A canne

A tall decanter crafted with the use of thin glass canes in green and blue; composed of two flattened orbs, one resting on top of the other at a 90° angle and a matching flattened orb stopper.

Acid stamped:
venini murano ITALIA.
22 in. high (56 cm)

Exhibitions:
1951, Milan, 9th Triennale;
2000, New York, Venetian Glass, Museum of Arts & Design;
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu, Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
Venini, grey catalogue, n. 4404;
G. Ponti, 1959;
W. Neuwirth, 1987, n. 186;
M. Heiremans, 1993, n. 215;
H. Ricke, E. Schmitt, 1996, n. 76;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 91;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 131.