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Vintage Barbini art glass ashtray made in Murano, circa 1950's - 1960's. This beautiful work of art is not signed, but another like it has been seen with original label
This beautiful work of ashtray art is not signed, so we cannot name a specific designer, but we can verify it is authentic vintage Murano art glass.
The gold veils are visible from the upper surface, but hard to catch in images. It was made by hand over 50 years ago.
Vintage Italian art glass ashtray. Four cigar sized rests were achieved by hand tool. Level cradle rests will balance smaller smokes too.
The decor was accomplished by layering dark orange glass between layers of colorless and white glass, with veils of gold aventurine between the glass layers.
Nice deep bowl to catch the debris. Heavy ashtray weighs almost three pounds. Measures 6.25" x 6" and 2.25" tall. In perfect condition.

Vintage Barbini Art Glass Ashtray in Orange with Gold

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Vintage Italian Art Glass Tangerine Ashtray with Gold Veils

Vintage Italian art glass ashtray made in Murano, circa 1950's – 1960's. The decor style is often attributed to the Seguso or Toso families of glass artists. This beautiful work of ashtray art is not signed, so we cannot name a specific designer, but we can verify it is authentic vintage Murano art glass.

The decor was accomplished by layering dark orange glass between layers of colorless and white glass, with veils of gold aventurine between the glass layers. The gold veils are visible from the upper surface, but hard to catch in images. It was made by hand over 50 years ago.

Four cigar sized rests were achieved by hand tool. Level cradle rests will balance smaller smokes too. Nice deep bowl to catch the debris. Heavy ashtray weighs almost three pounds. Measures 6.25″ x 6″ and 2.25″ tall. In perfect condition.[color-box]More About Italian, Murano, Venetian Glass[/color-box][color-box]Items shown in the Big Ashtray Museum are not for sale. Big Ashtray offers a large selection of antique, vintage and retro art ashtrays, plus modern-made ashtrays, for sale in the Big Ashtray shop. Click here to view available items…[/color-box]

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Vintage Barbini Art Glass Tangerine Ashtray with Gold Veils

Vintage Barbini art glass ashtray made in Murano, circa 1950’s – 1960’s. This beautiful work of  art is not signed, but another like it has been seen with original label which read: “Venetian, made by Alfredo Barbini, for Weil Ceramics & Glass, Murano, Italy”.

The decor was accomplished by layering dark orange glass between layers of colorless and white glass, with veils of gold aventurine between the glass layers. The gold veils are visible from the upper surface, but hard to catch in images. It was made by hand over 50 years ago.

Four cigar sized rests were achieved by hand tool. Level cradle rests will balance smaller smokes too. Nice deep bowl to catch the debris. Heavy ashtray weighs almost three pounds. Measures 6.25″ x 6″ and 2.25″ tall. In perfect condition.[color-box]More About Italian, Murano, Venetian Glass[/color-box][color-box]Items shown in the Big Ashtray Museum are not for sale. Big Ashtray offers a large selection of antique, vintage and retro art ashtrays, plus modern-made ashtrays, for sale in the Big Ashtray shop. Click here to view available items…[/color-box]

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