Barbini Gumdrop Murano Cased Blue Caramel Stripe Italy Art Glass Lidded Compote
Posted on March 26, 2024 | By admin
Alfredo Barbini Murano Cased Blue Yellow Stripes Italian Art Glass Bowl Compote. 8″ tall and 9″ wide absolutely incredible piece of early Barbini art glass from Murano. A little history about this iconic designer renown from Italy. Alfredo Barbini began learning the art of glass making in 1912, aged ten, at Abate Zanetti, the design school attached to the Murano Glass museum. He then went on to work for Ferro Toso, Cristalleria Murano, Zecchin-Martinuzzi, Seguso Vetri’dArte and Vetri Artistici Muranesi Societa Anonima. In 1946 he became a partner at Cenedese, and then began Barbini Glassworks in 1950. Barbini has become renowned for his heavy, thick sculptural forms which have won him many awards. In 1952 Alfredo’s daugher Oceania Barbini-Moretti joined the glassworks and is now the company’s sales manager. His son Flavio became a designer for the firm in 1968. Condition is mint except for a chip on top of the lid as shown – certainly doesn’t detract from its incredible value and whimsical circus aesthetic – love how the striped line up perfectly and the fact that this is an early version with the amber pedestal and heavy cases glass, you won’t find about her one even close to this rare piece. A heavy and of substantial weight is the finest mid century art glass compote I’ve ever seen.