Paolo Venini Fazzaletto Vase c1955

Description

Heading : Paolo Venini fazzaletto vase
Date : c1955
Origin : Murano. Italy
Bowl Features : Crimped handkerchief form with incamiciato glass of opaque milk glass and plum
Marks : Venini Murano Italia signature to base
Type : Incamiciato – meaning in a sleeve – fuses milk glass with clear coloured glass.
Size : 23.2cm height. approx 20cm at widest point
Condition :Very good. no chips or cracks – there are some internal scratches from flower stalks. these are visible from beneath the vase
Restoration : None
Weight : 891 grams

The incamiciato (in a sleeve) technique fuses a layer of opaque milk glass with coloured glass. This technique was developped by Carlo Scarpa and Paolo Venini