Cobalt blue riddled with copper — this Murano perfume bottle catches light from across a room, and it carries the hand of one of the island's most celebrated maestros.
Maker: Mario Gambaro, Murano, Italy
Materials: Hand-blown glass with copper inclusions
Dimensions: 7" tall (including stopper) × 3" diameter at base
Origin: Murano, Italy
Era: Vintage, 1960s (pre-1974)
Condition: Excellent — no chips or damage; any white marks in photos are light reflections. Ships insured, signature required. Please review photos closely before purchasing, as all sales are final.
Made in the Avventurina technique — cobalt blue glass embedded with shimmering copper flecks that catch and scatter light like stars suspended in deep water. Etched on the base: "Gambaro M." This piece pre-dates 1974, the year Mario Gambaro co-founded Gambaro & Poggi with his brother-in-law Bruno Poggi, placing it in his earlier, rarer period of individually signed work. One available.
For a serious Murano collector, a lover of Italian art glass, or anyone who understands that some objects are simply worth owning.
Born in Murano in 1941, Mario Gambaro began working the furnace at age 13, trained under master glassmaker Alfredo Barbini, and became Maestro for the prestigious Seguso Vetri d'Arte by age 20 — a remarkable rise for a young craftsman on an island where mastery is measured in decades. Signed pieces from his earlier, independent period before the 1974 founding of Gambaro & Poggi are genuinely uncommon today.
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