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Auction 091B: Murano Glass - 21.09.2010

Auction 091 on 21 September 2010

091A Afrikan Art
091B Murano Glass and an Italien private collection
091C Design

Post auction sale until 19.10.2010

 

Post auction report

Quittenbaum Art Auctions is delighted to have obtained very good results for its Murano Glass and Design divisions. In total, more than half a million Euro have been grossed on the day the auctions took place.

The exquisit high-quality choice of Murano glass managed to convince private collectors from Germany and abroad. Thus, a vase by Carlo Scarpa, for Venini, with ball cut decoration made by Franz Pelzel attained a record price of € 60,000. Rare pieces, like Ercole Barovier’s ‚Mosaico’ vase, 1924/25 (hammer price € 25,000), his ‚Dorico’, 1962 (hammer price € 20,000) and a ‚Murrine’ vase with flower pattern by Giuseppe Barovier (hammer price € 16,000) surpassed their estimates by far. Also the glasses from an important Italian private collection knew lively interest: Top lots like Libero Vitali’s exceptional vase with applications (hammer price € 7,200), and an ‚Incalmo’ vase by Thomas Stearns (hammer price € 10,500) changed hands for their estimates. All in all, the offered glass choice attained roughly € 364,000 (nett, without buyer’s premium or VAT).