$12,500
Dino Martens
rare and monumental a cane vase, model 6801
Aureliano Toso Italy, 1958 internally decorated glass 5 dia x 22 h in (13 x 56 cm)
result: $12,500
Like many of the great Murano glass designers of the 20th century, Dino Martens was an accomplished painter.
Working with the Aureliano Toso glass factory he produced a remarkable series of vases between 1946 and 1960 which combined traditional Venetian techniques with bold colors and asymmetrical forms.
Signed with partial foil manufacturer's label to underside: [Aureliano Toso Murano].
provenance: Collection of Odetto Lastra, Union City, NJ
literature: Dino Martens: Muranese Glass Designer , Heiremans, pg. 134 illustrates this example
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09
