Fenice 1

The gracefully curved sculpture is hand-blown using avventurina, an extremely difficult Murano glass-blowing technique from the 17th century, which combines metal shavings and molten glass. Fenice (Phoenix) is named after the Teatro La Fenice - a historic building in Venice that has burned down and been rebuilt three times throughout its long history, like a phoenix rising from its ashes time and again.

● Type: Vase
● Dimensions: 40 L x 42 W x 10 H cm
● Material: Hand-blown glass, Murrine glass
● Date: 2006

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