Important Italian Glass 
11 December 2020
Tyra Lundgren, Fenicio vase, model 3864 - Image 1 of 2
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Important Italian Glass 
Tyra Lundgren, Fenicio vase, model 3864 - Image 1 of 2
Tyra Lundgren, Fenicio vase, model 3864 - Image 2 of 2
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Tyra Lundgren

Fenicio vase, model 3864

Venini
Italy, 1948
transparent glass with lattimo decoration 10¾ h × 6½ w × 4¾ d in (27 × 17 × 12 cm)
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $4,063
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Signed with four-line acid stamp to underside 'Venini Murano Made in Italy'.
provenance: Private Collection, Sweden
literature: Paolo Venini and his Furnace, Barovier and Sonego, pg. 383 illustrates model

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Swedish artist, designer, writer, and critic Tyra Lundgren was the first female designer hired at Venini. Working closely with Paolo Venini, Carlo Scarpa, and master blower Arturo Biasutto (Boboli), Lundgren's dynamic personality and layered knowledge of international art and design would deeply affect the direction of the company.

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