A MONUMENTAL 'BOLLICINE' VASE, CIRCA 1930

Of monumental scale, no other examples of this size have been recorded. The design of this model corresponds to a known M.V.M. Cappellin model, consequently this example might be an early experimental piece of the Bollicine technique which Carlo Scarpa developed at Venini in 1932. This example has been finished showing very few points of contact with the pontil rod, which the gaffer holds while he is working and blowing the piece of glass. This style of finishing is very ancient, and was not used on the later Bollicine vases produced at Venini.