An extraordinary "Serpente" bowl by Venini
Carlo Scarpa (Venedig 1906 - Sendai/Japan 1978)
Lot-No. 971
Proceeds : 3.500 €
Murano/Italy, 1988. Design 1940 for Venini & C. Opaque mosaic sections in black, white and red fused to form a disk and sagged. Signed, dated and numbered "venini Carlo Scarpa 1988/04" (Engarved). These bowl ranks among the most successful designs Scarpas for Venini. First exhibited in 1940 at the Biennale in Venice. (Comp. Riecke/Schmitt, Italian Glass, Murano - Milan, 1930-1970, p. 73). H. 6,6 cm, 39,5 x 25 cm.
Carlo Scarpa: An extraordinary "Serpente" bowl by Venini
Carlo Scarpa (Venedig 1906 - Sendai/Japan 1978)
An extraordinary "Serpente" bowl by Venini
Lot-No. 971
Proceeds : 3.500 €
Murano/Italy, 1988. Design 1940 for Venini & C. Opaque mosaic sections in black, white and red fused to form a disk and sagged. Signed, dated and numbered "venini Carlo Scarpa 1988/04" (Engarved). These bowl ranks among the most successful designs Scarpas for Venini. First exhibited in 1940 at the Biennale in Venice. (Comp. Riecke/Schmitt, Italian Glass, Murano - Milan, 1930-1970, p. 73). H. 6,6 cm, 39,5 x 25 cm.