CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND TOMASO BUZZI (1900-1981) - photo 1
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CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND TOMASO BUZZI (1900-1981)

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07.06.2024 11:00UTC -04:00
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Lot 75 | CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND TOMASO BUZZI (1900-1981)
CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND TOMASO BUZZI (1900-1981)
'Alga' Vase, produced circa 1935
produced by Venini, Murano, Italy
hand-blown incamiciato glass with gold foil inclusions
10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm) high, 10 5/8 in. (27 cm) diameter
with acid stamp venini murano MADE IN ITALY




Provenance

Caterina Marcenaro, Genoa, circa 1960
Thence by descent to the present owner



Literature

F. Deboni, Murano ’900: Vetri e Vetrai, Milan, 1996, p. 354 (for a discussion of the technique)
F. Deboni, Venini Glassware, Milan, 1996, n.p. (pl. 36, no. 3598 in the Blue Catalogue)
H. Ricke and E. Schmitt, Italian Glass: Murano, Milan, 1930-1970, The Collection of the Steinberg Foundation, exh. cat., Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf im Ehrenhof, Glasmuseum Hentrich, Munich, 1997, p. 343 (for a discussion of the technique)
Venetian Glass: The Nancy Olnik and Giorgio Spanu Collection, exh. cat., New York, 2000, pp. 48-49 and 206, no. 20; 60-61 and 209, nos. 31-32 (for related examples)
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini: Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 240 (pl. 36, no. 3598 in the Blue Catalogue)
F. Deboni, Venini Glass: Its history, artists and techniques, vol. I, Turin, 2007, p. 130 (pl. 36, no. 3598 in the Blue Catalogue)
Artist:Carlo Scarpa (1906 - 1978)
Medium:Glass
Art style:Modern art
Place of origin:Italy, Europe
Auction house category:Furniture and Lamps, Vases and vessels
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