Italian Empoli Leopard Spot Amber Art Glass Fashion Handbag with Dual Handles

A BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE ART GLASS HANDBAG FROM THE ITALIAN EMPOLI REGION. WITH A PULLED ENCASED AMBER AND MILK GLASS BODY FEATURING INTERNAL BROWN SPECKLED TORTOISE SHELL OR LEOPARD SPOT DECORATION. MULTI-LAYERED WITH THE INSIDE A GOLDEN YELLOW AND A MILK WHITE GLASS LAYER IN BETWEEN THE YELLOW AND THE OUTER SPOTTED BROWN LAYER. FURTHER EMBELLISHED WITH CLEAR GLASS FLORAL BOSS MOUNTS AND PULLED AMBER COLOURED STRAY CARRY DUAL HANDLES. ON OVAL POLISHED BASE WHICH HAD PONTIL MARK.
 
Looking for that unusual and rare hand-crafted piece for your bar or entertaining purposes? This piece could be your find! This rare Murano style art glass handbag from Italy is spectacular with the use of deep amber, saffron/persimmon and rich black to create a wonderful leopard pattern in the glass.
 
THIS STUNNING GLASS HANDBAG SHOW VARIOUS GLASS MASTER AND HANDMADE TECHNIQUES USED. APART FROM THE SOMMERSO (LAYERED COLOURS) TECHNIQUE AND THE CHALCEDONY (MULTICOLOURED) TECHNIQUE IT ALSO SHOWS THE PONTIL MARK AND SOME BUBBLES INDICATING THAT IT IS HANDMADE.
 
NOTE I HAVE VARIOUS EMPOLI ITALIAN ART GLASS VASES AND BASKETS ON AUCTION THIS WEEK.
 
SIZE: 20CM HIGH TO HANDLE 14CM LONG 9CM ACROSS
 
CONDITION: NO DAMAGE VISIBLE. IN GOOD CONDITION.
 
MORE ABOUT EMPOLI GLASS: Mention Italian Glassespecially when discussing mid 20th century modern Italian glassand virtually everyones minds immediately leap to Venice and Murano on the northeast coast of Italy.
Most collectors and dealers are unaware of another almost equally famous center of Italian glass making known as Empoli. Empoli is a region on the west side of Italy, southwest of Florence in the province of Tuscany. Like its better known counterparts to the northeast, Empoli has been producing and exporting glass since the 14th century.
Empoli Cased Glass became popular during the 1950's + 60's, when Empoli glass manufacturers moved away from the traditional green "Verde" glassware, and began producing brightly coloured glass cased glass in a layer of clear glass, sometimes also having an internal layer of opaque white "Lattimo" glass.
 
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