Description: This stunning MURANO Island Barbini Studios "Alfredo" vase is a must-have for any art glass collector. The antique exhumed excavation design-motif is beautifully crafted with hand blown glass, making it a true masterpiece. The vase features a tall round shape and is made of high-quality glass material. The vase's production style is art glass, with a production technique of hand blown glass. It was made in Italy and showcases a Greco-Roman era pattern. The vase is perfect for decorative purposes and is a great addition to any collection.Never seen another this exact shape, nor another with a Indigenous Petroglyph "Circle of Life" found in many parts of the world within Petrogyph's, AU, Southwest, Hopi, Navajo, Zuni, and never seen one with gold gilding either!!! Glass Dictionary Definition. (Italian, “excavation”) A technique involving the application, to the surface of an object, of substances that, when heated to about 1470°F (800°C), fuse and create an effect similar to weathering, thereby imitating glass from an archeological excavation. Excellent original condition, bought at an estate sale in NYC from a MURANO Collector, mid-80's, tag says Murano A. Barbini Scavo circa-60's excavation design piece. No cracks, chips, dents, damage, been in storage for last 25 years as there was no room in our vase cabinets. Measures: 11.5 inches tall, 10.5 inches deep, 5.75 inches across rim/top, tapers down slightly to a rolled under base of 3.25 inches round, faint A.F. still have sale tag.
Price: 1550 USD
Location: Chandler, Arizona
End Time: 2024-09-05T21:46:04.000Z
Shipping Cost: 25 USD
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Origin: Venice
Pattern: Designed to look like a dig piece "Greco-Roman Era"
Color: Antiquated Exhumed Excavation Design-Motif
Material: Glass
Year Manufactured: 1965
Subject: Tall Round Art Glass Vase
Brand: Murano
Type: Vase
Style: Designed to look like an Archeology Excavation Dig piece
Theme: Design to look like a Arch dig piece of Greco-Roman Art Glass
Features: Decorative, Limited Edition
Time Period Manufactured: 1960-1969
Production Style: Art Glass
Production Technique: Hand Blown Glass
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Finish: Matte-Volcanic Like on purpose
Product Line: Excavation Motif-Designed Piece