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Leslie Pina has authored over fifty books on 20th-century design, each focused on a specific area she and her husband Ramon personally collected and studied. The selection of Murano glass offered in this auction was amassed over 30-40 years, most collected prior to the mid-1990s, and reflects the contents of four of her books.
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  • 3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 1

    3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $400
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    $250
  • 3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 2

    3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    Starting Bid
    $350
  • 3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 3

    3 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $350
  • Large Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vase, 14.25"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 4

    Large Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vase, 14.25"H, Murano

    Est.
    $200 - $300
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $150
  • 6 Carlo Moretti Stem SATINATO Glasses / Vessels, 15.5"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 5

    6 Carlo Moretti Stem SATINATO Glasses / Vessels, 15.5"H...

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,500
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $950
  • 6 Carlo Moretti Stem SATINATO Glasses / Vessels, 15"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,500
    Lot 6

    6 Carlo Moretti Stem SATINATO Glasses / Vessels, 15"H, ...

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,500
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $950
  • 12 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 7

    12 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $1,200
  • 12 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano
    Estimate
    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 8

    12 Carlo Moretti SATINATO Vases / Vessels, Murano

    Est.
    $2,000 - $3,000
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    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $1,300
  • Monumental Carlo Moretti SATINATO Floor Vase, 33"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 9

    Monumental Carlo Moretti SATINATO Floor Vase, 33"H, Mur...

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,800
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $950
  • Monumental Carlo Moretti SATINATO Floor Vase, 33"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 10

    Monumental Carlo Moretti SATINATO Floor Vase, 33"H, Mur...

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,800
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    $950
  • Monumental Floor Vase, Manner of Fratelli Toso
    Estimate
    $1,200 - $1,800
    Lot 11

    Monumental Floor Vase, Manner of Fratelli Toso

    Est.
    $1,200 - $1,800
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    $950
  • 2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 12

    2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano

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    $250 - $350
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    $200
  • 2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 13

    2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano

    Est.
    $250 - $350
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    $200
  • 3 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $350 - $450
    Lot 14

    3 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano

    Est.
    $350 - $450
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    $300
  • 4 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 15

    4 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $350
  • Dino Martens A MACE Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,000
    Lot 16

    Dino Martens A MACE Vase, Murano

    Est.
    $750 - $1,000
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    0 Bids
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    $600
  • 2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 17

    2 Dino Martens A MACE Bowls, Murano

    Est.
    $250 - $350
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    $200
  • Fratelli Toso Vase, 10"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 18

    Fratelli Toso Vase, 10"H, Murano

    Est.
    $250 - $350
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    $200
  • Fratelli Toso Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 19

    Fratelli Toso Vase, Murano

    Est.
    $200 - $300
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    $150
  • Pair of Fratelli Toso Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 20

    Pair of Fratelli Toso Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    $250
  • 2 Fratelli Toso OPALINO Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $500
    Lot 21

    2 Fratelli Toso OPALINO Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $500
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    0 Bids
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    $300
  • 3 Fratelli Toso Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 22

    3 Fratelli Toso Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    $300
  • 2 Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 23

    2 Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $350
  • FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase Attributed to Dino Martens, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 24

    FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase Attributed to Dino Martens...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    $350
  • Large Fulvio Bianconi for Venini FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $500 - $750
    Lot 25

    Large Fulvio Bianconi for Venini FAZZOLETTO Handkerchie...

    Est.
    $500 - $750
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $400
  • Large Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 26

    Large Fratelli Toso FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase, Muran...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    $350
  • 2 Fratelli Toso MEZZA FILIGRANA Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 27

    2 Fratelli Toso MEZZA FILIGRANA Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    0 Bids
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    $250
  • 2 Murano Fan Vases Attributed to Fratelli Toso & Dino Martens
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 28

    2 Murano Fan Vases Attributed to Fratelli Toso & Dino M...

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    $250
  • Pitcher & FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase Attributed to Fratelli Toso
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 29

    Pitcher & FAZZOLETTO Handkerchief Vase Attributed to Fr...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    $350
  • Fratelli Toso FILIGRANA Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 30

    Fratelli Toso FILIGRANA Vase, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $250
  • Fratelli Toso FILIGRANA Vase, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 31

    Fratelli Toso FILIGRANA Vase, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • Large Murano ZANFIRICO Vase
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 32

    Large Murano ZANFIRICO Vase

    Est.
    $200 - $300
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    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $225
  • 2 Murano FILIGRANA Vases, Manner of Fratelli Toso
    Estimate
    $200 - $250
    Lot 33

    2 Murano FILIGRANA Vases, Manner of Fratelli Toso

    Est.
    $200 - $250
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    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $150
  • 3 Murano Vases; Fratelli Toso (1),  Attributed to Fratelli Toso (2)
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,000
    Lot 34

    3 Murano Vases; Fratelli Toso (1), Attributed to Fratel...

    Est.
    $750 - $1,000
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    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $600
  • 5 Murano Cabinet Vessels; 4 Attributed to Aureliano Toso
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 35

    5 Murano Cabinet Vessels; 4 Attributed to Aureliano Tos...

    Est.
    $400 - $600
    Palm Beach Modern Auctions
    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $300
  • 6 Archimede Seguso FILIGRANA Bowls, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $500
    Lot 36

    6 Archimede Seguso FILIGRANA Bowls, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $500
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    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $700
  • Large Archimede Seguso SOMMERSO Bowl, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $500
    Lot 37

    Large Archimede Seguso SOMMERSO Bowl, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $500
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    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250
  • Murano SOMMERSO Vase Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte
    Estimate
    $200 - $300
    Lot 38

    Murano SOMMERSO Vase Attributed to Seguso Vetri d'Arte

    Est.
    $200 - $300
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    $150
  • 2 Flavio Poli Sommerso Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $350
    Lot 39

    2 Flavio Poli Sommerso Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $350
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    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $275
  • Large Murano SOMMERSO Vase, Manner of Cenedese, 17"H
    Estimate
    $300 - $350
    Lot 40

    Large Murano SOMMERSO Vase, Manner of Cenedese, 17"H

    Est.
    $300 - $350
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    Starting Bid
    $250
  • 4 Murano Sommerso Vases; Luciano Gaspari, Seguso Vetri d'Arte, Galliano Ferro (2)
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,250
    Lot 41

    4 Murano Sommerso Vases; Luciano Gaspari, Seguso Vetri ...

    Est.
    $750 - $1,250
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    1 Bid
    Current Bid
    $600
  • Large SOMMERSO Vase Attributed to Antonio Da Ros, 19.25"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $500 - $750
    Lot 42

    Large SOMMERSO Vase Attributed to Antonio Da Ros, 19.25...

    Est.
    $500 - $750
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    $400
  • Large Cenedese SOMMERSO Decanter / Bottle, Murano
    Estimate
    $400 - $600
    Lot 43

    Large Cenedese SOMMERSO Decanter / Bottle, Murano

    Est.
    $400 - $600
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    2 Bids
    Current Bid
    $375
  • Large Mario Pinzoni Decanter / Bottle, 17.75"H, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 44

    Large Mario Pinzoni Decanter / Bottle, 17.75"H, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $400
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    $250
  • 2 Large SOMMERSO Decanters / Bottles, Manner of Cenedese, Murano
    Estimate
    $750 - $1,000
    Lot 45

    2 Large SOMMERSO Decanters / Bottles, Manner of Cenedes...

    Est.
    $750 - $1,000
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    $600
  • Murano Vase / Vessel Attributed to Fratelli Toso
    Estimate
    $250 - $350
    Lot 46

    Murano Vase / Vessel Attributed to Fratelli Toso

    Est.
    $250 - $350
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    $200
  • Pair of Archimede Seguso Candleholders, Murano
    Estimate
    $150 - $200
    Lot 47

    Pair of Archimede Seguso Candleholders, Murano

    Est.
    $150 - $200
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    Starting Bid
    $100
  • 2 Archimede Seguso OPALINO Vases, Murano
    Estimate
    $300 - $400
    Lot 48

    2 Archimede Seguso OPALINO Vases, Murano

    Est.
    $300 - $400
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    0 Bids
    Starting Bid
    $250

Auction Description

Murano Glass Collection of Leslie & Ramon Pina by Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Collection of Leslie & Ramon Pina

Leslie Pina has authored over fifty books on 20th-century design, each focused on a specific area she and her husband Ramon personally collected and studied. Her obsession with color and design began early in life. She followed in her mother’s footsteps to attend the Cleveland Institute of Art on a scholarship, the start of an “endless academic career” and the ideal outlet for her drive to collect, study, and write.
 
While in graduate school Leslie went to Puerto Vallarta and met her future husband Ramon. They shared a passion for beauty in nature and in art. “We learned and wrote about many topics: Italian, Scandinavian, and American glass, Art Deco designs, Mexican silver, Herman Miller furniture, and so on. We traveled around the United States to photograph private and museum collections. That said, Murano glass was and still is our favorite.”

The selection of Murano glass offered in this auction was amassed over 30-40 years, most collected prior to the mid-1990s, and reflects the contents of four of Leslie Pina’s books. Palm Beach Modern Auctions would like to thank Ms. Pina for sharing her personal stories about her time as an educator, writer, and collector, and her love of beautiful objects. More details from our interview can be found in the listing photos.

Bidders may join us live in house on auction day, or participate remotely here online (in real time or absentee), or by phone.

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We are currently accepting consignments in all categories for our Winter 2025 auction. Please email photos and details of your items for consideration to info@modernauctions.com.

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9. Reserve Price: Some lots offered are subject to a reserve. A reserve is a confidential minimum price below which the lot will not be sold.  PBMA will act to protect the reserve by bidding through the auctioneer. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the Seller and may continue to bid on behalf of the Seller up to the amount of the reserve. 

 

10. Withdrawals: PBMA reserves the right to withdraw any item from the auction for any reason and shall have no liability whatsoever for such withdrawal.  

 

11. Shipping/Pick-up/Storage: PBMA highly recommends that bidders obtain shipping quotes prior to bidding. If you would like to obtain a shipping quote prior to the auction, please contact PBMA by phone or email for a list of shippers, or contact your own shipper. PBMA provides shipping lists only as a service to its clients and any such list should not be considered an endorsement of any shipping company.  PBMA does not pack or ship items for insurance reasons. Palm Beach Modern Auctions does not install, disassemble or remove complex/electrified items (i.e. chandeliers). When selecting a shipper, please ensure they are capable of handling this. Final arrangements for shipping, and all costs associated with shipping, are the responsibility of the buyer. Any agreement for shipping is a contract between the buyer and the shipper; PBMA is not a party to any such contract and expressly disclaims any responsibility thereunder. No items will be released for shipping until PBMA receives payment in full and all payments have cleared. Thereafter, items may be picked up at PBMA’s exhibition facility Monday through Friday from 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. by the winning bidders or their shippers.  Please call PBMA the day before you intend to pick up any item. If a shipper is picking up an item, please send PBMA an e-mail confirming the name of the shipper and the property to be released into the shipper’s possession, and providing PBMA permission to release the property to your shipper. This authorization must be given in writing. All winning lots must be picked up within thirty (30) days following the close of the auction. After this time, each lot will become subject to storage fees of not less than $5.00 per day. PBMA has no duty to store any lot indefinitely. After ninety (90) days following the close of the auction, any lot which is not picked up will be deemed abandoned by the buyer and will become the property of PBMA and may be disposed of by PBMA, in any manner it chooses, without notice and without recourse. You authorize PBMA to discard or sell any abandoned property and to keep any proceeds from the sale of abandoned property. You hereby release PBMA of and from any claims related to such abandoned property (including without limitation claims for purchase price refunds, possession of such lot or other damages or losses). You acknowledge and agree that PBMA is not responsible for damage or loss that occurs to abandoned property and that PBMA is not responsible for insuring abandoned property after the ninety (90) day retrieval period. You agree that this remedy is reasonable considering the costs PBMA would have to incur to continue to store and process purchased lots after an auction.

 

12. Rescission of Sale: PBMA may, for any reason and in its sole discretion, rescind the sale. Upon notice of PBMA’s election to rescind a sale, the buyer will promptly return the property to PBMA, at which time the buyer will be refunded the hammer price and the buyer’s premium paid to PBMA for the property. This refund will constitute the buyer’s sole remedy against PBMA and/or the consignor in the case of a rescission of sale. Buyers have 25 days from the date of the Auction to notify PBMA, in writing, of any issues with the Property, after which PBMA shall consider the issues and decide, in its sole discretion, how to proceed. PBMA has no obligation to proceed in any specific way. Additionally, Buyer expressly agrees that the failure to notify PBMA, in writing, within 25 days of any issues or concerns constitutes a waiver of any claims related thereto.  

 

13. Entire Agreement: This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter referenced herein and shall supersede any and all prior agreements or understandings, whether written or oral, between the Parties, except as otherwise specified in this Agreement. You expressly agree that you are not relying on any prior statements or representations, whether oral or in writing, from PBMA, including any made related to the condition, authenticity, authorship or provenance of the auction items.  

 

14. Severability: If any provision, clause, phrase, words or word in this Agreement is declared illegal or unenforceable and if the provision, clause, phrase, words or word cannot be modified to be enforceable, then the illegal or unenforceable provision, clause, phrase, words or word shall immediately drop out of the Agreement (to the narrowest extent possible) and become null and void, leaving the remainder of this Agreement in full force and effect. 

 

15. Governing Law: This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida and, by registering for and bidding in the auction (whether personally, by telephone or by agent), the buyer agrees that the sole and exclusive venue for any litigation relating to or arising out of this Agreement or the auction shall be in the State Courts located in Palm Beach County, Florida.

 

16. Attorneys’ Fees: In any action directly or indirectly arising from or in connection with this Agreement and/or the Auction, the prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and taxable costs from the non-prevailing party. These enforcement rights shall be cumulative with, and not successive or exclusive of, any other legal remedies which may be available to the Parties to this Agreement.