CAMMOZZO, Roberto (1945, Murano) Important pair... Lot 39

CAMMOZZO, Roberto (1945, Murano) Important pair of blown and bubbled glass vases. Corolla neck and round golden bases. Signed under the Cammozzo base and numbered 1930/1940. H. 38.5 cm Diameter: 22 cm Roberto Cammazzo was born in Murano on 24 July 1945. At a very young age, he began to learn the secrets of glass-making as an apprentice at Ermanno Nason, then at the master glass-maker's in Mazzega. The artist went to the famous Salviati factory, where he worked side by side with Livio Seguso. When Seguso founded his own kiln, he took Roberto with him. There Cammozzo worked for many years, developing the skills needed to master the making of large sculptural forms. During these years, Cammozzo also studied with some of the most eminent glass masters, such as Tosi, Fuga and Mavrodin. He has received numerous awards and has been praised for his outstanding technical ability. In 1980, Roberto Cammozzo and Elio Raffaeli started their own company with another glass worker from the Seguso factory. They have been a huge success for their various sculptures with small fish and marine life incorporated inside the glass. Their creativity continues to ensure their success and allowed them to expand into a new beautiful studio in 1997. There they continued to flourish. Artists from all over the world have sought them out for their great technical expertise: Robert Wilson from the United States, Fujita from Japan and Alfredo Sosabravo from Cuba. Their ability to work on a very large scale is unique to Murano. And there is always the clarity of their glass, its colour and grace of execution.