Mid Century Kontsglas Sfumato Art Glass Bull Statue Hand Blown Swedish Fm Fare Marcolin Ronneby Sweden

Mid Century Kontsglas Sfumato Art Glass Bull Statue Hand Blown Swedish FM Fare Marcolin Ronneby Sweden Large 7” Tall
The bull is an uncommon piece, particularly in this larger size with the sfumato technique that looks like layered feathers.

Signed ACC Style 8810 FM Konstglas Sweden

FM Konstglas was founded by two Italian brothers, Guiseppe and Benito Marcolim. FM stands for “fare Marcolin” which in Italian means “Made by Marcolin”. The brothers were trained at Murano, and brought their highly trained technical skills to the production at FM Konstglas. The glassworks specialised in hand-blown figural pieces which had an Italian flair. FM Konstglas was pretty much a family affair – a third brother (Giovanni Luigi) joined later, as well as their sister Annamaria. They also hired another italian glass blower Aure Torso. They were very good marketeers and sold their glass world-wide. Fourty years after he founded FM Konstglas, Guiseppe moved back to Italy to retire. Most pieces by FM Konstglas are signed…