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Product ID: 106358

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3.3" Diam. x 4.7" H

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Weight: 2.6 lbs

Blown glass

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Murano handblown paperweight, 'Egg of Columbus'

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Murano handblown paperweight, 'Egg of Columbus'

Standing upright to defeat obvious logic and gravity, this hand-blown paperweight dazzles with hypnotic beauty. The Seguso Family is inspired by a historical anecdote regarding Christopher Columbus. The great explorer had been invited to dinner at a Spanish gentleman's home, and amongst the guests were some who were envious of Columbus' achievements. Wanting to spite him, they proposed that any man could have discovered the new continent. Columbus instead challenged the gentlemen to try to make an egg stand on end. Every one tried to do so and failed repeatedly, until they claimed it was an impossible feat. Then Columbus calmly took the egg and placed it on the table breaking the shell a bit, so that it stood upright. Columbus then stated that it was "the simplest thing in the world. Anybody can do it, after they have been shown how." The Seguso Family intend for this paperweight to remind people to take initiative in life and at work.

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Seguso Family

The Seguso Family has been recognized for the creativity and originality of their work and always are cited in news articles, award ceremonies and retrospective exhibits.

The artistry of the Seguso Family has been featured in Depth magazine.

Present since 1300 in the census books of Murano, Italy, today the prestigious Seguso glass-crafting...

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Seguso Family

The artistry of the Seguso Family has been featured in Depth magazine.

Present since 1300 in the census books of Murano, Italy, today the prestigious Seguso glass-crafting family has a Brazilian branch. In 1954, Mario Seguso was invited to execute special commemorative pieces for the 400th anniversary of the city of São Paulo. Enchanted by Brazil, he decided to settle there and, in this way, to continue the family line in this country.

His intention was to produce serious, artistic work of the highest level, and become known throughout Brazil and in other countries. After years of supervising the production of artisan crystal, he assured its continuity through his sons Michel and Adriano, who carry on the Seguso Family tradition.

Since then, the Seguso Family has been recognized for the creativity and originality of their work and always are cited in news articles, award ceremonies and retrospective exhibits, with an increasing number of admirers and collectors interested in the passionate art of glass.

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