165: ERCOLE BAROVIER, Murrino vase < Important Italian Glass: A Private Chicago Collection, 23 May 2018 < Auctions

Important Italian Glass: A Private Chicago Collection

23 May 2018

Important Italian Glass: A Private Chicago Collection

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Ercole Barovier
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Murrino vase

Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1948
amethyst and white murrine with gold leaf 9¾ h × 4¾ dia in (25 × 12 cm)

estimate: $10,000–15,000

result: $13,000

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Ercole Barovier was awarded the gold medal at the Triennale of Milan in 1948 for his Murrino series. Although this series was never put into production, it marked a return to the use of murrines and the fused-glass method.
provenance: Galerie Plaisance, Paris | Private Collection, Paris | Wright, Important Italian Glass, 8 June 2013, Lot 113 | Private Collection, Chicago
literature: Art of the Barovier: Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972, Barovier, pg. 152 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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