Alfredo Barbini Murano Aquarium Vase, Italian, 1950s

Murano Glass Vase with Infused Gold by Barbini, Italy, Asymmetric Offered for sale is an asymmetricly blown Murano Glass vase with a subtle use of gold infusion by Barbini of Italy....

1950s Blenko Art Glass Vase by Wayne Husted #5616C Offered for sale is a 1950s Blenko art glass vase by Wayne Husted, model #5616C. This lovely Blenko vase is a vibrant blue with a...

This example of an "Aquarium Vase" was made by Alfredo Barbini and it exemplifies his great talent and workmanship. A wonderful melding of colors and fis...

Murano glass vase designed and produced by Alfredo Barbini in 1970. With original labels. Biography Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) one of the greatest Murano glass artists of the 20th century. He learned the traditional techniques of glass blowing during his adolescence as an apprentice at the Franchetti Crystals and at SAIAR Ferro Toso. He then worked in the Zecchin-Martinuzzi Furnace alongside the sculptor Napoleone Martinuzzi, the collaboration lasted from 1932-1936 creating the first solid glass sculptures designed by Martinuzzi, this experience will be fundamental for his artistic training. After the closure of the factory, he became a first-rate teacher at the V.A.M.S.A. (Murano Artistic Glass Company, Anonymous Society). Here, too, his contribution in the field of glass sculpture is remarkable, and in that of thick materials, with particular chromatic effects, such as the so-called “smoked glass”. He carries out works based on drawings by the painter Luigi Scarpa Croce...