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Title: Venini vase designer?
Post by: redheat4 on January 23, 2008, 08:28:09 PM

Hi does anyone out there know the designer of this venini vase with acid etched marks.

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Title: Re: Venini vase designer?
Post by: chuggy on January 23, 2008, 10:10:26 PM

Is the acid stamp the 3 line Venini, Murano, Italia one?
If so looks like either a Bianconi or possibly an early Tapio Wirkala piece.
If the mark is not that one any chance of a picture of it.
Paul

Title: Re: Venini vase designer?
Post by: svazzo on January 24, 2008, 08:26:51 AM

This is not a piece by Bianconi.
I have a few books with similar vases, and it was made by Thomas Stearns for Venini, 60s.

Javier

Title: Re: Venini vase designer?
Post by: redheat4 on January 24, 2008, 09:02:48 AM

The acid stamp is the 3 line one. I have just found these two sites and I can't help getting a little excited :hiclp: :chky:
http://www.italian-glass.net/venini.html
http://www.jetsetmodern.com/greatglass1.htm

check Thomas Stearns

not bad for a charrity shop find.
 :hiclp:

sorry Javier just spotted your post.

Title: Re: Venini vase designer?
Post by: redheat4 on January 24, 2008, 09:11:59 AM

I got so excited I spelt charity wrong :-[.

The spiral on mine however do not match the spiral on those on the sites. What do you think :huh:

Title: Re: Venini vase designer?
Post by: svazzo on January 24, 2008, 09:29:23 AM

excellent find!
I dont think it matters, as the piece is signed Venini, and the only 1 making the style was him.
(as far as the books go)

Javier