
Carlo Scarpa 1906–1978
Carlo Scarpa was born in Venice in 1906, and died an accidental death in Japan in 1978. Like many great artists, Scarpa’s work as architect and designer is highly influential and yet remains enigmatic, illusive and hard to categorize. What is obvious in all his work is an underlying transcendental quality, an uncanny ability to create powerful emotional states in all who experience it. It is perhaps this quality that makes him one of the most beloved and revered figures in the history of 20th century Italian art and design.
Scarpa’s various biographers often point to his sensitivity to materials and his ability to evoke the past, but nothing about Scarpa is easy to define. In 1919 he enrolled in the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Venice and graduated in 1926 with the title of Professor of Architecture. He did not, however, sit the pro forma exam required by the Italian government, and hence was never fully licensed as an architect.
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Carlo Scarpa
Rare Inciso Velato vase, model 3791
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $92,500

Carlo Scarpa
Rilievi vase, model 3659
estimate: $30,000–40,000
result: $81,700

Carlo Scarpa
Pennellate vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $74,500

Carlo Scarpa
Lattimo Oro vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $62,500

Carlo Scarpa
A Fasce Verticale vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $52,500

Carlo Scarpa
Important Sommerso a Bollicine vase, model 3527
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $50,000

Carlo Scarpa
A Fili vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $41,250

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine vase, model 11016
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $40,960

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $40,640

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto floor lamp
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $39,600

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase, model 3908
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $35,000

Carlo Scarpa
Cinese/Iridato vase, model 3932
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $33,750

Carlo Scarpa
Rare A Fiori Murrine vase, model 5943
estimate: $30,000–50,000
result: $32,500

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase, model 3781
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $32,500

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $30,000

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase, model 3781
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $30,000

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $27,940

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $27,500

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $27,500

Carlo Scarpa
Incamiciato vase
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $25,000

Carlo Scarpa
Rare Fenicio vase, model 5783
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $25,000

Carlo Scarpa
Decoro Fenicio vase, model 6446
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $23,750

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine lamp base, model 11001
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $23,750

Carlo Scarpa
Corrosi vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $22,800

Carlo Scarpa
chandelier, model 5283
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $22,500

Carlo Scarpa
Incamiciato vase
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $22,500

Carlo Scarpa
Rare and Important vase
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $21,250

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine vase, model 3526
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $21,250

Carlo Scarpa
Transparenti vase
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $20,480

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase, model 3900
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $20,000

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase, model 3909
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $18,750

Carlo Scarpa
chandelier, model 5417
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $18,750

Carlo Scarpa
Rigadin Retorto, model #9034, pair
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $18,000

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine floor lamp
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $18,000

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana vase, model 1886
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $17,500

Carlo Scarpa
sconces model 425, pair
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $17,500

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $17,500

Carlo Scarpa
Important Millefiori bowl
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $16,510

Carlo Scarpa
mirror
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $15,600

Carlo Scarpa
perfume bottles model 651A, pair
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $15,000

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana chandelier, model 5417
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $15,000

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine vase
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $14,400

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $14,400

Carlo Scarpa
chandelier, model 53223 A6
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $13,750

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase, model 4116
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $13,750

Carlo Scarpa
Tagliato Tondo vase
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $13,750

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase, model 3943A
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $12,500

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine vase, model 3540
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $12,500

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $12,065

Carlo Scarpa
A Bugne vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $12,065

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto vase
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $11,250

Carlo Scarpa
Battuto bowl, model 2938
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $11,250

Carlo Scarpa
Iridato vase, model 3781
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $11,250

Carlo Scarpa
sconce
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $10,625

Carlo Scarpa
Cinesi vase, model 3578
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $10,000

Carlo Scarpa
Inciso vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $10,000

Carlo Scarpa
Fenici vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $10,000

Carlo Scarpa
Fenici vase
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $10,000

Carlo Scarpa
Transparenti vase
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $9,375

Carlo Scarpa
sconce
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $9,375

Carlo Scarpa
A Spirale vase, model 3507
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $9,375

Carlo Scarpa
dining chairs, set of four
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $9,000

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana vase, model 1593A
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,750

Carlo Scarpa
A Fasce Verticale vase
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,750

Carlo Scarpa
A Fasce Verticale vase
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,750

Carlo Scarpa
A Fasce Verticale vase
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,750

Carlo Scarpa
Battutto vase, model 3595
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $8,750

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine vase, model 11011
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $8,288

Carlo Scarpa
Reticello bowl
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $8,125

Carlo Scarpa
Conchiglie Variegato
estimate: $8,000–12,000
result: $8,050

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $7,800

Carlo Scarpa
sconces, pair
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $7,500

Carlo Scarpa
Reticello chandelier
estimate: $10,000–15,000
result: $6,875

Carlo Scarpa
Bollicine bowl, model 4118
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $6,875

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana vase, model 3516
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $6,875

Carlo Scarpa
large Corroso bowl, model 4102
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $6,875

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine bowl, model 3522
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $6,875

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase, model 3917
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,250

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine bowl, model 3522
estimate: $6,000–8,000
result: $6,250

Carlo Scarpa
sconces model 482, pair
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $6,250

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase
estimate: $8,000–12,000
result: $6,250

Carlo Scarpa
Rare Bollicine vase, model 11009
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,938

Carlo Scarpa
pitcher
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $5,700

Carlo Scarpa
Pasta Vitrea vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,625

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,625

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine vase, model 11009
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $5,625

Carlo Scarpa
vase, model 3910
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $5,398

Carlo Scarpa
bottle
estimate: $300–400
result: $5,100

Carlo Scarpa
Metalaforme vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,000

Carlo Scarpa
Corroso vase, model 4105
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,000

Carlo Scarpa
Corroso bowl
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $5,000

Carlo Scarpa
pitcher
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $4,800

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto vase
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $4,688

Carlo Scarpa
collection of nine bowls
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $4,375

Carlo Scarpa
table mirror, model 76
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $4,375

Carlo Scarpa
Sommerso a Bollicine vase, model 3534
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,063

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana vase
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $3,998

Carlo Scarpa
Tessuto bottle, model 3916
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $3,750

Carlo Scarpa
Mezza Filigrana vase
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $3,750

Carlo Scarpa
a Stelle chandelier, model 5258
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $3,750