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Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970
Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970

Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc

fascinating Brutalist beauty. Using this "imprisoned glass" technique, Derflingher not only created sets of

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Copper

Glasses, Blown Glass and Brass, Felipe Derflingher, Mexico, circa 1970
Glasses, Blown Glass and Brass, Felipe Derflingher, Mexico, circa 1970

Glasses, Blown Glass and Brass, Felipe Derflingher, Mexico, circa 1970

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc

. Using this "imprisoning glass" technique, Derflingher not only created sets of glasses and

Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970
Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970

Blown Glass and Brass Glasses, Felipe Delfinger, Feder's, Cuernavaca, Mex. 1970

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc

. Using this "imprisoned glass" technique, Delfinger not only created sets of glasses and tumblers--but

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Copper

Felipe Derflingher Brutalist Imprisoned Glass Tankards
Felipe Derflingher Brutalist Imprisoned Glass Tankards

Felipe Derflingher Brutalist Imprisoned Glass Tankards

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Brooklyn, NY

For your consideration is this fine set of imprisoned glass tankards by Felipe Derflingher for

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Mexican Modern Imprisoned Glass Decanter & Glass by Felipe Delfinger
Brutalist Mexican Modern Imprisoned Glass Decanter & Glass by Felipe Delfinger

Brutalist Mexican Modern Imprisoned Glass Decanter & Glass by Felipe Delfinger

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in San Antonio, TX

Brutalist Mexican modern imprisoned glass decanters with glass stoppers and one drinking glass by

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Brass

Set of Eight Vintage Blown Glass Encased in Metal Goblets from Tlaquepaque
Set of Eight Vintage Blown Glass Encased in Metal Goblets from Tlaquepaque

Set of Eight Vintage Blown Glass Encased in Metal Goblets from Tlaquepaque

By Odilon Avalos

Located in Mexico, DF

, in the vicinity of Guadalajara and developed this very creative technique for "imprisoning" glass in

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Country Glass

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Glass and Metal Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher for Feders, 1960s
Brutalist Glass and Metal Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher for Feders, 1960s

Brutalist Glass and Metal Chandelier by Felipe Derflingher for Feders, 1960s

By Felipe Derflingher, Felipe Delfinger

Located in Benalmadena, ES

supports an assemblage of numerous hand-blown glass components. Unlike Derflingher's well-known 'imprisoned

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal

Murano Transparent Glass Vase Blown in Metal Cage
Murano Transparent Glass Vase Blown in Metal Cage

Murano Transparent Glass Vase Blown in Metal Cage

Located in Prato, Tuscany

the furnace, into the metal cage; the glass remains imprisoned by the iron but at the same time it

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Glass

Materials

Iron

Set of 6 Felipe Derflingher Art Glass Tumblers, Early 1970s
Set of 6 Felipe Derflingher Art Glass Tumblers, Early 1970s

Set of 6 Felipe Derflingher Art Glass Tumblers, Early 1970s

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in View Park, CA

) for Feders imprisoned cocktail glasses. Yves Klein Blue hand-blown thick art glass with oxidized metal

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Iron

Set of 5 Brutalist Mexican Modern Wine Glasses  by Felipe Delfinger
Set of 5 Brutalist Mexican Modern Wine Glasses  by Felipe Delfinger

Set of 5 Brutalist Mexican Modern Wine Glasses by Felipe Delfinger

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in San Antonio, TX

Set of 5 brutalist Mexican modern imprisoned wine glasses by Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Brass

Awesome Set of Eight Filipe Delfinger Imprisoned Glasses Mid-Century Modern
Awesome Set of Eight Filipe Delfinger Imprisoned Glasses Mid-Century Modern

Awesome Set of Eight Filipe Delfinger Imprisoned Glasses Mid-Century Modern

By Felipe Delfinger

Located in Pemberton, NJ

Set of eight vintage "imprisoned" tall bubble glasses. The colorful glasses were designed and made

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

Hand Blown Glass Decanter by Feders
Hand Blown Glass Decanter by Feders

Hand Blown Glass Decanter by Feders

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H 12.01 in Dm 3.94 in

Hand Blown Glass Decanter by Feders

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon

Brutalist Mexican modern imprisoned glass decanter by Felipe Derflingher for Feders. Hand-blown

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Floor Lamp, Glass by Felipe Derflingher, circa 1960
Brutalist Floor Lamp, Glass by Felipe Derflingher, circa 1960

Brutalist Floor Lamp, Glass by Felipe Derflingher, circa 1960

By Filipe Ramos

Located in Berkeley, CA

True vinatge Felipe Derflingher Brutalist water glass, also known as "Caged Glass" or " Imprisoned

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Floor Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Pair of Blown Transparent Glass Vases in Metal Cage
Murano Pair of Blown Transparent Glass Vases in Metal Cage

Murano Pair of Blown Transparent Glass Vases in Metal Cage

Located in Prato, Tuscany

incandescent glass sphere, coming out of the furnace, into the metal cage; the glass remains imprisoned by the

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Glass

Materials

Iron

Kandinsky Exhibition Poster, Framed Behind Glass, 1984
Kandinsky Exhibition Poster, Framed Behind Glass, 1984

Kandinsky Exhibition Poster, Framed Behind Glass, 1984

Located in View Park, CA

minute bits of glass shards imprisoned behind the glass (below the “1933” - see photos) and a bit of

Category

Vintage 1980s American Expressionist Posters

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Paper

Brass, Brutalist Wall Sconces, Pair
Brass, Brutalist Wall Sconces, Pair

Brass, Brutalist Wall Sconces, Pair

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H 9 in W 5 in D 8 in

Brass, Brutalist Wall Sconces, Pair

Located in Berkeley, CA

Visually stunning pair of Felipe Derflingher Brutalist Caged Glass Imprisoned Glassware made into

Category

Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Filipe Delfinger Mexican Modernist Imprisoned Glass Pendant Lamps Feders
Pair of Filipe Delfinger Mexican Modernist Imprisoned Glass Pendant Lamps Feders

Pair of Filipe Delfinger Mexican Modernist Imprisoned Glass Pendant Lamps Feders

By Felipe Derflingher, Felipe Delfinger

Located in Denver, CO

Pair of “Imprisoned Glass” pendant lamps from the renowned Mexican modernist workshop of Feders

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Iron

Imprisoned Glasses by Felipe Derflingher, Set of Six
Imprisoned Glasses by Felipe Derflingher, Set of Six

Imprisoned Glasses by Felipe Derflingher, Set of Six

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Marietta, GA

Brutalist amber set of six imprisoned glasses by the artist Felipe Derflingher. Each glass is

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Glass

Materials

Blown Glass

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Imprisoned Glass For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more in our collection of imprisoned glass on 1stDibs. Frequently made of glass, metal and wood, every piece of imprisoned glass was constructed with great care. There are 26 variations of the antique or vintage item from our selection of imprisoned glass you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect choice in our collection of imprisoned glass — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. An object in our assortment of imprisoned glass, designed in the mid-century modern, modern or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made option in this array of imprisoned glass has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Guillerme et Chambron, Votre Maison and Aldo Londi are consistently popular.

How Much is a Imprisoned Glass?

Prices for a piece of imprisoned glass start at $224 and top out at $106,144 with the average selling for $1,632.