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"Glory Hole Antiques" Watercolor by Lorna Wildon, circa 1980
"Glory Hole Antiques" Watercolor by Lorna Wildon, circa 1980

"Glory Hole Antiques" Watercolor by Lorna Wildon, circa 1980

By Lorna Wildon

Located in Saint Louis, MO

This watercolor was the product of such inspiration. The Glory Hole Antique Store and Museum continues to operate today in Oatman, Arizona.

Category

Vintage 1980s American Folk Art Paintings

Materials

Paint

Glory Holes Side Table by Richard Yasmine
Glory Holes Side Table by Richard Yasmine

Glory Holes Side Table by Richard Yasmine

$12,054 / item

H 17.72 in Dm 27.56 in

Glory Holes Side Table by Richard Yasmine

By Richard Yasmine

Located in Geneve, CH

Glory holes side table by Richard Yasmine Materials: Statuario marble, polished brass and powder coated metal Dimensions: Diameter 70 x 45 height cm.

Category

2010s Lebanese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Metal, Brass

Glory Holes, Marble Functional Side Table, Hand-crafted Limited Edition
Glory Holes, Marble Functional Side Table, Hand-crafted Limited Edition

Glory Holes, Marble Functional Side Table, Hand-crafted Limited Edition

By Richard Yasmine

Located in Paris, IDF

Glory Holes Marble Functional Side Table is a provocative limited-edition collectible design piece that merges sculptural furniture, functional art, and conceptual storytelling.

Category

2010s Lebanese Modern Side Tables

Materials

Statuary Marble, Metal, Brass

Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Sculpture, American Studio Art Glass
Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Sculpture, American Studio Art Glass

Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Sculpture, American Studio Art Glass

By Henry Summa

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

His early training in the glass arts was based on an apprenticeship at renowned Glory Hole Glassworks in New Mexico. Canyon Road Studio, known then as Glory Hole Glassworks, was owne...

Category

Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso

Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Vase, American Studio Art Glass
Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Vase, American Studio Art Glass

Henry Summa Sommerso Helix Vase, American Studio Art Glass

By Henry Summa

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

His early training in the glass arts was based on an apprenticeship at renowned Glory Hole Glassworks in New Mexico. Canyon Road Studio, known then as Glory Hole Glassworks, was owne...

Category

Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Vases

Materials

Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass

Monumental Art Glass Hand Blown Drip Bowl by Will Dexter
Monumental Art Glass Hand Blown Drip Bowl by Will Dexter

Monumental Art Glass Hand Blown Drip Bowl by Will Dexter

By William Dexter

Located in Chesterfield, NJ

Each piece is unique and spontaneous, using heat of the glory hole and the weight of the added drips to create a piece that still looks as though it is motion.

Category

1990s American Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass

Plugged Carrafe by Richard Yasmine
Plugged Carrafe by Richard Yasmine

Plugged Carrafe by Richard Yasmine

$1,667 / item

H 12.6 in Dm 3.94 in

Plugged Carrafe by Richard Yasmine

By Richard Yasmine

Located in Geneve, CH

Plugged is a sort of continuation in a way or so to my previous Glory Holes soliflore/table, I am trying to explore the Phallique shape and studying it from different angles, working...

Category

2010s Lebanese Post-Modern Crystal Serveware

Materials

Brass

Recent Sales

Glory Hole Side Table in Statuary Marble and Brass Polished by Richard Yasmine
Glory Hole Side Table in Statuary Marble and Brass Polished by Richard Yasmine

Glory Hole Side Table in Statuary Marble and Brass Polished by Richard Yasmine

By Richard Yasmine

Located in Firenze, IT

Glory holes soliflore or side table Richard Yasmine: "For him and her talking about “revenge”, sometimes it can be sweet so “sweet” therefore my concept was to create a sensational ...

Category

2010s Lebanese Other Side Tables

Materials

Statuary Marble, Brass

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield
Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

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H 11.03 in W 2.76 in D 6.3 in

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

By Scott Benefield

Located in London, GB

Scott Benefield uses sheet glass that has been fused into murrine and blown out using only a glory hole (without a furnace). Unique piece.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield
Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

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H 11.42 in W 2.76 in D 5.91 in

Vetro Mosaico by Scott Benefield

By Scott Benefield

Located in London, GB

Scott Benefield uses sheet glass that has been fused into murrine and blown out using only a glory hole (without a furnace). Unique pieces.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

Lattimo vases by Scott Benefield
Lattimo vases by Scott Benefield

Lattimo vases by Scott Benefield

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H 13.78 in Dm 5.12 in

Lattimo vases by Scott Benefield

By Scott Benefield

Located in London, GB

Scott Benefield uses sheet glass that has been fused into murrine and blown out using only a glory hole (without a furnace). Unique pieces.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Vases

Materials

Blown Glass

Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880
Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880

Antique Burmese Peach Blown Art Glass Covered Butter Dish, circa 1880

By Mount Washington Glass Works

Located in Big Flats, NY

Because of the added gold, the characteristic pink blush of color of Burmese was fashioned by re-heating the object in the furnace (the "Glory Hole"). The length of time in the furna...

Category

Antique 19th Century American Glass

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Chandelier Mariano Fortuny Style Silver Leaf over Fenicio Filigree, 1990s
Murano Chandelier Mariano Fortuny Style Silver Leaf over Fenicio Filigree, 1990s

Murano Chandelier Mariano Fortuny Style Silver Leaf over Fenicio Filigree, 1990s

By Fabiano Amadi, Mariano Fortuny

Located in Tavarnelle val di Pesa, Florence

With the heating of the glass on the glory hole oven it gets oxidized and transforms the mass of glass in this beautiful color.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Stuart Abelman Art Glass Unicorn Iridescent
Stuart Abelman Art Glass Unicorn Iridescent

Stuart Abelman Art Glass Unicorn Iridescent

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H 7.25 in W 8 in D 1.75 in

Stuart Abelman Art Glass Unicorn Iridescent

By Stuart Abelman

Located in Miami Beach, FL

Stuart spent much of 1976 building his studio: Furnaces, pot furnaces, glory holes (re-heating furnaces), annealing ovens, glassblower benches, etc… and in June of 1977 thefirst furn...

Category

Late 20th Century Glass

Materials

Art Glass

"Archaeology" by Anne Gant
"Archaeology" by Anne Gant

"Archaeology" by Anne Gant

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H 54.25 in W 72 in

"Archaeology" by Anne Gant

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Wallpaper

Birth, Flowering, Decline
Birth, Flowering, Decline

Birth, Flowering, Decline

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H 72 in W 54.25 in

Birth, Flowering, Decline

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Decorative Art

Dublin Cone
Dublin Cone

Dublin Cone

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H 72 in W 54.25 in

Dublin Cone

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Decorative Art

Phoenician Chandelier by Anne Gant
Phoenician Chandelier by Anne Gant

Phoenician Chandelier by Anne Gant

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H 70.75 in W 54.25 in D 1 in

Phoenician Chandelier by Anne Gant

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Contemporary Art

"Welcome" by Anne Gant
"Welcome" by Anne Gant

"Welcome" by Anne Gant

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H 72 in W 54 in

"Welcome" by Anne Gant

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Paintings

"Nocturne" by Anne Gant
"Nocturne" by Anne Gant

"Nocturne" by Anne Gant

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H 72.25 in W 38.75 in

"Nocturne" by Anne Gant

Located in Atlanta, GA

Then, while the glass is still screaming hot from the glory hole, she presses the glass forms into wet sheets of Arches rag paper.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Dutch Decorative Art

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Glory Hole For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the glory hole you’re looking for. Each glory hole for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using brass, metal and fabric. If you’re shopping for a glory hole, we have 7 options in-stock, while there are 3 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the glory hole you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right glory hole, those designed in folk art, mid-century modern and modern styles are of considerable interest. A well-made glory hole has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Richard Yasmine, Bernhardt and Jaroslav Smidek are consistently popular.

How Much is a Glory Hole?

Prices for a glory hole can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $280 and can go as high as $11,205, while the average can fetch as much as $2,848.