Glasses and Pitcher in Blown Murano Glass with Applied Decorations, Set of 37

Valuable and particular blown Murano glass service; it is composed of 12 water glasses, 12 wine goblets, 12 flute goblets and a pitcher with handle; the service has been realized by a skilled Murano glass master between 1951 and 1953 who was inspired by articles and models produced in the early 1700s, many of which are preserved at the Glass Museum of Murano; he created all the pieces with the same ancient techniques; for each object he started by taking the molten glass from the furnace with the long typical glassmakers' cane, then blowing in the cane itself he gave the desired shape, then while the object was still hot, he applied on it, by hand, using special pliers, quickly and skillfully, some hot glass wires as decorations modeling them and positioning them at will; he then cooled everything with wise slowness and patience; the long process was done, without interruption, for each piece of the service! The glass used is not leaded, but is sodium-calcium or silica glass and consists of about 70% silica (silicon dioxide), 15% soda (sodium oxide) and 9% lime (calcium oxide); this composition makes Murano glass, produced by hand in the ancient furnaces, visibly irregular and very light; the presence of an anomaly in the material under the base of the glasses and the jug clearly indicates that the objects have been blown (see photo) and guarantees their authenticity; the Master glazier has affixed his signature cold on all the pieces of the served (see photo); in Murano there were and there are many great famous Masters and many others little known; there is no list that gives us information on each of these great artists; in our case, we can say, not with certainty, but with approximation, that the signature on the pieces of the served could belong to Bon Aldo, called Polo. Bon was born in Murano in 1906 and died there in 1988, he was Master Glassmaker for several important companies including Aureliano Toso from 1939 to 1955, and it seems that he signed his works with the words "Bon" followed by a number of which we do not know the meaning (see photo). Anyway, whoever is the creator, the realization of this service confirms that the Venetian aptitude, celebrated over the centuries, for glass working, is an alchemic combination of the material elaborated by artisan intelligences with happy artistic intuitions; since ancient times Venetian artisans have been protecting and handing down the Art of glass, always giving us precious and unique works of art that fascinate us for their beauty. Measures pitcher diameter cm.14, height cm.23; water glass diameter cm.9, height cm.11; wine glass diameter cm.8, height cm.15; flute glass diameter cm.8, height cm.22.