Members of the Seguso family have been leading figures in the manufacture of glass on the Venetian island of Murano since the late 1300s, but for most collectors of vintage design the name evokes two companies formed in the first half of the 20th century. Seguso Vetri d’Arte, born from a small consortium of master glass artisans that included Archimede Seguso (1909–99), thrived under the artistic directorship of Flavio Poli (1900–84), a designer with an eye for modern forms, color and pattern. Vetreria Archimede Seguso, meanwhile, was founded in 1946, when Seguso opened his own atelier in order to employ classical techniques in the making of modern glassware.
The owners of Seguso Vetri d’Arte were justly proud of their skills as craftsmen, but they were not worldly aesthetes — and they knew it. Poli had studied at the Art Institute of Venice, originally working in ceramics before switching mediums and taking up the art of glass. He introduced new simple forms to the genre — the best known of his designs being the Valva, which resembles a clamshell in profile — and employed several novel techniques such as corroso, which gives glass a rough, emery-board-like finish. Poli’s most collectible works are his sommerso pieces, made with a layering process in which clear and colored-glass vessels are “submerged” within one another, producing a kind of nesting-doll effect in striking, elegant vases with bands of separate and overlapped hues.
At his eponymous workshop, Archimede Seguso often favored highly decorative, age-old techniques employed with modern restraint. His layered-glass Losanghe vessels have the look of an abstract checkerboard while his free-form Merletto vases have delicate, lacy patterns created by painstakingly twisting two heated glass straws to create helixes around the walls of the piece.
Though different in their scope and mission, both of these furnaces bearing the Seguso name created some of the most beautiful, alluring and exquisitely crafted works in all of modern design.
Rare Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Oriental Figure with Gold Leaf and Corroso, 1950
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palermo, IT
An exceptional and exceedingly rare Mid-Century Modern sculptural figurine depicting an Oriental silhouette, masterfully hand-blown in Murano, Venice, circa 1950. This investment-gra...
Gold, Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Pair of Murano Glass Japanese Farmers by Seguso Vetri D’Art
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A blue-yellow, vintage Mid-Century modern Italian pair of small Japanese farmers with a large hat made of hand blown colored Murano Sommerso glass, designed and produced by Archimede...
Murano Glass
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s
By Archimede Seguso, Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Collection of 11 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Seguso 1950s-60s A great Collection of 10 Murano Art Glass Cornucopia by Archimede Seguso for Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso and Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte ca. 1950s-60s and one by Cristalleria Santi Murano...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare and beautiful antique Murano hand blown clear and green iridescent Italian art glass woman figurine / sculpture, sitting on a cart. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for the Se...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Seguso Apple Sculpture with Gold Leaf, Italy, 1970s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An elegant Murano glass apple by Seguso, exemplifying the refined artistry of Venetian glassmaking. The piece features a softly rounded form executed in satin-finished, frosted glass...
Art Glass
Archimede Seguso Murano Glass Figure, Clear Sculpture, Italy, 1930
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian figure made of hand blown Murano glass, designed by Archimede Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte, in good condition. The clear sculpture is depicting a man in the earlys 20s with a cylinder hat. Wear consistent with age and use, circa 1930 - 1940, Murano, Italy. Base: 3.5" diameter View all Seguso Vetri D’Arte originals in our collection. Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather-plume glass shapes. In 1946, he founded his own glass manufacturer company in Murano, Vetreria Artistica Archimede Seguso. Seguso was one of the 20th century's master Venetian glassmakers. The Seguso Familly is an Italian Murano glasswork, manufactor founded by Antonio Filius Seguxi in 1397, in Venice, Italy. Until today, the Seguso Family...
Murano Glass
$2,240Sale Price|20% Off
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Poli Murano Art Deco Italian Art Glass Seashell Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare Murano hand blown controlled bubbles in clear Italian art glass conch seashell sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, model # 17503. It is publi...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage Murano Art Glass Sculpture of a Venetian Carnivalist, Seguso ca. 1940s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Murano Art Glass Sculpture of a Venetian Carnivalist, Seguso ca. 1940s Item e7102 A rare art glass sculpture from the Venetian carnival manufactured most probably by Seguso V...
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Obelisk Sculpture green Murano Glass, Seguso Vetri D'Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Murano, Venice, IT
Obelisk Sculpture by Seguso Vetri d’Arte This Obelisk Sculpture by Seguso Vetri d’Arte embodies timeless elegance and refined craftsmanship. Handcrafted in solid glass, the piece ...
Murano Glass
Archimede Seguso Hen Sculptures in Corroso Glass Murano circa 1938
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in London, GB
Two adorable hen sculptures designed by Archimede Seguso (born 1909– died 1999) was one of the 20th century’s master Venetian glass makers. The surface of th...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Pair of Turquoise Murano Glass Louis XV Style Figurines by Seguso Vetri Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Montreal, QC
Pair of turquoise Murano glass costume figurines in the Louis XV style with ruffles by Seguso Vetri Arte with gold leaf circular base.
Glass
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Glass Swan in Zanfirico
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in SYDNEY, AU
Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte swan figure with dark brown zanfirico and white netting. Gold fleck to base ,wings and head.
Murano Glass
$235Sale Price|50% Off
H 8.67 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Midcentury L. Zanetti Style Murano Glass Angel Sculpture Gold Leaf, Italy, 1970s
By Zanetti Murano
Located in Palermo, IT
Beautiful Murano glass miniature depicting a kneeling angel. Clear glass with amber and gold shaped applications with bronze and gold leaf inclusions. In the style of Licio Zanetti, ...
Glass
$582
H 3.75 in W 3.55 in D 3.75 in
Archimede Seguso Murano Silver Flecks Orange Glass Duck Figure, Italy, 1950s
By Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Small hand blown Murano glass open wings duck / bird figurine with silver flecks. Attributed to Archimede Seguso, Italy 1950s. Cute open wings sta...
Silver Leaf
$960Sale Price|20% Off
H 5.25 in Dm 7.25 in
Seguso Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Ribbed Vanity Jewelry Powder Box
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and elegant, vintage Murano hand blown gold flecks Italian art glass vanity jewelry or powder box. The piece is attributed to designer Archimede Seguso. The entire piece is...
Gold Leaf
$4,650
H 9.06 in W 8.67 in D 5.12 in
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Sommerso Murano Art Glass Vase Mid Century
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Exquisite murano glass vase documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte circa 1950. Made using Flavio Poli's signature sommerso technique that employs layer of glass s...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Uranium Glass
$2,450
H 6.5 in Dm 5.75 in
Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte Blown Glass Vase Model 7609, Italy, 1940s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in New York, NY
Seguso Vetri d'Arte elegant glass vase model 7609, Italy, circa 1942. This Murano blown glass vase was made using the cordonato ritorto technique of gently twisting ribbed glass in a...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Flavio Poli & Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Corroso Sommerso Vase, Italy 1957
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in La Teste-de-Buch, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Flavio Poli & Seguso Vetri d'Arte Corroso (Acid etched) and Sommerso (Different color layers) Vase Made in Italy circa 1957 Literature: Seguso Vetri d'Arte Glass Objects From Murano (1932-1973) - Marc Heiremans...
Blown Glass
$800Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.7 in W 4.14 in D 4.14 in
Archimede Seguso Murano Sommerso Blue Clear Glass Geode Bowl, Italy, 1960s
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Archimede Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso triangle geode bowl in dark blue and turquoise blue glass . Italy, 1960s. A darker blue in the central part contrasting with the edge in turquoise b...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Italian Scavo Murano Glass Vase by Seguso Vetri d’Arte
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
This stunning handblown vase was handblown on the Venetian island of Murano by Seguso- one of Italy's most illustrious producers. The Scavo finished glass, realised in a beautiful aq...
Murano Glass
Livio Seguso Murano Glass Sculpture, Italy
By Livio Seguso
Located in Barcelona, ES
Large Murano glass sculpture designed by Livio Seguso, Italy, 1970's. Clear and smoked hand blown glass. Incised signature to underside an...
Murano Glass
$1,176
H 5.04 in W 3.75 in D 6.3 in
Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri d’Arte, Bean-Shaped Submerged Glass Vase, Murano 1950s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This elegant bean-shaped vase, designed by Flavio Poli (1900–1984) for Seguso Vetri d’Arte around 1950, exemplifies the refined artistry of Murano glassmaking in the mid-20th century...
Murano Glass
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri D'Arte 1950s
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Art Glass Bowl by Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri D'Arte 1950s A vintage Murano art glass bowl, designed by Flavio Poli and manufactured by Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Venice ci...
Art Glass
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H 21.25 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
20th Century Italian Murano Glass Sculpture of a Couple by Seguso Vetri d'Arte
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A vintage Mid-Century modern Italian large sculptor of a hugging couple made of hand blown Murano glass, designed and produced by Seguso Vetri d'Arte in good condition. The detailed ...
Murano Glass
20th Century Italian Single Murano Glass Japanese Farmer by Archimede Seguso
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A pink-black, single vintage Mid-Century Modern Italian Japanese farmer made of hand blown colored Murano glass, designed by Archimede Seguso and produced by Seguso Vetri D’Arte in good condition. The detailed slightly smoked décor piece represents a man with a large hat. Manufacturer label underneath the base. Wear consistent with age and use. circa 1950 - 1960, Murano, Italy. Base: 2.5" W x 2.5" D Hat: 2.75" diameter Archimede Seguso was an Italian glass manufacturer and a designer born in 1909, in Murano, Italy and passed away in 1999. At the age of 11, Seguso started training and working as a glassmaker at his father's glass company. Later on, circa in 1930, he took over the family business, named Seguso Vetri d'Arte. During this time he studied the 16th century styles, such as filigrana glass, colorless blown glass, genetic manipulation of glass canes to give the form of linear patterns and plume glass, delicate, fine feather...
Murano Glass
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H 10.25 in W 12 in D 3 in
Reclining Nude Abstract Italian Murano Art Glass Sculpture by, Oscar Zanetti
By Oscar Zanetti, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Englewood, NJ
A Late 20th century murano Italian Glass "Abstract Reclining Nude" decorated with swirling multicolor accents known as "chalecedony" or calcedonian glass decoration cased in clear heavy glass applied to a black glass pedestal. The base is signed "Zanetti Oscar...
Art Glass
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H 9.5 in W 4.38 in D 7.5 in
Poli Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Red Pink Gold Italian Art Glass Woman Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and rare, vintage Murano hand blown red, pink, green and gold flecks Italian art glass woman figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Art...
Gold Leaf
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H 4.25 in W 8 in D 4.75 in
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Blue Stripes Dress Italian Art Glass Ballerina Figure
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, very rare vintage Murano hand blown blue stripped over clear glass Italian art glass resting ballerina dancer sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri D' Arte company, wi...
Gold Leaf
Italian Murano Glass Sculpture by Seguso
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A beautiful 1970s Italian Murano glass sculpture of boy by Seguso Arte Verto. The sculpture is signed on the bottom Seguso AV(see detail photo). Dimensions:...
Murano Glass
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H 14.5 in W 5 in D 4 in
Pair of Cenedese Vetri Murano Gold Fleck Gilt Glass Figurines Candleholders
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Cenedese
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare to find original matched pair of a male and female figurines/candleholders by Cenedese Vetri Murano glass. The pair of figural candleholders bot have their original foil decals....
Art Glass
Flavio Poli Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Iridescent Italian Art Glass Sculpture
By Flavio Poli, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Rare Murano hand blown iridescent pink Italian art glass man in top hat figurine / sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte...
Gold Leaf
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H 3 in W 5 in D 3 in
Murano Seguso Art Glass Hand Sculpture Venetian Studio Glass Midcentury Italian
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gorgeous Mid-Century Murano Glass Sculpture by the Seguso family (Archemide, Livio, et al. AV Seguso Company, Italy) , who have been glass artists in Murano since 1397. Stunning!
Glass, Art Glass
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H 7 in W 10.25 in D 6.75 in
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Green Italian Art Glass Taurus Bull Figure Sculpture
By Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Very rare Murano handblown green Italian art glass "Taurus" bull sculpture. Documented to designers Flavio Poli and Archimede Seguso for the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company, circa 1930s....
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Signed Archimede Seguso Murano Art Glass Clown
By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte
Located in Miami, FL
Original Archimede Seguso art glass clown. Handblown in a beautiful blue color. Signed under the shoe: Archimede Seguso Murano.
Art Glass
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H 8.25 in W 7.5 in D 4.5 in
Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano Sommerso Pink Italian Art Glass Conch Shell Sculpture
By Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Flavio Poli
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Elegant and large Murano hand blown pink Italian art glass conch seashell shape vase or sculpture. Documented to designer Flavio Poli for Seguso Vetri d'Arte. Published in the compan...
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Glass