Historicism Lidded Box - German/German
The lidded jar, with its oriental-looking form and gilding, was designed by Antonio Salviati. The box represents the renewal of Venetian glass art after the decline in the 18th century.
Antonio Salviati founded the Società Salviati e Companie in Venice in 1866. Like Paolo Venini later in the 1920s, Salviati focused on the perfection of craftsmanship as well as on the artistic. By copying old models, he helped Venetian glass art to new world fame around the middle of the 19th century. In doing so, he dispensed with the decorative flourishes that still define the image of Venice today.
The other more than 20 jars in this showcase exemplify the multitude of techniques, forms, colours and styles that glass art was able to present due to the enormous glass technological achievements around 1900. The jars are white, blue, green, black or gold. They were pressed, blown, cut, engraved or painted. They are round, square, in the shape of a fish, dog or bird, a grape or a crown.
Lidded Container in the Style of Historicism - English
Antonio Salviati created this container with lid, which is oriental in style in both the shape and the gilding. It represents the renewal of Venetian glass art after the 18th-century decline. Antonio Salviati founded the Società Salviati e Companie in Venice in 1866, and like Paolo Venini during the 1920s, his focus was on both the perfection of the craft and its artistic appeal. By copying old models he helped Venetian glass art to achieve new world fame in the mid-19th century, but forewent any decorative embellishments, which still define our view of Venice today.
The other containers in this showcase, there are over 20 of them, stand as an example of the variety of techniques, shapes, colours and styles glass art produced as a result of the enormous technological achievements in the field in around 1900. The containers are white, blue, green, black, or gold and they were pressed, blown, cut, engraved, or painted. They are round, square, shaped like fish, dogs, or birds, a vine, or a crown.