Saturday, October 29, 2011

Pair of Vintage Tosa Murano Glass Lamps

Magnificent pair of vintage Tosa Murano glass lamps.  Barovier&Toso is the oldest glass company in Italy and possibly the world.Barovier&Toso produces their Murano glass collection on the island of Murano. Murano, like many other islands, is a place of mystery and marvel. The history of Barovier&Toso dates back to as far as 1295 and numerous museum collections include some of their finest glass work. The Murano glass company has perfected the ancient art of glass manufacturing which has made Murano world famous over the centuries. After all this time, the company is still firmly under family control: Giovanni Toso is the current president of the company and his focus is to blend the masterful old glass blowing techniques with new modern styles. I have these two for sale for $2700 you can give me a call if interested 313-974-6482  









1961 Jager LeCoultre Atmos Clock

Stunning 1960's Atmos clock. In 1928 a Neuchatel engineer called Jean-Leon Reutter built a clock driven quite literally by air. But it took the Jaeger-LeCoultre workshop a few more years to convert this idea into a technical form that could be patented. And to perfect it to such a degree that the Atmos practically achieved perpetual motion. In 1936 production of the Atmos began.