Description
Two elegant vases by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Alfredo Barbini, cased glass with wheel-carved inciso surfaces. Red – H 9.75 x W 7.75 in D 2in, Purple H 13.5 x W 5.5 D 2in. C 1962. Literature: Murano Glass 1945 – 1970, Heiremans, Fig 33 for similar examples. Napoleone Martinuzzi Vitraio de Novecento, Barovier, p 166 for similar examples. Incised signature on underside A. Barbini.
Provenance: Francesco Carraro, Venice.