Ercole Barovier, Argo vase

Ercole Barovier
Argo vase

Barovier & Toso
Italy, 1959
glass with overlapping canes
12.25 h x 5.75 dia in (31 x 15 cm)

Incised signature to underside: [Ercole Barovier]. Signed with decal manufacturer's labels to underside: [Barovier Toso Made in Italy] and [Barovier & Toso Murano 22608 Made in Italy].

Literature: Venetian Art Glass: An American Collection 1840-1970, Barovier, pg. 161 illustrates similar example Ercole Barovier 1889-1974: Vetraio Muranese, Dorigato, pg. 106 illustrates technique Il Vetro di Murano alle Biennali 1895-1972, Barovier, Barovier Mentasti and Dorigato, pg. 91 illustrates series La Verrerie Europeenne des Annees 50, Musees de Marseille, pg. 89 illustrates similar examples