VINTAGE SABINO GLASS ZEBRA FRANCE DECO STYLE brand new MINT

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A truly lovely piece of Sabino in the traditional Art Deco style, "ZEBRA  " is   5.5 LONG X  5 5/8 TALL  TOP OF EAR . . Impressive piece of Sabino with lots of opalescent light and color. In perfect condition,  THIS  is pristine     Signed.  new    never displayed      YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS FABULOUS PIECE !     there are  NO flea bites    mint NEW
Here is some info. on Marius Sabino and how this magnificent glass came to be... More than half a century has passed since the production of this style of glass was at its peak. During the twenties and thirties there had been a large group of artificers of glass, among them Rene Lalique, Sabino, Etling, Hunebelle, D'Avesn, Verlys and Jobling. Of these, two emerged as the most prolific and best- Lalique and Sabino. With the onset of the second world war, there were great changes in the techniques of glass production. As the costs of hand produced work escalated, this beautiful glass became a rare part of history and the preserve of collectors. Marius Sabino was born in Sicily in 1878, and with his family moved to France while he was still a young boy. His father, a sculptor of wood, trained him to follow in his steps. He would go on to study at L'Ecole Nationale
des Arts Decoratifs and the Beaux Arts de Paris, where he became particularly interested in the challenges that the advent of electricity would have on glass manufacture. It was through electric lights that Sabino came to the production of glass. In fact, on his return from the first World War (where he had joined as a volunteer), he founded a factory which manufactured traditional lights fittings of wood or bronze and then quickly changed to glass. He realized the enormous potential of the new techniques which made it possible to create the perfect molds for a unique translucent material. By pouring this material into the molds, he created beautiful relief in very precise and exciting designs. The glass of the chandelier was no longer part of the design-it was the principal component. His chandeliers, which were often monumental in size, were made to compliment the architecture of the day. In 1925, Sabino created an opalescent glass with a blue hue and iridescent impressions of either clouds in a blue sky, light striking a soap bubble or a reflection from water surface. He designed and made special lighting for luxury liner the isle de france in 1927, and a lighted fountain column for the Grand Salon of Normandy in 1935. Apart from the chandeliers, he created a multitude of vases and decorative objects, making great use of his expertise as a sculptor. In particular, busts and statues of women, and an exceptionally large range of animals with stylized features-sometimes in extraordinary large sizes. For example, in 1931 he created a large fish in a limited edition, two of which were bought by Josephine Baker and Maurice Chevalier. For his vases and plates he used natural themes, often with animals (particulaly aquatic creatures) along with friezes of women and some geometric designs.