Important Italian Glass 
24 January 2019
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Important Italian Glass 
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Andrea Rioda

Soffiato vase with applied handles

Andrea Rioda & C.
c. 1915
soffiato glass with applied handles 16 h × 5 dia in (41 × 13 cm)
estimate: $7,000–9,000
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Signed with acid stamp to underside: [Rioda Murano].
provenance: Private Collection, Milan

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Andrea Rioda first distinguished himself as a designer of elegant, classically inspired glass while working for the Company Venezia Murano (CVM) at the end of the 19th century. In 1911, he founded his own firm, Andrea Rioda & C. which focused on the production of lightweight vessels in classical forms. These essential works were the forerunners of the Soffiato glass which would be made famous by Vittorio Zecchin at Venini beginning in 1921.

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