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Alfredo Barbini Door Handles with Polar Bears in 1940s Venetian Blown Glass

$5,245.14per set
£3,750per set
€4,478.32per set
CA$7,175.25per set
A$8,029.31per set
CHF 4,192.53per set
MX$98,711.98per set
NOK 52,893.57per set
SEK 49,772.58per set
DKK 33,411.70per set
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Rare 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 is white climbing a black glacier; one is in black and gold specked on a ultramarine blue glacier. Internal air bubbles and stable interior hairline on white bear has appeared in the making is secured by the clear glass casing. They came from a hotel in Venice, late 1940's, Italy. Provenance Giuliana Medda Milan, Italy. (The measurements are listed as per single item.)

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