The Mile High Collection of Moser art glass comes to market July 13 at SoulisLONE JACK, MO —Assembled over a period of 40 years, the Mile High Collection from the Denver area heads to market at Soulis Auctions on July 13 with more than 180 lots, described by the house as “one of the largest and most significant collections of Ludwig Moser Art Glass ever offered at auction.” The […]
Tiffany lamps and stained glass sparkled at Fontaine’sPITTSFIELD, MA — An extensive collection of Tiffany Studios items dominated their estimates at Fontaine’s Fine and Decorative Arts sale May 18, with lamps and stained glass firmly in the lead. Complete results are available at LiveAuctioneers. The sale’s top lot was a Tiffany Studios Tulip table lamp dating to around 1910. Consigned by a […]
Paul Stankard elevates the humble glass paperweight to poetryNEW YORK – Paul Stankard’s (b. 1943-) path into studio glass was unusual in that he originally trained to make laboratory glass. He worked as a scientific glassblower for nine years before embracing his artistic passions. Inspired by the stylized French Clichy paperweights made from the 1840 to the 1860s, but wanting to distinguish himself, […]
Rago posts $406K world record for a William Morris glass vaseLAMBERTVILLE, NJ — On May 17, Rago achieved a new world record for American glass artist William Morris (b. 1957-) with a $310,000 hammer ($406,100 with buyer’s premium) for Beetles with Flora, a hand-blown glass vase from the artist’s Native Species series. The hammer price was far beyond the estimate of $30,000-$50,000. Full results for […]