A rare bottle, circa 1929-30

The present lot is a rare and iconic design from Carlo Scarpa’s prolific period as artistic director at M.V.M. Cappellin. Featured on the cover of Marino Barovier’s seminal book Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect, the red bottle is emblematic of Scarpa’s distinctive approach to glass design and embodies the subtleties of his innovative vision. The present piece was designed originally as a series of scent bottles created for a famous shirt-maker in Milan. Some of the bottles had a metal stopper and were created in black and red. The purity of the shape and the vibrant colour make this lot an authentic expression of Scarpa’s brilliance.