Hand-Blown Blue Bullicante Art Glass Swan Sculpture

The bullicante technique, in which tiny controlled bubbles are trapped within the glass during blowing, gives the surface of this Murano swan a distinctive texture and luminous quality that plain glass cannot achieve, the blue tone shifting and deepening as the light moves across the bubble-filled body.

Hand-blown in blue bullicante art glass and marked Made in Murano, Italy, this swan sculpture features the characteristic controlled bubble texture of the bullicante technique distributed through the blue glass body, with the gracefully curved neck and spread wings of the swan form rendered with the naturalistic confidence that distinguishes accomplished Murano glasswork. The bullicante technique, developed in Murano and associated with some of the island's most celebrated glasshouses, requires considerable skill to execute consistently, and the quality of the bubble distribution in this piece, even and controlled throughout the body, is characteristic of experienced Murano production. The Made in Murano mark to the base confirms the provenance.

• Maker: Murano, Italy
• Mark: Made in Murano, Italy
• Dimensions: 23 cm (H) x 17 cm (W)
• Condition: Very good, visible condition as shown in images
• Technique: Bullicante, hand-blown
• Features: Blue glass, controlled bubble texture throughout, swan form
• Period: 20th century
• SKU: CBD-0128

A marked and documented Murano bullicante piece in the swan form, for collectors of Italian art glass, Murano glass or decorative glass bird sculptures. Pairs naturally with the blue and clear glass swan (CBD-0130) and the cobalt blue glass duck pair (CBD-0129) in our Art Glass collection.