Beautiful Murano Hand BlownArt Glass with Sommerso Blue over Purple and controlled bubbles. The set features a Pear and Apple each with polished ends and bottoms.
Documented to designer Alfredo Barbini, circa 1960 and published in his vintage catalogs.
Circa 1960, Italy
Alfredo Barbini perfected the art of vetro sommerso (submersion), thick glass obtained by overlapping different colored layers. He set up his own glass factory in 1950, where he continues to work as designer. He was born in 1912 on the islands of Murano in the lagoon of Venice, Italy and was one of Murano's leading figures of the twentieth century. His parents were members of families which had been prominent in the glassmaking industry on Murano for generations as glassblowers and beadmakers.