# Alfredo Barbini artist context and auction value notes

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Profile generated: 2026-08-19T10:58:01.864Z
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## Artist identity

- Nationality: Italian
- Movements: Murano glassmaking tradition
- Common media: glass

## About Alfredo Barbini

Alfredo Barbini (1912–2007) was an Italian glass artist and glassmaker associated with the Murano glassmaking tradition. Born on Murano in the lagoon of Venice, he belonged to a setting shaped by generations of specialized glass production and became one of the notable Murano figures of the twentieth century. Institutional and authority records identify him consistently as Alfredo Barbini, while museum and public-market references place his work within the broader history of modern Italian glass. Collectors may encounter Barbini objects through museum collections, decorative-arts catalogues, and public auction records. Because attribution and cataloguing can vary across individual lots, an appraisal should consider the object itself, its markings, documented history, and the quality of comparable sales rather than relying on the artist name alone.

## Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers may encounter Barbini works as glass objects connected with the Murano tradition. In public auction data, records associated with his name can appear under broad categories including decorative art and editions, sculpture and mixed media, fine art and paintings, and works on paper and prints. The category assigned to an individual lot is not a substitute for examining the object: material, construction, dimensions, signature, condition, provenance, and attribution should be checked directly. Where a catalogue provides comparable glass objects, those records are generally more informative than an undifferentiated artist-level average.

## Market and appraisal context

Public auction records provide a useful starting point for researching Alfredo Barbini, but they do not represent the entire market. Appraisily’s matched records show activity across multiple auction categories and should be compared with similar glass works wherever possible. Appraisal-relevant details include medium, dimensions, date or period, condition, restoration, surface quality, signature or inscription, provenance, exhibition or catalogue history, attribution confidence, rarity, and recent comparable results. Reported auction totals may include buyer premiums or other fees. Private transactions, incomplete feeds, and later attribution changes may not appear in public records, so a market result should be treated as evidence for comparison rather than a guaranteed value.

## Appraisily data basis

Appraisily artist pages combine artist identity research with auction records, auction-house context, sale dates, realized prices, and comparable lots when those records are available.

## Sources

- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4723708
- VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/16147219/
- Getty Vocabulary Program: https://vocab.getty.edu/page/ulan/500330577
- The Museum of Modern Art: https://www.moma.org/artists/27461
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Barbini
- Appraisily: https://appraisily.com/artist/alfredo-barbini/