Design

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Lot 99
  • 99

ETTORE SOTTSASS | 'Luna' Vase

Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description

  • Ettore Sottsass
  • 'Luna' Vase
  • the glass incised venini 97 Ettore Sottsass 8/29 and with applied label VENINI MURANO MADE IN ITALYnumber 8 from an edition of 29
  • hand-blown transparent sapphire glass, marble
  • 28.5 cm (11  1/4  in.)
  • 1997

Provenance

Acquired directly from Venini by the present owner

Literature

Marino Barovier, Bruno Bischofberger, Milco Carboni, eds, Sottsass: Glass Works, Dublin, 1998, p. 108
Franco Deboni, VENINI GLASS: Catalogue 1921-2007, Volume II, Turin, 2007, fig. 353
Luca Massimo Barbero, ed., Ettore Sottsass: The Glass, exh. cat., Le Stanze del Vetro, San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 2017, pp. 82-83, 203

Condition

Overall excellent condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."