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Napoleone Martinuzzi

Two rare ceiling lights

Estimate
$25,000 - 35,000
$21,420
Lot Details
Pulegoso glass, painted metal.
circa 1929
Larger: 36 1/4 in. (92.1 cm) drop, 25 in. (63.5 cm) diameter
Smaller: 36 1/4 (92.1 cm) drop, 21 1/4 in. (54 cm) diameter
Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy.
Catalogue Essay
Executed in Venini's Murano studios, the present model was designed by Martinuzzi shortly before his departure from the company in 1932. Made in Martinuzzi’s distinctive pulegoso glass, the opaque effect was created by adding a substance, usually bicarbonate of soda, to the molten glass paste. The resulting reaction produces irregular air bubbles which lend the glass its spongy appearance and enables unusual chromatic effects. The present pair of ceiling lights are a rare example of Martinuzzi’s use of this technique for a light fixture.

Napoleone Martinuzzi

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