Two vases in red glass. The shapes in this series were influenced by Chinese porcelains, the finish inspired by oriental lacquers.

Acid stamped:
venini murano
MADE IN ITALY and venini murano ITALIA.
13 3/4 in. high (35 cm)
9 1/8 in. high (23.2 cm)
Exhibitions:
1940, Venice, 22nd Biennale Internazionale d’Arte;
2000, New York, Venetian Glass, Museum of Arts & Design;
2001, Milan, Murano: Vetri dalla Collezione Olnick Spanu,
Spazio Oberdan.

Bibliography and comparative texts:
Venini, blue catalogue, n. 3933;
G. Ponti, 1940, p. 71;
F. Deboni, 1989, n. 67;
M. Barovier, 1991, n. 37;
M. Barovier, R. Barovier Mentasti,
A. Dorigato, 1995, n. 56;
M. Barovier, 1997, p. 215;
M. Barovier, 1998 (b), p. 26;
M. Barovier, 1999, p. 187;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 59;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 91.