The Flame-Kissed Flower Bowl 🔥

🔥The Flame-Kissed Flower🌹
 
🍒✨ Imagine a dollop of molten cherry jam, swirling with the heat of a thousand suns, being danced around on the end of a long metal pipe. This isn’t just a bowl; it’s a biomorphic beauty.
 
🍒✨ Often called a "pinched" or "lobed" bowl, it mimics the effortless curves of a blooming lily or a splash of liquid frozen in time.
 
🍒✨ This style hit its peak in the 1950s and 60s, an era when everyone decided that corners were "square" and everything in the living room should look like it was melting slightly.
 
🍒✨ The Murano Connection 🍒✨
 
While many of these pieces were made by legendary American companies like Viking or Kanawha, the soul of the design traces back to the island of Murano, Italy. The maestros there mastered the art of "Sommerso" (submerged glass), layering colours so they look like they’re floating inside one another.
 
🍒✨ The Great Ashtray Era 🍒✨
 
In its past life, a bowl this shape was often intended to be a very glamorous ashtray. However, this piece has successfully pivoted! It has retired from the smoky lounges of the 1960s and is now living its best life as a decorative centrepiece, a holder of sparking crystals, or perhaps a vessel for the world’s most sophisticated lollies.
 
🍒✨A Pro-Tip for Your Treasure 🍒✨
 
 To see this glass truly sing, place it where the afternoon sun can hit it. It will cast a caustic red glow onto your table that looks like a pool of liquid light.
 
This beautiful piece is in excellent vintage condition.
 
All items are in vintage and antique preloved condition. Some minor surface scratches may be present.  I do my best to note and photograph any wear.  Please contact me with any further questions :)