130: ERCOLE BAROVIER, Rare and Important Mosaico vase < Important Italian Glass, 11 December 2020 < Auctions

Important Italian Glass

11 December 2020

Important Italian Glass

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Ercole Barovier
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Rare and Important Mosaico vase

Vetreria Artistica Barovier
Italy, c. 1924
fused and blown polychrome glass murrine 14¾ h × 7½ dia in (37 × 19 cm)

estimate: $200,000–300,000

result: $193,750

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Incised signature to lower edge 'E. Barovier Murano'.
provenance: Martin Cohen, New York | Sotheby's, New York, A Focused Obsession, Modern Italian Glass: The Martin Cohen Collection, 14 December 2015, Lot 19 | Private Collection, Chicago
exhibited: Fragile, Murano, chefs d'oeuvre de verre de la Renaissance au XXI siècle, 27 March - 28 July 2013, Fondation Dina Vierny, Musée Maillol, Paris
literature: Mille Anni di Arte del Vetro A Venezia, Barovier Mentasti, pg. 256 illustrates model Art of the Barovier: Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972, Barovier, pg. 95 illustrates model Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 25 illustrates model Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, pg. 89 illustrates model

Mosaico vessels designed by Ercole Barovier in the 1920s are universally considered masterworks of 20th century art and design. This monumental vase is an extremely fine example of Ercole’s best work, and is only one of two known with this particular patterning.

Ercole Barovier 1889–1974

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The nearly fifty year tenure of Ercole Barovier as artistic director, designer and owner of Barovier & Toso is unprecedented in the history of Murano glass, and the firm’s success stands as a testament to his singular artistic talent and entrepreneurial genius.

Born in 1889 to a Muranese family that could trace its origins back to the 13th century, Barovier did not train as a glassblower but had a great passion for glass and quickly distinguished himself as an innovative designer. He joined Artisti Barovier in 1919 at the age of thirty and found success designing vases in the mosaic technique. In 1930 he produced the critically acclaimed and award-winning Primavera series, the success of which encouraged him to continue his experiments.

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