

166
Venini
Group of eight ceiling droplets, designed for the Alba Theatre, Alba
1950s
Iridescent coloured glass, brass.
Largest: 38.5 cm (15 1/8 in.) drop, 12.5 cm (4 7/8 in.) diameter
Produced by Venini, Murano, Italy.
Full-Cataloguing
The present lot comprised part of the ceiling decoration produced by Venini for the Alba Theatre. The drops with metal rods were hung from the atrium ceiling as illustrated in the accompanying ceiling plan, whilst the examples of the drops with chains hung in the auditorium of the theatre.