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Rare Alfredo Barbini VAMSA Duck Bird Sfumato Sommerso Murano Glass Sculpture

$1,700

£1,280.28

€1,495.91

CA$2,408.62

A$2,419.31

CHF 1,402.78

MX$29,518.10

NOK 16,234.22

SEK 16,657.16

DKK 11,182.56

About the Item

A very rare and exquisite art glass duck or penguin bird sculpture by murano glass artist Alfredo Barbini for VAMSA (V.A.M.S.A.) circa 1938. Hand blown on the venetian island of Murano and executed in the rare sommerso sfumato technique using thousands of tiny controlled air bubbles meticulously suspended between a layer of dark green and clear glass. Alfredo Barbini created very few pieces using the sfumato technique for VAMSA and this is a particularly example is a very rare form. Alfredo Barbini began his legendary career in 1925 at the age of 13, working in the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro Toso factory. In 1929 he joined Anonima Vetrerie e Cristallerie Murano, where he worked side by side with sculptor, Napoleone Martinuzzi, at the Zecchin-Martinuzzi furnace as a master glassblower. Alfredo Barbini soon exhibited an innate propensity for modeled figures - believing that in the execution of the objects, he felt his hand to be led by an inner force. Barbini then became a master craftsman at V.A.M.S.A. (Vetreria Artistica Muranese Società Anonima). It was here that his glass sculpturing progressed to the point of working with rare fumato glass, where he used thick materials and particular chromatic effects to attain remarkable artistic results.

Creator:
Alfredo Barbini (Artist),V.A.M.S.A. (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 5 in (12.7 cm)Width: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)Depth: 2.5 in (6.35 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Art Glass,Blown Glass,Glass,Murano Glass,Sommerso,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
Mid-20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1938
Condition:
Seller Location:
Palm Beach, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU10293251138262

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