Art Glass

A vintage art glass vase of the 'Mosaico Zanfirico' serie designed by Paolo Venini, Murano in 1954. The ocean blue glass body is decorated with horizontal and vertical netted lattimo canes. Signed with the acid etching 'venini murano ITALIA'. A rare authentic example of Venini's iconic designs.
Paolo Venini (1895-1959), a trained lawyer, was stationed near Venice during World War I, where he discovered his passion for glass mosaics. After the war, he initially worked as a lawyer, but was soon persuaded by art and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin to found a glass manufacturing company on Murano. In 1921, they founded the company Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C.. Cappellin left the company in 1925 and founded his own company. Venini continued to run the company alone as Venini & C. In the following years, he achieved worldwide fame with his company. Many of the most famous glass designs can be traced back to Venini's collaboration with artists such as Carlo Scarpa and Fulvio Bianconi.
artfour is an owner-managed trading company dealing with fancy pieces of Murano and Scandinavian art glass. Our passion for the beauty of these works of art drives us to become your preferred partner for the expansion of your collection. We have been dealing with 20th century art glass since the 1980s and have great experience. We guarantee the authenticity of all items we offer. We operate worldwide with well-packed and money back guarantee service. height: 5.12 inches
diameter: 5.31 inches

Literature reference:
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Paolo Venini and his Furnace, Milano 2018 page 220
A vintage art glass vase of the 'Mosaico Zanfirico' serie designed by Paolo Venini, Murano in 1954. The ocean blue glass body is decorated with horizontal and vertical netted lattimo canes. Signed with the acid etching 'venini murano ITALIA'. A rare authentic example of Venini's iconic designs.
Paolo Venini (1895-1959), a trained lawyer, was stationed near Venice during World War I, where he discovered his passion for glass mosaics. After the war, he initially worked as a lawyer, but was soon persuaded by art and antiques dealer Giacomo Cappellin to found a glass manufacturing company on Murano. In 1921, they founded the company Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C.. Cappellin left the company in 1925 and founded his own company. Venini continued to run the company alone as Venini & C. In the following years, he achieved worldwide fame with his company. Many of the most famous glass designs can be traced back to Venini's collaboration with artists such as Carlo Scarpa and Fulvio Bianconi.
artfour is an owner-managed trading company dealing with fancy pieces of Murano and Scandinavian art glass. Our passion for the beauty of these works of art drives us to become your preferred partner for the expansion of your collection. We have been dealing with 20th century art glass since the 1980s and have great experience. We guarantee the authenticity of all items we offer. We operate worldwide with well-packed and money back guarantee service.

height: 5.12 inches
diameter: 5.31 inches

Literature reference:
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Paolo Venini and his Furnace, Milano 2018 page 220
   
All our items are in good or very good condition. They have been used and may therefore show signs of wear and tear due to age. Unless otherwise stated in the item description, they do not show any damage beyond the expected signs of wear and tear. Please feel free to contact us for a detailed condition report.

Delivery can be made to any location worldwide. If you purchase multiple items, we will ship them together whenever possible to save costs. Smaller items are shipped using DHL's premium service. Larger items are delivered by air freight (FedEx, UPS, or DHL). Please note that international shipping can take up to two weeks from the date of dispatch. If no shipping costs are specified in the item description, please send us your postal code so that we can calculate the shipping costs to your location.

Our many years of experience in the international trade of antiques have given us extensive knowledge about the packaging of fragile items. Every item is different and must be treated individually. At artfour, we have a well-equipped warehouse with various materials for building frames and protective devices, while bubble wrap, double packaging, polystyrene chips, and sturdy cardboard boxes are standard features of our packaging process.

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