Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1951
iridized glass with metallic inclusions 11½ h × 7½ w × 4½ d in (29 × 19 × 11 cm)
Italy, 1951
iridized glass with metallic inclusions 11½ h × 7½ w × 4½ d in (29 × 19 × 11 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000 
result: $1,500
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: Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 90
