Glasses by Cenedese, Set of 8

An excellent find. This comes from the personal collection of Amelio Cenedese. I had the privilege of accessing this large collection of individual Cenedese pieces and grouped them into eclectic sets. The beauty of this group is that there is a link between all Amelio Cenedese's designs and all those from the 1950s. Some have the reference number and original label. This group is absolutely unique and would become the centerpiece of a laid table: each guest is special and different from the other, so why shouldn't the glass service be too? There is a profusion of 1950s colors and techniques, some of which are not reproducible today. Light amethyst, light smoke and amber. All colors that work well together. See all photos When not in use, they are beautiful to admire as a collector's set. Note that one glass has a snake like stem in light and gold color. There is nothing similar on the market. The measurement indicated is that of the article on the left, as a reference also for the others. A note on the color of the smoke. A very ancient technique, it began as a color that would have been difficult to avoid. When the furnaces worked with wood, the partial combustion of the wood created smoke inside the crucible; the residual carbon in the molten glass gave a light amber color that you can see in 17th century chandeliers. with the Barovier "crystal" formula this coloration was resolved and the smoke became a finish. The way to obtain this color is similar to that of Japanese Raku: by reducing the oxygen supply, the fire begins to create reduced smoke. The technique was then perfected by working on other colors. Metal oxides also change color in a reducing atmosphere. Today this technique is difficult to achieve with pure combustion of natural gas, so it has become a way to recognize antiques.