Large Italian Art Glass Vase by Alfredo Barbini for Murano Glass

Hand blown two-tone (blue / gold) art glass vase by Blenko Glass, circa 1990s. A large beautiful example of American art glass.

Large art glass vase by Murano, circa 1990s. It is wonderful very heavy clear piece with intricate overlay glass work in blue and yellow. The vase...

Gorgeous Blenko glass blown vase in lime green , excellent condition no chips or cracks circa 1970's.

Stunning vintage art glass vase from the "Satellite Series" by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda, circa 1980s. The vase is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and meas...

Italian glass 'Scavo' vase by Alfredo Barbini, Murano (circa 1970s). Scavo glass indicates that the glass went through a specific glass finishing technique. A special corrosive chemi...

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...

A striking example of Murano artistry, this signed Alfredo Barbini vase from the 1970s captures the refined elegance and technical brilliance that defines the best of mid-century Ita...

Echoing the organic inspiration of midcentury European design, this vase’s smooth contours and purity of material reflect the refined sensibilities of the period. Whether displayed a...