- 108
Murano
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Description
- Murano
- Bull
- stamped on back right foot?????
- corroso glass
- 8 1/8 by 11 3/4 by 4 in. (21 by 29.9 by 10.2 cm.)
Corroso glass; possibly by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, Italy; circa 1948
Provenance
Private Collection, New York
Literature
Venetian Glass, exh. cat., American Craft Museum, New York, 2000, no. 98 (for a related model)
Marina Barovier, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Attilia Dorigato, Il Vetro Di Murano Alle Biannali: 1895-1972, Milan, 1995, p. 79 (for a related model)
Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 23, no. 11 (for a related model)
Marina Barovier, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Attilia Dorigato, Il Vetro Di Murano Alle Biannali: 1895-1972, Milan, 1995, p. 79 (for a related model)
Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 23, no. 11 (for a related model)
Condition
Overall very good condition. The corroso glass with a varied textural surface. The recessed contours of the design with some light surface soiling. The two front hooves each with a small chip, the larger to the left hoof measuring approximately 1/4 x 1/2 inch. 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.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.