Topic: Murano biomorphic bowl

[catshome]

This piece was brought back from Italy in the 1960s.  Approx. 18cm in dia.  Has lots of silver and some gold foil, as well as lovely opal glass inclusions.  Completely flat base with appropriate wear marks.

I have tried to pin down a maker, which I can see may not be possible.

The shape made me think Barovier Toso, but the pieces I have found appear a little more "restrained".  Considered AVeM, but there are no lattice pieces in the glass, and I have not seen many clear cased pieces, so I am not convinced.  Thinking maybe Vetro Artistico Veneziano E Murano, but thought it best to post it here for the real Murano experts' opinions.

Even if it isn't AVeM, would this be called Tutti-Frutti? 

Many thanks.

[ardy]

I don't think you would call it tutti-fruiti because it appears to have a particular structure to it and less randomness.

There are too many who could have made it apart from the different colours inserted which makes it a bit different.
Maybe someone else will have ideas but although I have a few bowls and vases with silver in them that takes you nowhere.

Just a thought if it has glass Ω shaped curves on the sides it is possible that it could be SvDA. Your photo #4 gave me the idea but it is not obvious in your photo's.

[jonspencer]

so just to clarify from our similar posts

the "biomorphic" is the shape of the bowl?

my bowl has clear "horse shoe" shaped like handles referred to here on four sides but the design scheme is different, another poster said it was combing  design

[chopin-liszt]

It does refer to the overall, fairly randomly lobed shape.
The rounded, pulled out lobes are similar in appearance to an amoeba morphing around in liquid under a microscope.

[ardy]

Gosh Sue, you are soooo! sophisticated. I could never come up with something like that.

[catshome]

Ardy's, thank you for your comments.  I had discounted Seguso as I hadn't been able to find anything quite as colourful or random with a firm attribution.  I suspect I will have to settle for a generic "Murano" attribution.

[chopin-liszt]

I have a background working in labs with biological stuff, Ardy. The strange things you can see with microscopes can be quite inspiring, artistically. 
But I'm pretty sure that is where the expression bio-morphic originates from - to morph means to change shape. Amoebas change shape, pushing out lobes which envelop food particles, making shapes exactly like these bowls along the way.