160: ERCOLE BAROVIER, Argo vase < Important Italian Glass, 25 January 2018 < Auctions

Important Italian Glass

25 January 2018

Important Italian Glass

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Ercole Barovier
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Argo vase

Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1959
glass with overlapping canes 12¼ h × 5¾ dia in (31 × 15 cm)

estimate: $7,000–9,000

result: $11,250

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Incised signature to underside: [Ercole Barovier]. Signed with decal manufacturer's labels to underside: [Barovier Toso Made in Italy] and [Barovier & Toso Murano 22608 Made in Italy].
literature: Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, pg. 161 illustrates similar example Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 106 illustrates technique Il Vetro di Murano alle Biennali 1895-1972, Barovier, Barovier Mentasti and Dorigato, pg. 91 illustrates series La Verrerie Européenne des Années 50, Musées de Marseille, pg. 89 illustrates similar examples

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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