A rare 'Scozzese' vase, model no. 4595, circa 1958

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FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996)
A rare 'Scozzese' vase, model no. 4595, circa 1958
mould-blown coloured and lattimo glass canes
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
10 ¾ x 4 ¾ x 3 7/8 in. (27.5 x 12 x 10 cm.)
underside acid-etched venini/murano/ITALIA and further incised F BIANCONI 58

Provenance

Collezione Fulvio Bianconi;
Galleria Blanchaert, Milan;
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970s.

Literature

M. Barovier, C. Sonego, Fulvio Bianconi Alla Venini, exh. cat., Fondazione Giorgio Cini, Venice, 2015, another example illustrated p. 277, 289.

Exhibited

Galleria Danese, Milan, 1958.

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Lot Essay

The present lot was part of the seminal exhibition of works by Fulvio Bianconi held at Galleria Danese, Milan, in 1958 (illustrated). A rare example from the noteworthy Scozzesi series, the model presents a quadrangular section, the sides elegantly curving inward with Lattimo, blue, red, green glass canes forming an integrated spiral design.

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