FM Konstglas Ronneby labelled fish with bubbles

In olden times, glassmakers who left Venice to peddle their skills in another city or country were sometimes followed by assassins. The industrial secrets they bore in their heads were that valuable to the Venetian glassmaking industry. The industry was based on the island of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, partly so that any fire from the furnaces wouldn't burn down the whole city, and partly to contain the secrets of the glassmakers art.

However, by the middle of last century, Muranese glassmakers were free to leave and their skills were the basis for the art glass industry of places such as Brazil and Canada. The Marcolin brothers left Murano in the early 1950s and went to Sweden, which had a thriving glassblowing industry of its own. In 1961, they set up their own furnace under the name "FM Konstglas", in the town of Ronneby.

The are best known for their figurines, many of which are have elaborate patterns, like this bubbled and coloured fish.

Height: 6.5 cm
Length: 19 cm (7.5 inches)
Width: 3 cm
Weight: 330 g
Labelled "FM KONSTGLAS RONNEBY SWEDEN" (konstglas = art glass in Swedish)
Condition: very light wear to the base, light wear to the label

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This item has sold for US $70.00

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