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Salviati
Italy, c. 1930
white pelugoso glass with applied figures in mosaic glass 7 h × 10¾ dia in (18 × 27 cm)
Italy, c. 1930
white pelugoso glass with applied figures in mosaic glass 7 h × 10¾ dia in (18 × 27 cm)
estimate: $30,000–40,000
In 1936 abstract painter, sculptor and mosaicist Mario Deluigi designed a series of eccentric vases and bowls for Salviati. As these pieces were unique, experimental, and technically difficult to achieve, they were never put into production and are extremely rare.
provenance: Stadion Auction, Vetri Italiano, by Franco Deboni, 18 March 1999, Lot 191