Sold for:
$15,000
$15,000
Ercole Barovier
Tesserae Ambra vase
Barovier & Toso Italy, 1957 alternating tesserae glass edged in amethyst 7½ w x 4¼ d x 10½ h in (19 x 11 x 27 cm)
result: $15,000
With a career spanning more than fifty years, Ercole Barovier’s prolific output and innovative designs helped establish 20th century Murano glass as art.
Heir to one of the oldest glassmaking families in Venice, Ercole Barovier is deservedly famous for his reinterpretations of ancient techniques as well as inventive designs never before achieved.
literature: Art Glass 1910-1970 , Heiremans, pg. 56, pl. 49 Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese , Dorigato, pg. 103
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09
