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1:00 PM PT - Nov 14th, 2009

 

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Phillips de Pury & Company

 

450 West 15th Street

New York, NY 10011
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Lot 98 save

ALESSANDRO MENDINI, Monumental unique "Simirone" va

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Monumental unique "Simirone" vase on base, 1988

Wheel-engraved glass. The body internally decorated with air bubbles. 23 3/4 in. (60.3 cm.) high. 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. 341 for a similar example

Although Mendini's 'Simirone' form went into production at Venini, the present vase is the only example internally decorated with air bubbles.

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