Ercole Barovier

Aldo Bellini and Sandro Pezzoli, Galleria La Scaletta di Vetro, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, 2003-2015 (present lot exhibited)

Marino Barovier, Venetian Art Glass, An American Collection 1840-1970, Vicenza, 2004, p. 136 (design illustrated)

Overall very good condition, with the exception of occasional very minor abrasions to the outer surfaces. The underside of one of the prunts just above the base rim has several very minor pin head indents. The flat underside of the vase has a shallow chip which appears to be the remnants of the pontil that was left over when the underside of the vase was polished at the factory. The top rim of the vase has some very minor/shallow surface abrasions, possibly as a result of the vase being placed upside down. Overall in our opinion the vase presents well, with good scale, placement of prunts and concentration of internal air bubbles.
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