Archive for December, 2010

Abraham Palatnik Lucite Elephant Sculpture

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Abraham Palatnik Lucite Elephant Sculpture measures 15 1/2″ tall. The piece sold for $2025 in December 2010.

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Van Briggle 1903 Pattern 161 Vase in Matte Green

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

This is pattern number 161 in matte green. It measures 9 1/2″ high by 4″ wide. The vase sold for $2850 in December 2010.

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Tiffany Favrile Lava Glass Vase, circa 1902

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

Favrile ‘Lava’ glass vase, underside bearing incised ‘L.C.T. M 2731′. Based on the mark this would date the piece to circa 1902.The vase has an iridescent gold-flared rim and bulbous body with spun-glass design on a pockmark ground. Height is 6 1/4″, Width is 4″ at body, 3″ at rim. ‘Lava’ glass the rarest of Tiffany’s glass. It was his attempt to simulate the effects of volcanic forces on glass. The vases are free form, sometimes grotesque. They represent Tiffany’s conception of the energy and violence in nature and such embody early expressionism in glass. While molten, lustrous gold glass was applied to the body of the vessel and often took irregular forms, as it was supposed lava might do in nature. Tiffany Studios was renowned for the beauty and variety of its many types of glass. The company’s early history from 1892 through 1902 included experiments which produced a wide range of effects, among them pieces like this one.

This vase sold for $2,426 in December 2010.

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Dugan Farmyard Carnival Glass Bowl - Amethyst

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

This Dugan Carnival Glass Bowl is in the FARMYARD pattern and measures 10″ in diameter by 3 3/4″ tall. It is electric amethyst and has a scalloped edge. This bowl sold for $2660 in December 2010.

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NIPPON (Old Noritake) Moriage Eagle Vase

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Hand painted Nippon (Old Noritake) moriage vase featuring a moriage eagle perched on the rocks ocean side with serpent handles sold for $4900 in December 2010.

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Massier ceramic planter pedestal art nouveau majolica vase

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

Delphin Massier’s factory in Vallauris produced primarily high-fired majolica items.It measures pedestal only 32″ tall by 13″ diameter at the base and 9 1/2″ at the top; Deposit or jardiniere 16″ tall by 18 diameter (measuremenst are taken at the widest part). The base is marked “Jean Massier Vallauris”. The piece sold for $5900 in December 2010.

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Chinese Qing Dynasty Vase w/ Kangxi Marks

Sunday, December 5th, 2010

This Chinese porcelain vase is decorated with blue under glaze painted scenes of a precession of soldiers. It has a marbled orange peel surface with cut foot rim and under glaze Kangxi markings in the center. It dates from the Qing Dynasty, at least 19th Century, possibly of the Kangxi period. It measures 15 inches tall by 6 + 3/8 inches wide.

It sold for $40,000 in December 2010.

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