“Sirena” vase model 4201 by Fulvio Bianconi, Venini Murano Italy.
Blown glass in amber color, iridescent, decoration in white glass called lattimo.
In 1950, Bianconi created a series of glass sculptures, some representing marine subjects (mermaids and fish) in a playful manner, and others exploring the theme of the female body. Several of these pieces were successfully exhibited at the major traveling exhibition Italy at Work, organized in the United States between 1950 and 1953.
Many of these sculptures are characterized by a technique of applying “lattimo” threads that stand out on a transparent surface. Other sculptures feature Phoenician decorations which, like “lattimo” decorations, are also used on vases with soft baselines.
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Provenance : Sothebys London, Design, 16 October 2018. Lot 88. | Lit. : Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 270, fig. 223 – Franco Deboni, VENINI GLASS: Its history, artists and techniques, Volume I, Turin, 2007, n.p. for a drawing of the model in the Venini ‘Red’ catalogue – Franco Deboni, VENINI GLASS: Catalogue 1921-2007, Volume II, Turin, 2007, pl. 193 – Marino Barovier, ed., FULVIO BIANCONI AT VENINI, exh. cat., Le Stanze del Vetro, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 2015, p. 16 for a sketch from the Venini ‘Black’ notebook, p. 25 possibly illustrates the present lot, pp. 130, 144, 156. | Acid Signed on the reverse on 4 lines venini murano MADE IN ITALY. | Very good original condition.
Specifications
- Period
- Circa 1950
- Dimensions
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Height: 12 1/64 in. (30.5 cm)
Width: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Depth: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
