Alfredo Barbini Murano Handmade Blue Bird Sculpture.Rare, Circa 1950's

Striking and Rare Alfredo Barbini Murano glass birds.
This large bird with her very confident, even cocky,appearances have
cobalt blue colored iridescent inner casings with gold flecks and clear outer casings.
She is hand blown and in perfect condition.
Measures 15" tall. 4 " deep.( wing to wing) 8 " wide ( tail to neck)
Weights 6 lbs Italian, circa. 1950's

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Murano Glass
Murano glass is glass made on the Venetian island of Murano, which has specialized in fancy glasswares for centuries. Murano’s glassmakers led Europe for centuries, developing or refining many technologies including crystalline glass, enamelled glass, glass with threads of gold, multicoloured glass, milk glass, and imitation gemstones made of glass. Today, the artisans of Murano are still employing these centuries-old techniques, crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass figurines to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers, as well as tourist souvenirs. Today, Murano is home to a vast number of factories and a few individual artists' studios making all manner of glass objects from mass marketed stemware to original sculpture. The Museo del Vetro in the Palazzo Giustinian houses displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day. Almost anywhere you go in Italy you can find Murano glass, especially in Venice.