Live Auction 2182Important 20th Century Decorative Art and Design
Christie’s roundel
Lot 42

ATTRIBUTED TO VENINI

A PAIR OF GLASS GIRANDOLES, 1950S

Closed2 June 2009

Price Realised

USD 13,750

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ATTRIBUTED TO VENINI
A Pair of Glass Girandoles, 1950s
each 54¾ in. (139 cm.) high, 32 in. (81.3 cm.) wide, 15¼ in. (38.7 cm.) deep (2)

Specialist note

The present sconces are said to have been made for the Hotel Provincial in Mar del Plata, Argentina, around 1940. The architect of the Hotel Provincial was Alejandro Bustillo and the entire interior decoration, fittings and furnishings were executed by the firm Comte.