Ashtray in Murano glass by Avem

Vintage murano glass ashtray from avem collection known as tutti frutti. In very nice vintage condition with some traces of wear. Weight 720 grams. Height 6 cm. Length and width 12 cm. You buy what you see. Arte vetraria muranese, or. Avem (a.ve.m.) for short, was. Founded in 1932 by several. Glassblowers - antonio. Luigi ferro, his son egidio ferro. Emilio nason and galliano ferro. Giulio radi was director. Technique. Some early. Drawings were created by the. Famous painter vittori zecchin. Avem is probably better. Known today for his series. Bizantino very popular and. Long-standing, known more. Commonly by. Collectors under the name. "tutti-frutti", a range of. Ashtrays, bowls and vases that was. Introduced in 1953 by a. Unknown designer. The range. Bizantino is often attributed to. Wrong to designer dino martens, Who has never worked for. Avem, due to an error. In a popular book about murano glass.