Tall vase "fenicio" (Phoenician), ca. 1920

ManufacturerFratelli Toso, founded 1854

Opaque white glass, purple and clear overlays, applied coloured glass rods, blown, rim cut

(H x Ø)64,8 x 19,4 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workThe feathered pattern of the vase, a style that was popular around 1900, was considered backward-looking in the major art centres of Paris and Berlin in the 1920s. Murano had not yet caught up with modernity. The Toso brothers’ glassworks was founded in Murano in 1854 and remained active until 1979.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1984

Provenance[...]; 1984 erworben durch Schenkung von Helmut Hentrich (Krefeld 17.6.1905 - 7.2.2001 Düsseldorf)

Inventory numberP 1984-42

Art Deco

Contact

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