Rare Pair Large Alfredo Barbini Penguins c1960

Description

Heading : A rare pair of Alfredo Barbini Penguins c1960
Period : Mid 20thC
Date : c1960
Origin : Murano. Italy
Colour : Red. yellow and clear
Body : Penguins with the double ridged chests which distinguishes them from others
Pontil : Ground and polished pontil to underside of base
Glass Type : Lead
Size :   25cm tall
Condition : Excellent
Restoration : None
Weight : 3200g combined.

Extremely large Barbini penguins in excellent condition with no chips or scratches. It is rare to find these intact let alone as a pair. These can be viewed at https://sites.google.com/site/muranozoo/birds-by-barbini otherwise known as the Murano Zoo which only accredits known labelled examples.