"tessuto zanfirico" vase, ca. 1954

ExecutionVenini & C., founded 1921

DesignPaolo Venini, Venezia 1895–1959 Venezia

Grey glass, applied bits of threaded glass, mould-blown, cut base

(H x Ø)35,1 x 9,2 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workThread glass is a typical technique of Venetian glass art and yet fell into oblivion in the 18th century. The term “zanfirico” is a reference to the Venetian art dealer Antonio Sanquirico, who encouraged the imitation of such glass from Roman antiquity around the middle of the 19th century and thus contributed to its rediscovery. Subsequently, the decoration was often exaggerated. In the 1950s, the Venini glassworks succeeded in giving thread glass a restrained, contemporary expression.

AccessionGift of Kreissparkasse Düsseldorf, 1996

Provenanceo.D. Kunsthandlung Pier Carlo Casati; o.D. Kreissparkasse Düsseldorf; 1996 erworben durch Schenkung von der Kreissparkasse Düsseldorf

Inventory numberP 1996-1

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