Barbini Glass Gallery

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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.

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Barbini black + white glass "Circus Tent" bowl with gold leaf inclusions.	Barbini cream + white glass "Circus Tent" bowl with gold leaf inclusions and copper Aventurine stripes.	Barbini blue + white glass "Circus Tent" bowl with gold leaf inclusions.	Barbini pink cased glass shell bowl with gold leaf inclusions.


Biomorphic blue, white + amber cased glass bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	Biomorphic purple, white + amber cased glass bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	Biomorphic cream, white + amber cased glass bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	Biomorphic blue, white + amber cased glass bowl. Attributed to Barbini.


Biomorphic red, white + amber cased glass bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	Orange, white + green cased glass "geode" bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	red, white + blue cased glass "geode" bowl. Attributed to Barbini.	red, white + amber cased glass "geode" bowl. Attributed to Barbini.