Gianmaria Potenza (Italian b.1936) for La Murrina
Vase, late 1960s
£625
Auction: 30 April 2021 from 10:00 BST
Description
pale yellow glass incorporating an iron red bullseye
Dimensions
35.5cm high (14in high)
Footnote
Provenance: A Private European Collection of Design
We would like to thank Marc Heiremans for his assistance in cataloguing the current work.
Gianmaria Potenza trained as an artist and sculptor and on occasion worked with both Gio Ponti and Franco Albini. In 1968 he founded La Murrina with Ulderico Moretti. The company was particularly recognised for its glassware although they also produced furniture, lighting and objects too. Potenza's involvement with the company was shortlived and he left in 1975, so this piece dates from a very small window of time and demonstrates his ability to work within the Murano tradition but in a contemporary manner. His later career focussed primarily on interior decoration.