Paolo Venini
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A "Murrina" glass bowl, Italy 1960's.
Decorated with black and white inserts of murrina glass. Engraved signature venini italia. Height 12,2 cm, diameter 20,2 cm.
Provenance
Bought probably in the 1960's, thence by descent.
Literature
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, "Venini, Catalogue Raisonné 1921-1986", compare the model illustrated from the Barry Friedman collection, nr 59, p 110 and catalogue nr 87, pp 206-207.
More information
The model was designed in 1954.
Designer
The Italian glass artist Paolo Venini was one of the leading figures in the production of Murano glass. He is known for having founded the eponymous Venini & C. glassworks.
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