decorative glass in the post-war boom, created a huge mid-20th-century expansion in demand and production on Murano. Notable designers include Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, Ricardo Licata, Gino Cenedese, Paolo Venini, Antonio Salviati, Dino Martens, Martinuzzi, Mandruzzato and Ercole and Angelo Barovier to name but a very few. The hardworking Italian glassblowers of Murano can truly be called the Godfathers of modern-day glass. Click below to Add OnMyWatch to your Favorite Sellers ____________________________ Small Print PHOTOGRAPHY POLICY: Photos are considered part of the listing description. We try to give you as close to an "in-person" view as possible. That said, we shoot items in as best light and angle to show their true beauty. Any unusual white or yellow spots you may perceive on a photo are usually glare, due to our photographic technique, unless otherwise noted. If necessary for accuracy, we color-correct photos to match the actual item to our computer monitor--yours may vary. We try to show complex pieces in various lighting conditions to exhibit the full range of the piece's actual appearance. Should you desire additional shots, particular lighting conditions, or clarification on an image, please feel free to send a note through the eBay system! Photos are NOT representative of the actual size. Please view all high-resolution photographs--at 100%. Any other object is included for scale only. Close-up photos will always tend to show and exaggerate minor defects. Please remember that defects seen at 100% resolution may not even be visible to the naked eye! If you have questions please ask before bidding! NORMAL WEAR : Vintage or antique items will undoubtedly show minor signs of normal wear and/or patina. When we find exceptional wear, manufacturer's defects, damage, or repairs, they will ALWAYS be noted in the description. Minor usage marks will not be remarkable. OPINION : Description and condition statements are always our opinion, based on our combined knowledge, experience, and research. Statements regarding maker, age, origin, etc. particularly on unmarked pieces, should be evaluated and confirmed by you the buyer, as you are the final judge. Though we are avid collectors, we are not experts on each item. If you know something we have omitted or misstated, please contact us. We strive for 100% accuracy! Your help is always welcome and appreciated! 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