Live auction 603
XX Century Italian Glasses and Ceramics
tue 22 June 2021
Milan
SINGLE SESSION 22/06/2021 Hours 14:30
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Lot N. 140
T. Buzzi, Venini, Murano, 1932ca
Tomaso Buzzi (1900-1981). An exceptional vase from the Turchese e nero series, opaline glass cased in sapphire and green, in the shape of a drop. Applied asymmetrical [..]
Estimate
€ 25.000,00 / 30.000,00
Lot N. 214
Fulvio Bianconi
(1915 - 1996)
F. Bianconi, Venini, Murano, 1950ca
Fulvio Bianconi (1915-1996). A truncated cone-shaped vase from the A Macchie series with an abstract decor of green and cyclamen stains. H 23cm, diam 19cm. Acid-etched [..]
Estimate
€ 30.000,00 / 40.000,00
Lot N. 115
Benvenuto Barovier (1855-1932) Vetreria Artisti Barovier, Murano, 1920 ca
Eccezionale vaso con decoro floreale a polveri e murrine. altezza cm 26
Questo vaso eccezionale è uno dei rari esempi ove sono ben visibili le diverse [..]
Estimate
€ 25.000,00 / 30.000,00
Lot N. 116
Artisti Barovier, Murano, 1914ca
Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947). A glass plaque with a decor of murrine and polychrome pate de verre depicting a landscape with trees. 28x25cm. Chippings and restorations. [..]
Estimate
€ 20.000,00 / 25.000,00
Lot N. 111
Fratelli Toso, Murano, 1910ca
Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche (1867-1920). A rare heavy blown glass vase in green hues with a decor of a fish, created by melting polychrome powders. Diam 28cm. Signature [..]
Estimate
€ 18.000,00 / 20.000,00
Lot N. 141
T. Buzzi, Venini, Murano, 1934ca
Tomaso Buzzi (1900-1981). A rare pair of vases in blue blown glass with a gold leaf decor. Applied milk-white and straw-coloured submerged glass base. H 37cm. One [..]
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 186
Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1956ca
Ercole Barovier (1889-1972). A cylindrical blown glass vase from the Millefili series with a decor of tiles with thin polychrome canes. H 33.5cm
Estimate
€ 4.000,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 177
Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1963ca
Ercole Barovier (1889-1972). A large vase from the Intarsio series with a decor of triangular ruby- and straw-coloured tiles. H 30.5cm, diam 23cm
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 147
C. Scarpa, Venini, Murano, 1936ca
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978). A green submerged glass vase with bubbles and a spiral gold leaf decor. H 19cm. Acid-etched signature Venini Murano Made in Italy.
Estimate
€ 2.000,00 / 2.500,00
Lot N. 178
Barovier & Toso, Murano, 1955ca
Ercole Barovier (1889-1972). A rare egg-shaped blown glass vase with a decor of large geometric milk-white and blue murrine on a clear backdrop. H 16cm, diam 14c [..]
Estimate
€ 2.500,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 21
Giovanni Grande (1887-1937) Lenci, Torino, 1930 Carnevale
Carnival by Giovanni Grande (1887-1937). A slip cast earthenware box, with streamers and characters in costume riding a horse. Polychrome decor. 15x12cm, H 23cm. [..]
Estimate
€ 2.500,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 149
C. Scarpa, Venini, Murano, 1942ca
Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978). A rare double-bulb vase in straw-coloured blown glass with a ground surface. H 25.5cm, diam 14cm. Acid-etched signature Venini Murano [..]
Estimate
€ 8.000,00 / 10.000,00
61
A liquor set made up of six glasses, a bottle and a tray in black majolica-tiled terracotta with a ribbed lobster-coloured band decor. Tray diam 27cm. Mark for Ceramiche Rometti Umbertide.
62
Nicolaj Diulgheroff (1901-1982). A futuristic pitcher with a spherical lid and a coiled handle with a decor of polychrome enamelled bands. H 22cm, diam 13cm. Manufacture's mark.
63
Nicolaj Diulgheroff (1901-1982). A ceramic teapot with a geometric handle and a decor of polychrome enamelled bands. 30x18x14cm. Manufacture's mark. The handle has been reglued.
64
Ivos Pacetti (1901-1970). A ceramic pot-shaped vase with applied horns, with a polychrome enamel decor of animals and palm trees on a banded backdrop. H 16.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
65
A fish-shaped ceramic flower pot with a polychrome enamelled decor and applied handles. H 9.5cm, length 20cm. Manufacture's mark. Restorations.
66
A ceramic sculpture of a chimpanzee with a polychrome enamelled decor. H 15cm. Manufacture's mark.
67
A ceramic sculpture of a donkey with a polychrome enamelled decor. 16x7cm, H 15cm. Manufacture's mark.
68
Bartolomeo Rossi (1864-1955). A futuristic spherical ceramic vase with asymmetrical handles and a decor of polychrome enamels and outlined flowers. H 20cm, diam 22.5cm. Maker's signature. Chippings.
69
A majolica-tiled ceramic pot-shaped vase with a round mouth and a polychrome decor of leaves and lemons. H 30x21cm. Manufacture's mark.
70
Hospitality by Gio Ponti (1891-1979), Milan, 1930 ca. A decorative earthenware plaque with a monochrome enamel and a decor of a female figure against an architectural backdrop. 31.5x20cm. Maker's mark
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The twins by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A majolica plate with a polychrome enamel decor of half-length portraits and still life. Diam 30.5cm. Manufacture's mark, Gio Ponti, Made in Italy. Old labels and the letter L.
72
Hospitality by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A white porcelain plate with a purple and gold agate point decor depicting a female figure. Decor on the back as well. Diam 23cm. Manufacture's mark
73
Triumphal chariot by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A Grisaille blue porcelain plate with an agate point gold decor depicting a figure on a horse-trained chariot. Diam 33cm. Manufacture's mark, signature, old label
74
Venatoria by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A white porcelain plate with a gold decor depicting two women returning from a hunt. Diam 33cm. Manufacture's mark
75
Triumphal portal by Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A Grisaille blue porcelain plate with an agate point gold decor depicting a triumphal arch. Diam 23cm. Manufacture's mark
76
Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A porcelain bowl on a truncated cone-shaped base with a polychrome decor of friezes and third-firing gold filets. H 18cm, diam 18cm. Manufacture's mark and Paris Decorators on the base.
77
Gio Ponti (1891-1979), Milan, 1930 ca. A small slip cast earthenware vase with a two-tone enamel decor. H 12cm, diam 11cm. Manufacture's mark.
78
Gio Ponti (1891-1979). A slip cast earthenware flask vase Il viandante with a polychrome decor of a figure standing in the rain with an umbrella. H 17cm, 7x14.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
79
Giovanni Gariboldi (1908-1971), Milan, 1932 ca. A rare series of four large slip cast earthenware plaques depicting the four seasons in monochrome enamel and engravings. 34.5x34.5cm each. Signed and dated on the front, manufacture's mark on the back
80
Giovanni Gariboldi (1908-1971). A large egg-shaped vase in slip cast earthenware with a high-relief decor of a labyrinth. H 42cm, diam 28cm. Manufacture's mark.
81
Antonia Campi (1921-2019). Two abstract miniature porcelain vases with a polychrome floral decor. H 12cm and 7.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
82
Antonia Campi (1921-2019). A miniature porcelain vase with a polychrome floral decor. H 19.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
83
A rare slip cast earthenware table lamp with a profile of masks in a polychrome enamel decor. H 29cm, 30x15cm. Manufacture's mark. Minor chippings.
84
Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948). A napkin-shaped vase created from a heat-molded crystal sheet. H 14cm, diam 17cm
85
Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948). Two napkin-shaped vases heat-molded from crystal sheets, one is pink, the other gray. H 21cm, diam 25cm and H 13cm, diam 22cm.
86
Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948). Two bookends in scalpelled crystal. H 12cm. Old label.
87
Pietro Chiesa (1892-1948). A wooden box covered with ground mirrored sheets and engraved stars. 24.5x15cm, H 7cm
88
A pair of penguin-shaped containers in silver-plated metal. H 29cm. Manufacture's mark
89
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). A lot of three porcelain plates from the Mongolfiera series with a silkscreen-printed and partially hand-painted decor. Diam 26cm. Manufacture's mark and old label Fuselli e Profumo, Genova.
90
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). Four earthenware plates from the Lettere series with a silkscreen-printed and hand-painted decor. Diam 23.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
91
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). Four earthenware plates from the Lettere series with a silkscreen-printed and hand-painted decor. Diam 23.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
92
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A lot of six plates featuring culinary recipes from the Specialità Torinesi series. Porcelain with a silk-screen printed decor and gold rims. Diam 24.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
93
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). A lot of six porcelain plates with culinary recipes from the Specialità Napoletane series with a silkscreen-printed decor and a gold rim. Diam 24.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
94
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A lot of six plates featuring culinary recipes from the Specialità Siciliane series. Porcelain with a silk-screen printed decor and gold rims. Diam 24.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
95
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). A lot of three porcelain plates from the Strumenti musicali series with a silkscreen-printed and hand-painted decor. Diam 26cm. Manufacture's mark.
96
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). Six porcelain plates from the Tema e Variazione series with a silkscreen-printed decor. Diam 26cm. Manufacture's mark.
97
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A lot of six plates featuring culinary recipes from the Specialità Torinesi series. Porcelain with a silk-screen printed decor and gold rims. Diam 24.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
98
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). A lot of twelve porcelain plates with culinary recipes from the Specialità Torinesi series with a silkscreen-printed decor and a gold rim. Diam 24.5cm. Manufacture's mark.
99
Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988). A metal sheet oval tray with a silkscreen-printed decor on a black backdrop. 45x34cm. Old paper label.
100
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). An oval metal sheet tray with a silkscreen-printed decor of flower bouquets on a white backdrop. 59x48cm. Old paper label.
101
Piero Fornasetti (1913 - 1988). A rare metal sheet tray with a silkscreen-printed decor of the Commedia dell'Arte masks. 58x46.5cm. Old label. Faults and signs of wear.
102
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007). A lot made up of a squaresection vase and a round one in the shape of a whistle, slip cast earthenware with a red enamel decor (minor chippings), one of them signed Sottsass Il Sestante 581 Italy and an unreadable signature [..]
103
Ettore Sottsass (1917-2007). A cylindrical vase on a tall base in black ceramic with a decor of polychrome enamelled bands. H 24cm. Signed on the base 177 Il Sestante Sottsass. Minor chippings.
104
A blue blown glass vase with a decor of polychrome canes and murrine. H 26cm, diam 20cm. Small broken part.
105
A small blown glass vase with a floral murrine decor. Restoration on the handle.
106
A truncated cone-shaped glass vase with amethyst and milk-white murrines and an applied rim. H 22.5cm
107
An amphore-shaped cased glass vase with a polychrome Phoenician decor. Applied handles. H 36cm
108
An exceptional blown glass jar in a ribbed mould with a peacock tail decor made up of blown bubbles with an opalescent halo. The lid's handle has a decor of flower bouquets and leaves in polychrome glass. Diam 33cm, H 40cm. A flower and a leaf are missing [..]
109
A union of iron and glass by Umberto Bellotto (1882-1940). A red blown glass Cesendello with a worked iron base and rounded handles. H 40cm
110
Six liquor glasses and a bottle with cap arranged on a bowl, blown glass with a polychrome powder and gold leaf decor. Glasses H 8cm, bottle H 24cm, bowl diam 23cm
111
Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche (1867-1920). A rare heavy blown glass vase in green hues with a decor of a fish, created by melting polychrome powders. Diam 28cm. Signature engraved on the edge. This plate was gifted by Hans Stolberg Lerche to his pupil Herta [..]
112
A black blown glass pitcher vase with an applied handle and an iridised glass solifleur vase by Bimini, Austria, 1920. H 31.5cm
113
A thin green iridised glass flask of historical taste, with applied handles and rings. H 26cm. Missing parts.
114
A lot made up of a pitcher vase in straw-coloured blown glass with a shell-shaped mould and applied handle, and a pitcher vase in green blown glass in the shape of a tulip with applied handles. H 27.5cm
116
Vittorio Zecchin (1878-1947). A glass plaque with a decor of murrine and polychrome pate de verre depicting a landscape with trees. 28x25cm. Chippings and restorations. This plaquette, coming directly from Giuseppe Barovier’s grandchildren, bears exceptional [..]
117
Umberto Bellotto (1882-1940) ?. An exceptional blown glass goblet with silver leaf and a droplet decor of straw-coloured glass. H 37cm, diam 15cm. Double label Pauly.
118
A large Veronese vase in powder blue blown glass. H 50cm. Traces of old label.
119
An exceptional pair of baluster candleholders in iridised blown glass with applied light blue rings. H 33cm, base diam 25cm
120
Ten goblets in straw-coloured blown glass. H 12cm. Acid-etched signature. Provenance: famiglia Venini, Varenna (LC)
121
A blown glass Libellula vase with a powder decor and a strongly iridised surface. H 19cm, 28x14cm