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Laguna
Laguna

Laguna

Object NameVase
Maker Tomaso Buzzi (Italian, 1900-1981)
Manufacturer Venini Glassworks
Made FromGlass, Gold Leaf
Date1933
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown, tooled, applied decoration
SizeOverall H: 16 cm, D: 11.5 cm, W: 14 cm
Accession NumberL.18.3.2014
Credit LineLent by The Steinberg Foundation
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionVase, "Laguna". Opaque pink, red and transparent amber glass, gold leaf inclusions. Blown, tooled, applied decoration. Small pink vase with embedded gold leaf throughout surface. Three-sided pinched rim with applied transparent amber collar with gold leaf inclusions around neck. The collar has nine applied spikes to the surface. Where the collar joins there is a small transparent amber ring. Applied circular transparent amber base with gold leaf inclusions.
Provenance
Owner Steinberg Foundation
Monumental
Francesco Ferro
about 1880
sculpture
Robert Willson
1984
compote
Compagnia di Venezia e Murano (C.V.M.)
about 1880-1900
sculpture
Robert Willson
about 1993
figurine
Vittorio Costantini
about 1985-1989
sculpture
Pavel Hlava
about 1970