Important Italian Glass: The Primavera Collection 
22 November 2016
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Important Italian Glass: The Primavera Collection 
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Franz Pelzel

vase

S.A.L.I.R.
Italy, 1959
carved amethyst glass 15 h × 6 dia in (38 × 15 cm)
estimate: $20,000–30,000
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Signed with applied foil manufacturer's label to underside: [S.A.L.I.R. Murano]. Incised to underside: [Pelzel 1959 S.A.L.I.R. Murano].
provenance: Acquired directly from the S.A.L.I.R. factory, Murano | Franco Deboni, Milan | Christie's East, An Important Private Collection of Italian Glass, 30 November 2000, Lot 36
literature: Murano '900, Deboni, pg. 203, pl. 119 illustrates this example La Verrerie Européenne des Années 50, Vigouroux, pg. 109 illustrates this example

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Pelzel for S.A.L.I.R.

One of only two known examples, this flask-shaped vessel was designed by Franz Pelzel for S.A.L.I.R. in 1959. With its organic form, undulating lines and surreal, mannequin-like figures, this piece is perhaps the best example of Pelzel’s evolving modernist aesthetic. Illustrated in numerous texts and widely exhibited, this piece has become an icon of Italian mid-century design.

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