208: LUDOVICO DIAZ DE SANTILLANA, vases for Pierre Cardin, set of three < Important Italian Glass, 11 December 2020 < Auctions

Important Italian Glass

11 December 2020

Important Italian Glass

Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, vases for Pierre Cardin, set of three - Image 1 of 2

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Ludovico Diaz de Santillana
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vases for Pierre Cardin, set of three

Venini
Italy, 1969
internally decorated glass 13½ h × 6 w × 6 d in (34 × 15 × 15 cm)

estimate: $3,000–5,000

result: $3,750

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Additional examples measure: 4.75 w x 4.75 d x 11.75 h and 7 w x 7 d x 13.5 h inches. Incised signature to underside of each example 'Venini Pierre Cardin'. Decal manufacturer's label to two examples ‘Venini Made in Murano Italy’.
provenance: Private Collection, Sweden
literature: Venini Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986, Diaz de Santillana, pl. 134 illustrates series

Venini Designers

After Paolo Venini’s death in 1959, his son-in-law, Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, took the company in a new direction. Responding to the tone of the times, Santillana began to invite artists from around the world to participate in a more open, creative atmosphere. A diverse group of designers contributed, and throughout the 1960s and beyond, Venini maintained and enhanced its reputation as Murano’s most innovative and forward-thinking company.