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Rare antique Venetian lampworked six-sided scent bottle, with a "Vichy" word cane and several mu...

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Rare antique Venetian lampworked six-sided scent bottle, with a  Vichy  word cane and several mu...
Rare antique Venetian lampworked six-sided scent bottle, with a "Vichy" word cane and several murrine portrait canes, including Pope Pius IX, Ferdinand I and Garibaldi, amidst swirls of gold aventurine and colored glass, in sea green, turquoise, mauve, red, blue, and white. Unknown Venetian manufacturer, mid-to-late 19th century. Includes cork stopper and black ridged top, accented with gold aventurine. "(Franchini) created his canes by a lampwork process, employing a simple lamp that was fueled by animal fat. In this freehand method, the glassworker heated small glass components, such as rods, in a flame and formed them into the desired shape with simple tools. That Giacomo Franchini was later able to produce beautifully detailed subject and portrait canes by this method is almost unbelievable." -The Glass Menagerie. Height 3 1/8". $1400-2000