Vintage Alfredo BARBINI Murano Scavo Glass Large Signed Vase

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View Vintage Alfredo BARBINI Murano Scavo Glass Large Signed Vase with current marketplace pricing, condition, product images and item details. His firm exhibited his work at the Venice Biennales from 1950 to 1961. He died in 2007. Alfredo Barbini is a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. This would be a very nice addition to a Mid Century Murano glass collection. Alfredo Barbini is a glass artist born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy. Barbini 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 bead makers. Barbini began his long career in 1925 at the age of 13, working in the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso factory. In 1929 he joined Cristalleria di Venezia e Murano as a master glassblower. He left that firm in 1932 for employment with a glass workshop in Milan, but returned to Murano to work first at the newly formed Zecchin & Martinuzzi firm and then with Seguso Vetri d'Arte. From 1936 to 1944 he was a partner and master glassblower at Societa Anonima Vetri Artistici Murano, known as S.A.V.A.M. 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 honors, Barbini was awarded the "Osella d'Oro" by Venice's Associazione degli Industriale and the honorary title "Commendatore". He was named "1989 Venetian of the Year" by the Settimare Association. About This Art Glass: Signed: BARBINI MURANO This is a large Scavo vase by Barbini Murano Oggetti. Scavo means "excavated" in Italian. This technique creates a subtle weathered finish by using salts and mineral oxides during the final step in the creation of the piece. This vase has great colors of pale orange, off white with a band of browns, purples and blues around the perimeter. Vase has a wonderful texture with the Scavo finish on the outer. Vase base color is light purple lavender. This would be a very nice addition to a Mid Century Murano glass collection. Vase has the BARBINI MURANO label and a OGGETTI label on the inner wall. Vase is etched signed on the bottom rim Barbini Murano and 215. Condition: Used. Category: Pottery & Glass › Decorative Cookware, Dinnerware & Serveware › Bowls. Brand: Barbini.

Brand

Barbini

Pattern

Vintage

Type

Vase

Type of Glass

Scavo

Color

Multi-Color

Original/Reproduction

Vintage Original

Style

Modern

Features

Barbini, Signed

Material

Glass

City of Origin

Murano

Production Style

Art Glass

Handmade

Yes