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Ferro Toso Barovier
Italy, c. 1938 10½ h × 7¾ w × 6¼ d in (27 × 20 × 16 cm)
Italy, c. 1938 10½ h × 7¾ w × 6¼ d in (27 × 20 × 16 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $8,750
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With a career spanning more than fifty years, Ercole Barovier’s prolific output and innovative designs helped establish 20th century Murano glass as art. Heir to one of the oldest glassmaking families in Venice, Ercole Barovier is deservedly famous for his reinterpretations of ancient techniques as well as inventive designs never before achieved.
literature: Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, ppg. 116-117 illustrate series Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 65 illustrates related form