2 Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vases, Leslie Pina Collection
Artist/Designer: Fratelli Toso (Italy)
Additional Information: The vase technique is “Latticino.” The “fazzoletto” design and form was originally created by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini in 1949. Other leading Murano furnaces like Seguso Vetri d’Arte and Fratelli Toso soon replicated this popular handkerchief design. Reference (one pictured): Circa Fifties Glass from Europe & America, Leslie Pina, pg. 104. Provenance: Collection of Leslie & Ramon Pina, Beachwood, Ohio.
Marking(s); notes: Murano label to one
Materials: glass
Dimensions: 6.5″h, 6.75″dia
Condition: very good, minor roughness to pontils, no chips or cracks
Price: $1,500 each
Category: Accessories