ECHO BEACH GLASS
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : Italian : Pre 1900 item #919085 (stock #042)
Echo Beach Glass
$350.00
Set of three remarkably preserved antique stylized swans by Fratelli Toso. I have seen these attributed to Salviati however, on a recent trip to Venice I showed these to an antique dealer specializing in antique Venetian Glass and he showed me some documentation with images that confirms these to indeed be Fratelli Toso, made in 1890. This dealer had a few of these in his display and he said that they are hard to find without chips to the beaks and tails. The swans demonstrate a variety of techniques: the large one in crystal with silver leaf blown into a diamond rib mold, the small pink swan in crystal glass with gold aventurine marvered in gold pink chips blown into optic mold, and the small ruby swan blown into a rib mold. Considering that these beauties are 120 years old and in perfect condition, this is a very good buy!
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : Italian : Venetian : Pre 1900 item #911719 (stock #036)
Echo Beach Glass
$300.00
Produced in the late 1800's, this historical Venetian glass vase is constructed with filigrana reticello and filigrana retortoli (zanfrico)with aventurine. Similar design can be found in Rossella Juncks' "the Colors of Murano in the XIX Century", page 136. Diminutive in size at 3"h x 2.5"w, this historical vase is in excellent condition, unmarked.
All Items : Antiques : Decorative Art : Glass : Italian : Murano : Pre 1910 item #1426477 (stock #120)
Echo Beach Glass
sold
This elegant green shell bowl with a swan on the scalloped rim, attr Salviati early 1900s, is an excellent example of the masterful craftsmanship of the Murano glass artisans. The ribbed green shell bowl and the blown foot have flecks of gold leaf; the swan is crystal with gold leaf. There is a pontil mark on the bottom of the foot. The piece stands 5" tall, 5" long, and 2 1/2" wide. In Carol M. Osborne's "Venetian Glass of the 1890's: Salviati at Stanford University", a similar green shell bowl is shown in Plate 183, P. 149; and a similar swan in Plate 229, P.180. Considering its age it is in good condition.