Vintage F M Konstglas Sweden 4 COL SOMMERSO Glass BIRD Paperweight Ornament
This listing is for a beautiful made 4 colour sommerso glass blue, aqua, pink and clear glass bird by F. Lovely vintage F M Konstglass RONNEBY Sweden Art Glass Crystal bird BLUEBIRD.. Colours are Blue, Aqua and Pink crystal. Sommerso (three colour is quite rare to find).
The eye of the bird is blown and has the darker blue surrounding it... Quite a work of art..
Please note this is a vintage glass. In my opinion this is the condition that one would hope find it. More eye pleasing the more you admire it. Great as a paperweight or ornament.. As a gift for art lovers...
Or to keep because you cannot part with it. It lights up any corner with reflection and refractive light. The colours are reminiscent of sky and sea.. MEASUREMENTS: Height 5" x 7" long x 2 1/2 wide.CONDITION: NO DAMAGE, CHIPS OR SCRATCHES... Shelf ward minimal commensurate with age. Josef Marcolin (b 1933) and Benito Marcolin (b 1936), learned their glass making skills on the island of Murano, Venice, and later moved to Sweden to work at the Glimma glassworks in 1954, then Reijmyre 1956-61, before starting their own company, FM Konstglas.
Several of the same designs can be found from both Reijmyre and FM Konstglas. FM stands for Färe-Marcolin, a combination of the brothers' surname and the maiden name of Josef's wife, Inga-Lill Färe (married in late 1950's). Inga-Lill's father Bror Färe was a businessman, and it is thought that he helped to fund the company, which would explain the inclusion of his surname in the company name. "Konstglas" is Swedish for "Art Glass". At first, they rented space at Eneryda glassworks.
Glass produced while at Eneryda can be found with labels which read "FM Konstglas, Eneryda". They set up their own glassworks in 1961, in the Swedish town of Ronneby. Labels then read either "FM Konstglas, Ronneby" or "FM Konstglas, Ronneby, Sweden". FM Konstglas / Marcolin pieces are often signed, including a pattern number, on the base, which consists of the initial of the designer, and model number of the item, sometimes followed by the size of the item. The size was given in millimetres up until 1983, when the size was instead given in centimetres, both in the signatures and price lists. Designer codes include: M - Josef Marcolin, B - Benito Marcolin, and F - Inga-Lill Färe. Production was mainly glass figurines, with a unique blended style of Swedish and Murano. They also produces other glassware such as vases, bowls and perfume bottles, using traditional Murano techniques such as millefiori, sommerso and zanfirico.These can easily be mistaken for Murano glass if not found with labels. The company changed its name to FM Marcolin Art Crystal in 1983, and in 1988-89 changed again to Marcolin Art Crystal. The Swedish factory closed in 1991, and production was moved to Sardinia, Italy, in collaboration with Sardinia Crystal, with the intention of producing the same products, however this didn't last long. The Marcolin brothers left and went their separate ways, Benito moved back to Sweden, while Josef moved to Austria and continued production under the name Marcolin Art Crystal. Update - Josef passed away in 2015, aged 82.
The website for Marcolin Art Crystal no longer works, so it is possible the factory has now closed (needs confirmation). If you need more photos or information please message me... I try to describe all the items as accurately and as honestly as possible, and I always include photos or scans of the actual items. My items are usually vintage or antique, very rarely new, and condition will sometimes reflect this with minor marks, wear on gilding etc.Anything major such as cracks chips or major loss of gilding etc will be pointed out in the description and shown on the photos. If you are still unsure as to the condition etc. I do my best to research the item and its history and pass that information on to my customers, you can google items and find the same information I do. Vintage or pre-owned items will often show some signs of wear due to their age, and there may be something I overlooked.
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