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Murano glass flat, wide ring with 24kt gold leaf in dichroic glass
Murano
island is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, north
of Venice, in Veneto region, northeastern Italy. Founded between the 5th
and the 7th century, and it experienced its major development after 1291, when
glass furnaces were moved there from Venice. For centuries the secrets of
artistic glass craftsmanship are guardedly passed on from father to son. To
call it simply glass may not be most appropriate - rather Tommasi prefers to
call it 'jewels in glass'.
Murano glass products are appreciated around the world for their beauty, quality, workmanship and prestige. Each piece is unique and not produced by machines. No two pieces are exactly the same. Few Murano Glass items are transparent, usually they are brightly colored. Natural imperfections of the glass are common. You can see the master glass worker's craftsmanship in each piece.
The
characteristics of original Murano glass are based on the quality of the
decorations: gold 24 carats, silver
leaf, platinum, alexandrite, agate, etc. For example, when topaz is forged in fire along with gold;
aquamarine is forged with silver; emeralds are forged with aventurine all comes
to life by simple movements of the master glass worker's hands.