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Carlo Scarpa

(Italy, 1906-1978)
Estimate
200 000 - 300 000 SEK
17 800 - 26 700 EUR
18 300 - 27 500 USD
Hammer price
460 000 SEK
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Carlo Scarpa
(Italy, 1906-1978)

a rare "A fili e a fasce" glass vase, model no. 4561, Venini, Murano, Italy, ca 1942.

Iridescent glass with decoration of threads and ribbons in various colours, acid-etched signature Venini Murano ITALIA. Height 20 cm.

Provenance

A gift in the 1960s from Italian acquaintances visiting Sweden.
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Exhibitions

The model was first presented in 1942 at the 23rd Venice Biennale.

Literature

Marino Barovier, "Venetian Glass by Carlo Scarpa: The Venini Company 1932-1947", Skira 2013, p. 416.

Designer

Carlo Scarpa was an Italian architect and designer. He was born and educated in Venice and primarily worked in the Veneto region. His modernist architecture exhibits almost poetic qualities, a sensitivity to detail, and shows great appreciation for craftsmanship. This is something he carried with him from working at the Venini glassworks between the 1933-1947. He worked first as a designer and later on as the artistic director. At Venini, Scarpa explored together with the glassblowers how they could push the boundaries of what had previously been done and further developing the various techniques.

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