Imprisoned Glass

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

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H 5.1 in Dm 3.3 in

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

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Mexico City, Cuauhtemoc

Using this "imprisoned glass" technique, Derflingher not only created sets of glasses and tumblers but also chandeliers, lamps, sconces, candelabras, mirrors, vases, and much more.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Copper

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

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H 5.5 in Dm 2.36 in

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 tumblers, but also chandeliers, lamps, sconces, candelabras, mirrors, vases, and ...

Category

20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Tableware

Materials

Brass

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

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H 5.1 in Dm 2.3 in

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 also chandeliers, lamps, sconces, candelabra, mirrors, vases, and much much more...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Glass

Materials

Copper

Felipe Derflingher Brutalist Imprisoned Glass Tankards

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H 6.75 in W 3.5 in D 6 in

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 Feders, Mexico.

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Metal

Brutalist Mexican Modern Imprisoned Glass Decanter & Glass by Felipe Delfinger

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H 11.5 in Dm 4 in

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 Felipe Delfinger (Derflingher) for Feders.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Brass

Amber Imprisoned Mexican Glass Brutalist Modern Cocktail Set Filipe Derflingher

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H 10 in Dm 4.5 in

Amber Imprisoned Mexican Glass Brutalist Modern Cocktail Set Filipe Derflingher

Located in Topeka, KS

Incredible set of 11 pieces of imprisoned glass brutalist modern Mexican glass cocktail set including 10 tumblers in two sizes and a cocktail pitcher all in amber recycled bottle gla...

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Metal

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

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H 5.5 in Dm 3.15 in

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

By Odilon Avalos

Located in Mexico, DF

Odilón (1881-1957) moved to Tlaquepaque, in the vicinity of Guadalajara and developed this very creative technique for "imprisoning" glass in a previously manufactured metal encasing...

Category

Vintage 1950s Mexican Country Glass

Materials

Metal

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

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H 29.53 in Dm 11.82 in

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

By Felipe Derflingher, Felipe Delfinger

Located in Benalmadena, ES

The lamp is composed of a dark metal structure, likely forged iron, which 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

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H 22.45 in Dm 9.45 in

Murano Transparent Glass Vase Blown in Metal Cage

Located in Prato, Tuscany

First of all the craftsman created the cage modeling it and soldering it in a meticulous and artistic way, then, mixing and dosing the breath, he blew by mouth with the cane the inca...

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Art Deco Glass

Materials

Iron

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

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H 5.15 in W 3 in D 3 in

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

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in View Park, CA

An artisan set of 6 brutalist Felipe Derflingher (aka Delfinger, as it is often mistakenly spelled) for Feders imprisoned cocktail glasses. Yves Klein Blue hand-blown thick art glass...

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Iron

Set of 5 Brutalist Mexican Modern Wine Glasses by Felipe Delfinger

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H 8.5 in Dm 3.75 in

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 Feders.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Brass

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

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H 6 in Dm 2.5 in

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 by Mexico City glass artist Felipe Delfinger.

Category

Vintage 1970s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Barware

Materials

Brass

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.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Metal

Amber Imprisoned Mexican Glass Brutalist Modern Tumblers by Filipe Derflingher

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H 4 in Dm 3.25 in

Amber Imprisoned Mexican Glass Brutalist Modern Tumblers by Filipe Derflingher

Located in Topeka, KS

Incredible set of 10 imprisoned glass Brutalist modern Mexican glass tumblers in amber recycled bottle glass caged by brass bands.

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Barware

Materials

Brass

Vintage Bottle Green Glass Vase with Casing, Derflinger attr., Ethnic Style

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H 5.28 in Dm 3.35 in

Vintage Bottle Green Glass Vase with Casing, Derflinger attr., Ethnic Style

By Felipe Derflingher

Located in Andernach, DE

Often called 'imprisoned glass', he created beautiful rustic pieces that come with a clear ethnic touch.

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Tin

Brutalist Floor Lamp, Glass by Felipe Derflingher, circa 1960

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H 70 in W 9 in D 11 in

Brutalist Floor Lamp, Glass by Felipe Derflingher, circa 1960

By Filipe Ramos

Located in Berkeley, CA

Filipe Derflingher was a famous glass blower from Mexico. A 60'sedition of Popular Mechanics featured his process of imprisoned glass.

Category

Vintage 1960s Mexican Brutalist Floor Lamps

Materials

Blown Glass

Murano Pair of Blown Transparent Glass Vases in Metal Cage

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H 16.93 in Dm 7.49 in

Murano Pair of Blown Transparent Glass Vases in Metal Cage

Located in Prato, Tuscany

First of all the craftsman created the cage modeling it and soldering it in a meticulous and artistic way, then, mixing and dosing the breath, he blew by mouth with the cane the inca...

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Art Deco Glass

Materials

Iron

Kandinsky Exhibition Poster, Framed Behind Glass, 1984

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H 24.25 in W 31.25 in D 1 in

Kandinsky Exhibition Poster, Framed Behind Glass, 1984

Located in View Park, CA

Hung in black acrylic frame behind glass and ready to mount on wall with wire. The only notable flaws are a few minute bits of glass shards imprisoned behind the glass (below the “19...

Category

Vintage 1980s American Expressionist Posters

Materials

Glass, Acrylic, Paper

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 adjustable brass wall sconces.

Category

Vintage 1960s Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Brass, Iron

Pair of Filipe Delfinger Mexican Modernist Imprisoned Glass Pendant Lamps Feders

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H 10.5 in Dm 8 in

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

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H 4 in W 4 in D 4 in

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.

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.

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