Estimated value: 30,000-40,000 US$
Reached Price: 54,000 US$
Auction:
Important Italian Design
Sales date: 2005-12-06
Location:
Chicago
Lot number: 606
Design
Paolo Venini
Manufacturer
Venini
Architonic id
4107316
Glass
6 w x 3 d x 9.25 h
The patchwork technique is created by rolling blown glass over colorful glass threads. Examples from this series are extremely rare. Signed with a Venini paper label.
Literature:
Art Glass from Murano, Heiremans, pg. 279 illustrates a similar example