Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
Italian, 1892-1977
Napoleone Martinuzzi was born on May 31, 1892, in Murano.
Active as a sculptor in Rome at the beginning of the 20th century, Martinuzzi came back to Murano in 1925 to found the Vetri Soffiati Muranese Venini and Company, along with Paolo Venini and Francesco Zecchin. At this company, Martinuzzi was the art director.
In 1932, Martinuzzi left the firm and founded the Zecchin Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici along with Francesco Zecchin. Between 1951 and 1952, he became the designer for Arte Vetro di Alberto Seguso. He is still considered one of the finest Murano glass designers of all time. Martinuzzi died on May 15, 1977, in Venice.
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(Biography provided by Wallector)
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Creator: Napoleone Martinuzzi
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo Sculpture, White & Gold Venini Murano 1930
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi, Bassotto Giallo (Yellow Dachsund) sculpture, white & gold Venini Murano 1930 Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini large-scale Dachsund Dog Sculpture by N...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Venini Glass Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi, 1920's Murano
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in London, GB
Two Pumpkin Sculptures by Napoleone Martinuzzi circa 1928 for V.S.M. Venini & Co., blown glass applied with pasta glass with gold foil applications
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1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of Cherries by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
These cherries are made by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini in Murano glass.
This item might show slight traces of use since it's vintage as a chip on the top t...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Red Cactus Succulent Sculpture, Signed, 1929
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini red Cactus Succulent sculpture, Signed, 1929.
Exceedingly rare example of a signed Venini succulent by Matinuzzi. Museum-worthy masterwork by Martinuzzi during his groundbreaking tenure as artistic director of Venini. Large-scale. Original brass frame.
This stunning pulegoso glass and gold leaf “pianta grassa” is in very good antique condition with no apparent signs of repair. Acid etched Venini signature is at bottom. Lovely contrasting white glass rim on pot. Playful use of co lot with the green pot...
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1920s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$134,720 Sale Price
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Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) for Venini, cactus, ca. 1930
glass succulent in a glass vase
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
46 cm (height)
signed with two-line acid stamp
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1930s Italian Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977), rare 'Elefante', ca. 1933 for Venini
vetro lattimo with gold leaf application
produced by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
20 x 30 x 20 cm
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1930s Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Rare & Important Alfredo Barbini After Martinuzzi 'Siren' Murano Glass Sculpture
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Alfredo Barbini, Pauly & Co.
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important signed vintage mid-century centrepiece 'Sirena' sculpture by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) after Neopolone Martinuzzi (1928-2014) Murano, Venice, Italy. Th...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Blown Glass, Murano Glass
NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI. "Maialino", figure, Venini, Italy, model 2484
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
'MAIALINO', MODEL NO. 2485 NAPOLEONE MARTINUZZI for Venini 1928
Lightly iridescent hand-blown and applied 'pulegoso' glass.Height 17, length 27cm
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1920s Italian Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Murano Glass
$9,131 Sale Price
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1930 Napoleon Martinuzzi CVM Cappellin Glass Murano Art Deco Figure
By Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Brescia, IT
Napoleone Martinuzzi
CVM
Venice 1930
Nude of woman with amphora
Slightly iridescent glass with gold speck inclusion
Very rare glass sculpture
Has internal threads on the back of th...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Murano Glass
1930's Aqua Blue Glass Tile of Gazelle by Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Venini, Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in London, GB
Aqua blue molded glass tileby Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892-1977) circa 1930 for Venini, molded mark 'NM', depicting a wounded gazelle .
An example of this model was employed in a flo...
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1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Art Glass, Murano Glass
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Zurich, CH
Napoleone Martinuzzi, a 'Pianta Grassa' sculpture, ca. 1930
green pulegoso glass, iridescent surface
executed by Venini & C., Murano, Italy
18 cm (height)
signed with two-line acid ...
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1930s Italian Vintage Napoleone Martinuzzi Sculptures
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Murano Glass
$11,646 Sale Price
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Venini Frame Brass Murano Glass, 1940, Italy
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Vintage Glass Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Zecchin
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Murano Glass Vase with Pulegoso Glass Fruit Ascribable to Napoleone Martinuzzi
By Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1940s.
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Vetro Calcedonio Vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano, ca. 1930s
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Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vetro calcedonio vase by Napoleone Martinuzzi for Venini Murano ca. 1930s.
A very rare Murano art glass vase attributed to Napoleone Martinuzzi around 1930. Manufactured by Cappelin in the 1920s or Venini in the 1930s. Thin hand blown malachid (calcedonio) glass with curved handles on each side. Similar to Venini model number 3255. This model was produced in different glass types. The vase is not signed. It was bought from a very famous collection in the 1990s. Reach out for more information on the provenance.
Measures:
Height: 9.06" (23 cm)
Diameter: 6.3" (16 cm)
Napoleone Martinuzzi (1892 -1977) was an Italian sculptor and designer who left his mark on Italian glass art in particular. As graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, he worked with Ca' Pesaro artists and exhibited at Ca' Pesaro in 1908. In the 1920s he was appointed as Director of the Murano glass Museum. In 1925 he founded Venini & Co. with Paolo Venini and others, of which he took over the artistic direction. For Venini he created stunning creations in soffiato, opaque and pulegoso glass that received international recognition with many awards. His creations of animals, fruits and succulent plants gained international success too. The Cenedese Glassworks , Seguso Vetro d'Arte and Pauly & Co were his last creative stations.
Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier, Napoleone Martinuzzi Venini 1925 - 1931, Milano 2013, pages 159, 314, 330 (shape) and 323, 328 (glass technique)
Franco Deboni, Venini Glass Volume 2, Turin 2007, page 80 (glass technique)
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Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of a Fig by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
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Vintage Murano Glass Decorative Item of a Tomato by Martinuzzi for Venini, Italy
By Napoleone Martinuzzi, Venini
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1930s.
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H 1.97 in Dm 3.94 in
Napoleone Martinuzzi sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.
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