Ending 7th Jan, 2025 12:00
The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction
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A LARGE POLYCHROME MURANO GLASS AQUARIUM BY ALFREDO BARBINI (1912 - 2007)
Murano, Venice, Italy, ca. 1950s
A LARGE POLYCHROME MURANO GLASS AQUARIUM BY ALFREDO BARBINI (1912 - 2007)
Murano, Venice, Italy, ca. 1950s
Of rectangular shape, the main clear glass block decorated with four colourful striped fish presented in motion amidst seaweeds, the decoration achieved with the technique of sommerso (submerged) glass, a form of Murano glass art featuring several layers of contrasting colours within the same clear glass base.
21cm x 30cm x 5cm
Alfredo Barbini was a leading figure of the 20th-century Italian glassmaking industry. Born in 1912 on the island of Murano, Venice, from a prominent family of glassblowers and beadmakers, he was destined to become a glass artist. He started working at the young age of 13, and throughout his career, he worked with important glassmakers such as Archimede Seguso and Napoleone Martinuzzi. In 1950, after WWII, he managed to set up his own glassmaking firm, specialising in two main techniques: vetro massiccio (sculptural glass) and vetro sommerso (submerged, multi-coloured and layered glass). The Acquario / Aquarium series is particularly popular in his repertoire.
Sold for £1,722
A LARGE POLYCHROME MURANO GLASS AQUARIUM BY ALFREDO BARBINI (1912 - 2007)
Murano, Venice, Italy, ca. 1950s
Of rectangular shape, the main clear glass block decorated with four colourful striped fish presented in motion amidst seaweeds, the decoration achieved with the technique of sommerso (submerged) glass, a form of Murano glass art featuring several layers of contrasting colours within the same clear glass base.
21cm x 30cm x 5cm
Alfredo Barbini was a leading figure of the 20th-century Italian glassmaking industry. Born in 1912 on the island of Murano, Venice, from a prominent family of glassblowers and beadmakers, he was destined to become a glass artist. He started working at the young age of 13, and throughout his career, he worked with important glassmakers such as Archimede Seguso and Napoleone Martinuzzi. In 1950, after WWII, he managed to set up his own glassmaking firm, specialising in two main techniques: vetro massiccio (sculptural glass) and vetro sommerso (submerged, multi-coloured and layered glass). The Acquario / Aquarium series is particularly popular in his repertoire.
Auction: The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction, ending 7th Jan, 2025
The first Online Only sale of Azca Auctions has landed.
We will accompany you through the Christmas holidays with some extravagant, quirky, and sparkly lots. The auction is entirely online, and bidding begins on the 11th December and closes on the 7th January 2025.
Collections are taking place from 188 R Hammersmith road, W6 7DJ once the sale closes.
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