Gustavian Jars

Beautiful and unique large hand blown green glass glob vase, possibly Italian. The protrusions and irregular shape add to the handmade quality. This vase is an impressive 17 inches h...

A massive and impressive glass decanter attributed to Empoli in Italy. Very much in the style of Blenko Glass. It consists of sculptural handblown amber glass with large stopper.

Elegant Mid-Century Modern vintage crystal decanter with stopper by Orrefors (Swedish, founded 1898), c. 1960's. Engraved signature to base Orrefors HM 2498 - this particular style was by Edvard Hall. Includes original red Orrefors Sweden sticker with logo. "Orrefors HM 2498" etched into base. Measures 11.5" H x 3" W x 3" D. Orrefors Glassworks was founded in 1898 on the same site where ironworks operations had been run since 1726. In the same year that the glassworks was founded, a hot shop was built for making technical, medical and household glass and stemware to make use of waste wood and labour. Glass now replaced the less profitable ironworks operations. In 1913, Consul Johan Ekman from Gothenburg became the new owner of Orrefors Glassworks. He appointed Albert Ahlin as manager of the glassworks and this marked the start of a new era. In 1914, Orrefors started manufacturing crystal products, and as well as cut crystal according to purchased patterns and samples, Orrefors made art glass using the overlay technique with etched decoration. The new management quickly saw that artists were needed in the business, so Simon Gate was employed in 1916 and was joined by Edward Hald a year later. That same year, Gate and Hald made their first tentative attempts at figure engraving. They also experimented with the new innovative graal (grail) glass technique that was developed at Orrefors by the master glassblower Knut Bergqvist. The major successes were achieved a few years later at the Gothenburg Exhibition in 1923, and in particular at the Paris Exhibition in 1925. The thin engraved glass was admired by the surrounding world, and both Orrefors and the artists themselves were awarded the Grand Prix. The successes of Simon Gate and Edward Hald in Paris in 1925 constituted the start of the long Orrefors tradition of creative design closely combined with genuine and innovative craftsmanship. Since then, new designers and skilled glassmakers have continued in the spirit of Gate and Hald. Vicke Lindstrand and Edvin Öhrström with the new glass technique called Ariel in the 1930s. Sven Palmqvist with Kraka and Ravenna in the 1940s. And in the 1950s with Fuga, which, along with Nils Landberg’s slender tulip-shaped glass “Tulpan” and Ingeborg Lundin’s apple-shaped vase “Äpplet”, are now seen as symbols of the renaissance of Swedish design. The 1960s are associated with Gunnar Cyrén’s Pop glass, and in the 1970s, Eva Englund, Olle Alberius, Lars Hellsten and Jan Johansson as well as Cyrén worked at the glassworks. Since the 1980s, designers such as Anne Nilsson, Erika Lagerbielke, Helen Krantz, Matz Borgström, Per B Sundberg, Martti Rytkönen, Lena Bergström, Ingegerd Råman, Malin Lindahl and Efva Attling...

This charming Murano-style vase exemplifies the artistry of traditional Italian glassmaking. Hand-blown with remarkable skill, it features a flared ruffled rim and a rounded base, sh...

A rare and difficult to find vintage crystal wine decanter by Claus Josef Riedel for Riedel, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition with no chips or cracks and mea...

A large American silver spirit flask, by Tiffany & Co., circa 1880, Edward C Moore era, one side chased with hunting scenes, the reverse with cartouche on...

A fine antique blown glass storage jar. In light to medium green glass. With a folded lip, everted neck, and a rough pontil to the base. Simply a...

This antique liquor bottle decanter is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in circa 1880 in the Victorian style. The decanter is done in a ...

Murano style handblown art glass vase in green twisted shape. The talented artisan recover traditional glass blowing techniques from Murano, Italy, using pigments to give this vase ...

Terracotta storage jar This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collecti...

This piece is a part of one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brendan from estate ...

This bold and elegant vase showcases the timeless artistry of Italian glassmaking. Crafted in a striking satin red finish, the handblown glass features a smooth matte surface that co...