Murano Zanfirico Glass Jug Vase attributed to Poli

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Wonderful Murano blown glass jug with a transparent and pink zanfirico finish, with a slightly raised spiral ribbed base and … Read more Wonderful Murano blown glass jug with a transparent and pink zanfirico finish, with a slightly raised spiral ribbed base and a transparent glass handle with aventurine gold leaf inclusions. Unsigned, but attributable to Flavio Poli for the Seguso artistic glassworks, dating from around the second half of the 20th century. There is an adhesive stamp under the base with the name of the shop that sold the object in the past, "Italo Sorrentino goldsmiths, silversmiths, and watchmakers" in Naples.

The object is unsigned, but the type of zanfirico workmanship, the base, the handle, the shape, and the model of the jug allow us to attribute the authorship of this vase to Flavio Poli, when he worked for the Archimede Seguso glassworks. To confirm this, in our internet research, we found two vases, also made using the zanfirico technique, but with a double band of rods inside the transparent glass to form a lattice, a more valuable technique than our single band, both sold at auction at very high prices, specifically a vase entitled "Bottle shaped vase (c. 1940)", 35.5 centimeters high, attributed to Flavio Poli and made for the Seguso glassworks. The other vase mentioned is much smaller than ours, only 25 centimeters tall, entitled "Reticello Vase (1948)," lot number 153, also attributed to Flavio Poli for Seguso artistic glassworks. Finally, consider that none of these objects are signed, as is the case with our jug. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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