Kelsey Murphy, Cameo Glass Rose Vase

1993, for Pilgrim, three-color cameo glass with red over white over green creating a classical stylized palmette rim with three floral sprays, signed and numbered MC RC R1 902881.
12.25 in.
Some of Kelsey's accolades include (but are not limited to) creating one of the largest cameo glass carvings standing at over six-feet-tall in 1994. In 1996 she collaborated with fellow Pilgrim glass blower Keith Adkins to create a large glass eagle which was gifted to Bill Clinton and now resides in the Clinton Library. Kelsey is known for trying the boundaries of cameo glass and challenged herself working with multiple layers. Her creation, "Visions of Heaven" which consists of nine-layers, sold for $100,000 in 2011.
From the Collection of a Gentleman, Cave Springs, Virginia
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