23 - Clear glass dish with a radiating pattern of white fili and retortoli

Clear glass dish with a radiating pattern of white fili and retortoli Venice, late 17th century Diameter: 36.6 cm Provenance: Private collection, France Bibliography: E. Baumgartner, Reflets de Venise. 16th- and 17th-Century Glassware from Swiss Collections, Bern, 2015, pp. 148–149, no. 56, ill. The circular dish features a design combining all variations of retortoli. Condition: perfect This dish is illustrated in Erwin Baumgartner’s reference work (pp. 148–149, no. 56, ill.). We are not aware of any other example bearing this type of decoration.