Murano Glass Christmas Gifts: Jewellery and Glasses for Every Budget

Why Murano Glass Is a Christmas Gift That Stays

Most Christmas presents are used up, put away or forgotten by spring. A piece of Murano glass is still on the table, or still being worn, years later. It is made by hand, one piece at a time, so the person who opens it receives something nobody else has, with a story that goes back seven centuries to the furnaces of the Venetian lagoon.

This guide gathers the Murano glass gifts that work best at Christmas: jewellery to wear on the day itself, and glasses for the festive table, with real prices from our collection, ideas for every budget and the last days to order so that everything arrives in time.

Murano Glass Christmas Gifts by Budget

Every price below is a real price from our collection today. Because each piece is handmade, small differences in colour and shape are part of its character.

Under €150

A complete Ariel jewellery set in azure, red, amber or seven other colours (€115); the Riviera necklace and earrings in green or violet (€135); an Ischia Azure set (€140). For the table, a single shot glass such as Mattaccino (€80) or Bàcaro (€90), or a single tumbler, from €140.

From €150 to €300

The three-piece Riviera Green set, necklace, bracelet and earrings made as a family (€190); the Positano, Amalfi or Capri sets (€215 each); the Ziva Rose set (€235); or a pair of tumblers to start a collection for two (€280–300).

From €300 to €600

A full set of six glasses for the Christmas table: six shot glasses (€390), six filigree or patchwork tumblers such as Crivelli or Longhi (€590), or six Primula, Traghetto or Forcola tumblers (€600). A jewellery set together with a set of glasses is the gift for a couple.

Murano Glass Jewellery: A Gift to Wear on Christmas Day

A necklace in Murano glass is the rare present that is unwrapped in the morning and worn at lunch. The beads are lampworked one by one at the flame, so the colour sits inside the glass rather than on its surface: it changes with the light of the room, warm under candles, bright by the window.

Our sets are made to go together: the same glass, the same colours and the same finish for the necklace, the bracelet and the earrings, so the three pieces agree with one another. They are made up and finished by hand, the findings are nickel-free and gentle on the skin, and each set arrives in protective luxury packaging with its certificate of authenticity. Until Christmas, the second piece of jewellery is 50% off, applied automatically at checkout: a set for her and one for a sister, a mother or a friend.

Not sure which colour? Green and violet read as festive without being obvious; azure and turquoise suit someone who lives in blue; red and black are the classic evening choice. You can see every piece in our Murano glass jewellery collection.

Glasses for the Christmas Table, Made on Murano

Christmas is the one meal of the year when the whole family sits down together, and the table is worth dressing. Our glasses are made by a family workshop on the island of Murano that has worked with canes and murrine for generations, and every one of them is made by hand, so no two are exactly alike.

They come in two families. The filigree glasses, such as the Pizzo tulip glass and the Filò tumbler, carry fine threads of glass drawn into their walls like lace. The patchwork glasses, such as Crivelli, Vivarini and Traghetto, are built from murrine, slices of coloured glass cane fused side by side like a mosaic: transparent and jewel-like, or opaque and bright as Carnival.

Each glass can be bought on its own or as a set of six. A set laid around the table is a gift the whole family uses; a single glass, wrapped with a bottle of good wine, is a gift for a host.

For Him: Shot Glasses and Tumblers for the Home Bar

Men are notoriously hard to buy for, and a Murano glass tumbler is one of the few gifts that is both beautiful and used every week. A heavy patchwork tumbler such as Longhi holds a whisky or a negroni; a set of six shot glasses, Bàcaro or Mattaccino, named after the wine bars and the Carnival jesters of Venice, turns an after-dinner grappa into a small ceremony.

How Filigree and Murrine Glass Is Made

Both techniques start from the same raw material: the canna, a rod of coloured glass drawn out at the furnace. For filigree, white or coloured threads are set inside clear glass canes, which are laid side by side, picked up on a hot gather and blown, so the threads twist through the wall of the glass. For murrine, the canes are cut into thin slices, arranged by hand into a pattern, fused into a single sheet and then shaped into a glass.

Both are slow, skilled work that cannot be done by a machine, which is why the patterns never repeat exactly. You can read more about these and other Venetian techniques in our guide to Murano glass techniques.

Will It Arrive Before Christmas?

Yes, if you order in time. Our jewellery is ready to ship in about a week and our glasses in about one to two weeks; then the parcel travels insured and tracked, with free shipping across the EU.

Within the European Union, order the glasses by 1 December and the jewellery by 6 December; in Italy you have a few days more. Every product page shows the exact last day to order for your country, under the delivery estimate. Outside the EU, allow an extra week.

Wrapping, Gift Messages and Sending It Directly

Every piece leaves us in protective luxury packaging, ready to give, with its certificate of authenticity. You can ship it straight to the person you are giving it to: enter their address as the delivery address at checkout, and write your message in the order note, so that we can include it.

If the colour or the size is not quite right, eligible pieces can be returned within 14 days of delivery. Read our returns policy for the details.

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A Gift That Outlasts the Season

The wrapping paper is gone by Boxing Day; a Murano glass necklace or a set of Venetian glasses is still there next Christmas, and the one after. Browse all our Christmas gifts, choose early, and let the glass do the rest.