{"product_id":"budgeree-glass-mottled-frit-charger-platter-c-1983-1985","title":"Budgeree Glass Mottled Frit Charger \/ Platter (c. 1983–1985)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHand-blown studio glass i\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003enscribed 'Budgeree' adjacent to the rough pontil scar underneath.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Studio \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis premium charger was created at Budgeree Glass, the influential independent studio workshop operating in Gippsland, Victoria, during the early 1980s. Budgeree Glass holds a vital place in the history of Australian studio crafts, functioning as a hot-glass incubator where complex techniques were refined outside traditional industrial frameworks. The distinctive cellular or webbed pattern was achieved through a multi-layered \u003ci\u003efrit\u003c\/i\u003e process, where a molten glass gather was precisely rolled over crushed blue and white glass shards before being inflated and spun open.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasuring 23 cm in diameter, this free-blown piece demonstrates masterfully executed hot-shop techniques. The intentional preservation of a rough, unpolished pontil mark on the reverse serves as an explicit visual hallmark of authentic hand-worked artistry, underscoring its separation from mass-produced mold glass. The aesthetic beautifully mirrors the finest elements of mid-century Italian \u003ci\u003emacchia\u003c\/i\u003e design while remaining uniquely rooted in late-twentieth-century Australian studio glass history.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Insolita","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68076631163202,"sku":null,"price":550.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0795\/9271\/8658\/files\/15507648348482.png?v=1794171991","url":"https:\/\/bazaa.com.au\/products\/budgeree-glass-mottled-frit-charger-platter-c-1983-1985","provider":"Bazaa","version":"1.0","type":"link"}