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Veronese

Vase
1992 (designed), 1993 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Glass sculpture of hand-blown ovoid form on raised base all of colourless clear glass. Piled on top of the ovoid shape are 'off-cuts' and "accidents" in glass in the form of 'squiggles', rings and 'bobbles' in iridescent and coloured glass; such as red, blue, yellow, white and clear glass.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Veronese (assigned by artist)
  • Sogni Infranti (Broken Dreams) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Hand-blown, hot-worked, applied glass
Brief description
'Veronese' glass sculpture, part of series 'Sogni Infranti' (Broken Dreams), hand-blown, cut, hot-worked, designed by Mario Bellini, made by Venini S.p.A, Murano, 1992-3.
Physical description
Glass sculpture of hand-blown ovoid form on raised base all of colourless clear glass. Piled on top of the ovoid shape are 'off-cuts' and "accidents" in glass in the form of 'squiggles', rings and 'bobbles' in iridescent and coloured glass; such as red, blue, yellow, white and clear glass.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44cm
  • Diameter: 28cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • "Venini Mario Bellini 1992/53" (engraved)
  • "Venini Murano Made in Italy" (printed in black on plastic label)
Credit line
Given by the makers
Object history
Shape no. 560.01. Others in the series are Alzata and Vaso
Collection
Accession number
C.31-1994

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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