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Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

Italian, b. 1912

Alfredo Barbini (1912–2007), a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy, was one of Murano's leading figures of the 20th century. His parents were members of families, which had been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers.

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Creator: Alfredo Barbini
Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Lovely Murano aquarium fish tank block paperweight. A colorful tropical fish inside a glass block with green seaweed. A highly decorative sculpture for any desk or shelf.  
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Pair of Venetian/Murano Barbini Turquoise Exotic Bird Sculptures
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Great Barrington, MA
This is a matched pair of hand blown, tall and fanciful Murano "Birds Of Paradise" or Exotic Birds which stand a rare 16 1/2" tall! Cased with clear crystal over a fabulous color com...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Crystal

Barbini Murano Sommerso Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Figure Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Sommerso Blue Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Fish Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso green to blue, and gold flecks Italian art glass fish sculpture on pedestal. Documented to Master glass artist and designer Alfredo Barbi...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Pink Italian Art Glass Bird Figure Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, pink and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. The bird...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white and gold flecks Italian art glass bird on base figurine, paperweight. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950-60s. I have owned o...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Murano Aqua Banana by Alfredo Barbini 1950s
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Stunning, unique Murano hand blown banana by Alfredo Barbini. Unique aqua glass is encased in gold, and clear glass. The glass glitters when the light hits this piece at different an...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano White Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Seashell Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown pink, white, gold flecks and controlled bubbles Italian art glass sculptural seashell bowl. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The piece has ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Modern Sculpture by Ermanno Nason & Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese.
By Ermanno Nason, Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
Located in Chicago, US
Ermanno Nason & Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese; Murano, Italy
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1960s Italian Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Vamsa Barbini Murano Blue Gold Sun Hat Woman Italian Art Glass Figure Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Vetri Artistici Muranesi Societá Anonima
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful early Murano hand blown Sommerso cobalt blue and gold flecks Italian art glass women with sun hat figure / sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, for V.A.M.S.A ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Glass, Sommerso, Murano Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass

Very Rare Murano Glass Aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1960s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Oostrum-Venray, NL
Murano Glass Aquarium by Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese, 1960s Rare Piece by Alfredo Barbini Murano art glass aquarium with three fish, squid, sea cat jellyfish...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Glass

Pair Murano Art Glass Barbini Aquarium Paperweight Sculptures with Fish Seaweed
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
PAIR Murano art glass Barbini Aquarium paperweight sculptures with fish and seaweed encased in the solid glass sculpture. The shorter bookend is 6.25 ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Glass Aquarium Sculpture Paperweight 1960s
By Cenedese, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
Wonderful Murano aquarium fish tank block. Two colorful tropical fish with silver flecks captured inside a glass block with green seaweed and controlle...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine Glass
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Alfredo Barbini Murano Glass Sea Shell Sculpture in Sommerso Bollicine glass. Very large stand alone piece. Finely polished bottom.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini 1962 Hand-blown Glass Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Hand-blown glass sculpture by the Italian artist Alfredo Barbini. In a green-greyish tone this soft glass dropped like sculpture is a great piece to be used as a center piece. Signed...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Abstract Vulcano Volcano Sculpture Murano Glass Signed
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Ann Arbor, MI
Model 3696 Alfredo Barbini Murano Abstract Vulcano Volcano Sculpture done in hand blown Murano Glass by one of the worlds best glass blowers Signed by the artist as shown. Retains th...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

1960's Venetian Italian Murano Art Glass Gold Figural Fruit Apple Sculpture
By Vintage Murano Gallery, Alfredo Barbini
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano Italian art glass gold fleck hand blown figural apple sculpture. Great form and color. Has gold fleck throughout. In excellent condition with no issues. Mea...
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Mid-20th Century Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Murano Sommerso Aqua Blue Gold Leaf Italian Art Glass Bird Figures Paperweight
By Alfredo Barbini, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso aqua blue and gold flecks Italian art glass bird figurines paperweight sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. They look to be...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Murano Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Standing Puppy Dog Figurine Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso golden amber and gold flecks Italian art glass puppy dog sculpture / figurine. Created in the manner of designers Archimede Seguso and Al...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Pulegoso Black Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Beautiful and Rare Murano Sommerso Apple by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini, Murano 5
Located in San Diego, CA
Delicious and beautiful mouth-blown glass apple, Made in Italy circa 1960s with a colorful orange center in excellent condition no chips or cracks.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Blown Glass

Venetian Murano Art Glass Pink and Green Figural Fruit Pear by Alfredo Barbini
By Alfredo Barbini, Vintage Murano Gallery
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite Venetian Murano art glass pink and green hand blown figural pear by Alfredo Barbini. Great form and color. Has gold fleck throughout th...
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Mid-20th Century Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Parrots Sculpture by Alfredo Barbin 1950 's Applied Glass with Gold Powders
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
The hand blown Sculpture depicts a pair of parrots poised upon twisted branches. The artist has represented the birds in an opaque dark brown glass decorated internally with gold inc...
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Barbini Murano Sky Blue Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pheasant Bird Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown sky blue and gold flecks Italian art glass pheasant bird sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini. The bird has a layer of "Bullicante" b...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano Pulegoso Gray Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Kitty Cat Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Pulegoso bubbles, over black core and gold flecks Italian art glass cat sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950s. The cat stands...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Murano White Olive Green Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Birds Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white, olive green and gold flecks Italian art glass birds on branch sculpture. Documented to designer Alfredo...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Barbini Salviati Murano White Ribbons Gold Base Italian Art Glass Bird Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Salviati
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown white ribbons art glass bird sculpture with gold flecks base. Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini for the Salviati company. Labelled with an ea...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Gold Leaf

Large Alfredo Barbini Italian Glass Double Fish Centrepiece Platter
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in St. Louis, MO
Large Sommerso Alfredo Barbini for Cenedese Murano Italian glass double fish centerpiece platter. Bullicante glass formed fish and centrepiece bowl. No signs of chips or breaks. ...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

Alfredo Barbini Italian Modernist White Yellow Murano Art Glass Cat Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in New York, NY
Early 21st century, one-of-a-kind sculpture in the shape of a jumping cat on a handmade nickel base. This Work of Art is signed by Alfredo Barbini in white blown Murano glass, decorated with an elongated dark gray Murrina on the back, highlighted by yellow stripes and black accents, the face in a Picasso style with green eyes, blue nose...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Post-Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Nickel

Rare & Important Alfredo Barbini After Martinuzzi 'Siren' Murano Glass Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini, Pauly & Co., Napoleone Martinuzzi
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Stunning, rare and important signed vintage mid-century centrepiece 'Sirena' sculpture by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) after Neopolone Martinuzzi (1928-2014) Murano, Venice, Italy. Th...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Seguso Vetri d'Arte Large & Important Barbini Iridized Glass Male Figure
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Sharon, CT
A large classically inspired glass sculpture of a male holding up a swan. Of clear iridized glass. Unsigned.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Glass

1950s Alfredo Barbini Italian Art Glass Murano Clown Bust Sculpture
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in San Diego, CA
Exquisite vintage Alfredo Barbini Murano art glass clown bust. Piece is in excellent condition with no issues.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Barbini Murano Glass Italian Design 1960 Bust Sculpture Abstract Multi-Color
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Barbini Murano glass Italian design 1960 bust sculpture abstract multi-color.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Architectural Door Handles Alfredo Barbini 1940 Venetian Blown Glass Polar Bear
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
Venetian blown glass push and pull door handles from a hotel in Venice late 1940's, by Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) for Vitreria Gino Cenedese, Italy. Polar bears climbing on geometric glaciers set in clear and opaque glass block set with brass mounts. One white and gold ice bear...
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1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Brass

Alfredo Barbini Monumental Italian Glass Double Fish Centerpiece with Bowl
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Phoenix, AZ
Alfredo Barbini beautiful bullicante Murano glass double fish figurine with bowl. This sculptural centerpiece is 24 inches tall and features a double Sommerso amber and green layer with hundreds of controlled glass bubbles throughout. It sits on a controlled bubble green charger...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Glass

Pair of Murano Polar Bear Sculptures by Alfredo Barbini, 1930'sItaly
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in London, GB
Adorable hand blown Murano polar bear sculptures by Alfredo Barbini, circa 1935, Italy. The Colour runs from aubergine bleeding in to opalescent clear iridized glass. Alfredo Barbini...
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1930s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass, Blown Glass

Alfredo Barbini, Aquamarine Incalmo Vase Murano Glass 1980s, Signed and Labeled
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence
Fine vessel made in Murano by Alfredo Barbini. This vase is made in two colors, aquamarine and transparent. Colors are joined with the incalmo technique, one of the most difficult in...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass, Murano Glass

ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Hawthorne, CA
An undulating Italian midcentury clear and salmon colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with gold inclusions, small air bubble on outer shell. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Art Glass

Alfredo Barbini Murano Art Glass 1960s Colored
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Alfredo Barbini Murano art glass, 1960s, character in multicolored Murano glass with gold dust inside, made in the year 1960. Murano art glass.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini Aquarium Murano 2 Fish Glass Object for Cenedese 1960s
By Alfredo Barbini, Cenedese
Located in Munich, DE
Very colorful Murano glass block Aquarium with inclusions of two fishes and sea plants within clear glass, Italy circa 1960s.
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1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Alfredo Barbini Sculptures

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Murano Glass

Alfredo Barbini sculptures for sale on 1stDibs.

Alfredo Barbini sculptures are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Alfredo Barbini sculptures, although gold editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original sculptures by Alfredo Barbini were created in the mid-century modern style in italy during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider sculptures by Aldo Londi, Livio Seguso, and Licio Zanetti. Prices for Alfredo Barbini sculptures can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $175 and can go as high as $28,746, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,500.

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