Venetian Filigrana Glass Vase
Venetian Filigrana Glass Vase
The pear-shaped body of this Venetian vase is fashioned with two styles of filigrana retortoli canes. The straight neck may have had a lid. The vessel is decorated with clear glass wing handles, single center trail and ring foot also of clear glass. A similar object is in the collection in the Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen.
H: 12.7
D: 1700 Venice
Published: A Collection of Filigrana Glass, Kitty Lameris, 2012 #20
Ref: Coburg #452, HansCohn Collection #201, Golden Age of Venetian Glass #127
Photo courtesy of Frides Lameris Art and Antique, Amsterdam
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