Lot Essay
Part of the Incisi series exhibited for the first time at the VII Milan Triennale, this rare example was engraved by Franz Pelzel, director of S.A.L.I.R. for over 50 years.
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AN IMPORTANT 'INCISI' VASE, CIRCA 1940
Details
CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978)
AN IMPORTANT 'INCISI' VASE, CIRCA 1940
produced by Venini, model 3763, hand-blown glass, engraved by Franz Pelzel
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
acid stamp venini murano
AN IMPORTANT 'INCISI' VASE, CIRCA 1940
produced by Venini, model 3763, hand-blown glass, engraved by Franz Pelzel
5 1/2 in. (14 cm.) high
acid stamp venini murano
Literature
F. Deboni, Venini Glass, Its History, Artists and Techniques vol 1, Turin, 2007, p. 88 for another vase of this model exhibited at the XXIII Venice Biennale, 1942;
M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Venini 1932-1947, exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Milan, 2012, p. 353 for another vase of this model illustrated with a design drawing and period photograph.
M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Venini 1932-1947, exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Milan, 2012, p. 353 for another vase of this model illustrated with a design drawing and period photograph.