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NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI (1892-1977)
SOFIATO FOOTED BOWL, CIRCA 1927
soffiato glass with relief decoration, executed by Venini, Italy
6æ in. (17.2 cm.) high, 13¡ in. (34 cm.) diameter
$4,000-6,000
LITERATURE:
F. Deboni, Venini Glass: Catalogue 1921-2007, vol. 2, Turin, 2007,
fig. 10
This model was exhibited at the Monza Triennale of 1927
and is perhaps the first documented work by Napoleone
Martinuzzi for Venini.
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