Erole Barovier (1889 - 1974)

for Ferro Toso Barovier, thick-walled colourless glass, overall with embedded steel-wool, mould blown, decorated with twelve clear glass applications, with trapped air bubbles, mounted with lamp fitting

Helmut Ricke and Eva Schmitt, Italian Glass, Murano - Milan 1930 - 1970, The Collection of the Steinberg Foundation, Munich and New York, 1997, p. 46 (for an illustration of another example of this model)
Marina Barovier, Rosa Barovier Mentasti, Attilia Dorigato, Il Vetro Di Murano Alle Biennali, 1895 - 1972, Milan, 1995, p.41. (for a contemporary photograph of this model and two others of this technique)

Not tested or guaranteed for electricity. A stylish piece of good overall appearance. Some minor marks and scratches overall, including to underside, consistent with age. Drilled hole for electrical cable level with lower tier of applied prints. One or two 'seeds' within the glass, this is part of the creation. Overall very good condition.
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This model was first exhibited in 1938, in a longer necked version, at the XXI Biennale in Venice (see Barovier, Barovier Mantasti, Dorigato op.cit. )