Signed Vintage 1930 Sabino Opalescent Art Deco Glass Zebra France

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Seller: mbla7342 ✉️ (776) 100%, Location: Cypress, Texas, US, Ships to: US & many other countries, Item: 261819855690 Signed Vintage 1930 Sabino Opalescent Art Deco Glass Zebra France .

You are bidding on a vintage Sabino Opalescent Glass figurine, Zebra from 1930, Paris, France. Found it at an estate sale kept in a show glass cabinet. It is in EXCELLENT condition especially considering the age of the figurine, no chips, no damage. There is a tiny hairline right behind the ears in the manes, please see pictures 9, 10 and 11. It comes without box. Signed by Sabino.

Measurements: 5 1/2 inches high 5 1/2 inches wide from nose to end base and 2 inches deep at base.

Some history:

The artist Marius-Ernest Sabino (1878-1961) was an Italian-born Parisian who attended L’Ecole National des Arts Decoratifs and the Beaux Arts de Paris.  He won numerous prizes in Europe for his art and was awarded the Knight of the Legion d’Honneur for his contributions to French art and industry. 

Sabino experimented with glass and by 1925 he had created his own chemical formula for opalescent glass.  The result is that in low light the glass often appears white or bluish like ice in a glacier, but with brighter or more direct light, many of the pieces turn a subtle golden color.  As if by magic. 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 (particularly aquatic creatures) along with friezes of women and some geometric designs. Using the same motifs, he made many different pieces which could be used alternatively as paperweights, book ends, plates, and even lamp shades when mounted on stand. For Sabino it was possible to create anything in glass! In 1936, he was commissioned to produce all the electric lights fittings and chandeliers for the shah of Persia . During these years, he also exhibited at all the major Salons. For the 1937 Exposition Universally, he designed an illuminated column. A Maharaja had even asked him to make a throne of glass, but the outbreak of World War 11 prevented the completion of that commission. Sabino recommenced production in 1941 but did not design any new pieces. Following Marius's death in 1961, at the age of 83, the Sabino family continued to create these masterpieces up until the 1970's when the majority of production ceased. Sabino glass is becoming very sought after and is attracting a growing number of collectors who are pursing the dwindling number of examples remaining.

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