Murano Glass Standing Clown Figurine

Murano Glass Standing Clown Figurine

The specific identity of this collectible artwork is an authentic Murano Glass Standing Clown Figurine (often distributed officially by specialist importers such as GlassOfVenice).Key Design & Glassmaking DetailsArtistic Origin: Hand-blown on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Clown figurines are among the most famous and highly collected traditional Murano glass traditions, dating back to the mid-20th century.Technique & Components:Millefiori/Murtles Base: The trousers feature a multicolored speckled matrix created by melting tiny glass fragments or canes together.Sommerso Accents: The enormous, ruffled orange bowtie, lime-green coat buttons, and bright blue top hat are layered using solid colored glass components fused while molten.Signature Features: The figure boasts classic Murano clown traits—bulging eyes with black pupils, a white mask-like mouth outline, oversized yellow hair patches, and heavy, solid-black glass shoes.Because these figures are sculpted completely freehand by a Maestro (master glassmaker) using jacks and shears without molds, every single clown has unique facial quirks, expressions, and slight dimensional differences.

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