Author: Pauly
Two glasses as light as feathers, with a small stem in the shape of an acorn with a lucky meaning for those who sip champagne or excellent Italian prosecco on New Year's Eve.
In fact, the acorn, the fruit of the oak tree (Tree of Life), was a symbol of power, immortality and abundance for the Celtic myths.
Two particular works of art in "crystal" glass blown by Murano masters for the ancient Venetian company Pauly.
Murano - Venice - 20th century.
Measurements: height cm. 27
Definition of “Crystal Glass”
"Crystal glass" is defined as colorless and transparent glass, decolored with manganese dioxide, obtained with purified raw materials. Since the Middle Ages, crystal has been considered the most precious Murano glass. The secret of its quality lies in the purity of the raw materials used, in the use of decoloring agents, in the preparation of the vitrifiable mixture and in the conduct of the melting. In 1400, the art of Murano glass experienced a revolutionary turning point thanks to Angelo Barovier, a fascinating figure of artist/scientist who managed to obtain, through a real alchemical process, a new type of extremely clean glass and so similar in transparency to crystal that he himself called crystal glass (then Venetian crystal), which was subsequently reproduced in other European countries. Unlike Nordic crystal, which has a high concentration of lead oxide and which today must undergo strict controls relating to fumes deriving from the fusion, Murano crystal is a soda-lime glass whose main components, in addition to silica, are sodium oxide and calcium oxide. Soda crystal is very suitable for the production of particularly light blown objects that require long processing times.
“ - The Pauly & C. | CVM - Compagnia Venezia Murano, is an artistic glass factory in Murano founded more than one hundred and forty years ago. Its name comes from the merger in 1919 between Pauly & C., founded in 1902, and the Compagnia di Venezia e Murano, founded in 1866. The company also incorporates the trademark of the historic MVM Cappellin & C, a company acquired in 1932 together with the designs and catalogs. In 1990 Pauly & C. | CVM - Compagnia Venezia Murano also acquired the Toso Vetri d'Arte glass factory."
