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Mid-Century Italian Steel and Glass Sconce from Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega, 1960s

About the Item

This sconce was designed by Toni Zuccheri for Mazzega in Italy, during the 1960's. It has a thick wavy amber and clear Murano glass mounted on a chrome wall plate. The glass is handmade with small bubbles (pulegoso) inside the glass and sprinkled with little glass parts inside for a sugar effect that nicely diffuse the light. In original and good condition.

Creator:

Mazzega (Manufacturer),Toni Zuccheri (Designer)

Dimensions:

Height: 4.34 in (11 cm)Width: 11.42 in (29 cm)Depth: 11.42 in (29 cm)

Style:

Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)

Materials and Techniques:

Chrome,Glass,Metal

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1960-1969

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1960s

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Lisboa, PT

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU6719229125482

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Toni Zuccheri

Italian glassmaker and master Murano craftsman Toni Zuccheri’s lifelong passion for nature and animals contributed to the development of some of the finest modernist works in Murano glass history. His mid-century-era chandeliers, wall sconces, table lamps and vases showcase his penchant for experimentation and exceptional skill in color and form.

Zuccheri was born in 1936 in San Vito al Tagliamento. His father was Luigi Zuccheri (1904–74), a renowned painter known for his depictions of animals (and friend of artist Giorgio De Chirico). Toni not only inherited his father’s love of the animal kingdom — particularly birds — but also his artistic talents, demonstrating an intuitive skill for drawing at an early age.

In 1945, the Zuccheri family moved to Venice. At the city’s University Institute of Architecture, Toni studied under esteemed Italian architects Franco Albini, Ignazio Gardella and Carlo Scarpa.

During the early 1960s, Zuccheri focused on the art of glassmaking and collaborated with Venini. While working with the celebrated Italian Murano glass factory, he developed an innovative type of thick window glass sheets called Vetrate Grosse with prolific Italian architect and furniture designer Gio Ponti. The glass was made of dense, vitreous pastes mixed with murrine, raw pigment, shards of filigrana cane and fine wire mesh.

Zuccheri exhibited a group of elaborate bird and farm animal sculptures at the 1964 Venice Biennale. The birds, which were accented with gold leaf, included vibrantly hued guinea fowl-shaped works with murrine bodies, turkeys, owls and hoopoes (colorful birds known for their crown of feathers). Zuccheri employed an ingenious glass layering technique to create the birds’ feathers, while their realistic-looking legs and feet were made of bronze.

Throughout his career, Zuccheri’s love of birds and animals was a recurring theme in many of his glassworks, which he created for Venini and other Italian Murano glass manufacturers such as VeArt and Barovier & Toso. Today, his work lives on in galleries and private collections worldwide.

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