Lot 104
  • 104

Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996)

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Description

  • Fulvio Bianconi
  • "A Fasce Orizzontali" Bottle
  • with acid stamp Venini/Murano/ITALIA
  • colorless glass with applied transparent green and blue in corpo bands, transparent blue neck ad incalmo
  • 14 in. (35.6 cm.) high
Colorless glass with applied transparent green and blue in corpo bands, transparent blue neck ad incalmo; with acid stamp "Venini/Murano/ITALIA"; produced by Venini, Italy; circa 1950

Provenance

Christie's London, March 26, 1997, lot 71
Private Collection, New York, acquired from the above

Literature

Venini, "Catalogo Rosso," model no. 4532

Condition

Overall very good original condition. The glass with a few minor air bubbles and particulate inclusions inherent in the making and not visually distracting. The surfaces with a few shallow scratches consistent with age and gentle handling. The upper shoulder with a small concentrated area of shallow surface scratches with associated dirt. With light surface dirt to the interior. Sotheby's would like to thank Marc Heiremans for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot. For further details on this lot, please contact Sotheby’s Design Department: 212-606-7170.
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