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Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Murano Glass
Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, the Arts & Crafts movement was to breathe new life into artistic craftsmanship in the second half of the 19th century. The highest artistic achievements came around 1900 in the era of Art Nouveau, which in part still recalled the craft roots from Arts & Crafts, but can also already be seen as a form of industrial design. In Italy, neither Arts & Crafts nor Art Nouveau were particularly pronounced, as one could already interpret from the Italian name for Art Nouveau, 'Stile Liberty?, after the exclusive London department store for arts and crafts.
Italy was experiencing its very own renaissance of art, namely in the Venice of the 1920s. Milanese lawyer Paolo Venini opened a glass manufactory in 1921 and, following the example of international manufactories, hired contemporary painters, architects and designers. Five decades followed, during which the two great protagonists Venini and Barovier, but also numerous smaller manufactories, competing for beauty in a staccato change of shapes and colors, created an inconceivable variety of ever new glass vessels.
There will be over 200 important lots of Murano glass for sale on 12 October
Auction Curators:
Murano glass, jewelry, Art Nouveau and Art Deco
Author's Jewelry and Jewelry of the 20th Century
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