Important Italian Glass 
11 December 2020
Tyra Lundgren, Leaf bowl, model 2641 - Image 1 of 3
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Important Italian Glass 
Tyra Lundgren, Leaf bowl, model 2641 - Image 1 of 3
Tyra Lundgren, Leaf bowl, model 2641 - Image 2 of 3
Tyra Lundgren, Leaf bowl, model 2641 - Image 3 of 3
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Tyra Lundgren

Leaf bowl, model 2641

Venini
Italy, 1937
iridized glass with sapphire bands 4¼ h × 8¾ w × 12½ d in (11 × 22 × 32 cm)
estimate: $1,500–2,000
result: $1,875
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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. 367 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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