Important Italian Glass 
24 January 2019
Important Italian Glass 
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Angelo Barovier

Sculptural vase with eyes

Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1952
glass with applied handle and pasta vitrea details 16 h × 8 w × 5¾ d in (41 × 20 × 15 cm)
estimate: $15,000–20,000
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provenance: Private Collection, New York
literature: Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, pg. 312, no. 227 illustrates this example

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Sculpture in Murano

Beginning in the 1950s, a number of Murano firms began to produce glass sculpture drawn from designs by famous contemporary artists, or inspired by them. Barovier & Toso, Venini and a number of other specialized manufacturers issued limited edition sculptures of this type. Ermano Nason, Angelo Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi and many other master blowers and designers contributed innovative designs for modern sculptures to be executed in Murano glass.

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