Scavo Art Glass Hand-Blown Jug Mid-Century Italy

Scavo Art Glass Hand-Blown Mid-Century Jug Vase

Full-size Scavo art glass beverage pitcher hand-blown by a master of the craft. The color is an intense peacock blue accentuated by applied corrosive salts or minerals fused to the glass in high heat creating a ‘corroded’ look.  The decor is called Scavo.

The Scavo decor resembles ancient excavated glass and is often referred to as Corroso. This art glass style was made popular by Alfredo Barbini (Italian). It is unsigned. Very well-made.

The maker is unknown. All clues point to Italian/Murano glass. The form and stunning blue color points to the mid-20th century. The expert craftmanships points to a fine Murano glasshouse. Matches decor and color used by Barbini for Cenedese in the 1940’s.

Hand-blown by mouth with tooled lip, fire polished rim, applied Scavo art glass decor, and applied peacock blue pulled handle. In perfect condition. Full-size pitcher measures just under 8″ tall on a 5½” round base. Weighs just over 2½ lbs.

Italian Glass – Venetian – Murano