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Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

Italian, 1906-1978

Carlo Scarpa was born in Venice in 1906 and became one of the leading figures of architecture and international design during the 20th century. At merely 21 years old — and still a student at the Academy of Fine Arts — Scarpa began working as a designer for master Murano glassmaker M.V.M. Cappellin. Within a few years, he completely revolutionized the approach to art glass. 

In a short time, under the guidance of Scarpa, the Capellin furnace not only established itself as the top glass company, but above all it introduced modernity and international fame to Murano glassmaking. Scarpa created a personal style of glassmaking, a new vision that irreversibly changed glass production. 

The young Scarpa experimented with new models and colors: his chromatic combinations, impeccable execution and geometric shapes became his modus operandi. Thanks to Scarpa’s continuous research on vitreous matter, Cappellin produced a series of high-quality glass objects, that saw the company revisiting ancient processing techniques such as the watermark and Phoenician decoration. 

When he encountered the challenge of opaque glass, Scarpa proposed introducing textures of considerable chromatic impact, such as glass pastes and glazed glass with bright colors. Scarpa also collaborated in the renovation of Palazzo da Mula in Murano, the home of Cappellin. At the academy, he obtained the diploma of professor of architectural design and obtained an honorary degree from the Venice University Institute of Architecture of which he was director. 

In 1931, Scarpa's collaboration with Cappellin ended, following the bankruptcy of the company because it was not able to withstand the economic crisis linked to the Great Depression. But Scarpa did not go unnoticed by Paolo Venini — in 1933, the young designer became the new artistic director of the biggest glass company in Murano. 

Master glassmakers thought Scarpa's projects and sketches were impossible, but the passionate and curious designer always managed to get exactly what he wanted. Until 1947 he remained at the helm of Venini & Co., where he created some of the best known masterpieces of modern glassmaking. Scarpa’s work with Venini was characterized by the continuous research on the subject, the use of color and techniques that he revisited in a very personal way, and the development of new ways of working with master glassmakers. 

At the beginning of the 1930s, "bubble", "half filigree" and "submerged" glass appeared for the first time on the occasion of the Venice Biennale of 1934. A few years later, at the Biennale and the VI Triennale of Milan, Venini exhibited its lattimi and murrine romane pieces, which were born from a joint idea between Scarpa and Paolo Venini. 

In 1938 Scarpa increased production, diversifying the vases from "objects of use" to sculptural works of art. In the same year he laid the foundation for the famous "woven" glass collection, exhibited the following year. In the subsequent years, Scarpa–Venini continued to exhibit at the Biennale and in various other shows their the "black and red lacquers," the granulari and the incisi, produced in limited series, and the "Chinese," which was inspired by Asian porcelain

Scarpa's creations for Venini garnered an international response and were a great success, leaving forever an indelible mark on the history of glassmaking. The last Biennale in which Carlo Scarpa participated as artistic director of Venini was in 1942. He left the company five years later. 

The time that Scarpa spent in the most important glass factory in Murano would attach a great artistic legacy to the company. His techniques and styles were resumed in the postwar period under the guidance of Tobia Venini, Paolo's son. In the 1950s, after the departure of Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi was the new visionary at the Biennials with Venini.

On 1stDibs, vintage Carlo Scarpa glass and furniture are for sale, including decorative objects, tables, chandeliers and more.

(Biography provided by Ophir Gallery Inc.)

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Creator: Carlo Scarpa
Venini Battuto Multicolor Vase in Light Green & Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Battuto bicolor vase in light green/red by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. Blown handmade glass, realized with the “Incalmo” technique, then cut....
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

1930 Carlo Scarpa Venini "A Bollicine" Vetro Murano Art Deco Bottiglia
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brescia, IT
Bottiglia "A Bollicine" Carlo Scapa, Venini Italy, 1930 Bottiglia Art Deco in Vetro Murano verde. Raro oggetto. Originale degli anni 30 Perfette condizioni Bibliografia: "Carlo Sc...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Vaso Venini "Tessuto lucido" di Carlo Scarpa e Paolo Venini
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa, Paolo Venini
Located in Rivoli, IT
Bellissimo e raro vaso della serie "tessuto lucido" nel colore rosso antico nato dalla collaborazione artistica di Carlo Scarpa e Paolo Venini. Vaso in vetro soffiato lavorato a mano...
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1980s Italian Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass, Murano Glass

Venini "Shiny Fabric" Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Rivoli, IT
Beautiful and rare bottle-shaped vase from the "shiny fabric" series in the color antique red born from the artistic creation of Carlo Scarpa. Hand-blown glass vase worked with two-t...
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1980s Italian Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass, Murano Glass

Vaso Murrine Romane, Venini
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milano, MI
Vaso Murrine Romane Il vaso è realizzato con murrine a tessere in vetro trasparente con la parte centrale colorata Disegno: Carlo Scarpa e Paolo Venini per V E N I N I L'opera è st...
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1930s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass, Murano Glass

Murano Sommerso A Bollicine Vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini 1930s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Murano Sommerso A Bollicine Vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini &C circa 1936 Carlo Scarpa, Sommerso vase featuring ribbed internal glass l...
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1940s Italian Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Wrought Vase, Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milano, MI
Black Wrought Vase Carlo Scarpa V E N I N I & C. 1940 H cm 19.5 diam. cm 17 approx Bibliog: Carlo Scarpa I Vetri di un Architetto Skira 1999 p. 219
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1940s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa, La Mina Vase, Corroso Glass, Venini, Murano, Italy 1940s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Bochum, NRW
Murano Glass Vase 'La Mina' Vase designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in 1936. Corroded iridized surface glass vase with protuberances "bugne". Venini Murano two lines acid signature...
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1930s Italian Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Ovoid Vase from the Neri Argento Series, Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milano, MI
Ovoid vase from the Neri Argento series Ovoid vase, on truncated conical foot, black glass with gold and silver leaf inclusions, and red paste threads Carlo Scarpa...
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1930s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa”Venini” Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Milano, IT
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1940s Italian Other Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Venini Carlo Scarpa Mezza Filigrana Bottle
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Doraville, GA
A bottle designed by Carlo Scarpa for Venini in the mid 1930s. The bottle is a very faint blue green color and displays the mezza filigrana method of glass ...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

20th Century Carlo Scarpa Venini Lattimo Vase "a Mezza Filigrana", 50s
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Turin, Turin
In 1921 Venini and Cappellin opened a glass factory called Vetri Soffiati Muranesi Cappellin Venini & C. on the islands of Murano, the historic glass production centre in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. With Luigi Ceresa and Emilio Hochs as investors, they arranged to purchase the recently closed Murano glass factory of Andrea Rioda, hire the former firm's glassblowers, and retain Rioda himself to serve as technical director of the venture. Venini embarked on collaborations with architects and designers such as Cini Boeri, Tomaso Buzzi, Gio Ponti, Carlo Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Tapio Wirkkala, Gae Aulenti, and Massimo Vignelli. The ethos was to "take the Murano tradition of glass blowing and combine it with the French fashion industry's tradition of using designers". Here you can see a small lattimo vase "a mezza filigrana" realized by Venini on Carlo Scarpa...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Vaso a Bollicine
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Milano, MI
Vaso a Bollicine Carlo Scarpa Venini & C. 1932 Measures: height cm 34, diameter cm 25 XVIII Biennale di Venezia del 1932 Bibliography: Murano Mi...
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1930s Italian Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa Venini Murano Bollicine White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Vase
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Murano hand blown Sommerso clear white bubbles and gold flecks Italian art glass mini vase / vide poche. Documented to the Venini company, and created by master des...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Gold Leaf

21st Century Murrine Romane Glass Vase in Multicolour by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In these murrineworks, purity of form and essential geometry blend together to create rare, precious and timeless objects, just like the art of ancient Rome. In his quest for new gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

21st Century Murrine Romane Glass Vase in Multicolour by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In these murrineworks, purity of form and essential geometry blend together to create rare, precious and timeless objects, just like the art of ancient Rome. In his quest for new gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

21st Century Murrine Romane Glass Bowl in Multicolour by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
In these murrineworks, purity of form and essential geometry blend together to create rare, precious and timeless objects, just like the art of ancient Rome. In his quest for new gla...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

21st Century Battuto Bicolore Glass Vase in Light Green/Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
The liveliness of sea bubbles meets the murmur of bright red sand waves on the surface of this work. The raw power of the elements enclosed in an archaic shape recalling a small tali...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

21st Century Tessuti Battuti Small Vase in Coral by Carlo Scarpa
By Carlo Scarpa, Venini
Located in murano, IT
Alternating light and dark coloured lines on shades of Coral, harmoniously following the guidelines produced by Carlo Scarpa. And reproduced by VENINI’s master glassblowers by using ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

21st Century Tessuti Battuti Large Vase in Coral by Carlo Scarpa.
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Alternating light and dark coloured lines on shades of Coral, harmoniously following the guidelines produced by Carlo Scarpa. And reproduced by VENINI’s master glassblowers by using ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Lattimo Velato Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano, ca. 1936
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Lattimo Velato vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1936 A rare lattimo velato vase designed by Carlo Scarpa ca. 1936. Manufactured by Venini Murano Venice in the 1930s. Thin ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

21st Century Battuto A Nido D'ape Vase in Horizon by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Inspired by nature and designed by Carlo Scarpa, it turns into Battuto a Nido D'Ape only in the hands of master glassmakers, who skilfully shape glass into a honeycomb pattern using ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

21st Century Battuto a Nido D'ape Vase in Straw-Yellow by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in murano, IT
Inspired by nature and designed by Carlo Scarpa, it turns into Battuto a Nido D'Ape only in the hands of master glassmakers, who skilfully shape glass into a honeycomb pattern using ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Collectable Vintage Carlo Scarpa Murano Murrine Millefiori, Glass Vase Amphora
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Paris, France
Vintage small vase green, burgundy and white runoff inlay in a form of amphora, design Carlo Scarpa Fratelli Toso Murano Murrine Millefiori. Murrine...
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Mid-20th Century Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

Heavy Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1930s
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Heavy Vetro Sommerso Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini Murano ca. 1930s A vetro sommerso bollicine vase designed by Carlo Scarpa between 1934 and 1936. Manufactured by Venini Murano V...
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Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

"Battuto" Vase by Carlo Scarpa for Venini
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brussel, BE
Carlo Scarpa's "Battuto" vase designed in 1940 in a transparent red glass finished with deeply ground horizontal marks. Acid signed VENINi MURANO. Model n° 3790 in the Blue Catalogue.
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

Venini Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Carlo Scarpa, "Battuto", 1938
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Paris, FR
Carlo Scarpa 'Battuto' Vase, c. 1938 Execution: Venini & C. Cased glass, green. Signed: Venini murano (acid stamp). Measures: H : 27 cm (10.6") Overall Very good condition ...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Perfume Bottle by Carlo Scarpa for MVM Cappellin 1920's
By Carlo Scarpa, MVM Cappelin
Located in London, GB
The perfume Bottle by Carlo Scarpa (1906-1978) circa 1928-29 for MVM Cappellin company was formed in 1925 by Paolo Venini and Giacomo Cappellin. The bottle was hand blown into a heart shaped transparent and translucent emerald green glass. There is an applied ‘v’ shaped belt around the girth of the bottle that continues to the foot. The model no. 018 and the acid stamp 'MVM Cappellin Murano...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Carlo Scarpa, "Mezza Filigrana" Vase, 1934
By Carlo Scarpa
Located in Paris, FR
Carlo Scarpa 'Mezza Filigrana' Vase, c. 1934 Execution: Venini & C. Cased glass, white. Signed: Venini murano (acid stamp). Measure : H : 18 cm (...
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1930s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Venini Murrine Romane Multi-Color Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Venini Murrine Romane vase in multi-color by Carlo Scarpa. Numbered Edition. These Murrine are called “roman” due to their graphic signs and because the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Venini Tall Tessuti Battuti Vase in Red by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Tessuti Battuti vases, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, feature a blown handmade glass body with bicolored “Filigrana” stripes then...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Blown Glass

Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Horizon by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto A Nido D’ape glass vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 23...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Venini Battuto A Nido D’ape Glass Vase in Straw Yellow by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Battuto A Nido D’ape glass vase, designed by Carlo Scarpa and manufactured by Venini, was originally designed in 1940. Numbered edition per year. Indoor use only. Dimensions: Ø 23...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Calo Scarpa "Corroso Vase" by Venini Murano Glass, Signed
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a very well-known piece by Carlo Scarpa, acid signed four lines underside, Murano Venini made in Italy. Mint condition.Rare piece .
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1950s Italian Modern Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Corroso a Relievi Art Glass Vase by Carlo Scarpa
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Hudson, NY
Model 4105, first presented at the Venice Biennale in 1936. Straw-yellow, acid signed at base, Venini Murano made in Italy. Ref: Anna Venini Diaz de Santillana, Venini: Catalogue Ra...
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1930s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Art Glass

A "lattimo" perfume bottle by Carlo Scarpa for Venini, made on Murano ca. 1935
By Venini, Carlo Scarpa
Located in Aachen, DE
A straight forward design by Carlo Scarpa. The shape of the bottle is for the Venini dressing table set 653. Presented on the Brussels Arts and Crafts Exhibition in 1935. This bottle...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Carlo Scarpa Vase
By Carlo Scarpa, Compagnia Di Venezia E Murano (C.V.M.)
Located in New York, NY
Rare “Pasta Vitrea“ vase by Carlo Scarpa, circa 1930s, retailed by Compagnia Venezia Murano, with the firm's acid stamp - CVM“ with crown emblem. Rare, early vase created by one of ...
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases and Vessels

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Glass

Carlo Scarpa vases and vessels for sale on 1stDibs.

Carlo Scarpa vases and vessels are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Carlo Scarpa vases and vessels, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. We have 25 vintage editions of these items in-stock, while there is 15 modern edition to choose from as well. Many of the original vases and vessels by Carlo Scarpa were created in the modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider vases and vessels by Memphis Milano, Jacopo Foggini, and Memphis Group. Prices for Carlo Scarpa vases and vessels can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $1,221 and can go as high as $22,191, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $5,568.

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