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This elegant low vase, made by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez of Stockton, NJ, is crystal with subtle blending of blue and amethyst. It exemplifies his masterful expertise in form and coloring. It is signed "Gonzalez" and has a polished bottom. It stands 3 1/2" x 5" x 6 1/2"; perfect condition. Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s, starting at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at Sausalito Art Center, then opening his own studio in NJ which he has maintained for over 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as in many private collections. He has been awarded four Fellowships by the NJ State Council on the Arts and a Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America. He served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts and taught glassblowing at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his website for his complete line of work: www.dongonzalezglass.com.

This lovely vase was made by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez of Stockton, NJ; it exemplifies his masterful expertise in form and coloring. It is signed "Gonzalez" and has a polished bottom. It stands 5 1/2" x 4" x 3 1/2". Perfect condition. Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s, starting at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at Sausalito Art Center, then maintaining his own studio for more than 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as many private collections. He has been awarded four Fellowship Awards by the NJ State Council on the Arts and one Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America. Her served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts, and taught glassblowing at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his website for his complete line of work: www.dongonzalezglass.com.

This cast glass sculpture by Studio Glass artist Don Gonzalez, was created by pouring hot glass into a mold of sand. The color is melted into the glass while it is still molten at 2300F. After cooling, the piece is extensively cut and polished. Titled NAIADES SPRING, this contemporary Art Glass sculpture references the Naiades, the ancient Greek spirits of the spring, waterfall and other bodies of fresh water. Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s, starting in the Fine Arts Dept at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at the Sausalito Art Center, then maintaining his own studio in NJ for over 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as many private collections. He has been awarded four Fellowship Awards by the NJ State Council on the Arts and a Fellowship from the Creative Class Center of America. He served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts, and taught at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his website for his complete line of work: www.dongonzalezglass.com.

This stunning blue glass bowl by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez expresses the beauty of glass itself - the intrinsic optical qualities are a primary design focus. Standing 7" tall and 7" diameter, it has a strong sculptural presence. The bottom is polished and it is signed "Gonzalez". Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s starting at the Fine Arts Department at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at the Sausalito Art Center, then maintaining his own studio in Stockton, NJ for over 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as in many private collections. Don has been awarded 4 Fellowship Awards from the NJ State Council on the Arts as well as a Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America. He served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts and taught glassblowing at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his website for his complete line of work. Dongonzalezglass.com

This handsome piece was created by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez by blowing hot glass into a sand mold made by the artist, resulting in a texture to the lower part of the vessel and three feet which elevate the bottom about an inch. Each foot is polished on the bottom. The piece stands 8" tall and 5" diameter. It is signed "Gonzalez". Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s, starting at the Fine Arts Department at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at Sausalito Art Center, then maintaining his own studio in Stockton, NJ, for over 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as in many private collections. He has been awarded 4 Fellowship Awards by the NJ State Council on the Arts as well as a Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America. He served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts, and taught glassblowing at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his website for his complete line of work. Dongonzalezglass.com

This elegant vase was made by studio glass artist Don Gonzalez. It exemplifies his masterful expertise in form and subtle blending of color, with the intrinsic optical qualities of the glass as a major aesthetic concern. It stands 5 1/2" tall 4 1/2" w and 3" deep. The bottom is polished and it is signed "Gonzalez". Don Gonzalez has been blowing glass since the early 1970s, starting at the Fine Arts Department at Carnegie Mellon, continuing at the Sausalito Art Center, then maintaining his own studio in Stockton, NJ, for over 40 years. His work is carried in numerous museums across the country as well as in many private collections. Don has been awarded 4 Fellowship Awards from the NJ State Council on the Arts as well as a Fellowship from the Creative Glass Center of America. He served on the Board of the NJ State Council on the Arts and taught glassblowing at Bucks County College for 17 years. See his complete line of work at his website: Dongonzalezglass.com

This stunning platter titled METEOR by Massachusetts studio Glass Artist Charles Correll, signed and dated "Correll '85" is 19 1/2" diameter. The lavender plate has a polychrome meteor image in white, grey, red-pink and yellow. The execution is superb and this vintage beauty remains in excellent condition.

Unusual murrine pitcher decorated with a single murrine called owls eye or occhi. In perfect condition, 5.5" tall, unmarked

Interesting Modern Glass vessel depicting a stylized expression of a tree branch covered with abstract crawling critters and a realistic rendering of a glass ladybug. There are similar examples of Memphis style and application technique in Leslie Pina's ITALIAN GLASS. On pages 224-226, there are similar pieces attributed to Andrea Anastasio of Memphis. The vessel is 18.5" tall, in excellent condition, unmarked.

It is notable that both front and back surfaces of this fine aquarium are ground flat and polished, providing a crisp view of the finely crafted fish. The polishing is a considerable amount of work not usually seen in most Murano glass aquariums. I'm not sure who made this, but the surface polishing, fine detail of the polychrome fish, and the inclusion of glass thread and real sand between the layers of glass clearly render this a unique creation. Again, we see how the natural surrounding of the Lagoon inspires creativity. Measuring 9"w x 5"h x2.25"d, the aquarium is in excellent condition and retains two labels.

This Dramatic mother and child sculpture is masterfully executed and has the full name signature of Licio Zanetti. It is understood in the market that Licio put his full name on only those pieces that he considered most important and these are considered the most valuable of his work. The hot worked Mother and Child sculpture demonstrate amazing skill with its clean lines and variety of surface treatments. The top half is transparent and blends into a corroso surface treatment. This is mounted on a cast base that has two different textures. The skillful execution with its variety of surface treatments is a testament to the prowess of the Muranese glass artists and is an asset to any collection of art glass, vintage or contemporary. Measuring 17"h x 11"w x 7"d, and weighs 24 pounds, this beauty is in excellent condition and retains two labels.

Superb large modern glass mold blown vessel with iridescent scavo textured surface. One of my Venetian colleagues, a dealer in 20th century Murano Glass identified this awesome vessel as the design of Ermanno Nason for Cenedese and valued it at 1000euro. The vessel is in excellent condition and measures 10.5"x10.5"x10"

Roman style design by Avem is in excellent condition, 9" tall. The vessels clear body is lightly iridized, has a scavo surface and the handles and thread at the top are aquamarine blue.

This modern decanter by Fratelli Toso is ideal for any collector of wine decanters. The decanter and stopper are in good condition and the decanter retains its circular blue Fratelli Toso label.

This large aquatic-themed vase by Alfredo Barbini is superbly executed. The sculpted fish have animated expressions as they float through the freely drawn seaweed. This beauty illustrates Alfredo Barbini's mastery of the material. 12" tall, weighs 11 pounds and is in good condition with normal wear at the base.

A fine grouping of stylized creatures including a bird, a duck, a guinea hen, a bowl in crystal with gold aventurine. All of the pieces are in excellent condition, confirmed to me personally to be by Archimede Seguso by his son, Giampolo. Two retain their original Archimede Suguso Murano labels.

These stylized water birds are attributed to Archimede due to the pulveri design. The birds are in good condition, 6.5" tall, one retaining the J.I. import label

Superb classically-shaped vase with scavo texture and subtle iridescence. The scavo vessel is 11.5" tall and is in excellent condition, unmarked.