Live Auction 17273Thinking Italian Design
FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996)
Lot 72 PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF BIANCA CARRARO

FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996)

A rare 'Scozzese' vase, model no. 4595, circa 1958

Closed16 October 2019

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GBP 56,250

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FULVIO BIANCONI (1915-1996)
A rare 'Scozzese' vase, model no. 4595, circa 1958
mould-blown coloured and lattimo glass canes
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
10 ¾ x 4 ¾ x 3 7/8 in. (27.5 x 12 x 10 cm.)
underside acid-etched venini/murano/ITALIA and further incised F BIANCONI 58

Collezione Fulvio Bianconi;
Galleria Blanchaert, Milan;
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1970s.

Specialist note


The present lot was part of the seminal exhibition of works by Fulvio Bianconi held at Galleria Danese, Milan, in 1958 (illustrated). A rare example from the noteworthy Scozzesi series, the model presents a quadrangular section, the sides elegantly curving inward with Lattimo, blue, red, green glass canes forming an integrated spiral design.