CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND PAOLO VENINI (1895-1959)

A RARE 'DIAMANTE' VASE, CIRCA 1935

Details

CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978) AND PAOLO VENINI (1895-1959)
A RARE 'DIAMANTE' VASE, CIRCA 1935
produced by Venini, model 11001, hand-blown glass
13 3/8 in. (34 cm.) high
acid stamp venini murano

Literature

M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect, Milan, 1998, pp. 104, 204, n. 8 for this model illustrated;
M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Venini 1932-1947, exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Milan, 2012, pp. 108, 114 for this model illustrated, a design drawing and period photograph of a vase of this model, p. 195 for a vase of this model executed in lattimo glass;
Venini, blue catalogue, pl. 33, n. 11001.

Lot Essay

The Diamante series was exhibited at the XIX Venice Biennale in 1934 for the first time and it was a great commercial success. The present lot is possibly a unique example where this complex technique was combined with a model from the early Bollicine series.

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