Gio Ponti & Paolo Venini: Four pieces of 'Canno' glass (4)
Description
Automatic translation from Danish.
Gio Ponti (1891-1979) & Paolo Venini (1895-1959). Four pieces of glass with optical vertical and twisted stripes in blue, red, green and clear glass, consisting of a 'Morandiane' vase/flacon, H. 38, Ø 9 cm. A 'Fazzeletto' vase / 'Tørklædevase', H. 9, Ø 11.5 cm. A 'Canno' bowl, H. 9.5, Ø 22 cm. As well as a teardrop-shaped 'Canno' vase, H. 24, Ø 12 cm. Made by Venini, Murano and originally designed in the period 1950-1956. Tall vase and bowl signed and dated 'Venini' respectively '89 and '94, the bowl also with a label marked 'Venini, Murano, Made in Italy', the other two unsigned but probably made slightly earlier. The teardrop-shaped vase with a 'beveled' bottom, the remaining ones with a ball-ground bottom.