Luigi Onesto OBALL MURANO Sommerso | Submerged Glass Perfume Bottle

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You're looking at a magnificent set of Luigi Onesto/Oball Glass sommerso/submerged glass oversized "perfume" bottles. At 11.5" and 9" tall respectively (and weighing in at nearly 11 lbs and over 5 lbs respectively), these beauties are BIG!

I often wonder what contemporary Murano glass production will be as highly coveted in the future as the mid-20th century work is today. In general, I don't think there's much. The majority of Murano's current "mass market" pieces are proven designs popular at the retail level—using the same styles and techniques combined with cheaper and more efficient production methods than those of last century. However, I believe that Luigi Onesto and Oball glass (founded in 1982), already one of the top post-mid-century brands, will stand the test of time because their work takes sommerso glass to a whole new level. Onesto's 'modern' spin on the mid-century Murano glass masters is the amplification of SCALE—e.g. take a highly difficult technical process like sommerso and ramp it up to outsized, even outlandish proportions. Oball's massive sommerso 'perfume' bottles are already legendary and increasingly, more companies (including those in China!) are copying their designs. Google Images “Fifth Avenue Glass Perfume” to see the China-made bottles many online sellers—including on 1stDibs!—are attributing to Oball Glass. So be sure to grab yourself some AUTHENTIC Oball perfume bottles, but always make sure they're signed! The earlier ones, like ours here, were signed by Luigi Onesto, the later, with his son's name or Oball Murano.

See the rest of our gorgeous Oball perfume bottles here: https://www.glasspheme.com/search?q=oball+luigi+onesto+sommerso

Dimensions: ~11.5" tall x 8" wide x 3.5" deep; 9" tall x 6.5" wide x 2.5" deep
Condition: Excellent, with significant base wear and a few random scuffs that you'll have to try hard to spot.

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Item was even more beautiful in person, great communication with seller--responds very quickly.. Highly recommend this shop..


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