Catalog: Vintage Arts: Decorative Art: Glass (112)

Rare modern Glass vase by Anzolo Fuga authenticated by Flavio Fuga, son of Anzolo. From the "RADICI" series, produced in 1960, and described on page 165 in Rosa Barovier Mentasti's book "ANZOLO FUGA", the organic details of the design impart a kinetic element to the piece that renders it exceptional. This beauty is 18"tall and in excellent condition.

This exquisite design of stylized water birds by Gino Cenedese is considered historical and they are displayed in the Cenedese Gallery in Piazza San Marco, Venice, priced at 3200.euro, each! The sculptural forms exemplify the Murano glass maestros' finesse in translating their natural environment into hot glass. As interactive sculpture, can be placed in various arrangements as an ever-changing accent in any interior. The stylized water birds are in excellent condition with the mid-century Cenedese labels and etched signature of Gino Cenedese.

This unique figurine of a peasant boy carrying a sack, clearly demonstrates the artistic virtuosity of the Murano glass artists. It is highly unusual for a figurine to have hollow legs to support such tall statue. (We have only seen a similar figurine in Venice.) This Murano sculpture is superbly crafted and highly unusual in its clarity using only a subtle iridescence to accent the beauty of the Glass. This unique beauty stands 13" tall and is in excellent condition.

Slender and elegant vintage modern glass Nerox lamp by Ermanno Toso is constructed of cool blue and green opalino murrine. The colors remind me of the cool tones of the Venetian Lagoon which has inspired glass design in Murano for centuries. I've seem a pair of this design sell at auction for $9000.! The lamp measures 28.5" to top of glass and 40" to top of bulb socket, is in good condition, and would look great with a slender cylinder shaped shade.

Vittorio Zecchin designed for Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Capellin, Venini & Co. from 1921-1925. This delicate soffiato vessel is wafer thin and has 2 acid stamps: venini murano & MADE IN ITALY. Nearly 100 years old, measuring 10.5" tall, this weightless beauty is in very good condition with no damage.

Fulvio Bianconi designed the fasce verticale series for Venini. This pair is in good condition. The metal parts show the patina of age. An interesting detail regarding this pair is the rod that runs up the center of the lamp, concealing the wire, is covered with a ribbed clear glass tube which adds an attractive element of finish to the lamps. The lamps are 23" to top of glass.

Modern lighting design thought to be a Gio Ponti design. A ceiling chandelier in the same design is on page 96 of CATALOGUE RAISONNE' by Anna Venini.

Nice large centerpiece bowl with the starry nights design in lattimo glass, with the design expressed using aventurine on a crystal case over latimo glass. The starry nights design is well documented as Fratelli Toso. The bowl is nicely sculpted into a gondola form and the four feet are sculpted from the generous case of crystal on the exterior. This fine piece is in perfect condition, measures 16"w x8"d x7"h, and bears a portion of its Nora Fenton import label.

Absolutely stunning modern glass form in sommerso with copper wheel engraving of a woman with a basket of fruit on her head. The champagne and crystal sculpted sommerso form and engraved image combine to evoke beauty and serenity. S.A.L.I.R. (Studio Arts & Labor Industrie Riunite)engraved blanks produced by Ferro Toso and other Murano glass shops. The engraving itself illustrates amazing skill in its simplicity and expression of serenity. The engraver put his/her indecipherable initials near the bottom of the womans skirt. Many important Murano artists such as Dino Martens, Gio Ponte, Ettore Sottsass, Carlo Scarpa and Flavio Poli designed for S.A.L.I.R. This beauty is 11.25" tall and she is in excellent condition.

A fine example of Dino Martens' masterful use of the mezza filigrana technique on a modern interpretation of the platter form. The platter has a skillfully applied ring foot and remnants of its label. The piece is in excellent condition and is 11.25"x 3.5"h.

Exquisitely crafted white "opalino a coste" cornucopia with gold powders created in 1955 by Archimede Seguso. Obviously a favorite of the author, it is well-documented in Leslie Pina's book, "ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO, mid-mod glass from Murano, LACE and STONE" P. 202-206 The crystal glass in this beauty has a generous amount of gold powder inclusion and bears the scalloped Seguso label, in addition to an older scalloped label with hand-written digits . Measuring 7" x 7" x 12.5", the Seguso Cornucopia is in excellent condition.

Referenced in "The Colors of Murano in the XIX Century" p.128, Item #89, this vessel is typical of designs by Pietro Bigaglia in the mid 1800's. The Glass has the five point pontil mark, indicative of early Venetian Glass, is 3" tall and in excellent condition.

Stunning arrangement by Flavio Poli. All three pieces are sommerso, in transparent ruby, cased in an ultra light tint of green. The pieces are crisp, exhibiting purity in form and color that is synonymous with Flavio Poli's designs. The bowl is one of the finest in this shape that I have seen. The vases are 3.5"dia. x 8.5h and the bowl is 5.75" x 6.75" x 2.5"h. All three pieces bear the S.V.C.C. VETRI D'ARTE label of Polis company

Charming zanfrico vessel by Paolo Venini. These were made in the mid 1950's and are well documented. The fazzoletto vessel has the "venini murano italia" acid stamp, measures 3.5" tall x 5" diameter, and is in excellent condition

Illustrating the virtuosity of both the dancer and the Murano Maestros' skill, this series is documented in Marc Heiremans' "Seguso Vetri D'Arte", P. 93, model #5350, 1939. Measuring 8"h x4"w and is in excellent condition.

"Tiffany Windows" murrines vase by Fratelli Toso is documented in Leslie Pino's "Fratelli Toso, Italian Glass 1854-1980", P. 68. This vessel is amazing in good light and an excellent example of the Murano glassblowers' skills. The transparency of the murrines allows the light to flow through nicely and remind one of the "colors of Murano." The Tiffany Windows series dates to the 1960's. This beauty is 6" tall and in in perfect condition.

Exquisite Barovier bowl and pestle set profusely filled with an aventurine gold spiral pattern on the interior with an exterior thread of blue/green lattimo. The rim of the bowl has a scissor cut which lends a dramatic modern aesthetic to the form. It is unusual to find these sets together. This one is a beauty! It is 7"x2"h, in excellent condition, unmarked, but clearly Barovier.

Superb large modern glass mold blown vessel with iridescent scavo textured surface. One of my Venetian colleagues, a dealer in 20th century Murano Glass identified this awesome vessel as the design of Ermanno Nason for Cenedese and valued it at 1000euro. The vessel is in excellent condition and measures 10.5"x10.5"x10"