Important Italian Glass 
11 December 2020
Important Italian Glass 
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Carlo Scarpa

Pasta Vitrea flask, model 1276

MVM Cappellin
Italy, 1929-30
crystal-cased coral-red pasta vitrea with iridized finish with metallic cap and finial 8¾ h × 3¼ w × 3¼ d in (22 × 8 × 8 cm)
estimate: $90,000–120,000
result: $112,500
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Partial paper label to underside 'Murano Made in Italy'.
provenance: Private Collection
literature: The M.V.M. Cappellin Glassworks and the Young Carlo Scarpa: 1925-1931, Barovier and Sonego, pg. 299 illustrates model

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Carlo Scarpa’s flask, in iridized coral-red Pasta Vitrea, is one of his most radical designs—the streamlined form and dense red pigmentation express a fully modern, rationalist aesthetic. Only a few of these pieces are known to exist, and this one retains its original metallic top and finial.

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