Seguso vetri d’arte 2 three-light sconces Hotel Bristol Merano, 1953/1954 Ornate arms and cups in glass/gold, 4 leaves in glass/gold, finial in glass/gold, h. 19 x 36 cm, electrics to be redone Provenance: Hotel Bristol Auction 2010, private collection Coming from the new building of the Bristol hotel, a series of furnishings and lamps purchased in the sensational 2010 auction is brought back to the market and presented here. The building was built in the 1950s by Arnaldo Bennati based on a design by the Venetian architect Marino Meo, who availed himself of the collaboration of Seguso Vetri d'Arte of Murano for the creation of the lighting,

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