1960 “La Crèche” Murano crystal glass, signed

“Crèche” in Murano crystal from the Murano glassmakers' workshops, 1960s, handmade glass crystal technique with inclusion of gold flakes.
Composed of the 6 main characters of the nativity scene, Mary, Joseph, the Three Wise Men, Gaspard, Melchior and Balthazar leaning over the child Jesus.
Each piece is signed on the base.

Thanks to know-how passed down from generation to generation since the 23rd century, these jewelry nativity scenes bear witness to the unique art of artisans who transform sand into crystal. Colored glass, aveneturine glass containing copper or gold crystals, lattimo (opaque glass imitating porcelain), glass incised with diamond points or filigreed with colored straws…