Small Mortar With Pestle In Blown Glass - Murano attributed to Barovier & Toso - Period: 20th Century

Lovely little mortar and pestle, worked with pliers with inclusion of gold flakes, Barovier & Toso, Murano Italy Period: 20th Century Circa: 1950 – 1960 Dimensions: Height: 6cm - Diameter: 10cm Did you know? The Fratelli Barovier company was founded in 1878 by Giovanni Barovier and the sons of his brother Antonio (Giuseppi, Benvenuto and Benedetto). All of them worked in Murano as glassblowers for Dr. Antonio Salviati since 1866. In 1883, they took over the Salviati glassworks in collaboration with Antonio Camozzo, director of the Salvati glassworks. From 1927 the company was called Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co and Ercole Barovier was the main designer. This company was liquidated in 1936 to take the name Ferro Toso Barovier Vetrerie Artische Riunite SA. From 1942 the company was called Barovier & Toso with Artemio and Decio Toso as directors and Ercole Barovier as director. During the 1950s, she collaborated with renowned contemporary designers such as Anish Kapoor, Tom Dixon… Since 1990, the general director has been Jacopo Barovier and Giovanni Toso has been the production director. The company has branches in Milan, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Moscow.

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