Scandinavian Glass

NEW 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, […]

LAMBERTVILLE, 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 […]

GENOA, Italy — Two distinctly different pieces of glass designed by Dino Martens (1894-1970) led the April 23 sale at Aste di Antiquariato Boetto. Both dated from the early 1950s, when Martens was working as artistic director for Venetian glassworks Aureliano Toso. Complete results for the Design, Murano glass and A.Ve.M Glass sale are available […]