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Material: Sommerso
Vitrix Hot Glass Studio Op Art Paperweight, New York Art Glass
By Thomas Kelly
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Rare Op Art paperweight was hand blown in elongated ovoid shape. The colored rounded central gather has evenly distributed swirls of blue glass with randomly added yellow pigment placed in abstract, graphic pattern, with the whole structure enclosed in clear glass in sommerso technique. Subtle reflections of the central colored core in clear glass part of the paperweight add complexity and visual interest to otherwise minimal piece.
The paperweight is signed and dated by the artist in etching on the bottom.
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...
Category
Early 2000s American Organic Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso, Glass
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Judith Via Wolff Dichroic Paperweight, Glows in UV, New York Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features an abstract biomorphic central design element in blue glass with metallic pigments, raising from the bottom and forming a mountain-like shape....
Category
Late 20th Century American Organic Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
$200 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Millefiori Set of 2 Owl Paperweights in Style of Fratelli Toso
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
An unusual owl shaped paperweights feature colorful millefiori on dark background and an applied clear glass eyes and ears details, finished with matte surface.
The larger owl is marked with the original "Made in Murano, Italy" red and gold oval foil label on the left side; it has remnants of square paper label on the bottom. The small...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Shauna Watkins Op-Art Paperweight, American Studio Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage art glass paperweight features Op-Art design with dark, almost black Burgundy red glass circular structure, surrounded by striped glass ribbon in blue, white, and burnt oran...
Category
Early 2000s American Post-Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
Glass Eye Studio Controlled Bubbles Paperweight, Seattle Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage sculptural paperweight features swirling structure of controlled bubbles, encased inside a clear glass layer in sommerso technique. The piece has elongated egg shape with soft, rounded edges, that directs the eye towards the central design element. Colorful fused glass in pastel blue, pink, and off-white colors forms abstract patterns, raising from the base of the paperweight and encompassing its curves, accentuate the shape of the piece, and slightly iridescent finish on the surface add color and visual interest to the piece.
The piece is signed and dated in etching (GES 92) on the side near the base.
Founded in 1978 in Seattle’s famed Pike Place Market, but moved to the historic Ballard neighborhood later on, Glass Eye Studio...
Category
1990s American Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Sommerso
Large Vintage Langham Glass England Controlled Bubbles Paperweight
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking vintage paperweight features abstract grouping of large controlled bubbles in clear and colored cobalt blue and grass green glass. The central design is encased in clear gl...
Category
20th Century English Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Sommerso
Large Vintage Murano Glass Paperweight with Millefiori Garlands
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Large, unusual Murano glass paperweight features interlacing garlands of complex white and green toned millefiori canes, creating a cross pattern; each square of the cross pattern h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
Adam Jablonski Sommerso Paperweight with Slanted Base, Polish Art Glass
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Striking abstract art glass paperweight features central core of swirling deep amber, cognac brown, and opal colored glass with controlled bubbles, enclosed in a layer of clear glass...
Category
20th Century Polish Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Sommerso
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Barovier Toso Murano Blue Orange Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso multi color canes and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to designer to the Barovier e Toso company. Crea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Vetri D'Arte Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Duck Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red, and gold flecks Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Attributed to the Seguso Vetri D'Arte workshop. A drawing of a similar figure ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Red Multi-Color Millefiori Flowers Italian Art Glass Rooster Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso red and millefiori flowers Italian art glass rooster figure, sculpture or paperweight. Attributed to Ga...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine, Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Cobalt Blue Flowers Italian Art Glass Tall Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown cobalt blue flowers Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. It still retains an original, but worn "KB Made In Ita...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$800 Sale Price
33% Off
Fratelli Toso Murano Mosaic Wild Flowers Basket Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso spring wild flowers, micro millefiori, Italian art glass ribbons basket paperweight. Documented to the Fratelli Toso company. The inside ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Murano Vintage Millefiori Flower Mosaic Italian Art Glass Pedestal Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, tall vintage Murano hand blown dark pink and white flower murrines Italian art glass pedestal paperweight. Attributed to the Fratelli Toso company. The paperwe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Murrine
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
Seguso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pear Dish Apple Paperweight Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass ring dish and paperweight set. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Pulveri" technique. Both pieces are profusely covered in gold leaf. The apple still retains an original but worn "Made In Italy" label underneath. Would make a great display on any desk, vanity or bedside table. Apple paperweight measures 2 5/8" high x 3 1/4" across, Pear bowl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Sommerso Paperweights
Materials
Gold Leaf
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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