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Material: Art Glass
Kelp in Forest Green & Capri Blue, abstract glass artwork by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Kelp in Forest Green & Capri Blue' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form contains...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Watermelon Tourmaline and Quartz Organic Shape Glass Fusion Sculpture on Acrylic
Located in Polanco, CDMX
Pynkypyne, watermelon tourmaline and quartz organic shape glass fusion sculpture from TYME collection, a collaboration by Orfeo Quagliata and Ernesto Durán
TYME collection
A dan...
Category
2010s Mexican Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Marre Moerel Anatomy Series Signed Edition Corpus Murano Glass Vase Covo, Italy
By covo, Marre Moerel
Located in Cathedral City, CA
Marre Moerel Signed and Numbered Limited Edition "Corpus" Murano Glass Vase for Covo, Italy, ca 2001. This vase is part of her Anatomy Series and is numbered #6 of 29. The glass is a light pink color (almost a flesh color) cased with white glass sandwiched with orange glass on the interior.
Marre has said that the shapes were in reference to the beauty of the human body and colors chosen to reflect the variety of skin tones. Highly evocative and intriguing, this design is beautiful and also evokes conversation and thought. A true piece of art!
This vase is part of a project named Smash, and curated by Emmanuel Babled for Covo in 2001. A group of famous designers (James Irvine, Jeffrey Bennet, Jerszy Seymour, Marre Moerel, Richard Hutten, Ritsue Mishima...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Abstract Art Glass "Duel" Sculpture by Jiri Jelinek
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Duel"
Abstract organic art glass sculpture featuring opposing layered, hand-polished and carved glass forms by Jiri Jelinek. Delicately balanced with ...
Category
2010s American Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Layered Glass "Dragonfruit" Sculpture by Jiri Jelinek
Located in Tarrytown, NY
"Dragonfruit"
Layered glass organic sculpture featuring hand-polished and layered glass elements by Jiri Jelinek. Signed.
Jiri Jelinek (b. 1967, Czechoslovakia) graduated with a degree in traditional Czech glass-making techniques and has over 40 years experience, having worked with renowned glass artists such Ivo Rozsypal, Rene Roubicek, Pavel Hlava and Vladimir Prochazka, among others.
Jiri specializes in various cold work techniques and hand polishing to create his own unique sculptures and designs. His craft also can be seen in many commissions and restoration projects, having partnered extensively with prominent NYC based...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue I, a mounted glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Ice Blue I' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Solar Storm Sky Blue over Lilac, mounted linear cut glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Sky Blue over Lilac' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
In the artist's own words:
“This new body of work ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Solar Storm Monochrome III, abstract cut patterned glass artwork by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Solar Storm Monochrome III' is a unique handblown and cut glass artwork by the British artist, Kate Jones of Gillies Jones.
Created with Stephen Gillie...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Mr. Eggo
Located in Teşvikiye, TR
• Each design is shaped at 1200 degrees using the mouth-blowing technique by master artisans from their respective fields, with carefully selected paints, and meticulously cleaned by...
Category
2010s Turkish Post-Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
$1,214 / item
Industrial Sculpture Made From an Early American Light Bulb
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Industrial Sculpture Made From an Early American Light Bulb
This is not a working Light Bulb, it is in Blue glass and has been set on a rectangular plinth and when lit from behind y...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Elixir in Weimaraner & Sunset Yellow, glass & gold artwork by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Elixir in Weimaraner and Sunset Yellow' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form con...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Elixir in Weimaraner & Olive Green, glass & gold sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Elixir in Weimaraner and Olive Green' is a unique handblown and sculpted glass artwork by the Danish and British artists, Hanne Enemark & Louis Thompson.
The outer glass form conta...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Gerald Vatrin Glass Sculpture
Located in Miami, FL
Offered is one of Gerald Vatrin's original hand-blown glass sculptures that is embellished with black enamel and a diamond cutter to create its distinct pattern on the surface.
It ...
Category
2010s French Futurist Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Dessin Cups
By Irina Flore
Located in Portland, OR
Dessin is a collection of tea and coffee cups inspired by the cup holders called podstakannik which Irina had in her childhood home.
The sculptural handles are a représentation of ...
Category
2010s American Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass
$120 / item
1980s Murano Glass Elephant with Metal Decoration
Located in Marbella, ES
1980s Murano Glass Elephant with Metal Decoration.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$1,417 Sale Price
20% Off
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl , 1980’s
By Kjell Engman
Located in Delft, NL
Rare Kjell Engman for Kosta Boda bowl , 1980’s
Category
1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano glass Italy, presse papier Owl, circa 1960-1970
Located in Bilzen, BE
A vintage Murano glass owl sculpture presse papier, circa 1960-70
Excellent condition,
Size: Height 13.5 cm
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Woven Three Tone Blue Pebble, textured glass sculptural object by Layne Rowe
By Layne Rowe
Located in London, GB
'Woven Three Tone Blue Pebble' is a unique handblown, sculpted and cut glass sculpture by the British artist, Layne Rowe.
Rowe’s inspiration is drawn from the dramatic Devon coastli...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Archive of DNA: vWA Allel 2 a sculptural glass installation by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Archive of DNA: vWA Allel 2' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 7 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Thompson explores...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
An American Contemporary Studio Art Glass Cityscape Sculpture by, José Chardiet
By José Chardiet
Located in Englewood, NJ
A rare American Modern cast and hot sculpted glass “Cityscape” sculpture by, Cuban born glass artist José Chardiet decorated as a three dimensional building finished in colors of blu...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Rings v, Clear & Dark Aubergine / Purple Abstract Glass Vessel by Ann Wåhlström
Located in London, GB
'Rings V' is a unique glass artwork by the Swedish artist, Ann Wåhlström.
In her career, Wåhlström has designed wares for many international companies; glasses for the likes of Ik...
Category
2010s Swedish Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Dna Sequence iii, a Green & Aqua Glass Bottle Installation by Louis Thompson
Located in London, GB
'DNA Sequence III' is a unique glass installation (consisting of 5 individual elements) by the British artist, Louis Thompson.
Accomplished glass artist Thompson explores illusion...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Poseidon, a Metallic Blue, Petrol & Teal Green Glass Sculpture by Bethany Wood
By Bethany Wood
Located in London, GB
'Poseidon' is a unique artwork by the British artist, Bethany Wood.
An equal passion for painting physically inspires how she controls and manipulates her glass. Recreating the fleeting nature of brush strokes, Wood’s molten colours traverse across the surface of her glass canvases blending in a myriad of hues. Unlike their flat painterly counterparts, these combine and merge, forming spontaneous watery and lava like abstract relief flourishes.
Taking inspiration from a wide range of sources, Wood’s influences are taken directly from the world around us, elements of the inner-city sit alongside expansive landscapes. Reoccurring themes are Graffiti & Urban Culture, exploration & travel.
In the artist's own words;
"As a multidisciplinary artist, I have begun to merge my two artistic passions, painting and Glassmaking. I like to express myself with the fluidity of the material. The Directional arrangement of a colour palette can form the depth of an abstract Landscape. I use my own paintings as a reference whilst making in the hot shop. Each individual artwork from my series has been inspired by a specific place.
Serendipity of abstraction has always been an inspiration for me; the coincidental elements which catch the eye of the viewer. The palette, composition and depth I have attained are taken from nature, with a bold but elegant swipe of my own personal, Expressionist style"
Rising glass star, Wood graduated from De Montfort...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Art-déco Fritz Diller attr. Seagull sculpture and illuminated glass base
By Fritz Diller
Located in Zemst, BE
Art Déco sculpture of a seagull landing on top of a seagulf.
Made in spelter and moulded opaline glass on a black marble base.
Attribuated to Fritz Diller (1875-1946)
Made by the be...
Category
20th Century Belgian Art Deco Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Metal
Going Round in Circles II, Grey, Green & Orange Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles II' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley.
By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in the m...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Going Round in Circles I, a Grey, Blue & Orange Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles I' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley.
By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in the ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Going Round in Circles III, a Grey & Yellow Glass Artwork by Sarah Wiberley
Located in London, GB
'Going Round in Circles III' is a unique glass sculptural vessel by the British artist, Sarah Wiberley.
By bringing contemporary style to the traditions of glassblowing used in th...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Cut Glass
Oriental Lady Murano Glass Figurine
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Murano Glass Oriental Lady Figurine
Beautiful Italian glass figure, Murano, of a cream-colored oriental lady, with black details on both the base and the decorations on the hair, and...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Vintage Murano Glass Swirls (2 Available)
By Seguso
Located in Chicago, IL
"Vintage" Murano Glass Swirls. Not contemporary. These were acquired with a signed Barovier vase from the 1960s. Id presume these swirls were bought at a high end Murano factory on a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$350 / item
Ore Totem in Iron Blue & Pale Turquoise with Platinum by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore Totem in iron blue & pale turquoise with platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass ...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
Ore Totem in Aquamarine & Pale Turquoise with Platinum by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore Totem in Aquamarine & Pale Turquoise with Platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer glass...
Category
2010s European Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
Landscape Blue on Blue I, aqua & jade Glass Sculptural Plate by Kate Jones
By Kate Jones
Located in London, GB
'Landscape Blue on Blue I' is a unique blue and aqua hand-blown and etched glass sculptural plate by the British artist Kate Jones, with a painted ste...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Steel
Turf - Harvest, a Glass Still Life Installation Art Work by Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
'Turf - Harvest' is from the British artist and Blown Away II series winner, Elliot Walker's ongoing body of unique still life artworks. Freehand sculpted in clear glass with iridesc...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Ore in Copper Blue & Pale Turquoise + Platinum a Sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
'Ore in Copper Blue & Pale Turquoise and Platinum' is a unique glass sculpture by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Tho...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Platinum
Clovis in Amethyst, a Unique Tall Abstract Glass Sculpture by James Devereux
Located in London, GB
'Clovis in Amethyst' is a unique tall glass sculpture by the British artist James Devereux.
Refinement and daring combine within this statuesque sculpture. Poised upon a museum-qu...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
1970s Abstract Glass Sculpture by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano
By Carlo Nason
Located in London, England
A free-form undulating sculpture in clear and moss green glass, by Carlo Nason for Mazzega, Murano.
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Polychromatic Interleave 004, Glass Vessel in Red, Blue & Green by Liam Reeves
By Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
Polychromatic Interleave 004, is a unique handblown glass vessel with fine filigree white cane detail by the British artist Liam Reeves. The three colours of glass in red, blue and green, merge in the making to create a larger spectrum of hues where they meet, covering the white canes below. A truly exquisite piece.
Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Polychromatic Interleave 006, Glass Vessel in Red, Blue & Green by Liam Reeves
By Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
Polychromatic Interleave 006, is a unique handblown glass vessel with fine filigree white cane detail by the British artist Liam Reeves. The three colours of glass in red, blue and green, merge in the making to create a larger spectrum of hues where they meet, covering the white canes below. A truly exquisite piece.
Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Panicum in Indigo and Pale Turquiose, a Unique Sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
Panicum in Indigo and Pale Turquiose is a unique glass sculpture in purple and soft blue coloured glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (Britis...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vase Glass Orange Fish Shape "Red Sea" by Delia Ruiz Malo & 40 Plumas
By Delia Ruiz Malo and 40 plumas
Located in Barcelona, ES
Vase Glass Orange Fish Shape "Red Sea" by Delia Ruiz Malo & 40 Plumas
"Red Sea" is a one-of-a-kind handcrafted vase in the shape of an abstract orange fish, designed by Spanish arti...
Category
2010s Spanish Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
$2,295 Sale Price
20% Off
Ore in Grey and Navy, a Unique Glass & Gold Sculpture by Enemark & Thompson
Located in London, GB
Ore in Grey and Navy is a unique glass sculpture in grey, navy and clear colored glass by the collaborative artists Hanne Enemark (Danish) and Louis Thompson (British). The outer gla...
Category
2010s British Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Gold
Acanthus Veronese in Yellow, a clear & yellow glass jar by James Lethbridge
Located in London, GB
Acanthus Veronese in Yellow, is a unique art glass jar by British glass artist James Lethbridge. Blown glass with the outer layer covered in flameworked decoration and adornment. Wit...
Category
2010s Belgian Other Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Acanthus Veronese in Cherry Red, a clear & red glass jar by James Lethbridge
Located in London, GB
Acanthus Veronese in Cherry Red, is a unique cherry red and clear glass sculptural jar by British glass artist James Lethbridge. Blown glass with the outer layer covered in flamework...
Category
2010s Belgian Organic Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Polychromatic Interleave 005, a unique glass vessel in red & blue by Liam Reeves
By Liam Reeves
Located in London, GB
Polychromatic Interleave 005, is a unique handblown glass vessel with fine filigree white cane detail by the British artist Liam Reeves. The two colours of glass in red and blue, merge in the making to create a larger spectrum of hues where they meet, covering the white canes below. A truly exquisite piece.
Liam Reeves has been making glass professionally since 1998 when he graduated from Middlesex University with a BA (Hons) in three-dimensional design. During this time he has honed his skills whilst working in the glass industry for some of the best glassmakers in the UK. In 2009 Reeves studied for an MA at the RCA in order to explore the creative possibilities of the medium of glassblowing. He is currently hot-glass technician at the very same and prestigious Royal College of Art in London.
While at the RCA Liam discovered a passion for investigating pivotal techniques from glassblowing’s two-millennia of rich history. From the mould blowing of ancient Rome to the complex goblet-making techniques of Renaissance Venice...
Category
2010s British Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Mid-Century Modern Italian Art Glass Penguin by, Livio Seguso for Oggetti
By Livio Seguso, Oggetti
Located in Englewood, NJ
An Italian Mid-Century blown art glass "Penguin" sculpture by, Livio Seguso for Seguso Arte Vetro Murano/Oggetti with clear blown body with applied red and black striping throughout ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$2,888 Sale Price
24% Off
Pavel Hlava Head Sculpture, 1994
By Pavel Hlava
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
Pavel Hlava Head Sculpture, 1994
Pavel Hlava is renowned for using the medium of glass for sculpture. Many of these are made up of cut and polished geometric segments of coloured ...
Category
20th Century Czech Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
WODAN, Exceptional Room Dividing Screen by Herman Blondeel & Hans Weyers, 1991
By Hans Weyers, Herman Blondeel
Located in Brussels, BE
Let's open the doors of our imagination to Wodan, a five-part screen with respectable dimensions (360cm x 200cm). Instigated by Claude André, the director of his own homonym gallery,...
Category
1990s Belgian Other Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Metal, Copper
Group of Chinese Rose Quartz Carvings
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A group of Chinese rose quartz carvings
20th century
Comprising of:
A Chinese rose quartz censer and cover of octagonal form supported on three ...
Category
20th Century Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
$1,440 Sale Price
20% Off
Dominique VIAL 'XX-XXI' Daum Crystal 'Reflect' Daum Crystal
By Daum
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Dominique VIAL (XX-XXI) Daum crystal
'Reflect'
Daum crystal
signed Daum FRANCE
VIAL
and numbered 6/388
Measures: Width 14.5 in. (36.2 cm.)
Catalogue note:
Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France, founded in 1878 by Jean Daum (1825-1885). His sons, Auguste Daum (1853-1909) and Antonin...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
Pair of cocks in glass bicolor circa 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible pair of cocks in glass bicolor circa 1970.
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Art Glass Sculptures
Materials
Art Glass
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