Auction details
12:00 PM PT - Nov 14th, 2009
offered by
Phillips de Pury & Company
450 West 15th Street
New York, NY 10011
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Lot 88
TAPIO WIRKKALA, Unique mezza filigrana glass "Pavon
Unique mezza filigrana glass "Pavone" plate, 1981-1982
2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm.) high, 19 in. (48.3 cm.) diameter. Produced by Venini, Italy. Together with a certificate of authenticity from Venini.
PROPERTY FROM THE VENINI ARCHIVES
LITERATURE Franco Deboni, Venini Glass, Catalogue 1921-2007, Turin, 2007, fig. 288 for a similar example from the "Pavone" series
'Pavone' is a series in 'mezza filigrana' glass designed by Wirkkala which takes its inspiration from peacock feathers. The present lot, of unusually large diameter, never went into production and is unique.
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