Vintage 1950s Murano Blue and Amethyst Apple & Pear Bookends Living Green An enamelware fly fishing themed

An enamelware fly fishing themed mug sized for soups

Exquisitely proportioned

Inspired by the sun-bleached houses and striped awnings on the beaches of the Amalfi Coast

A heavy gauge of copper was used to forge this 19th century French hanging fish slice

Vintage 1950s Murano Blue and Amethyst Apple & Pear Bookends Living Green An enamelware fly fishing themedThis pair of mid century blue and amethyst apple and pear bookends were made by the master craftsman Alfredo Barbini. To protect Venice from fires, Venetian artisans moved their glass blowing to Murano, a lagoon surrounded island that since the 13th century continues as the center of Venetian glass making.