"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.
Paint
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...
Art Glass, Sommerso
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...
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
Robert Held Attributed Iridescent Blue Pulled Feather Studio Art Glass Vase
Located in Nottingham, GB
The surface carries a delicate satin iridescence, with fine diagonal striations encircling the throat and rim where the glass was turned at the glory hole. The base shows a comple...
Glass
Italian Murano Glass Rearing Horse Sculpture, Black, 1970s — Giovanni Dalla Fina
By Giovanni Dalla Fina
Located in Villaverla, IT
Working freehand with solid glass at the glory hole (a massello), Dalla Fina sculpted the entire form from deep, opaque jet-black glass (vetro nero), finishing it with a mirror-like ...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Orange Scavo Sphere Vase, 1980s — Cenedese
By Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
By fusing chemical mineral salts and corrosive compounds to the surface at intense glory-hole temperatures, the glassmaker achieved an organic, chalky outer crust with a weathered ma...
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Murano Glass Scavo Vase, Yellow, 1990s — Cenedese
Located in Villaverla, IT
By applying chemical mineral salts and corrosive mixtures while the glass remained hot at the glory hole, the furnace achieved a chalky, calcified outer crust that mimics the weather...
Glass, Murano Glass, Cut Glass, Blown Glass, Art Glass
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.
Glass
Hand-Blown Iridescent Gold Art Glass Vase by Lundberg Studios, 1980s
By Lundberg Studios
Located in San Francisco, CA
Aside from the soda-lime/lead art glass body, the shimmering metallic finish is created using metallic oxide salts (such as tin, iron, or titanium chloride) sprayed or fumed onto the...
Art Glass
Sold
H 8.67 in Dm 17.72 in
Murano Chandelier Mariano Fortuny Style Silver Leaf over Fenicio Filigree, 1990s
By Mariano Fortuny, Fabiano Amadi
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.
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...
Art Glass
Vintage Fused Glass Footed Vase, Hand Blown Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural vintage vase is decorated with free-flowing fused red and yellow glass designs on mottled pink glass background; colored glass encases clear glass core, with clear glass ...
Art Glass, Blown Glass
1982 Danish Finn Lynggard Glass Vase
By Finn Lynggaard
Located in Knebel, DK
1982 studio vase, of glass with polycrom decorations, by Danish glass-maker Finn Lynggaard (1930-2011). Lynggaard studied painting and ceramics at the Royal College of Arts in Cope...
Glass
$71Sale Price|30% Off
H 7.88 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
Mid Century Vintage Blue Decorative Glass Vase, Europe, 1960s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
Vintage glass in very good condition. The vase looks like it has just been taken out of the box. No jags, defects etc. Only one unique piece.
Glass
Art Nouveau Pulled Feather Iridescent Glass Vase
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A beautiful Art Nouveau Iridescent Glass Vase in Blue, Green and Amethyst with Gilt decorated Pulled Feather decoration. The vase is of a lovely form, the perfect height for a decora...
Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Colorful Rainbow Swirl on Lucite Abstract Sculpture
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Lovely vintage colorful rainbow glass art sculpture mounted on lucite. Marked Murano. No chips or breaks. Dimensions 8 H x 6.5 W x 3 D.
Blown Glass
Mid-Century Handblown Swirl Murano Glass Vase
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original 1960s handblown swirl Murano glass vase featuring blue, green, and black swirling in bottle shape vase.
Art Glass
$400
H 6.3 in Dm 3.94 in
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design. Circa 1980s.
Located in København, Copenhagen
Italian glass artist, unique art glass vase in modernist design. Circa 1980s. Illegibly signed Perfect condition. Dimensions: H 16.0 cm x D 10.5 cm.
Art Glass
$406
H 11.82 in W 6.15 in D 6.11 in
Murano Cobalt Blue Art Glass Vase, Hand-Blown, Art Deco Style, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant hand-blown art glass vase in a rich cobalt blue, featuring a smooth, minimalist surface and a beautifully balanced silhouette. The form gently tapers from a rounded shoulder ...
Art Glass
$7,221
H 7.09 in W 11.82 in D 5.12 in
F.230101 by Toshio Iezumi - Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract
By Toshio Iezumi
Located in Paris, FR
F.230101 is a glass sculpture by Japanese contemporary artist Toshio Iezumi, dimensions are 18 cm × 30 cm × 13 cm (7.1 × 11.8 × 5.1 in). The sculpture is signed and numbered, it is ...
Glass
1970s Toni Zuccheri Veart Murano Italian Design Glass Sculpture
By VeArt, Toni Zuccheri
Located in Brescia, IT
Toni Zuccheri VeArt Italy, 1970s Murano Glass Sculpture Perfect condiction
Murano Glass
$102Sale Price|30% Off
H 9.45 in W 3.94 in D 3.94 in
Mid Century Vintage Blue Artistic Glass Vase, Europe, 1970s
Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL
VASE “Frill” Author: Decorative Glassworks "Makora", Krosno Year of creation: 2nd half 20th century Information: laminated glass, hand-formed, mass decoration with a crack motif. h...
Glass, Murano Glass
Mid Century Murano Art Glass Vase attributed to Seguso
By Seguso
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Murano art glass vase, having an amber glass ground, with applied draped trim executed in alternating blue and green glass threads. The bottle form vase in in excellent, ...
Art Glass
$12,250
H 16.13 in W 3.5 in D 3.5 in
Hand-Blown Glass Art Object, Murano Glass, Italy, 2nd Half 20th Century
Located in New York, NY
Sculptural glass column in Murano glass set on a rectangular clear glass base. Above rise progressively larger glass spheres featuring inclusions in varying colors—black, blue, green...
Art Glass
1970s Watercolor by Michel Pigneres
By Michel Pigneres
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Two 1970s watercolors from the interior designer Michel Pigneres signed Michel Pigneres; victor hugo framed on lacquered navy bleu.
Watercolor
Postmodern Murano Glass Vase by Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1980s
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Milan, IT
Remarkable Murano glass vase by Barovier and Toso. Blue body with yellow and green inclusions.
Murano Glass
Kurt Carlson Cylinder Vase, New York Art Studio Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Sculptural Organic Modern vase has minimal cylindrical shape with free-flowing, abstract geometrical pattern of fused glass taking center stage in the design. Light green glass gath...
Art Glass, Sommerso
Austrian Bentwood Queen Sized Bed by Jacob & Josef Kohn, 1900
Located in Miami, FL
Designed by J & J Kohn, this mahogany stained bentwood bed features curved head and footboards swelling with decorative scroll form tendrils. J & J Kohn, No. 876, 1900 Catalog. He...
Bentwood
Pair of 70s Style Italian Bamboo and Brass Table Lamps
Located in New York, NY
Monumental size Bamboo lamps. Crafted in Italy and made to order, these lamps are modern and chic. Production lead time 2-4 weeks. Base diameter 8 inches, hat diameter 20 inches, he...
Brass
$2,500 / item
H 17.72 in Dm 14.97 in
Soda Blown Murano Glass High Coffee Table in Petrol by Yiannis Ghikas
By Yiannis Ghikas, Miniforms
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Soda was born upside-down, with a puff of air. It weighs 20 kilos, and it is blown, drawn out and shaped by three master glassmakers. The result is a single volume of glass with thre...
Blown Glass
$998
H 1.32 in W 3.61 in D 1.32 in
TRENCH ART 1930 Art-Deco European Train Desk Petrol Lighter In Copper & Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
Steam engine train locomotive desk lighter This is a very nice trench art petrol table lighter of a steam engine locomotive created between the WWI and WWII. The elusive locomotive ...
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Tin
Oil on Canvas "Bullfighting" by Jose Gonzalez De La Pena (1887-1961)
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Early 20th Century oil painting on canvas titled "Bullfighting" by Jose Gonzalez De La Pena. Framed measurement 40 wide by 34 high, in original gilt and ebonized frame. José de l...
Canvas, Wood, Paint
$9,800
H 38 in W 48 in D 2 in
Antique French Riviera Modernist Mediterranean Seascape Signed Boat Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Vintage signed modernist seascape painting by Gabriel Godard (Born 1933). Oil on canvas. Framed. Signed. Housed in a wide giltwood frame. Thick impasto and wonderful colors. I...
Canvas, Oil
Cartier Art Deco Table Clock
By Cartier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Art Deco period table clock by Cartier is an extremely rare find and in a class of its own. Crafted of black lacquer, no detail was spared by the famed firm in creating this hig...
Silver, Brass
$10,050Sale Price|70% Off
H 20 in W 28.5 in
Orientalist: "Arabian Horseman" dated 1903 André Chaumière
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Fantasia of Arabian Horseman" dated 1903 André Chaumière (French, XlX-XX) Oil on canvas Handcrafted original wood frame with bronze applique 20 3/4 x 12 3/4 (28 1/2 x 20 frame) inc...
Canvas, Oil
$59,240
H 22 in W 25.5 in
Les Vagues a Agay - Fauvist Seascape Oil Painting by Louis Valtat
By Louis Valtat
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed fauvist oil on panel seascape circa 1900 by French painter Louis Valtat. This stunning piece depicts a view of large waves crashing against large rocks at Agay on the Cote d'A...
Oil, Panel
Unavailable|$2,245
H 26.5 in Dm 12 in
Art Deco Chrome Lighted Smoker's Stand or Ashtray with Electric Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco styled lighted smoker's stand is unsigned but presumed to have been made in the United States in the 1950s. The stand features a light at the top and base made of swirl...
Metal
Lisa Larson Ceramic Cat Figurine Gustavsberg, Sweden
Located in Delft, NL
Lisa Larson ceramic cat figurine Gustavsberg Sweden.
Ceramic
Bulldog Sculpture Figurine in Ceramic by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg 1960s
By Gustavsberg
Located in Troy, MI
Lisa Larson Gustavsberg Bulldog Sculpture Figurine Ceramic bulldog sculpture from the Large Zoo series Designed by Lisa Larson for Gustavsberg Sweden c. 1960s Labeled to underside ...
Ceramic
$8,500
H 63 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Sculptural Torch Cut Iron Floor Lamp by Richard Barr for the Laurel Lamp Company
By Richard Barr, Laurel Lamp Company
Located in Southampton, NJ
A highly uncommon Richard Barr "Assemblage," torch cut iron floor lamp for the Laurel Lamp Company. This lamp design dates from 1964 and is only the third of its type I have seen in ...
Iron, Steel
$1,200
H 9.01 in W 7.64 in D 6.63 in
Roseville Baneda Double Handle Green Vase, 1932 American Art Pottery
By Roseville Pottery
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Baneda line vase features twin loop handles, wide band of decor in the upper part of the vase, and beautiful green glaze with dripping blue glaze accents. This is the model 5...
Ceramic, Pottery
$2,800
H 9.5 in W 10.5 in D 7 in
Gianni Tosin Lava & Blue Glaze Italian Mid-Century Modern Pottery Vase
By Guido Gambone
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fantastic Italian modernist pottery vase by Gianni Tosin. With Gambone style mottled blue glaze and raised cream colored 'lava' decoration. Stamped Italy and marked 19/13 to bas...
Pottery
$975 / set
H 7 in W 6 in D 3 in
Archimede Seguso Murano Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dove Birds, #R00005
Located in Norton, MA
Beautiful and very cute set of Murano hand-blown Pink Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Dove Birds Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the “Pulveri” technique. One still retains ...
Gold Leaf
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The French sculptor shaped dense blocks into tactile forms meant to be used and held.
After synthetic dyes changed fashion, home goods and printed matter, it was only a matter of time till glass caught up.
The brilliantly simple design turns a modest bouquet into a major statement.
The Greek tragedian is said to have been handsome in his day.
Even for those who don’t indulge, elegant smoking accessories and audacious art portraying cigar enthusiasts hold a nostalgic allure.
It’s an excellent example of the sought-after ceramics coming out of South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province.
Thanks to its new leadership, the Spanish maker of figurines, busts and lighting is on a mission to update the art of porcelain for the 21st century.
The free-form stoneware piece is inspired by the magnolia tree and its associations with home.