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ALFREDO BARBINI - Triton-Shaped Sea Shell

$2,200per item
£1,689.39per item
€1,937.99per item
CA$3,091.26per item
A$3,462.01per item
CHF 1,806.42per item
MX$42,287.01per item
NOK 22,982.95per item
SEK 21,664.18per item
DKK 14,463.02per item
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An undulating Italian midcentury clear and salmon colored triton-shaped art glass sea shell with gold inclusions, small air bubble on outer shell. Murano glass and attributed to Alfredo Barbini, circa 1950, Italy. Alfredo Barbini, 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 twentieth century. His parents were members of families which had been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers. Following World War II Barbini worked as master glassblower and designer successively with Archimede Seguso and Napoleone Martinuzzi, then became a partner with Vetreria Vistosi and, later, Gino Cenedese. With financial assistance from the firm of Salviati & C., for whom he produced products, he formed in 1950 his own glass firm, Vetreria Alfredo Barbini (reorganized in 1983 as Alfredo Barbini Srl). His firm exhibited his work at the Venice Biennales from 1950 to 1961. He died in 2007. Among numerous other honors, Barbini was awarded the "Osella d'Oro" by Venice's Associazione degli Industriale and the honorary title "Commendatore" and was named "1989 Venetian of the Year" by the Settimare Association.
  • Creator:
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 6 in (15.24 cm)Width: 4 in (10.16 cm)Depth: 5.5 in (13.97 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1950
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Hawthorne, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 1096_ALFREDO BARBINI_SEASHELL1stDibs: LU289638665083

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