Lotto No. 169 +


A “Lattimo velato” vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa


for Venini, Murano, c. 1935, “lattimo” glass and “velato” finely incised with the needle, three-line acid-etched factory mark: venini murano ITALIA, height 13 cm. (DRAX)

“Lattimo velato” glass items are among the rarest examples of Venini’s art of glassmaking. It appears to be as fragile as porcelain and associates Venetian glass with the idea of Asian porcelain.

Lit.: M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947, Milan 2012, pp. 186 ff., pp. 318 ff.

Provenance: Giancarlo Chimento, owner of Venini SpA, Murano

Esperta: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

20.05.2015 - 18:00

Stima:
EUR 8.500,- a EUR 9.500,-

A “Lattimo velato” vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa


for Venini, Murano, c. 1935, “lattimo” glass and “velato” finely incised with the needle, three-line acid-etched factory mark: venini murano ITALIA, height 13 cm. (DRAX)

“Lattimo velato” glass items are among the rarest examples of Venini’s art of glassmaking. It appears to be as fragile as porcelain and associates Venetian glass with the idea of Asian porcelain.

Lit.: M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa. Venini 1932–1947, Milan 2012, pp. 186 ff., pp. 318 ff.

Provenance: Giancarlo Chimento, owner of Venini SpA, Murano

Esperta: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Asta: Design
Tipo d'asta: Asta in sala
Data: 20.05.2015 - 18:00
Luogo dell'asta: Wien | Palais Dorotheum
Esposizione: 13.05. - 20.05.2015