922 - Shell

Shell Bowl Alfredo Barbini (design attributed), V.A.M.S.A., Murano, c. 1938 Colourless, thick-walled glass overlaid with white-grey opal. On the inside and between the layers, finely incorporated gold foil melting. H. 11 cm; D. 24 cm. Cf.: Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano 1910-1970, Arnoldsche, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 230