CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978)

A RARE 'A FILI' VASE, CIRCA 1942

Details

CARLO SCARPA (1906-1978)
A RARE 'A FILI' VASE, CIRCA 1942
produced by Venini, model 8611, hand-blown glass
7 1/8 in. (18 cm.) high
with original manufacturer's paper and foil labels, acid etched venini murano ITALIA

Literature

M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Glass of an Architect, Milan, 1998, pp. 188, 224 no. 283 for another vase of this model;
M. Barovier, Carlo Scarpa: Venini 1932-1947, exhibition catalogue, Le Stanze del Vetro, Milan, 2012, pp. 471, 473 for this model illustrated.

Lot Essay

This exceedingly rare series was presented at the XXIII Venice Biennale of 1942, the very last in which Scarpa participated. The effect was produced by applying colored glass canes to the molten surface of a vase while it was being blown. The present example is particularly beautiful with a rich amber hue and undulating lattimo lines. Another vase of this model can be found in the Steinberg Foundation Collection, Vaduz.

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