PAIR OF MONUMENTAL APPLIQUES, MID-XXth CENTURY ITALIAN WORK In Murano glass, decorated with florets and stylised foliage; electrified H. 180 cm (70 ¾ in.) l. 49 cm (19 ¼ in.) Provenance: Teatro Ristori, Ferrara in the 1950s. A pair of monumental Murano glass wall-lights, mid-20th century Following the extensive damage caused during the Second World War, the Ristori Theatre in Ferrara underwent extensive renovation work. The project was entrusted to the architect Gino Bresciani, while the interiors were designed by the sculptor and ceramist Danilo Andreose, who called on Venini to create the Murano glass sconces that adorned the interior rooms.