Profiles of the Glassmakers: Salviati dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo (1859-1866) Società Anonima per azioni Salviati & C. (1866-1872) The Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company, Salviati & C. (1872-1877) Compagnie di Vetri e Mosaici de Venezia e Murano (from 1877) Founding: Antonio Salviati, a lawyer from Vicenza, joined with Enrico Podio (as art director) and Lorenzo Radi (as technician) to found (1859) Salviati dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo, a firm initially devoted to manufacture of glass tiles for use in mosaics. Lorenzo Radi is credited with having revitalized (1840) the manufacture of mosaic tiles, using centuries-old Murano techniques that had long ago fallen into disuse. The remarkable revival of Murano glassmaking in the 19th and 20th century is usually traced to the landmark founding of Salviati dott. Antonio fu Bartolomeo and to the initiative and entrepreneurship of Antonio Salviati. Developmental Events: 1862 The firm attracted international attention by displaying at the London International Exhibition products manufactured in chalcedony glass, a material developed earlier (1856) by Lorenzo Radi. The South Kensington Museum (later renamed the Victoria and Albert Museum) purchased one of the vases. 1866 The firm, joined by two additional investors from England, Sir Austen Henry Layard and Sir William Drake, reorganized as Società Anonima per azioni Salviati & C., acquired a holloware glass factory on Murano and added holloware objects to its product line. 1867 The firm displayed its broad range of products at the Exposition Universalle di Paris, earning a gold medal, three silver medals and four honorable mentions. 1868 The firm opened a sales outlet in London under the name Venice & Murano Glass C. 1872 The firm was renamed The Venice and Murano Glass and Mosaic Company, Salviati & C. 1873 The firm and its glassmakers won 13 medals at the International Exhibition in Vienna. 1877 Antonio Salviati left the firm following policy disputes with the firm's English investors. The firm continued operations as Compagnie di Vetri e Mosaici de Venezia e Murano, with the glassworks under the supervision of Vittorio Zanetti. Antonio Salviati opened a separate glassworks operating under two names: Salviati dott. Antonio for holloware and Salviati & C. for mosaic glass. (Note: For later Developmental Events concerning Antonio Salviati's operations, see the separate entry for Salviati dott. Antonio and its affiliates/successors.) 1894 Sir Austen Henry Layard died. Vittorio Zanetti left with master glassblower Giovanni Seguso to found Seguso Zanetti & C. 1901 Andrea Rioda became manager of the glassworks. 1910 The firm closed its glassworks. Dott. Marco Testolini acquired the firm's tradename, warehouse and retail shops, and continued its retail operations. 1911 The firm's former glassworks was acquired by Andrea Rioda, who reopened it as Andrea Rioda & C. 1919 The firm was acquired, together with Pauly & C., by a Milan investor. 1920 Both the firm and Pauly & C. were acquired by Gaetano Ceschina. The firm thereafter sold products from various producers, often under the mark "C. V. M." 1963 The firm and Pauly & C. were acquired by Luciano Barbon. Master glassblowers: 1866-___ Antonio Seguso 1866-___ Giovanni Serena 1866-___ Angelo Ongaro 1866-___ Andrea Rioda 1866-1877 Giovanni Barovier 1866-1877 Antonio Barovier 18__-1877 Giuseppe Barovier 18__-1877 Benvenuto Barovier 18__-1877 Benedetto Barovier 18__-___ Pietro Bigalia 18__-___ Isidoro Seguso 18__-___ Vittorio Zanetti Other production employees: Antonio Camozzo Prospero Ancona Leopold Barzotti Giovanni Cazzato Giuseppe Cazzato Pietro Cazzato Luigi Dalla Venezia Domenico Giobbe Giuseppe Moretti Vincenzo Moretti Designers: Flavio Poli (1932) © 2001 C. I. Gable