Glass and Crystal

Heroic Design for a Bohemian Glass 1 Reply

Alexander the Great was the most celebrated ancient hero in the nineteenth century. We were just discussing him on a drawing by David, and here he is again on a glass of Bohemia. It is a great gob...

Tagged: Böhm

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jul 8.

Venetian Deep Blue 1 Reply

Here is a bowl of deep blue glass, dramatically decorated . The analyses of style and of chemistry show that it was made in Venice around 1500, and that its enamel decoration was not reworked later...

Tagged: Venice

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun 4.

Art in 2009 : Luxury, Advertising, Charity 1 Reply

On April 7 at Artcurial in Paris, the evening, devoted to design, is starting with five works of glass which could not be more contemporary. Three of these pieces (lots 300, 302, 304) show a bottl...

Tagged: Baccarat, Evian, Gaultier

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Apr 8.

Black Men of Gallé, Who Are You ? 2 Replies

The title of the vase is "les Hommes Noirs" (black men). Gallé had a symbolist mind, and we should not seek human forms on this vase. As against, the color is very dark, with floral items going up ...

Tagged: Prouvé, Gallé

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Mar 27.

Made in Milan at the end of the sixteenth century 1 Reply

Here is a small vase in rock crystal 16 cm high, from the collection of Yves Saint-Laurent. It is remarkable for its age: it was produced in Milan at the end of the sixteenth century or early seven...

Tagged: Milan

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 25.

2009 Auctions

AUCTION HOUSES referred below : Ader Site Drouot-Presse Artcurial Site Press Video Bonhams Site Press Christie's Site Press Phillips de Pury Site Press Pierre Bergé et Associés Site Press Sotheby'...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Feb 1.

2008 Auction History

All Results in BOLD A "pebble" table lamp of Tiffany illuminates the sale of Sotheby's in New York on December 18: Lot 10, 300 K $. (SOLD 750 K$ including fees) My heartfelt lot of the week in ad...

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki Dec. 24, 2008.

Nice Murano glass designed by Carlo Scarpa 1 Reply

A specialty of the auction house Quittenbaum in Munich is the Murano glass. Quittenbaum develops its expertise in this field and now organizes two sales a year. The next events are scheduled for Se...

Tagged: Venini, Murano, Scarpa

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Sep. 3, 2008.

Swedish glass 1 Reply

Stockholms Auktionsverk organizes every year in August for over twenty years specialized auctions of Swedish glass. This market is dominated by items produced by the glass factory of Orrefors, but ...

Tagged: Ohrström

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Aug. 4, 2008.

The Lamps of Tiffany Studios 1 Reply

The American pieces of furnishing are little known in Europe. To this statement a little fast, there is one notable exception: the Tiffany lamps, whose modest specimens are often seen in the auctio...

Tagged: tiffany, lamp

Started by Pierre Tavlitzki. Last reply by Pierre Tavlitzki Jun. 15, 2008.