Michele Onesto for Vetreria Oball, Murano sommerso of ovoid…
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Michele Onesto for Vetreria Oball, Murano sommerso of ovoid form, in red, blue, yellow and clear glass, signed 'Michele Onesto Murano' to base, slight a/f (chip to base), height 13.5 cm and width 12 cm
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- Sommerso - A method of making cased glass developed in Murano in the 1930s, where one or more layers of transparent coloured glass is encased within a layer of thick clear colourless glass.
- Oviform /ovoid - The outline loosely resembling the shape of an egg.
- A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
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