Murrina by Antonio dei Rossi, Small Bird aka Robin, 24mm Diameter
SKU: GLC-135
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Description
- Murrina sometimes called "Small Bird" at other times "Robin" by Antonio dei Rossi, son of Mario dei Rossi.
- 24mm Diameter, made in 2004
- As well as having two names, this little bird also has two versions: the "slim" and the "rounded" with the former selling for nearly twice the price ($1000 to $1250) of the latter.
- This would indicate that, due to the distortion in pulling the cane, there were a lot more chubby than slim birds. All versions were almost sold out by late 2005.
- Antonio worked with his father in their workshop in Burano, Italy. They use the bundled-cane method, pioneered by Luigi Moretti, for assembling detailed images with over 1000 thin glass canes.
- Once fused, the mosaic cane is drawn out into a longer, thinner cane, cooled, and sliced into discs known as murrine
- Both father and son studied art and design before turning their skills to glass.