MANUFACTURED BY ARTISTI BAROVIER, THE DESIGN ATTRIBUTED TO GIUSEPPE BAROVIER, MURANO, CIRCA 1918

細節

A Rare Murrhine glass vase
Manufactured by Artisti Barovier, the design attributed to Giuseppe Barovier, Murano, circa 1918
Bulbous, gently shouldered below the everted rim, internally decorated in murrhine technique with four butterflies hovering over boldly coloured flowers, with a frieze of flowers and leaves around the base, lightly moulded details in the interior
9½in. (24.2cm.) high; 9in. (23.9cm.) wide
Base with monogram AB with crown above in murrhine technique and with a small butterly hovering over a flower

來源

Purchased by the mother of the present owner in Venice in the early 1920s

拍品專文

The firm Artisti Barovier, under the guidance of Giuseppe Barovier, was renowned for its fine and complex creations using the murrhine technique in the early years of this century, and their work received wide critical acclaim at the many exhibitions at which they were represented. In 1919 the company changed its name to Vetreria Artistica Barovier, and Giuseppe's involvement in the company diminished, giving way to the more modern abstract creations of his nephews Nicolo and Ercole.
The present vase is typical in its application of murrhine technique during this early period under Giuseppe's influence, but exceptionally rare in its incorporation of clearly defined animal forms. The monogram AB for Artisti Barovier dates it to pre-1919.
The present vase will be included in the forthcoming publication Murano, 1900 Glass and Glass Makers, Bocca, Milano, currently in preparation by Franco Deboni, to whom we are grateful for his assistance in preparing this catalogue entry.
For other examples of work by Giuseppe Barovier from the same period, see: Rosa Barovier Mentash. Venetian Glass 1890 - 1990, Italy, 1994, p.46 et seq.