The vase is fused blown glass type labeled “Murano.” The 12” diameter glass bowl is also Murano and made, probably, in the Seguso factory. On the Murano glass website click here, they discuss the varying techniques used in making the glass.
“Murano glassmaking is an extremely complex process. Several glassmaking techniques have been developed over the centuries,” the site notes and writes that with Gold/Silver Leaf: “In the first phases of hot-work, the glass-master rolls the flaming glass on the end of the blowpipe over thin leaves of gold or silver. As the glass is blown, the leaves reduce to fine pieces into gold or silver dust.”
Murano is a small island in the Venice, Italy lagoon. In the 13th century the City of Venice disturbed by the many fires caused by their glass makers passed an ordinance banishing all the glass makers to Murano Island where they’ve been ever since.
Today, there are about 100 glass makers there. They sell to tourists who come there by boat or to shops all over the world. There is a distribution center in N.J.
(Editor’s note: Palisades resident Howard Yonet has an interesting collection of curios from around the world and with his permission, Circling the News is publishing one a week. About the collector: Dr. Howard Yonet was born in Brooklyn in 1934 and attended Brooklyn College. He went to Baylor Medical School and then returned to do an internship at Bellevue Hospital. Yonet completed his residency at the Manhattan V.A. and the Montefiore Hospital. During this time he went skiing in Vermont and the Catskills, and while traveling found barns filled with early American pieces. This led to his interest in American Antiques.
In 1965, he married Daniele, who was originally from Nancy, France. During the Vietnam War, Yonet was drafted as a medical officer and stationed in Landstuhl, Germany (1966-1969). This was close to the French border, which meant he and Daniele and could visit her family.
While abroad, the Yonets took weekend trips through France and Italy, purchasing many interesting pieces at flea markets.
The family settled in Pacific Palisades in 1970 and Yonet practiced general radiology until 2006. He continued to acquire antiques and collectables at estate and garage sales and the Salvation Army Store. He also enjoyed looking for collectibles while traveling in Montana, Idaho, Colorado and Massachusetts. Daniele’s family helped add to his collection.)
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