Two transparent glass pitchers, one in aubergine and one in green glass, both finished with dense wheel-carved incisions. The two pitchers are fitted with a silver handle and a spout. This series was originally designed in 1957 for the American silversmith Towle but never produced. They were produced three years later, in 1960, by Venini & C., and the French silversmith Christofle.
11 7/8 in. high (cm. 30.2)
10 in. high (25.4 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:
Domus, 1963, July, pp. 39, 40;
Design Vignelli, 1990, p. 269;
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, 1996, n. 214;
M. Romanelli, 2000, p. 210;
A. Venini Diaz de Santillana, 2000, n. 229;
Olnick Spanu, 2000, n. 104;
Olnick Spanu, 2001, n. 141.