DINO MARTENS FOR AURELIANO TOSO 1960 MURANO MEZZAFILIGRANA GLASS VASE

A GLASS VASE DESIGNED BY DINO MARTENS (1894-1970) FOR AURELIANO TOSO.

WE ARE OFFERING A SMALL LITTLE TRASURE!, A STUNNING MID-CENTURY MURANO HAND-BLOWN ART GLASS VASE BY THE DESIGNER DINO MARTENS FOR THE AURELIANO TOSO GLASS COMPANY. THIS PIECE FEATURES BLACK AND WHITE FILIGRANA RIBBONS WITH A STRAND OF COPPER AVENTURINE SEPARATING THE COLORS. COMPLIMENTARY RIGAREE WITH FLECKS AROUND THE NECK SETS THIS PIECE APART FROM THE REST.

HAVE A CONICAL SHAPE, WITH A MEASURES OF 3.5 BY 5 Inches.

DINO MARTENS (1894 -1970) WAS AN ITALIAN PAINTER AND DESIGNER PARTICULARLY NOTED FOR HIS GLASS WORK TRAINED AT THE ACCADEMIA DI BELLE ARTI.  HE HAD HIS PAINTINGS EXHIBITED AT THE VENICE BIENNALE  (1924–1930) AND AFTER HIS RETURN FROM ITALY'S AFRICAN WARS BECAME THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF AURELIANO TOSO (THE FAMOUS VENETIAN GLASS WORKS). HE REMAINED THERE FOR MANY YEARS PRODUCING MANY NOTED WORKS USING TRADITIONAL VENETIAN TECHNIQUES BUT PRODUCING SOME ORIGINAL EFFECTS, "DARING" ASYMMETRIC SHAPES - THE DESIGNS OFTEN BEING MARKED BY THEIR OBVIOUS DIFFICULTY OF EXECUTION.

 IT IS IN WONDERFUL VINTAGE CONDITION SHOWING ONLY MINOR WEAR AND WITH NO CHIPS OR CRACKS. A REAL STATEMENT PIECE FROM THE 1950'S-1970’S.

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