Important Design 
11 December 2014
Important Design 
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Ludovico Diaz de Santillana

Cannette vase

Venini
Italy, c. 1960
transparent glass with canes 12 h × 6¾ dia in (30 × 17 cm)
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,063
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Signed with three-line acid stamp to underside: [Venini Murano Italia].
provenance: The Montifiore Collection
literature: Le Verre Venini, Deboni, pl. 169 for technique Venini Glass: Its History, Artists and Techniques, Deboni, unpaginated

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The Montifiore Collection

Assembled in the early and mid 1990’s, the collection of Stephen Montifiore and Victoria DiNardo is an excellent example of a small, well-curated collection of post-war Murano glass. Acquiring pieces from Mark McDonald (of 50/Fifty and Gansevoort Gallery) and from important sales at major auction houses, the collectors focused on high quality Italian glass with strong forms and vibrant colors. While this collection contains rare pieces by Venini, Barovier, Archimede Seguso and others its real strength lies in the beauty and quality of each piece as well as the aesthetic appeal of the collection as a whole.

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