Carlo Scarpa (Italian 1906-1978) for Venini
Vase, 1940
£2,016
Auction: 28 April 2023 at 11:00 BST
Description
signed with 2 line acid stamp Venini Murano (to base), glass, from the Laccato Nero e Rosso series
Dimensions
16cm high (6 1/4in high)
Provenance
Provenance
Private Collection, UK.
Footnote
Literature
Barovier, Marino and Carla Sonego. Carla Scarpa Venini 1932-1947. SKIRA. p 284.
To obtain the bright red colour Scarpa used miniscule lamp-worked glass spheres in the glass mass and due to the complexity of this technique relatively few pieces were produced in this series.