George Bucquet, Signed Hot Cast Glass "Brim Bowl"

1980s large signed art-glass bowl, in vintage original condition.

Striking Organic Modern bowl was hand blown with fluid, folded edge. The colored yellow, mottled blue, and brown glass inclusions were placed in abstract, graphic pattern on amber and yellow background, with the whole structure enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Minimal color palette balances complex shape of the piece, and the subtle flow of the pattern guides the eye along the folded glass surfaces. The vase is signed and dated by the artist on the bottom. Founded in 1979 by brothers Matthew and Thomas Buechner III in Corning's Market Street District, Vitrix Hot Glass Studio is regarded among America's prominent contemporary glass studios. Thomas Kelly is an established glass artist working in Vitrix Hot Glass studio in Corning, New York. He started in the glass studios of Alex Brand and Thomas Buechner where he had the opportunity to learn from two distinctly different artists, each having their own unique talents; Kelly worked for 10 years with Thomas Buechner III at Vitrix Hot Glass Studio, developing his glass working skills and aesthetic sensitivity. At Vitrix, visiting artists such as Lino Tagliapietra and Fritz Dreisbach...

Genuine sea glass takes 20 to 100 years to acquire its characteristically ground texture and shape. Our handmade objects are the result of many hours spent on the beaches searching for these objects shaped by ocean’s indivisible union of untamed strength and gentle movement to become a reminder of the infinite tactility of time. Arranged as a gathered collection of natural aesthetic or displayed as a highlighting centerpiece to remind us on the beauty of slowness. Each Seaglass is one of a kind and mouth blown by artisan glass masters. "We don‘t use molds...

Genuine sea glass takes 20 to 100 years to acquire its characteristically ground texture and shape. Our handmade objects are the result of many hours spent on the beaches searching for these objects shaped by ocean’s indivisible union of untamed strength and gentle movement to become a reminder of the infinite tactility of time. Arranged as a gathered collection of natural aesthetic or displayed as a highlighting centerpiece to remind us on the beauty of slowness. Each Seaglass is one of a kind and mouth blown by artisan glass masters. "We don‘t use molds...