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TAPIO WIRKKALA, Unique mezza filigrana glass "Pavon

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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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