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Art glass sprang from a revolution in glassmaking in the mid 1800s, when glass blowers began experimenting with different colors, patterns, and textures. The subsequent melding of artistry and technique resulted in a wide variety of beautiful handmade objects such as vases, lampshades, bowls, bottles, paperweights, figural works, and even marbles. Many art glass designs created by early innovators like Rene Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany are still in use today.
Other collectible art glass names include Johann Loetz, Fredrick Carder of Steuben, Galle, Thomas Webb and Sons, Stevens and Williams, Handel and Co., Pairpoint, Waterford, Baccarat, Fenton and Blenko...
Art Nouveau art glass, produced around the turn of the 20th century, was inspired by ancient glass that had been buried for so long it had become iridescent. Works from this era are characterized by bright and iridescent colors, and a focus on organics and nature. In the 1920s and 1930s, Art Nouveau gave way to Art Deco. Art Deco art glass is characterized by clear crystal, pastel colors and geometric designs.
After the Art Nouveau era in the early 1900s, there was a void in American-made art glass. But work continued in Europe, especially in France by artists such as Lalique, Daum, and Baccarat, in Scandinavia by artists such as Orrefors and Kosta Boda, and in Italy on the island of Murano. The 1950s and ’60s saw a reawakening in American-made art glass, led by artists such as Harvey Littleton - a tradition continued today by contemporary designers like Dale Chihuly.
Loetz was a Bohemian company. It was a factory; and the region’s biggest and best glass manufacturer. There… [more]
In 1998, while going through my parents' estate, my wife and I found some glassware made by Anchor Hocking be… [more]
I started becoming interested in art glass when I moved from Texas to New York, and wanted to decorate my apa… [more]
Although the gaffer and his servitor seen in these pictures wear the clothes of today, they are actually foll… [more]
American glass of the last quarter of the 19th Century means to many nothing but pattern glass. Yet during th… [more]
The dolphin candlestick and its various half brothers, the fluted column, the loop-and-petal and the baluster… [more]
This fabulous site is a guide to Bohemian art glass makers from 1885 to 1920. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass … [read review or visit site]
This beautiful and easy-to-navigate website on Blenko art glass includes a detailed history on the company, informa… [read review or visit site]
Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [read review or visit site]
This website, home of the Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector's Society, offers a beautiful photo gallery s… [read review or visit site]
Frank Andrew’s beautiful and definitive reference guide to art glass produced in Scotland by the Spanish Ysart fa… [read review or visit site]
Michael and Lori Palmer's site dedicated to the hand painted decorations of Abels, Wasserberg and Company, known as… [read review or visit site]
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Blown-art-glass, multicolored vessels epitomize the gallery's exquisite craftsmanship and artistry. $300-$500. 828 E. Market St., (502) 584-5353...Read more
Founded in 1825, Val St. Lambert is noted for its pressed, blown and molded art glass, often decorated with intricate wheel engraving and cutting...Read more
SUNSPOTS STUDIOS & GLASS BLOWING has art glass and copper designs for home and garden made in the studio, as well as jewelry, handbags and accessories by...Read more
Art lovers and collectors can choose from a broad range of Murano art glass vases at murano-glass-store.com. We are talking about beautifully handmade vases...Read more
Avenue Gallery & Frame, 402 Main St.: Home to a large selection of framed and unframed artwork by local and national artists, as well as art glass, pottery,...Read more
and ceramic artists, items range from $2 handmade glass beads, to jewelry (lots under $30), to blown-glass ornament, to higher-end art glass pieces...Read more
With the desert's majestic mountain ranges as the backdrop on each panel, Chauncey W. Gannett of Sans Soucie Art Glass designed a beautiful "landscape"...Read more
The Glass Trail allows visitors to meet artists, visit studios and learn about art glass. People will learn about the many ways glass can be manipulated...Read more
