Topic: :: Car boot sale find : coloured heavy glass block with scooped centre

[sheriffof0]

Hello Glassheads!

Can anyone here shed any light on this fantastic object I acquired for a few shillings last weekend?

I'm doubtful it's an ashtray or a soap-dish - it's not really well-designed for either purpose.

Of course it may be a purely decorative item but it's certainly solid and well-made but there's no identifying marks.

I'm thinking 70s and maybe Swedish but what do I know?

Thanks for any advice concerning origins, date & manufacture.

[Helen W.]

I remember seeing these in the 70s. Popular with smokers.  Yours is the first (I think) I've clapped eyes on since my teens.

As for origin, I'm going for the broad brush: Murano or Czech. No doubt someone else can be more specific.

[Helen W.]

Here's an example of your ashtray, but with a two-colour sommerso well and a colourless outer casing. The brown/blue colourway of your ashtray is one I remember well from my childhood. They tended to get some abuse, ending up scratched and chipped.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c1970-Murano-Sommerso-Block-Glass-Dish-by-Seguso/163030664149?hash=item25f56283d5:g:GJ0AAOSwTORa6zDg