Description
Art glass cigar bowl in Iconic Dino Martens Oriente decor in excellent condition.
According to the book “Venetian Art Glass” by Marino Barovier, the Oriente decor (designed by Dino Martens) was made infamous at the XXVI Biennale di Venezia in 1952 when it received widespread recognition. At the time, Dino (originally known as Corrado Martens) was free-lancing for Aureliano Toso’s glassworks in Italy. Since then the highly sought after polychrome and aventurine mottled decor was expanded to include many more models. Aureliano’s son, Fratelli Toso carried the line onward.
The original Dino Martens items included graphics accomplished with zanfirico and reticello rods inserted, resulting in grids and abstract faces and/or flowers. The original design was cased in thick colorless glass.
This art glass cigar bowl uses all the correct colors and gold aventurine of the original design but does not have the linear graphics. It is cased in white (lattimo) glass. We believe this piece was made by Fratelli Toso glass-works in the late 1960’s to 1970’s.
In excellent condition. Measures 10″ x 9″ oval, 2½” tall. Single rest floats any size smoke well above the ash surface. Weighs nearly 3 lbs. Multiple uses; cigar ashtray, flowers, candy, dip, catch-all, etc.
