Italian Mezza Filigrana Fazzaletto Vase – 20th century

Description

Heading : Italian Mezza Filigrana Fazzaletto Vase – 20th century
Date : mid-century modern
Origin : Murano; Italy
Bowl Features : five upright folds over a circular base of clear. blue and white ‘mezza filigrana’ glass formed in to the ‘fazzoletto’ (handkerchief) style
Marks : none
Size : 18.5 cm high – 22.3 cm at widest point of rim
Condition : Excellent; no chips. cracks. flakes or scratches of any significance
Restoration : None
Weight : 691 grams

Additional Information : A generic style used by many well-known Italian glass-artists – it is near impossible to attribute an unsigned example to any one of them with any certainty; this piece can perhaps best be likened to other works from Auriliano Toso