Clessidre

Group of eight transparent glass incalmo hourglasses in various hights and color combinations. The third one from the right in the colors of cobalt blue and emerald green was the piece that started this collection.

Acid stamped:
venini murano ITALIA.
5 1/2 in. to 12 in. high
(14 to 30 cm)

Exhibitions:
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, nn. 4905, 4906, 4907; A. Gasparetto, 1960, n. 42; G. Mariacher, 1967, p. 169; F. Deboni, 1989, n. 132; G. Duplano Tucci, 1989, nn. 5/6; Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 99; Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 136.