ALFREDO BARBINI MURANO GLASS TABLE LAMP

A 1960s Murano glass table lamp by Alfredo Barbini in a glorious shade of aqua. The fluted, tapered body of bullicante crystal with gold foil inclusions is newly set on a base of Carrara marble and paired with a lovely, vintage, faceted finial and a new shade. The lamp is completely restored with a three-way socket and new wiring. ALFREDO BARBINI (1912–2007) was an Italian glass artist and designer primarily known for sculptures rendered in a signature vetro sommerso (submerged) technique, where colors or additional pieces are seamlessly introduced to the larger whole. He was born on the islands of Murano in 1912. Both parents came from prominent glassmaking families. Barbini learned the traditional techniques of glassblowing in his teens as an apprentice at the Cristalleria Franchetti and the S.A.I.A.R. Ferro-Toso; by age 20 he was a recognized Maestro. Briefly employed at a workshop in Milan in 1932, he returned to Murano to work first at the newly formed Zecchin-Martinuzzi firm and