1970s Millefiori Murano Glass Paperweight

1970s Millefiori Murano Glass PaperweightA distinctive desk addition, this paperweight was handcrafted in 1970 using the traditional millefiori technique which orginated on the island of Murano. Thousands of coloured glass canes and rods are cut into cross sections before being mouth blown into a unique shape with a cluster of flower like forms. Please note, this item is a truly original vintage piece with slight imperfections and distinctive characteristics that add to its charm and

rosemary and angelica

The elegant silhouette is entirely handcrafted and hand-painted in a distinctive monochrome pattern by artisans at the Marwitz workshop

and the blind buttons cut from luxurious mother of pearl

Coloured decanters such as this became sought-after during the 1960s

Feldspar dinner plates in Cornwall clay and bone ash are slip-cast by hand in plaster moulds

indicating wealth and rarefied taste

Each vase is individually moulded before being hand-painted

the Berlin-based workshop that brings a carpenter's skill to its desk accessories

this cockail shaker is etched with a fine geometric pattern using a very precise technique called 'jewelling'

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chocolate-brown cotton that’s pleasingly soft

Launched in the 1950s