Giuseppe Barovier

Biography

Born in Murano in 1853 where he died in 1942. His career started with Antonio Salviati, his friend during the studying period. Still very young, he joined the C.V.M., and when Antonio left, Giuseppe folowed him together with his uncle and his brothers, becoming owner of Salviati & Co., that in 1896 has its name changed in Artisti Barovier. In 1919 he gets associated with Vetreria Artistica Barovier & Co. His objects are sometimes signed with a murrina with the initials "AB" surmounted by a crown or "FMF 1914". He retires in the second half of the 20s.