This is a lovely larger vintage Sommerso geode Italian glass bowl. It is in just excellent clean condition with no signs of use and no damage of any kind.
I love these little geometric chunky bowls. This one is really a fine example due to all the intricate faceting around the exterior. The facets all interlock and has made of elongated diamond shapes, pentagons near the base, and faceted triangles to the rim section - all these facets sure catch the light and almost have a kaleidoscope effect.
The interior colour is an emerald green and it is cased with a layer of golden yellow glass and on the outside with a thick layer of crystal clear glass. It has a nice thick rim - which has two indentations at opposing corners. The glass might have been originally designed as an ashtray and they dips would have been where you might have rested your cigarette. My bowl has never been used as such and is in the most excellent vintage condition.
It has been a little tricky to photograph with all the angles in this piece - any white marks in my photographs are not on the glass - but are simply reflections. It certainly looks much better in "real life" than in my photographs.
A nice size for display. It is just over 6 inches in diameter and has a height of 3 1/2 inches. It is a nice heavy piece being 1.5 kg in weight.
It is in perfect condition with no chips or cracks. It is certainly a fine addition to any collection of vintage Italian Sommerso glass.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked (Medium Parcel) postage. This will be applied to your order at the checkout.