Venini - Design London Wednesday, November 13, 2024 | Phillips
  • A historical image of the present model Monumental ceiling light, from the 'Esprit' series, 1963.
    Image: courtesy FD

     

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    • Description

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    • Provenance

      Rita Fancsaly Gallery, Milan
      Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2007

    • Literature

      Domus, no. 436, March 1966, n.p. for an advertisement
      Franco Deboni, Venini Glass: Its History, Artists and Techniques, Volume 1, Turin, 2007, pp. 70, 245
      Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Venini: Light 1921-1985, exh. cat., Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 2022, pp. 391, 426, 503

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Monumental ceiling light, from the 'Esprit' series

circa 1966
Glass, chrome-plated steel, chrome-plated brass.
220 cm (86 5/8 in.) drop, 121 cm (47 5/8 in.) diameter
Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy.

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Estimate
£18,000 - 24,000 

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Design

London Auction 13 November 2024