Dino Martens Auction Prices and Value Guide

Dino Martens auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 963 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

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Dino Martens auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
Dino Martens
Source records
963
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About Dino Martens

Dino Martens (1894–1970), born Corrado Martens in Venice, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and one of the most inventive glass designers of twentieth-century Murano. He trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Venice and exhibited paintings at the Venice Biennale between 1924 and 1930. After serving in Italy's East African campaigns, he became the artistic director of the Aureliano Toso glasshouse on Murano, a position he held for decades. There he combined traditional Venetian glassblowing techniques with bold experimentation, producing asymmetric forms, complex color layering, and technically demanding shapes that distinguished his work from conventional Murano production. His catalogue spans roughly 1922 through 1963, and his designs remain widely collected and referenced in decorative-arts scholarship.

20th-century Muranese glass designglass (blown, shaped)paintingsculpturedecorative glass vessels and vasesabstract and asymmetrical glass forms

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers most frequently encounter Martens's blown-glass vases produced for the Aureliano Toso glasshouse, including vessels with bold color bands, filigrana cane work, murrine patterns, and irregular or asymmetric silhouettes. Sculptural glass forms are also known. His earlier output includes paintings exhibited at the Venice Biennale during the 1920s, though these appear less often at auction. Works are typically documented in the Aureliano Toso catalogue covering 1922 to 1963.

Market and appraisal context

Dino Martens maintains a deep and active secondary market centred on his glass designs for Aureliano Toso and, less frequently, Avem and Salviati. Appraisily's auction-record index tracks 616 total lots with 338 carrying realised prices, spanning sales from October 2002 through April 2026. The price distribution is wide but informative: the median sits at approximately USD 1,100, the 25th percentile at USD 500, and the 75th percentile at USD 3,602, with an observed maximum of USD 205,000. This long right tail reflects how rare, complex-form pieces—particularly the Eldorado and Oriente series ewers—command multiples of the typical result. Liquidity is healthy and growing: 76 priced lots appeared in the most recent 12-month window versus 68 in the prior 12 months. Named auction houses handling Martens regularly include Wright (Chicago), Quittenbaum Kunstauktionen (Munich), Bonhams, Cambi Casa d'Aste (Milan), Koller Auctions (Zurich), Piasa (Paris), Setdart (Barcelona), Roseberys (London), Dreweatts, Chiswick Auctions, and Kunst-und Auktionshaus Schloss Hagenburg, confirming genuinely international demand across North America, the United Kingdom, and continental Europe.

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • 20th-century decorative art glass
  • Murano/Venetian glass
  • Italian design
  • glass (blown, shaped)
  • Mid-century modern decorative arts

Value drivers

  1. Attribution to Aureliano Toso glasshouse with Martens as designer increases collector interest
  2. Pieces demonstrating technically difficult execution, especially asymmetric shapes and complex color work, are particularly sought
  3. Works produced during the 1930s–1960s under Martens's direction at Aureliano Toso form the core of his market
  4. Condition, authenticity of attribution, documented provenance, and presence of original labels or signatures affect value
  5. Series and model identification: Eldorado and Oriente series ewers and large vessels command the highest prices (USD 12,000–50,000 for documented examples), while Filigrana Semplice bowls and simpler vase forms typically trade below EUR 1,000.
  6. Form complexity and size: asymmetric shapes, ewer forms with handles, and monumental-scale pieces are significantly more valuable than small bowls or standard vases.

Appraisal caveats

  • Murano glass attributions can be difficult to verify without factory labels, documented provenance, or expert examination; many Martens-era Aureliano Toso pieces were unsigned or marked only with paper labels that may have been lost.
  • Paintings and sculptures by Martens are far less common on the market than his glass designs.
  • Comparable auction results for Martens glass vary significantly depending on form complexity, size, color technique, and condition.
  • The observed maximum price of USD 205,000 and the Eldorado ewer at USD 50,000 represent rare, top-tier results; the median is approximately USD 1,100, and most lots fall below USD 5,000. Appraisals should not anchor on the ceiling.

Evidence

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Data basis

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