PAOLO VENINI (1895-1959) A VASE, MODEL N. 3886, CIRCA 1954
executed by Venini, hand-blown glass murrine
13 in. (33 cm.) high
acid stamp venini MURANO ITALIA
PAOLO VENINI (1895-1959) A VASE, MODEL N. 3886, CIRCA 1954
executed by Venini, hand-blown glass murrine
13 in. (33 cm.) high
acid stamp venini MURANO ITALIA
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini, Milan, 2000, p. 105, fig. 53 for another vase of this model in a different color scheme; M. Barovier, C. Sonego (eds.), Paolo Venini and his furnaces, exhibition catalogue, Venice, Le Stanze del Vetro, Milan, 2016, p. 182 for another vase of this model and a pencil drawing of the model.
The technique used for this bottle is known as Mezzalune Murrine (half-moon). It was desiged by Paolo Venini in 1954 and introduced by the Venini Company at the XXVII Venice Biennale and the X Milan Triennale. The present vase, with its triangular shape and vibrant combination of black and turquoise, represents one of Paolo Venini's most famous designs, perhaps exceeded only by the a Dame series.
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