$17,500
Fulvio Bianconi
Important and unique A Commedia Dell'arte Arlecchino figure, model 2908
Venini Italy, c.
1950 glass 6 dia x 21 h in (15 x 53 cm)
result: $17,500
This rare Arlecchino (Harlequin) figure by Fulvio Bianconi is larger than the more common 14-inch figures from the Commedia Dell’Arte series produced by Venini during the 1950s. The series, introduced at the 1948 Venice Biennale, was produced in two sizes, however this is the only known example of this form in this monumental size. Signed with three-line acid stamp to base: [Venini Murano Italia].
literature: Venini Glass: Its History, Artists, Techniques , Deboni, red catalog, unpaginated
This lot is on view in New York
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2014-06-12
