$45,000
Archimede Seguso
rare Merletto vase
Vetreria Archimede Seguso Italy, 1952 internally decorated glass with amethyst canes 5½ w x 6 d x 10¼ h in (14 x 15 x 26 cm)
result: $45,000
Incised to underside: [Seguso Archimede Biennale 1952].
provenance: Private Collection | Wright, Modern Glass featuring Masterworks from Murano , 10 December 2009, Lot 675
exhibited: Venice Biennale XXVI , 1952, Italy
literature: Il Vetro di Murano alle Biennali 1895-1972 , Barovier, Barovier Menasti and Dorigato, pg. 70 illustrates this example New Glass Review: 33 , The Corning Museum of Glass, pg. 97 illustrates this example in a list of the 100 most important glass objects
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2016-11-22
