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Venetian / Murano — Glass - Shapiro Auctioneers
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| Number of lots recorded: | 96 |
| Lots with images: | 95 |
| Prices available: | 96 |
Category:
Venetian / Murano
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), Coronado', 2000, hand-blown, black, yellow and clear glass, etched signature to base 'Lino Tagliapietra 2000', height 59.6 cm. Provenance: Purchased from SOFA, Chicago, USA in 2000 | *** |  |
| *** | Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), Bilbao', 2001, hand-blown, blue, orange, red and black glass, etched signature to base 'Lino Tagliapietra 2001', height 51.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased from Etienne & Van den Doel, the Netherlands in 2003 | *** |  |
| *** | Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), Golden Age', 1998, hand-blown, red and clear glass, etched signature to base 'Lino Tagliapietra 1998', height 77.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased from SOFA, Chicago, USA in 2000 | *** |  |
| *** | Napoleone Martinuzzi, 'Bassorilievo' glass column, 1953-58, manufactured by Vetreria Gino Cenedese, Italy; seven convex scavo glass panels with boldly coloured figural motifs and metal mount. Height 218 cm. Width 20 cm. From 'La Lavorazione Del Vetro'… | *** |  |
| *** | Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), Silea', 2000, hand-blown, blue, brown and amber glass, etched signature to base 'Lino Tagliapietra 2000', height 51.4 cm. Provenance: Purchased from SOFA, Chicago, USA in 2000 | *** |  |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi, Macchie vase, Italy c. 1950, clear and coloured glass, manufactured by Venini, Italy, retains decal sticker | *** |  |
| *** | Carlo Scarpa, Bollicine vase, c. 1935 with applied handles, glass with gold leaf inclusions, acid etched to base 'Venini Murano', manufactured by Venini, height 35 cm. Provenance: Orlando Brown Collection, Mosman | *** |  |
| *** | Egidio Costantini (1912-2007), glass bull, after Pablo Picasso, c. 1960's, faded inscriptions to base 'E. Costantini P. Picasso Fucina Degli Angeli Venezia'. Height 42 cm, horn to horn 38 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Dino Martens, Nabucco Oriente vase, designed c1952, model No. 3121, polychrome glass decorated with five cane inclusions, three clear inclusions and a large star murine, manufactured by Aureliano Toso, Murano. Height 24.5 cm, reference: Leslie Pina,… | *** |  |
| *** | Dino Martens, 'Oriente' vase, designed model No. 5138, manufactured by Aureliano Toso, Murano, polychrome glass decorated with cane inclusions, clear inclusions and a large star murine | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964) Pulcino glass sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, the oval shape blue glass body internally decorated, with millefiori glass eyes, on copper wire feet | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino Glass Sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, 'U' shape green glass body, with internal applied murrines in blue and red, with millefiori glass eyes, raised up on copper wire feet, height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Venetian glass mirrors, first half 20th century, each scroll form frame with applied flowers and leaves, minor loss to applied decoration (A/F) (2), height 100 cm, width 62 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino Glass Sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, square shape olive green glass body, with internal applied murrines in blue and orange, with millefiori glass eyes, raised up on copper wire feet, one eye possibly… | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino Glass Sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, the oval shape blue glass body decorated with orange stripes, with millefiori glass eyes, raised up on copper wire feet, height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996). Large 'A Fasce Orizzontali' vase, circa 1953 for Venini, of cylindrical form with horizontal bands of red, emerald green, blue and russet brown glass on clear body, with circular acid stamp 'Venini Murano Italia' | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino glass sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, 'U' shape green glass body, with internal applied murrines in blue and red, with millefiori glass eyes, raised on copper wire feet, retains original Vistosi label,… | *** |  |
| *** | Murano Cenedese Vetri, glass world globe, hand blown cobalt blue glass globe with hand painted and gilt decoration, gold plated metal frame, retains decal label to underside, height 52 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964) Pulcino glass sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, 'U' shape green glass body, with internal applied murrine in blue and red, with millefiori glass eyes, raised on copper wire feet, retains original label 'Made in Italy… | *** |  |
| *** | Archimede Seguso, 'Feathers' vase, retains two decal labels | *** |  |
| *** | Dino Martens, Orient bottle vase, c. 1950, coloured glass, model number 7991, retains decal label | *** |  |
| *** | Venini, Fiji vase, c. 2003, produced by Venini, clear blown glass with sommerso bands of yellow, orange, brown and red, engraved 'Venini 2003', height 34.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino Glass Sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, ball shape orange glass body, with millefiori glass eyes, raised up on copper wire feet, minor chip to beak, height 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Alessandro Pianon (Italian, 1931-1964), Pulcino glass sculpture, c. 1960, for Vistosi, 'U' shape green glass body, with internal applied murrines in blue and red, with millefiori glass eyes, raised on copper wire feet, height 31 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Anzolo Fuga (Italian, 1915-1998). Bandiere vase, circa 1950 produced by A.V.E.M, hand blown Murano glass with a design of white, red, green and blue fields, stamped with sticker underneath 'AVEM', 'Made in Italy', 'Murano' | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, c. 1980, yellow, red and blue sommerso glass, etched signature 'L. Onesto Murano' to base, height 26 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912-2007). Roses in ice Murano glass sculpture, signed to base 'A. Barbini' | *** |  |
| *** | Pollio Perelda, Stellate vase, Italy c. 1950, clear and coloured glass, manufactured by Fratelli Toso, retains decal label | *** |  |
| *** | Ercole Barovier, pair of Murano glass vases, c. 1960 bollicante glass with gold inclusions, manufactured by Barovier and Toso, etched to base 'Toso Murano' (2). Height 33 cm. Diameter 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cenedese, large glass bowl, Italy, internally decorated with coloured glass canes, retains decal label 'Vitro Artisto Murano', underside inscribed 'Cenedese'. Height 23.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, c. 1980, for Vetreria Artistica Oball, yellow, red and blue sommerso glass, etched signature 'L. Onesto Murano' to base, height 18 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Archimede Seguso, Petali filigranati vase, manufactured by Archimede Seguso, Italy; clear glass with gold inclusions and applied red filigrana rods. Height 26 cm. Literature: Barovier, Marino. Venetian art glass, 1840-1970, an American collection,… | *** |  |
| *** | Pair of Venetian Blackamoors, on stands, modelled in the form of ten light candlesticks resting on triform bases, electrified, height 178 cm | *** | N/A |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi, 'Fazzoletto' vase, designed manufactured by Venini, Italy; clear glass, white zanfirico decoration, 'Venini Murano made in Italy' sticker, engraved 'Venini 89'. Height 26 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Ermanno Nason (Italian, b. 1928). Combattimento Di Galli glass vase, circa 1980 coloured glass, surmounted by two molded rooster heads, engraved to base 'E. Nason' | *** |  |
| *** | Gino Cenedese (Italian) vase, c. 1950 purple scavo and polished glass, retains 'Murano Cenedese Vetri' foil label to base | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935) vase, c. 1980 yellow, red and blue sommerso glass, etched signature 'L. Onesto Murano' to base, together with a teal glass bowl (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Loredano Rosin (Italian, 1936-1991) sculpture, c. 1985, clear and Calcedonia glass, signed 'Loredano Rosin', with two Murano Venezia acid stamps | *** |  |
| *** | Archimede Seguso (Italian, 1909-1999), twisted glass vase, c.1960, hand blown and applied cobalt blue and aqua glass, height 24.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Anzolo Fuga (Italian), opaline freeform bowl, c. 1960, opaline, orange and amethyst glass, width 47 cm depth 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996), Pantalone', c. 1950, for Venini, white, red and black glass with applied trails, with acid stamp 'Venini Murano Italia, height 33.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Gino Cenedese, glass 'Aquarium', depicting clown fish swimming amongst water plants. | *** |  |
| *** | Ercole Barovier, Mugnoni vase, manufactured by Barovier and Toso, Italy; clear glass with large bullicante bosses, engraved signature. Height 34m Literature: Barovier, Marino. Venetian art glass, 1840-1970, an American collection, Arnoldsche Art… | *** |  |
| *** | Laura Diaz de Santillana (Italian), Biro' vase, designed 1982, executed 2000, produced by Venini, blue, green and clear glass, engraved 'Venini 2000', with Venini box, height 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, hand blown glass, clear, yellow, and blue, of teardrop form, inscribed to base 'L. Onesto Murano Italy', height 35 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Murano multi coloured glass Parakeet together with a green glass swan decanter with plate silver head. Height 42 cm. Height 30 cm, length 20 cm | *** |  |
| *** | art glass vase, 2000 produced by Venini, glass with blue, yellow and green fields within clear border, etched signature to base 'Venini 2000' | *** |  |
| *** | Luciano Gaspari (Italian) sommerso vase, c. 1960, executed by Salviati, hand blown clear and orange glass with green stripes, signed 'Salviati' | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), tall sommerso vase, hand blown glass, clear and amethyst, with black swirls, of teardrop form with long neck, signed 'L. Onesto Murano Italy' to base, height 37 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996). Forato vase, circa 1960 produced by Venini, glass with green tinge and punctured hole, acid stamp underneath | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian octagonal mirror, glass, giltwood, decorated with gilt accents, width 85 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Cenedese two graduated Sommerso vases, c. 1960 hand blown amber, blue and green glass (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Luca Nichetto for Salviati, vase, c. 2004, hand blown red glass with controlled air bubbles, signed and dated 'Salviati, 2004', together with small red glass vase with black ring designed by Simon Moore, signed and dated 'Salviati, 2007', both retain… | *** |  |
| *** | Canne Ritorte vase, 1981 blue and green twisted cane, incised 'Venini Italia 81' | *** |  |
| *** | Seguso sommerso vase, c. 1960, hand blown clear and blue glass | *** |  |
| *** | Antonio da Ros (Italian, b. 1936) 'sommerso' vase, c. 1960, executed by Cenedese, clear and black glass, signed 'Cenedese' | *** |  |
| *** | Sommerso vase hand blown blue and clear glass, signed 'Angelo Seguso' | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), 'Sommerso' vase, c. 1990s, executed by Oball, hand-blown Murano glass, of heart-shaped form, coloured in layers of purple, blue and pink submerged in clear, engraved to base 'Onesto', height 19 cm. Provenance: Private… | *** |  |
| *** | Laura Diaz de Santillana (Italian), Sommersi Oro' ball vase, c. 2001, produced by Venini, green glass internally decorated with gold leaf inclusions, engraved 'Venini Laura 2001', height 16 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Fulvio Bianconi glass handkerchief vase, designed 1949 the clear glass decorated with blue and white 'Zanfirico', acid stamp to base 'Venini, Murano, Italia'. Height 10 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Seguso Viro, Fireworks bowl, c. 2000, blown and fused glass, of oval form, signed, height 9 cm length 26.5 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Carlo Moretti (Italian, b. 1934), glass sculpture, 2000, clear, white and black glass, signed and dated near base, numbered 79/100, height 18 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Suite of engraved crystal Stemware, comprising a water pitcher, two carafes with stoppers, twelve each of champagne flutes, white wine glasses, red wine glasses and water goblets together with eleven dessert wine goblets, all Flavio Poli for Murano (63) | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, hand blown glass, pink, blue, and clear with blue and green swirls of teardrop shape, signed 'L. Onesto Murano Italy' to base, height 25.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Afro Celotto (Italian, b. 1963), large free form bowl, hand blown glass with multicoloured filigrana tessere pattern throughout, signed to base 'Afro Celotto', height 26 cm width 52 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Three Murano Venetian goblets and a lidded comport, each with finely blown and gilded decoration, with applied coloured flowers, one with cover, in the style of Giuseppe Barovier (4) | *** |  |
| *** | Seguso Vetri d'Arte sommerso Centerpiece tapered ovoid form, blue, red and yellow glass. Height 18 cm. Width 36 cm. Depth 26.5 | *** |  |
| *** | After Alfredo Barbini, Murano glass sculpture, depicting three blue love birds on a tree infused with gold aventurine, height 35 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lino Tagliapietra (Italian, b. 1934), two Saturno low bowls, c. 1968 executed by La Murrina Murano, fused and blown glass, one retains decal label (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Livio Seguso (Italian), vase, c. 1980, executed by Seguso Arte Vetro, hand blown blue and black glass, retains glass factory's decal label, height 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Ercole Barovier, Grosse Costolature vase, designed 1942, manufactured by Barovier and Toso, Italy; clear glass with heavily lobed edge, lightly iridised surface, stylised clam shaped form. Height 35 cm. Literature: Barovier, Marino. Venetian art glass,… | *** |  |
| *** | Amedeo Rossetto (Italian), Murano murrine millefiori Glass Vase, for Eugenio Ferro, signed 'A. Rossetto', retains Vetro Artistico decal label, with certificate, height 29 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Alfredo Barbini (Italian, 1912-2007), two glass block sculptures, c. 1960, clear glass with internal pipe motifs in black and gold (2), height 16 cm, width 14 cm, depth 4.5 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984) bird vase, c. 1955, executed by Seguso Vetri d'Arte, hand blown red and yellow glass | *** |  |
| *** | Six Murano Glass Champagne Flutes, c. 1999, executed by L'Isola, hand blown multi-coloured glass (6). Provenance: Purchased from L'Isola, Venice, 2002 | *** |  |
| *** | Six Murano Glass Champagne Flutes, c. 2000, executed by L'Isola, hand blown multi-coloured glass (6). Provenance: Purchased from L'Isola, Venice, 2002 | *** |  |
| *** | Dino Martens (Italian, 1894-1970), sommerso vase, executed by Aureliano Toso, hand blown clear, orange and turquoise glass, retains Aureliano Toso label, height 28 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), vase, c. 1970, clear and amethyst sommerso glass, with gold leaf inclusions, of teardrop form with fish-scale design, etched signature L. Onesto Murano to base, Oggetti decal label, height 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Seguso two Sommerso vases, c. 1960 hand blown yellow, green and blue, one retains 'Made in Italy Murano' decal label (2) | *** |  |
| *** | Murano aquarium vase, transparent and blue blown-glass of cylindrical form, internally decorated with orange and yellow fish, height 22 cm, diameter 9.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, c. 1970, clear and amethyst glass, with gold leaf inclusions, of teardrop form with fish-scale design, etched signature 'L. Onesto Murano' to base, height 35 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Charles Savoie, two Zanfirico goblets, both signed to base (2). Height 42.5 cm, 43 cm. Provenance: L. H. Selman Ltd glass gallery, Santa Cruz, CA | *** |  |
| *** | Carlo Moretti, two 'Fasse Nero' vases, No. 343107 and No. 43201, slightly flared plain oval form with horizontal bands of frosted and black glass, both signed 'By Carlo Moretti, Venice. Heights 22 cm and 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Venini, gourd vase, c. 1998, clear blown glass and brown sommerso, engraved 'Venini 98', retains decal label 'Murano made in Italy Venini, height 37 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Flavio Poli (Italian, 1900-1984). Pulegoso vase turquoise glass, labelled 'Seguso Vetri D'arte Murano made in Italy' and etched signature 'Seguso V. D'arte' to base, minor chip to neck | *** |  |
| *** | Attributed to Angelo Seguso Sommerso vase hand blown clear and teal glass | *** |  |
| *** | Dino Martens (Italian, 1894-1970), handkerchief vase, produced by Aureliano Toso, internally decorated and applied glass, unsigned, height 20 cm width 30 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Roberto Cavalli (Italian), leopard sommerso vase, hand blown clear, amber and black glass, of circular form, signed near base, height 18 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso vase, c. 1980, hand blown and fused clear, pink and blue glass, of circular tear drop form, unsigned, height 20 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Luigi Onesto (Italian, b. 1935), sommerso low bowl, hand blown and fused clear, red and blue glass, signed 'L. Onesto Murano', retains glass factory's decal label 'Vetreria Oball', 38 x 31 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Venini. art glass bowl, circa 1930 hand blown, clear glass decorated with gold flecks and white dots | *** |  |
| *** | Tomasso Barbi (Italian), Murano glass and brass picture frame, signed 'Tommaso Barbi made in Italy', retains decal label 'Vetri Murano, 23 x 27 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Archimede Seguso (Italian) vase, c. 1960 hand blown pink and white glass, internally decorated with gold leaves, acid stamp 'Made in Italy' to underside | *** |  |
| *** | Gino Cenedese (Italian), Scavo charger, c. 1960, hand blown red scavo glass, signed 'Gino Cenedese', diameter 44 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Sydney | *** |  |
| *** | Venetian cut glass mirror, 20th century, with foliate cresting and ribbon surround, the bevelled plates etched with floral sprays, 100 x 74 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Bowl executed by Venini, grey blown and applied glass, etched signature 'Venini Italia' to base | *** |  |