Archive for December, 2010
Van Briggle 1903 Pattern 161 Vase in Matte Green
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Tiffany Favrile Lava Glass Vase, circa 1902
Thursday, December 30th, 2010Favrile ‘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.
Dugan Farmyard Carnival Glass Bowl - Amethyst
Thursday, December 30th, 2010NIPPON (Old Noritake) Moriage Eagle Vase
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Massier ceramic planter pedestal art nouveau majolica vase
Sunday, December 5th, 2010Delphin 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.
Chinese Qing Dynasty Vase w/ Kangxi Marks
Sunday, December 5th, 2010This 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.














