fossilfly
11-28-2006, 12:54 AM
The russian tea room, known for its opulent decor has some eggs made by Lino Tagliapietra, below is an excerpt from the article found in the NY Sun here:
http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=44112
Each egg is worth between 25k-30k ?
At the far end of the ballroom stands a leafless tree dangling 35 Fabergé-inspired glass eggs handblown by Italian glassmaker Lino Tagliapietra, one of the finest glassblowers in the world.
Mr. Tagliapietra used numerous Venetian glass techniques, such as reticello (which resembles netting), pulegoso (bubbles) and pittura a smalti (glass paste enameling) to create the oneof-kind eggs.
By working in the Fabergé style, Mr. Tagliapietra was able to use skills that are rarely in demand today. In a 1999 press release, he said: "To select and experiment with different Venetian glass-blowing techniques in order to capture their essence is a challenge that no artist would pass up."
At the time of the Tea Room's 1999 renovation, the collection of 35 eggs was estimated at $500,000. Mr. Legree estimated each egg to be worth between $25,000 and $30,000 today (or $1 million for the collection).
http://www.nysun.com/pf.php?id=44112
Each egg is worth between 25k-30k ?
At the far end of the ballroom stands a leafless tree dangling 35 Fabergé-inspired glass eggs handblown by Italian glassmaker Lino Tagliapietra, one of the finest glassblowers in the world.
Mr. Tagliapietra used numerous Venetian glass techniques, such as reticello (which resembles netting), pulegoso (bubbles) and pittura a smalti (glass paste enameling) to create the oneof-kind eggs.
By working in the Fabergé style, Mr. Tagliapietra was able to use skills that are rarely in demand today. In a 1999 press release, he said: "To select and experiment with different Venetian glass-blowing techniques in order to capture their essence is a challenge that no artist would pass up."
At the time of the Tea Room's 1999 renovation, the collection of 35 eggs was estimated at $500,000. Mr. Legree estimated each egg to be worth between $25,000 and $30,000 today (or $1 million for the collection).