Fulvio Bianconi

model no. 4226

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

Rossana Bossaglia, Vetri di Fulvio Bianconi, Turin, 1993, no. 65
Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 282 (related model illustrated)
Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini: Catalogue Raisonne 1921-1986, Milan, 2000, p. 161 (related model illustrated)
Marino Barovier, Fulvio Bianconi at Venini, Milan, 2016, p. 261 (model illustrated)

Overall very good condition with no damage or restoration detected. There are occasional very minor surfaces abrasions, particularly to the lower 1/8 of the body, commensurate with age and use. The underside has a good clear 3-line acid stamp mark. Overall the colors in the photograph in the printed and online catalogue appear slightly muddy and dull. In reality the colors/tones are slightly bolder and more defined and in our opinion more attractive. Further photographs of the vase taken in the gallery may be provided on request.
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