Preliminary identification
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Overview
An elegant, hand-blown art glass bud vase featuring a striking purple jack-in-the-pulpit style trumpet top. The slender vessel is dramatically wrapped in a spiraling, bi-color glass ribbon of teal and deep plum that terminates in a coiled, ribbed circular base.
Story
During the late 20th century, glass blowers across Europe revived historic Venetian techniques to create whimsical, organic forms. This vase mimics the natural curves of the jack-in-the-pulpit flower, using a complex multi-part assembly process.
Maker / Origin
While unsigned, this piece strongly reflects the mid-to-late 20th-century output of Murano's smaller workshops or contemporary studio glass artists who specialized in 'goti de fornasa' (furnace art) styles, characterized by playful color combinations and applied glass trails.
Condition & Value
The vase appears to be in excellent vintage condition with no visible chips, cracks, or flea bites along the delicate applied glass spirals. The base shows minor shelf wear consistent with age. Excellent condition preserves its full decorative value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.