Kreuzenstein Ceiling Lamp by J. T. Kalmar for Kalmar Franken Kg, 1970s

Nickel-plated metal frame and four nearly square hand-blown pieces of white bubble glass - pelugoso. Bernstein is one of a series of "stone" and "stein" models created by j.t. Kalmar in the 1970s. It appears in the 1974 catalog. Pulegoso: an italian word taken from the dialect of the word pulega, meaning bubble. The glass contains numerous bubbles of various sizes. The bubbles make the glass translucent and give the surface an irregular texture. The technique was developed in the 1920s by napoleone martinuzzi (1892-1977) on the island of murano in italy and first used by the famous venini company. All preserved in excellent original condition. Height of glass lampshade 18 cm. Width 22 cm. Length of wire 70 cm.