Italian Masterworks 
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Italian Masterworks 
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Duilio (Dubè) Barnabé

chandelier, model 1748

Fontana Arte
Italy, 1957
hand-chiseled and frosted crystal, brass 16½ h × 21¾ w × 22 d in (42 × 55 × 56 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $30,000
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provenance: Collection of Loris Manna, Milan
literature: Max Ingrand Du Verre à la Lumière, Martin-Vivier, pg. 198 Domus, No. 328, March 1957, advertisement
Gio Ponti and his vision served as the inspiration for the important collection of Loris Manna, author of Gio Ponti, The Majolica. For an introduction to the collection, read One Collection, One History by Loris Manna.

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Artisans in Glass

Max Ingrand and Dubé

Under Max Ingrand’s direction at Fontana Arte, collaborative works among designers and artists thrived. Some of the most beautiful collaborative works of the 1950s and 1960s included the painter and artist Duilio Bernabè (Dubé); Dubé added expressive decoration to tabletops and lamps by directly painting on or carving glass. This iconic chandelier designed by Max Ingrand features six glass details hand-chiseled by Dubé.


Domus, No. 328, March 1957
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