Live Auction 12216The Collection of Chiara and Francesco Carraro
NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI (1892-1977)
Lot 12 COLLECTION OF FRANCESCO AND CHIARA CARRARO, VENICE

NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI (1892-1977)

A PULEGOSO 'ARTICHOKE' SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1928

Closed12 December 2016

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USD 50,000

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NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI (1892-1977)
A PULEGOSO 'ARTICHOKE' SCULPTURE, CIRCA 1928
executed by Venini, hand-blown glass
10 7/8 in. (27.5 cm.) high

Specialist note

The present 'artichoke' sculpture was part of the illuminated glass fountain designed by Napoleone Martinuzzi which was situated in the winter garden designed by Enrico Del Debbio at the I Quadriennale exhibition, Rome, 1931.