Sold for:
$9,375
$9,375
Ercole Barovier
Athena Cattedrale vase
Barovier & Toso Italy, 1964 7¾ dia x 5¾ h in (20 x 15 cm)
result: $9,375
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: Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese , Dorigato, pg. 116 Art of the Barovier: Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972 , Barovier, pg. 198 illustrates series
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09
