Stories & Insights
Drop previews, collector guides, brand deep-dives, and everything in between.
Stories & Insights
Drop previews, collector guides, brand deep-dives, and everything in between.
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The Heart of What We Do: Our Community Charter
Discover the Murano Glass Animals Community Charter. Join our mission to identify, document, and preserve the history of vintage Murano glass sculptures.
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The Whimsical Biomorphism of a Murano Icon: Dino Martens’ Aureliano Toso Duck (Model No. 6911)
Deconstruct Dino Martens' Aureliano Toso Duck (Model 6911). Learn how to authenticate its mezza filigrana body, gold-leaf feet, and vintage export labels.
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The Complete Collector's & Historian's Guide to Vetreria Aureliano Toso (1938–1968)
Unlock the secrets of mid-century modernism’s most radical glass furnace. Discover the history of Vetreria Aureliano Toso (1938–1968) from the colorful, asymmetrical genius of Dino Martens to the technical wizardry of master blower Aldo "Polo" Bon and the space-age lighting revolution of Gino Poli. Complete with a forensic authentication guide on ground pontil marks, glass density, and distinguishing Toso family attributions, this is the definitive manual for serious collectors and design historians.
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Artist Biography: Corrado "Dino" Martens (1894–1970)
Discover the definitive collector’s guide to Dino Martens (1894–1970). Learn how to authenticate his unsigned Aureliano Toso glass, master signature techniques like Oriente and Eldorado, and utilise the official Venetian archives to spot common AVEM misattributions