$22,500
Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche
Important plate
Norway/Italy / Italy, 1912-1914 glass chips and metallic powders 10¼ dia x 2 h in (26 x 5 cm)
result: $22,500
The collaboration between ceramic artist Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche and the master blowers of Fratelli Toso was an important event in the history of Murano glass.
From 1910 to 1914, Lerche designed unique pieces which initiated a century of collaboration between Murano’s master glassblowers and artists the world over.
Incised signature to underside: [H.St-Lerche].
provenance: Stadion Auction, Vetri Italiani , by Franco Deboni, 18 March 1990, Lot 181
exhibited: Venice Biennale , 1912-1914, Italy
literature: Il Vetro di Murano Alle Biennale , Barovier, Barovier Mentasti, Dorigato, pg. 110 illustrates this work Venetian Glass 1890-1990 , Barovier Mentasti, pg. 36
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09