$7,500
Giulio Radi
vase
A.
V.E.M. Italy, 1951 glass with metallic inclusions and murrina 4¾ dia x 9¼ h in (12 x 23 cm)
result: $7,500
Guilio Radi & Aldo Nason As founding partner and Artistic Director of A.V.E.M., Guilio Radi experimented with thickly layered glass, murrines and metallic inclusions which led to the celebrated Reazione Polichroma series. After his untimely death in 1952, partner Aldo Nason continued and expanded on these techniques, culminating in the Yokahama series of the 1960s.
Signed with partial foil manufacturer's label to underside: [Made in Italy Murano].
provenance: Collection of Odetto Lastra, Union City, NJ
literature: Il Vetro Italiano a Milano 1906-1968 , Barovier Mentasi, pg. 100 illustrates this work
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09
