RARE LARGE Clown MURANO 🇮🇹 COLELLI Marbles Vtg Italian ArT GLaSs Italy 12½ in

Description: Vintage 1950s Italian ArT GLaSs Spartaco Colelli CLOWN • FEATURES: • Hand Blown/Lampwork • Original J.I. Gondola Label • 3 Complex Marbles • DIMENSIONS: 12½ in h (31.75 cm) x 7 in w x 4 in • WEIGHT: 3 lbs.,14oz (1.74 kg) • CONDITION: Excellent: Collector-grade, condition • DISCUSSION: Authentic, collectible Murano art glass clown paperweight/figurine with a large complex marble In each hand and a larger marble on his head. This statuesque jewel carries the Murano Gondola label: "HAND MADE VENETIAN J.I. CO. MADE in ITALY" (see J.I. CO. history, in DESCRIPTION). Almost 4 lbs. and 12½" h, it's a stunning piece of beauty! In both warm & cool lighting & varied grounds show a range of appearances. Damage-free, more beautiful in person! MOBILE USERS: Click on "FULL DESCRIPTION" for MORE PHOTOS! Vintage MURANO 🇮🇹 SPARTACO COLELLI Venetian Balls Marbles Italian ArT GLaSs Italy Vintage MURANO 🇮🇹 SPARTACO COLELLI Venetian Balls Marbles Italian ArT GLaSs Italy Click images to enlarge The item pictured is the same one you will receive. ALSO PICTURED: A small sampling of the hundreds of fine art glass, antiques, art, and collectibles that we have listed on eBay right now!View My Other Items For Sale Description Murano 🇮🇹 Venetian Vintage 1950s Italian ArT Glass Spartaco Colelli CLOWN FEATURES: • Hand Blown/Lampwork • Original "J.I. Gondola" Label • 3 Complex Marbles ~ Reasonable offers cheerfully entertained & often accepted! ~ • DIMENSIONS: 12½ in. tall (31.75 cm) x 7 in. w x 4 in. d • WEIGHT: 3 Pounds, 14 oz (1.74 kg) • CONDITION: Excellent Vintage: Free from any damage or restoration. In gift, or collector-grade, condition. • DISCUSSION: Authentic Italian, collectible Murano art glass clown paperweight/figurine with a large complex marble on each hand and a slightly larger marble on his head. This statuesque jewel was created by one of the premier glass furnaces on the island of Murano, Italy--in Venice Bay--circa the 1950s. It carries the original Murano Gondola label reading, "HAND MADE VENETIAN J.I. CO. MADE in ITALY" from Jordan Imports (see J.I. CO. history, below). Weighing almost 4 pounds and standing 12½ inches tall, it's a stunning, substantial piece of artistic beauty! We show him in both warm and cool lighting, as well as varied backgrounds, to best present a wide range of appearances. The base is ground-flat and shows the expected sliding 'shelf-wear' consistent with its age. It's completely damage-free, and even more beautiful in person! FULL CONDITION REPORT: We thoroughly inspected this piece and found no cracks, chips, nicks, scuffs, flea bites, flakes, hairlines, notable scratches, or repairs with no evidence of grinding or restoration. Any natural indentations, bubbles, tool marks, and/or any other natural textural features are all original to this piece and normal for hand-blown glass. Wear to the base is consistent with age. Pontil scar artifacts, usually on base (looks like a divot), are the remains of the normal scar and are recognized by collectors to not be damaged. Please review all high-resolution photographs, at full size, in forming your own opinions. ~ We remain at your disposal for any further information. ~ ________________________________________ About the Maker J.I. Co. – "Jordan's Importing Company" Spartaco Colelli and Jack Blanco The Jordan's Importing Company (J.I. Co.) label features a Venetian gondola and reads, 'Hand Made Venetian J.I. Co. Made in Italy". Our research indicates that it was a 1950s company, with a beautiful showroom on the corner of 23rd St. and Fifth Avenue in New York City, and in Italy their own furnace located on the Venetian island of Murano. The company’s founder, Jack Blanco, designed a portion of the glass., while his partner, glass artist Spartaco Colelli, in Venice, took care of much of the glass production. Jack’s daughter, Sylvia, and the introduction to their 1958 printed catalog claims the company "is one of the world's leading importers of Venetian glass. Each piece brought direct from our own factory in Murano…”, but there is credible information that their catalog at least was indeed supplemented by prominent other Murano artists. It’s known to today's 1950s Murano glass collectors, including ourselves, that J.I. Co. imported a portion of the works of Alfredo Barbini, Fratelli Toso, and likely a few other top Murano glass furnaces. So, it is sometimes difficult to determine the exact artist who may have created each and every J.I. piece. We are of the impression that the company was dissolved soon after Blanco’s death, in about 1965. __________________ INVESTMENT: COLLECTIBLE ART GLASS A smart investment in art has for some time had a proven record of stable, healthy return, but has been generally considered to be restricted to the very wealthiest among us. In the world of hot, hand-blown/worked art glass, most pieces are truly unique and collectible. Many works can be acquired at affordable prices for nearly everyone. If you appreciate the beauty of art, it can be a way to display and enjoy your investments. When considering art glass as an investment, the primary consideration–aside from personal aesthetics–is essentially a work's prospective increase in value or appreciation potential. 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Location: Naples, Florida

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