Venini - Design London Tuesday, October 31, 2023 | Phillips
  • One of the present monumental 'Poliedri' ceiling lights in the entrance of Teatro Giacosa, Aosta.
    Photo: Courtesy LE STANZE DEL VETRO

     

    • Provenance

      Private collection, Milan

    • Exhibited

      'Venini: Luce 1921-1985', Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 18 September 2022–8 January 2023, for one light

    • Literature

      Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Venini Light 1921-1985, exh. cat., Le Stanze del Vetro, Venice, 2022, illustrated pp. 336-37, 504

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Custom pair of monumental 'Poliedri' ceiling lights, from the Teatro Giacosa, Aosta

circa 1962
Coloured glass, pagliesco glass, cristallo glass, brass.
Left: 370.6 x 60.7 x 59.8 cm (145 7/8 x 23 7/8 x 23 1/2 in.)
Right: 368 x 61 x 60.2 cm (144 7/8 x 24 x 23 3/4 in.)

Shades designed by Carlo Scarpa. Produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy.

Full Cataloguing

Estimate
£30,000 - 50,000 

Sold for £41,910

Contact Specialist

Antonia King
Head of Sale, Design
+44 20 7901 7944
Antonia.King@phillips.com

 

Design

London Auction 31 October 2023