Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl --is what drew me to

--is what drew me to it from across the room (with a nice reflection in the pond too) but what sold me are the three figures

flanked by two runners up

with black tempera paint for his hat and face

with postmark on the envelop and traces of the red wax seal still attached

Soldered marks on the flat back reveal there was once a handle attached

Light as a Feather Small Hand-blown, Presumed Murano Latticino Glass Vessel hand thrown bowl --is what drew me toI'd been thinking about ancient Roman glass ungentarium (or "tear bottles") on the day that I came across this one the former I am forever coveting, but quite precious. This small hand blown glass vessel, Italian Murano I am more or less sure, scratched a bit of that itch, though very very thin walled (truly light as a feather!), with a similar sort of form, and with those delicate "latticino" swirls yielding a pale blue that feels almost like ancient