Umberto Bellotto (1882-1940), Artisti Barovier & Fratteli Toso Connubio' vase on foot Wrought and beaten iron, Murano blown glass Created around 1922 H 180×Ø50cm Note: Bellotto produced many pieces combining blown glass and wrought iron. These were exhibited at the Venice and Monza Biennales in the early 1920s. This process of combining the two materials was patented by Bellotto in 1920 'connubio di ferro e vetro'. Bibliography: F. Deboni, 'Murano '900 Vetri e Vetrai', Milan, 1996 p.107, fig.26 for a similar mounted vase using the same connubio technique. A copy of a letter from Mrs Rosa Barovier Mentasti dated 20 June 1997, a copy of a letter from Mr Angelo Barovier dated 19 June 1997 and a letter from the Civici Musei Veneziani d'Arte e di Storia dated 18 November 1997 may be given to the buyer.