ITALIAN MURANO ART GLASS VASE " CHERRY BLOSSOM " #A13

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MURANO STUDIO ART GLASS VASE "CHERRY BLOSSOM ".CERTIFIED,LABELED,AND NUMBERED #PARE AT $199.99 Product Description 11.5" high, 6.5" wide heavy thick , 100% hand-blown Murano art glass, direct from the manufacturer at wholesale prices. NOTE:PLEASE VISIT OUR STORE TO VIEW ALL OTHER GARDEN STAKES & SCULPTURES,MURANO ART GLASS VASES,PLATES,BASKETS & FIGURINES,ARTISAN CAST IRON BIRD BATHS GEMSTONES AND MORE! Fun Facts: What is Murano Art Glass?Glass, first discovered by humans before 2000BC, is a substance made primarily of silica heated at high temperatures together with borates or phosphates. Glass is cooled to a solid state without the coming-back of crystallization; heat can melt glass again to a liquid form. Glass can also be clear, translucent or opaque. Color varies with the added ingredients.Glass, when heated to a certain degree, can work like plastic and be shaped by means of several techniques. Depending on the composition, some glass will melt at temperatures as low as 500Ã,° C (900Ã,° F); others melt only at 1650Ã,° C (3180Ã,° F). Mouth-blown glass, which is typical of Murano art glass, is made from this outstanding property. When glass is in the hands of a Murano artist, it works like magic.In the old days, glass melts in clay pots heated by wood or coal. In modern glass plants, most glass is melted in large furnaces read more