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Ercole Barovier "Marina Gemmata" Bowl for Ferro Toso Barovier, 1930-1939
Height: 13 in (33 cm)Width: 6.23 in (15.8 cm)Depth: 6.23 …
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Ercole Barovier "Marina Gemmata" Bowl for Ferro Toso Barovier, 1930-1939
Height: 13 in (33 cm)Width: 6.23 in (15.8 cm)Depth: 6.23 in (15.8 cm)
A related Ercole Barovier Laguna Gemmata vase sold at Wright20 for $81,250 (including commission) in 2015. The color on that was more of a blue-green. Mine is a rich cobalt or ultramarine blue. The technique here is described as "Marina Gemmata". An example of the same color and technique can be found in another vase from the same sale (Lot 142).
COLORAZIONE A CALDO SENZA FUSIONE
“Hot colouring without fusion” is a unique colouring process that was invented by Ercole Barovier at the end of the 1920s. During the working of the glass object, chemical substances (oxides and salts) or other elements are inserted between two layers of clear, incandescent glass. The high temperature causes special colour reactions and stunning chromatic effects, which are never the same from one object to the next.
APPLICAZIONI A CALDO:
The clear applied rings appear in many works from this grouping of Gemmata glass. What is perhaps unique about this piece is the fusion of those rings to a deeply ribbed body. Every other example I could find with those donut-shaped applications was attached to an even surface. I suspect the added difficulty might help to explain the apparent rarity.
Ercole Barovier presented his Marina gemmata and Laguna gemmata glass collections in the XXth Venice Biennale and at the Universal Exhibition in Brussels, in the 1930s.
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- Dimensions
- 11.25ʺW × 7.75ʺD × 3.8ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Period
- 1930s
- Country of Origin
- Italy
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Materials
- Art Glass
- Blown Glass
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Royal Blue
- Condition Notes
- As found and in spectacular condition. I have only done a light soap washing. There are few, if any, scratches … moreAs found and in spectacular condition. I have only done a light soap washing. There are few, if any, scratches where one might typically see inside the bowl or elsewhere. Bowls often hold sharp objects, such as keys. I purchased this with a cluster of glass grapes inside. Perhaps they had been placed in there for decades and rarely, if ever, moved. This might help to explain the lack of scratches. The only flaw (I am hesitant to call it a flaw) worth mentioning is what I believe to be a few specks of yellowish grime under one of the ring applications. Where the rings are fused to the body of the bowl, the circumferences of those attachments are somewhat irregular. A mustard yellow tint in a few areas doesn't appear to be a result of the fusions and will likely clean with a water pick. I will leave such decisions to the buyer. Feel free to contact me for additional photos or to ask questions. less
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