$12,500
Ercole Barovier
Crespuscolo vase
Ferro Toso Barovier Italy, 1935 clear glass with brown inclusions and applied prunts 8½ w x 3¾ d x 11½ h in (22 x 10 x 29 cm)
result: $12,500
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 1888-1974: Vetraio Muranese , Dorigato, pg. 61 Art of the Barovier: Glassmakers in Murano 1866-1972 , Barovier, pg. 128 Il Vetro di Murano Alle Biennali 1895-1972 , Barovier, Barovier Mentasti, and Dorigato, pg. 41
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09
