Big Murano Sculpture in Clear Glass by Alfredo Barbini, Rare Decorative, Signed

Hand blown like the most famous glass vases in the world, those from Murano, this French piece created by VA Verres is just as fascinating, and is likewise certified "soufflé bouche"...

Many are the different types of glass created by master makers on the Venetian island of Murano. From air-thin vases to expressive sculptures, also massive objects with deep and vivi...

Murano glass vases have always presented designer with the possibility to freely experiment with color, shapes, patterns and textures. From air-thin, intricate vases like Venini's "F...

Murano glass vases have always presented designer with the possibility to freely experiment with color, shapes, patterns and textures. From air-thin, intricate vases like Venini's "F...

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...

Elevate your home decor with this exquisite set of three glass ornaments, designed by Alfredo Barbini for Barbini Murano and signed by the artist himself. Crafted in Italy circa 1980...

Mid century Murano glass "Scavo" Vase by Alfredo Barbini, the "Scavo" technic is that imitates the effect caused by long periods spent underground, typical of glass objects found dur...

Glass planter made by Alfredo Barbini, Barbini glassworks Murano, 70s. Murano glass. Alfredo Barbini (1912-2007) One of the greatest Murano glass artists of the twentieth century. He...