Alessi Madonna Christmas Bauble, Glass, Hand painted BRAND NEW collectible gift

The hand-decorated Madonna Christmas Bauble made of mouth-blown glass is part of the Palle Presepe collection (Italian: Nativity Scene Christmas Bauble) by A di Alessi. There it represents Mary, one of the classic crib figures which enact the Nativity Scene right next to the Christmas tree. A great gift for any Alessi fan or Italian design aficionado.

The Christmas baubles Palle Presepe

The Christmas baubles Palle Presepe designed by Marcello Jori combine two great traditions, the nativity scene and the decoration of the Christmas tree, producing a small but significant innovation. The nativity scene, made out of the Christmas Baubles that represent characters of the Christmas scene, can in effect create a new tree design, but can also end up in any other corner of the house. The baubles can be hung on wires, lamps, candlesticks, posts, and bookshelves. They can be attached to a tape, and made into a Christmas wreath, etc. The baubles are Christmas decorations made out of a glass sphere are hand painted on an internally mirrored glass base to give the decoration an effect of luminosity and depth.

• Designer: Marcello Jori
• Brand: Alessi
• Blown glass
• hand-painted
• Christmas bauble / Festive decoration
• Country of origin: Italy
• Dimensions: ‎ Diameter 8.3 cm

The Designer

Marcello Jori was born in Merano on 12 December 1951. He currently lives and works in Bologna. Having obtained his degree from DAMS (Bologna), in 1977 Jori embarked on his career as an artist, soon exhibiting in national and foreign galleries and museums. In the mid-seventies, he reinterprets in a series of photographic works a number of classical masterpieces in a modern key. In 1979, Jori painted himself on top of a ladder painting the fall of the angel, in contact with the heavens, which marked a turning point in his artistic career. This painting displays a new expressive energy that featured in his works over the entire following decade. These were the years of the "Scritture" (Inscriptions), these words were then caged in multicoloured "Teatrini" (Theatres), extravagant examples of architecture in movement that were the forerunners of the following "Cristalli" (Crystals) and "Gioie" (Jewels) series, enchanted and kaleidoscopic geometric patterns.

Condition: Brand New in Original Packaging, perfect for a gift

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