Signed Venini Hand Blown Cobalt Blue Murano Glass Vase with Red Fluted Rim. Measures 6"x6"x5 1/2". Weight 1 pds 9 oz. Paolo Venini was an Italian glass designer, important for his propagation of Murano glass and 20th-century glassware design. Born in 1895 in Cusano near Milan, Italy, Venini's career began when he went into business with Giacomo Cappellin, with whom he opened a glass factory on the Murano islands in Venice in 1921. Recognized for introducing new, modern, conceptual designs, Murano glass continued to be a moving force in glass manufacturing throughout a large portion of the 20th century, Venini himself contributing to several characteristic works, including the fazzoletto series. Following a dispute with co-founder Cappellin, Venini took sole control of the company in 1925, which continued to be a family owned company in Venice, Italy.

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