Pair of birds. Style by Marius Ernest Sabino

Pair of birds. MARIUS ERNEST SABINO style; France, twentieth century.
Opalescent glass.
Silver bases with hallmarks.
Shows marks of use and wear; damage on a tail; dent on a silver base.
Measurements: 4.5 x 5 x 5 cm (the largest).

Of Sicilian origin, Marius Ernest Sabino was trained at the National School of Decorative Arts in Paris, where he was particularly interested in the new applications of glass. After the First World War, returning from the front, he founded his own manufacture. Interested in both the artistic and technical aspect of glass production, he developed innovative techniques both constructive and decorative, making mainly molded pieces, with relief decorations. From the twenties he made both official commissions and vessels and other ornamental pieces, where his quality as a sculptor is evident. Sabino also showed his work in the Paris Salons, and exhibited a large illuminated column at the Universal Exposition of 1937. After World War II, Marius Sabino continued to run the factory, although he stopped making new designs.