Large Martin Bradley TOTEM POLE Sculpture, Murano

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• Lot Description
  Glass TOTEM POLE sculpture by Martin Bradley for Marco Polo Glass Gallery & Studio and blown by Murano Master glassblower, Pino Signoretto. Sculpture is SOMMERSO glass with colored inclusions on a squared glass base with glass buttons applied. Lot is accompanied by a reference document signed by the consignor, a noteworthy collector of 20th century Italian glass and author of Vetri Di Ermanno Nason / The Glass Sculptures of Ermanno Nason, as well as a copy of The Glass Chess Set book, which was produced in a limited run of 2,000 copies. Please contact our auction house directly for additional information on this collection. Provenance: Collection of Sergio & Yoli Gnesin, Miami, Florida and Venice, Italy. References: The Glass Chess-Set, Murano, Venice 1996, edited by Marco Polo Glass Gallery, ppg. 6, 10, 14, 18, 20, 76, 77, 78, 79; Contemporary Art in Glass, catalog for the exhibit at the Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre Exhibition Hall, cover and ppg. 79, 88. Please contact our auction house directly for additional information on this collection.
  Designer & Manufacturer: Martin Bradley (b. 1931); Pino Signoretto (b. 1944)
  Markings: signed; ed. of 2000; 1996
  Country of Origin & Materials: English; glass
  Dimensions (H,W,D): 25.25"h, 6.625"w, 4.75"d

  Condition

  very good, no chips or cracks
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