Pair of Italian Uranium Studio Glass Birds, 1960s–1970s
CHF 170
A charming pair of small Italian uranium studio glass birds in yellow-green glass, most likely dating from the 1960s–1970s.
Each bird is individually formed with a rounded body, elongated tail and stylised head. The expressive applied eyes, with blue and red detail, give the pair a lively and almost playful character. In daylight, the glass has a warm vaseline-yellow tone; under UV light, both birds glow intensely green.
The design sits within the broader Venetian glass tradition of the mid-20th century, where small figural glass objects and animal sculptures were produced by a number of workshops and furnaces. The pieces are not by Cenedese, as confirmed by the Cenedese furnace, and no specific maker attribution is made.
A decorative pair with strong collector appeal — small in scale, but full of personality, light and colour.
Period / Dating: ca. 1960s–1970s
Origin: Italy, in the Venetian glass tradition; exact furnace unknown
Maker / Designer / Design Context: Unknown maker. Not Cenedese, as confirmed by the Cenedese furnace. Italian uranium studio glass birds within the broader Venetian mid-century glass tradition.
Style Category: Modernist / Brutalist / Avantgarde — 1950–1980 / Italian mid-century studio glass
Material: Uranium glass / vaseline glass, hand-shaped studio glass
Construction: Pair of small figural glass bird sculptures with elongated tails and applied coloured eye details
Dimensions:
Height: approx. 7 cm, Width / length: approx. 13 cm each
Colour: Yellow-green vaseline glass with blue and red eye details; strong green UV fluorescence
Condition: Perfect condition. No chips, cracks or visible damage noted.
