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Important Italian Glass

25 January 2018

Important Italian Glass

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Ercole Barovier
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Efeso vase

Barovier & Toso
Italy, c. 1965
internally decorated glass 15 h × 13½ w × 7 d in (38 × 34 × 18 cm)

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $15,000

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Incised signature to underside: [Barovier & Toso Murano].
literature: Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 119 illustrates similar examples Il Vetro di Murano alle Biennali 1895-1972, Barovier, Barovier Mentasti and Dorigato, pg. 98 illustrates similar example Art of the Barovier: Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972, Barovier, pg. 196 illustrates technique

Ercole Barovier 1889–1974

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The nearly fifty year tenure of Ercole Barovier as artistic director, designer and owner of Barovier & Toso is unprecedented in the history of Murano glass, and the firm’s success stands as a testament to his singular artistic talent and entrepreneurial genius.

Born in 1889 to a Muranese family that could trace its origins back to the 13th century, Barovier did not train as a glassblower but had a great passion for glass and quickly distinguished himself as an innovative designer. He joined Artisti Barovier in 1919 at the age of thirty and found success designing vases in the mosaic technique. In 1930 he produced the critically acclaimed and award-winning Primavera series, the success of which encouraged him to continue his experiments.

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