"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.
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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
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.
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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
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