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Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1957
alternating glass tesserae edged in amethyst 6½ h × 6¾ dia in (17 × 17 cm)
Italy, 1957
alternating glass tesserae edged in amethyst 6½ h × 6¾ dia in (17 × 17 cm)
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $35,000
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Paper manufacturer's label to underside ‘Barovier & Toso Murano Made in Italy’.
provenance: Private Collection, New York
literature: Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, pg. 153 illustrates series Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970, Heiremans, pl. 49, pg. 56 illustrates similar example Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 103 illustrates series