Unique Fulvio Bianconi SMALL EARS Handled Vessel, Murano
Artist/Designer: Fulvio Bianconi (Italian, 1915-1996)
Additional Information: The vessel is listed on the private collector’s running account statement from Themes & Variations Gallery. Provenance: Themes & Variations, London, England | Private Collection, Ithaca, New York. “This piece was acquired during several trips to London in the 1980s. Over the years, the buyers befriended the owners of Themes & Variations Gallery, falling in love with the quirky, contrarian style that is characteristic of Fulvio Bianconi.” About the collection: The late collector’s wife recalls their first glass purchase in a London antique shop circa 1985, which ignited a 30+ year passion for the genre. The couple and their daughter acquired pieces individually during their travels around Western Europe, Toronto, and New York, and ultimately amassed around 300 vessels and sculptures by artists including Fulvio Bianconi, Toots Zynsky, Carlo Scarpa, Ercole Barovier, Paolo Venini, Vittorio Ferro and others. “My husband became a student of the art he collected,” recalls Mrs. N. and their daughter. “With each new artist he admired, he would buy books about them, and the biographies and catalogs became catalysts for acquiring more pieces. He was always looking for variety, and he would seek out individual pieces to round out a segment of the collection. When something caught his eye, he pounced on it, and if he couldn’t have that particular piece, he’d search for one like it.”
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: glass
Dimensions: 9.5″h, 5.25″w, 5.25″d
Condition: very good, no issues to note, no chips or cracks
Price: $12,500