a pair of candlesticks, Venini, Murano, Italy, probably 1950s, model 4809.
Striped decor in blue and green glass, one with etched stamp venini murano ITALIA, height 21.5 cm.
This model was shown at the Venice Biennale in 1956.
Marino Barovier, Carla Sonego, 'Paolo Venini and his furnace', Skira, 2016, compare the model ill. p 265, nr 4809.
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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