Alessandro Pianon, a Pulcino glass bird for Vistosi, Murano, circa 1963

An instantly recognisable design, this delightful spiky orange fellow is one of a group of five birds created in 1952-3 by Alessandro Pianon for the Vistosi glassworks on the island of Murano, off Venice, Italy.

The bird has a textured blown orange glass body with applied murine eyes and stands on copper legs and conjoined feet

22cm high

Condition very good

SOLD