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Description of Murano Glass Chandeliers
Originally, the Murano glass chandeliers were first created in Murano, one of the Islands in Venice. The history of the island is closely connected to the invention of the Venetian glass plus the world famous glassmakers from the same place. The chandeliers that hail from this historic island of Venice are considered more of artworks rather than it purely being functional, they are not just magnificent, they're extravagant and lends luxury . Fortunately for the modern world, the chandeliers that in ages past came from the island of Murano still continues being produced today from the descendants of the creative craftsmen and artisans that gave the world the touch of class and elegance.
These pretty and flirtatious glass chandeliers became prevalent after the iron, wood and brass era of chandeliers, and instantly brought a brand new dimension of fun and fashion to the idea of chandelier. But the delight of clients and customers who wanted a Murano glass chandelier to grace their homes had to contend with the undeniable fact that these weren't meant for mass production . The first Murano glass chandeliers were first produced round the early 1700s by the Venetian glass makers.The fame of the quality and wonder of Venetian glass was around for more than 500 years before the chandeliers were first introduced. The Venetian glassmakers had always been celebrated for producing quality works of art for the people of Murano as well as the rest of the known world, and it was no surprise that they were able to supply other treasured products just like the Murano glass chandeliers as well as the Murano glass mirrors.
What made the look of the Murano chandelier more unique was not only the intricate glass bent to form intricate leaves, vines and flowers, but the actual fact that chandeliers also lent color to the reflected light with the use of a secret formula of tinting the glass. The glass they worked with was so unique, as that was soda glass (famed for its extraordinary lightness), and also contained a tiny quality of lime, and was a complete contrast to all different types of glass produced in the world at that time. Murano glassmakers were highly fanatical to the production to make sure that each chandelier can be made perfectly. The precision required to twist and shape the chandelier required a large quantity of skill and time.
In the palace of Denmark, there's an example of 1 of the earliest Murano glass chandeliers created that continues to hangs there, it had been procured by no besides Frederick IV of Denmark who travelled to Murano in 1709 to order not only a glass chandelier, but several Venetian glassware as well. The only sour point in the history of Venetian glass making was when the craftsmen and artisans had to shut shop and flee from the armies of Napoleon in 1797 and caused a cessation of the making of the famed glass works. It had to take the fall of Napoleon in the last decade of the 1800s that artisans came back to Murano and world saw yet again the world famous Murano glass products get up once more.
Today, Murano glass chandeliers continue to not only accepted, but admired for the quality of design and materials that made it world eminent for over 700 years. Anybody who owns a Murano glass chandelier is sure of that what they've is not just excellence, but a work of art that may carry on to be fashionable for centuries to come.
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Frequently Asked Questions...
Does murano glass have a unique identification mark on its art?
Answer:
I don't believe that they have a mark in the actual glass, the way that a ceramic piece would, but I looked it up and found this:
"Promovetro, the consortium of Glass Blowers in Venice is trying to stem the flood of counterfeit imports from Asia. New holographic stickers on the glass identifies which furnace made the item by using a numeric system. For more information on this initiative, visit their website for a list of member companies, and their identification numbers of each furnace. This new image is beginning to replace the gold foil oval "Made in Murano, Italy" familiar to so many."
I will reference the website below. I own several pieces from Venice, and none have any ID I can think of.






































