Steuben 18k

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate steuben 18k for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from 18k Gold, Gold and 14k Gold — can elevate any look. Finding the perfect steuben 18k may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 20th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Creating a steuben 18k has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Steuben Glass are consistently popular. A steuben 18k of any era or style can lend versatility to your look, but a version featuring Crystal, from our inventory of 1, is particularly popular. Today, if you’re looking for an uncut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes alternatives. Most of our steuben 18k for sale are for women, but there are 4 pieces available to browse for men.

Prices for a steuben 18k can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $1,095 and can go as high as $5,800, while this accessory, on average, fetches $2,400.

Steuben Glass Works is the most illustrious name in American art glass. Its vividly colored Art Nouveau and Asian-style wares produced in the early 20th century as well as later modernist works rendered in flawlessly clear crystal are objects of striking beauty and delicacy.

The Steuben Glass Works was cofounded in 1903 in the town of Corning, New York, by Frederick Carder, an alum of celebrated British glassmaker Stevens & Williams and a self-taught English chemist and glassmaker. Carder was a restless experimenter, constantly creating new color formulas that resulted in a wide array of hues, from milky jades to his iridescent Aurene shades. A favorite Carder technique was to acid-etch decorative patterns into pieces made of glass layered in different colors. The forms of his vessels were relatively conservative. Most are based on classic Chinese pottery; many display the flowing, naturalistic lines of the Art Nouveau period.

The larger local firm Corning Glass acquired Steuben in 1918. The company’s approach to art glass changed radically in the early 1930s, when Corning chemists devised a new type of crystal known as 10M, with perfect clarity and brilliant refractive powers. Corning decided that, henceforth, all Steuben decorative objects, vases, sculptures and other wares would be made from the crystal. 

Art glass was made in two formats: molded and polished abstract sculptures and figurines, or pieces for which artists used Steuben crystal as a sort of canvas. The first such artwork was sculptor Stanley Waugh’s 1935 Gazelle Bowl, a vessel etched with brawny Art Deco animal forms. In later years, Steuben would invite artists that included Henri Matisse, Georgia O’Keeffe and Isamu Noguchi to “paint” in the firm’s crystal.

Steuben glass comes in myriad forms and is available in a broad range of price points. Jewel-toned glasses and tableware from the Carder era include candlesticks marked at $300 and full dinner services for more than $10,000. Small crystal figurines bring around $1,000, while larger sculptures are priced in the neighborhood of $7,000. 

Steuben glass, with its impeccable artistry and timeless grace, deserves a place in any collection.

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