Estimate € 9,000 - 10,000
Sold € 9,000
Auction: 24 June 2021 at 15:30
"Upupa" Sculpture of the series "Bestiario". Venini, Murano, 1982. Crystal glass, opaque red glass paste and opaque dark amethyst, partial application of gold leaf. Structure in patinated bronze casting. Eyes applied in lattimo glass and dark amethyst. Model 410.04 of the commercial catalog. Signed "Venini TZ 82 4" on the base. (44x38x40 cm.) (slight defects and minor restorations) Literature Il bestiario di Murano, a cura di M. Barovier e A. Dorigato, Canal & Stamperia, Venezia 1996, p. 125; Venini glass object, catalogo commerciale 1997, p. 50; F. De Boni, I vetri Venini. Catalogo 1921-2007, Allemandi, Torino, 2007, vol. 2, fig. 261
Estimate € 9,000 - 10,000