Alfredo Barbini

Private Collection of Robert Mapplethorpe
Christie's New York, The Robert Mapplethorpe Collection, October 31, 1989, lot 147
Fifty/50, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

 XXXIa Biennale d’arte, Venice, 1962 (for the model)

Marc Heiremans, Art Glass from Murano: 1910-1970, Stuttgart, 1993, p. 25, no. 17
Marina Barovier, Rosa Barovier Mentasti and Attilia Dorigato, Il Vetro Di Murano Alle Biennali: 1895-1972, Milan, 1995, pp. 95 and 189, no. 134
Helmut Ricke and Eva Schmitt, Italian Glass: Murano Milan 1930-1970, Munich, 1997, p. 246, no. 252
Marc Heiremans, Murano Glas: 1945-1970, exh. cat., Antwerp, 2000, no. 30
Marino Barovier, Venetian Art Glass, Stuttgart, 2004, no. 212

Overall in very good original condition. The glass with a few minor air bubbles and particulate inclusions inherent in the making and not visually distracting. The surfaces with minor surface scratches and a few very minor flecks to the inciso glass, consistent with gentle handling. An exceedingly poetic example of the model, previously in the collection of Robert Mapplethorpe.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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Sotheby’s would like to thank Mr. Dimitri Levas for his assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.