A sapphire blue glass bottle with stopper, “Mezza Filigrana”, Venini Murano. Italy, 1950s.
The body with a band of red filigree decoration, acid etched signature “venini murano ITALIA”. Height including stopper 35.5 cm.
The model was first introduced at the 1956 Venice Biennale.
Stopper with insignificant flea bite.
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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