Mid Century Venini Sommerso Inciso Green Glass Bottle and Stopper

Description

A beautiful bottle with stopper by Paolo Venini for Venini from the 1950's. The bottle is "sommerso" which in English … more A beautiful bottle with stopper by Paolo Venini for Venini from the 1950's. The bottle is "sommerso" which in English literally means "submerged". This technique is used to create several layers of glass (usually with different contrasting colors) inside a single object. This bottle appears to be clear glass incased in green glass. The stopper is layered with clear, rose and green glass. The surface of the bottle and stopper is "inciso" which in English means engraved or incised, this process is done by hand on a grinding wheel. The bottle is listed in the book Venini: Catalogue Raisonné 1921 - 1986, Diaz de Santillana, ppg. 100, 204 and 282. Page 282 has archival pages from the Venini catalog, on page 131 of the catalog the stoppered bottle can be seen as drawing number 4587, the height listed is 29 cm or a little over 11 3/8 inches. This bottle and stopper is approximately 11 1/8 inches tall, 5 inches at its widest and 4 1/4 inches in depth. The bottom of the bottle is acid etched: Venini / Murano / Italia. less