1970s Murano Zanetti Stylized White Striped Art Glass Cat

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This is a mid-century modern stylized arched-back cat featuring a mezza filigrana pattern, which embeds parallel white canes/stripes directly within … Read more This is a mid-century modern stylized arched-back cat featuring a mezza filigrana pattern, which embeds parallel white canes/stripes directly within the clear hand-blown glass to create an optic effect. Manufactured by Licio Zanetti by under the prestigious Murano glassmaking tradition in Italy.

Production Details
• Artist: Licio Zanetti (Italian 1920-2019)
• Signed ‘Zanetti L’ (underside of a paw)
• Origin: Murano, Italy
• Was designed mid-1970s; production ended in 1989.
• Approximate height 10-1/2", length 9", depth 2".
• Overall excellent condition.

Each arched cat was entirely hand-sculpted and free-blown off the pontil so no two are structurally identical. Sizes vary slightly and the orientation of the white mezza filigrana glass canes differs slightly from piece to piece. See less