Title says it all. Measures 6 " high by 6 " wide by a very nice 11 " across. No damage. Three line acid stamp mark. Circa 1950. Inciso glass was a …
Title says it all. Measures 6 " high by 6 " wide by a very nice 11 " across. No damage. Three line acid stamp mark. Circa 1950. Inciso glass was a three step process glass that involved first making the sommerso, this one is a smoky green with hints of blue at the bottom , it was then painstakingly scarified all around the outside with very closely coordinated cutting. It was then finally ground , polished or even acid treated if necessary to get the frosted " ICE " effect . This glass made by Paolo Venini was later the inspiration for innovative ways out outside glass processing by the Swedish and Czech glass masters. Venini himself was a collector of treated Art Deco Glass . He may have discovered Vicke Lindstrand 's somewhat similar treated glass from the 1930's as well , however , this style of inciso glass is innovative doesn't copy his. Prices for Murano Inciso glass don't go up linearly with size , they go up rather exponentially. Very large pieces of inciso fetch 25 to 70 times more than smaller pieces . Most , if not all art and glass museums have something from Paolo Venini in their collections. This piece is considered quite big or large in size in collector circles. I've only seen a few that are massive or larger. If you're new to art glass and want to start out with Murano , Venini inciso glass will certainly take care of you as a 401 or RRSP savings plan. This is pretty much the rarest and still semi-affordable Murano glass made after 1950. It has the precision, colours and look that most glass collectors appreciate. And it isn't mass produced. Offers welcome. If you check the Wright Auctions Primavera sale from 2016 for Venini Inciso Glass , you'll be flabbergasted with the auction results. This one may be destined to the same house in the near future.
Price: $3750.00 USD
