1932-1942 Murano Glass and the Venice Biennale

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Showcase with Murano glass works at the 18th Venice Biennale, 1932. Period photograph, AMB (Archivio Marino Barovier)

From left: glass works by S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso, Venini and S.A.L.I.R.

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Venini ‘sommerso’ (layered) glass works designed by Carlo Scarpa at the 19th Venice Biennale, 1934. Period photograph, ASV (Venini Historical Archive)

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Glass works by Barovier Toso & C. at the 22^nd Venice Biennale, 1940. Period photograph, ABT (Barovier & Toso Archives)

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Salviati ‘vetri musivi’ (works made with glass tesserae) designed by Guido Bin (Mario De Luigi) at the 20th Venice Biennale, 1936. Period photograph, AMB (Archivio Marino Barovier)

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‘Spire argento’ (silver spirals) vases by Fratelli Toso at the 19th Venice Biennale, 1934. Period photograph, AMB (Archivio Marino Barovier)

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Venini plate with abstract decoration designed by Carlo Scarpa at the 23^rd Venice Biennale, 1942. Period photograph, ASV (Venini Historical Archive)

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Vetri musivi, G. Bin (M. De Luigi), Salviati & C., 1936, private collections, Venice. Ph. Enrico Fiorese

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Green pasta vitrea vase, N. Martinuzzi, Zecchin Martinuzzi, 1934-36, private collection, Venice. Ph. Enrico Fiorese

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Corallo pasta vitrea vases, N. Martinuzzi, Zecchin Martinuzzi, 1933, G. Alessandri collection; A. Marcora collection. Ph. Enrico Fiorese

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Vases and bottle with pennellate decoration, C. Scarpa, Venini S.A., c. 1942, private collection, Treviso; private collection, Montebelluna. Ph. Enrico Fiorese

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Crepuscolo vases and autunno gemmato bowl, E. Barovier, Ferro Toso-Barovier, 1935-36, L. H. Holtz collection; M. Heiremans Gallery collection, Antwerp. Ph. Enrico Fiorese

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Wheel-finished opaque murrine bowls, C. Scarpa, Venini S.A., 1940, Bischofberger collection, Männedorf-Zurich; private collection, Treviso. Ph. Enrico Fiorese