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Vintage Murano Italy Art Glass 7" Tall Bow Tie Clown Figurine Fratelli Pitau Art NEW CONDITION, not labeled.
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Crafted In Murano, Italy! This jovial, elated, happy, artful clown is fun and creative! Place in a window or on a lighted shelf to make the colors pop!
Fratelli Pitau is a family run atelier established by the Pitau brothers in 1964 in Murano, Italy. The Pitau brothers were skilled master glassblowers, who wanted to offer a sanctuary of beauty to the world. They didn’t want to design sculptures, rather design their dreams.
The brothers created their signature Happy Clown collection consisting of many beautifully designed colorful little clowns. The art of creating the Happy Clowns are passed down through generations in the family.
Symbolic Meaning of Clowns: The sacred clown, ritual or ceremonial figure, in various preliterate and ancient cultures throughout the world, who represents a reversal of the normal order, an opening to the chaos that preceded creation, especially during New Year festivals. The reversal of normality that is the distinguishing mark of the clown relates him to the powerful world that existed before the present one.
In certain traditions clowning is an apotropaic (averting evil) ritual, a way of deflecting demonic attention from serious religious activities. In other contexts it serves as an initiatory ordeal in which the initiate must persevere through the jests and insults hurled at him.
Really... any space would be perfect for this kitschy, handmade Murano clown. To Maximize The True Artful Beauty, Place Near A Window, Mirror Or Light
NEW condition without tags.
Size: Approximately 7" High x 3.75" Wide At Bow Tie
About Murano Glass:
Glassmaking existed since the 10th century in Venice and has been operating continuously since then. Glass was one of the Renaissance’s most wished for treasures.
Glass, at one point in history, was an extremely luxurious and valuable commodity available only to the rich and wealthy ones.
In 1291, Venice government banned the furnaces from central Venice and moved them instead to the island of Murano. This was due to the fear of fire in the wooden structures of a crowded Venice and also to isolate the master glassblowers to prevent their sharing valuable glassmaking secrets. The glassblowers became virtual prisoners on Murano, where the penalties for divulging glassblowing secrets could include death.
Glassmakers were considered “royalty” and enjoyed several privileges. They could wear swords and enjoyed immunity from prosecution. The daughters of glassmakers were allowed to marry into Venice’s blue-blooded families.
Glass products were highly priced in the Middle Ages and were predominantly responsible for the power and wealth of the Venetian Republic at that time.
In 1450, a technological revolution in Venetian Glass marked the end of middle ages and beginning of renaissance. Thanks to Angelo Barovier’s discovery, impurities were removed from soda ash which allowed the creation of clear “crystal” glass.
Secret glass making recipe books are passed down from fathers to sons in glassmaking families. It’s like treasure!
Murano glassmakers excel in hot remodeling of glass.
The glassmakers of Murano are truly ‘The Masters’. They blow exceptionally thin and airy forms that are delicately shaped, using only few tools.
To refine the form of Murano glass, the glassblower sits in the special “glassmaker’s chair,” with extended arms, to support the blowpipe.
Designs in Murano glass are engraved by means of a diamond point, a metal needle, or with rotating wheels.
Murano glass is about the past, the present and certainly the future. With its unparalleled beauty and unique designs, it holds a treasured place in the unseen future.
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