Sale 17045 - Modern and Contemporary Glass
New Bond Street, 19 May 2009
Lot No: 137
Toots Zynsky's work stands out from all other contemporary glass because of the way it is formed from coloured threads of glass to build a vessel, a technique that may well have been inspired from nest-building. Her work is instantly recognisable not only from its physical appearance, but the colour palette that she uses which has been compared to the plumage of exotic birds.
Please see Jennifer Hawkins Opie' Contemporary International Glass: 60 artists in the V & A', V & A Publications 2005 pp. 138-139 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 226-229
Lot No: 159
This piece is a collaboration between Alison Kinnaird and glassblower Dante Marrione. The form was blown by Dante Marrione when leading a master class at North Lands Creative glass and later engraved.
Generously donated by the artists, the proceeds going to the North Lands Creative Glass Trust
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 102-103
Lot No: 124
Please see Marc Heireman 'Murano Glass Themes and Variations (1910-70)', Arnoldsche Art Publishers, pg. 112.
Lot No: 101
Please see Carole E. Phillips 'American Glass Northwest', 1982.
Lot No: 89*
Lot No: 81
Please see Suzanne K.Frantz 'Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass', Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 p.97, similar example illustrated and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 152-153.
Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000, €11,000 - 17,000
Lot No: 73
For a comparable example see Lipofsky, A Glass Odyssey, Oakland Museum, California, 2003, p.92 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 122-123
Lot No: 55
For a similar example of this technique see Pavla Hlava, Sylva Petrova, 1994, p.32
Lot No: 56
For a similar example of this technique see Pavel Hlava, Sylva Petrova, 1994, p.32.
Lot No: 39AR
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 68-71 and Suzanne K.Frantz 'Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass', Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 p.56 for similar examples.
Lot No: 43
For similar examples see F. Lyngaard 'Kyohei Fujita, The Man and his Work', Borgen, 2000 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 76-79
Lot No: 33AR
Please see Dam Karlslund Glas, Glasmuseets forlag, 1997
Lot No: 16*
Please see exhibition catalogue '21st Century British Glass', 11-21 January 2005, Daniel Katz Limited in association with Dan Klein Associates, pg. 19.
Lot No: 22
Please see 'Chihuly', Harry N.Abrams Inc, New York, 1997 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 23
Please see Chihuly, Harry N.Abrams Inc, New York, 1997 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 24
Please see Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass, by Suzanne K.Frantz, Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 for similar examples and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 9*
In Bettison's work he has more or less reinvented the ancient Venetian tradition of incorporating murrine into glass vessels along with the Bullseye Glass Company in Portland, Oregon, USA. The semi-transparency of the glass looks like the vessels have been lit from within and give a three dimensional feel to his patterns. His inspiration comes from the landscape and colours of the South Australian landscape.
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 28-29P and Margot Osborne 'Australian Glass Today' Wakerfield Press, 2005 – p96 and Helen Schamroth '100 New Zealand Craft Artists', Godwit, Random House, New Zealand, pg. 72, 73.
To be sold for the benefit of North Lands Creative Glass, Caithness
Bonhams. Sale 17045. website accessed May 8, 2009. http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=catalogue&iSaleNo=17045
From Dan Klein Associates website: "Bonhams in association with Dan Klein Associates is excited to announce its first sale of contemporary glass scheduled to take place on May 19th 2009. The sale will be composed of glass from 1950 to the present day (with a distinct preference for historic pieces dating from before 2000) and the catalogue will be distributed to Bonhams clients worldwide. The sale, timed to coincide with Collect 2009, will be previewed at Bonhams, New Bond Street from Friday May 15 to Monday 18 May 2009."0
Accessed May 9, 2009. http://www.dankleinglass.com/auctions/auctions.html
New Bond Street, 19 May 2009
Here's a list of pieces I'm interested in at the Bonham's Contemporary Glass Auction on May 19, 2009. I agree with the pricing for the most part; while it's not what the artists want or deserve, nor does it compare to contemporary painting and sculpture in other mediums, it is more likely to sell at these prices--and selling, in my opinion, is more important at this stage, than the hammer price. Prices will go up on their own if demand increases (increase in demand is unrelated to increase in artistic talent) so why price everything extraordinarily high (with everything in the thousands as some galleries do)? (Is it only to keep the illusion alive or do they really sell in that range often enough? I don't know.) The auction lacks any famous piece to center around which might have driven prices up. Though their are many famous names present, there are many famous names not present. Because of the names not present this is neither a great nor a comprehensive catalogue to reference as "Modern and Contemporary Glass", but because it is the first of it's kind, and it's best not to tarnish the big pieces and big names on this first go round should the auction tank, we'll play wait and see yet again with the studio glass market and maybe next time there will be some big commissions. Bonham's is priced to sell. The low pricing may bring in a lot of bidders and in doing so drive the prices up.
Lot No: 137
Toots Zynsky (American, born 1951)
'More Tropical Chaos' a sculptural glass Vessel form, 1999
pulled and fused glass threads, in shades of blue, green, red and yellow
50 x 22 x 35cm, marked 'Z' in red
Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000, €8,900 - 11,000 pulled and fused glass threads, in shades of blue, green, red and yellow
50 x 22 x 35cm, marked 'Z' in red
Toots Zynsky's work stands out from all other contemporary glass because of the way it is formed from coloured threads of glass to build a vessel, a technique that may well have been inspired from nest-building. Her work is instantly recognisable not only from its physical appearance, but the colour palette that she uses which has been compared to the plumage of exotic birds.
Please see Jennifer Hawkins Opie' Contemporary International Glass: 60 artists in the V & A', V & A Publications 2005 pp. 138-139 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 226-229
Lot No: 159
Alison Kinnaird M.B.E. (British, born 1949) and Dante Marrione (American, born 1964)
'Stream' an engraved glass Flask, 2007
copper-wheel engraved
approx 25cm high, signed 'Alison Kinnaird'
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, €1,100 - 1,700copper-wheel engraved
approx 25cm high, signed 'Alison Kinnaird'
This piece is a collaboration between Alison Kinnaird and glassblower Dante Marrione. The form was blown by Dante Marrione when leading a master class at North Lands Creative glass and later engraved.
Generously donated by the artists, the proceeds going to the North Lands Creative Glass Trust
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 102-103
| Lot Notice |
| Please note this piece is blown by Dante Marioni and not as stated in the online catalogue |
Lot No: 124
Venini
'Cannette' a black glass Vase, circa 1960
with orange streaks, of compressed globular form
25cm diam, etched 'Venini, Italia'
Estimate: £500 - 700, €560 - 780 with orange streaks, of compressed globular form
25cm diam, etched 'Venini, Italia'
Please see Marc Heireman 'Murano Glass Themes and Variations (1910-70)', Arnoldsche Art Publishers, pg. 112.
Lot No: 101
Charles Parriott (American, born 1952)
'Apathy, Prosperity, Privacy' a blown white glass bowl with burgundy lip decoration , circa 1983
with lettering and powdered colour, trailed glass rod and photographic transfer imagery
30cm diam, 11cm high, with paper label CP004
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, €1,100 - 1,700 with lettering and powdered colour, trailed glass rod and photographic transfer imagery
30cm diam, 11cm high, with paper label CP004
Please see Carole E. Phillips 'American Glass Northwest', 1982.
Lot No: 89*
Nick Mount (Australian, born 1952)
'Female Nude' a figural Sculpture, 1992
the glass blown through wire frame work, on metal stand
32cm high, signed and dated to stand
Estimate: £4,000 - 5,000, €4,400 - 5,600 the glass blown through wire frame work, on metal stand
32cm high, signed and dated to stand
Lot No: 81
William Morris (American, born 1957)
'Stonehenge' a blown glass sculptural Vase, 1984
in shades of red, green, blue, yellow and grey
40.3 x 32.4cm, signed and dated
From boyhood Morris sought inspiration from the woods and hills surrounding his home in California, where he explored caves and dug the earth in search of ancient artifacts. He has a serious interest in ancient civilisations, their primitive tools, their brutal rituals. He is a hunter who shoots deer and welk with a bow and arrow, preferring to hunt alone. Among things that have inspired him are cave drawings and as shown in this piece Stonehenge. The imagery in his works reflects these many interests and influences.in shades of red, green, blue, yellow and grey
40.3 x 32.4cm, signed and dated
Please see Suzanne K.Frantz 'Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass', Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 p.97, similar example illustrated and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 152-153.
Estimate: £10,000 - 15,000, €11,000 - 17,000
Lot No: 73
Marvin Lipofsky (American, born 1938)
'Sketch' a glass abstract form, 1981
blown into a wooden mould created by the artist, manipulated whilst hot 'splashed' with colour, cut, ground, polished
26cm wide, 20cm high, signed in diamond point 'Lipofsky, 1981 sketch'
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, €1,700 - 2,200 blown into a wooden mould created by the artist, manipulated whilst hot 'splashed' with colour, cut, ground, polished
26cm wide, 20cm high, signed in diamond point 'Lipofsky, 1981 sketch'
For a comparable example see Lipofsky, A Glass Odyssey, Oakland Museum, California, 2003, p.92 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 122-123
Lot No: 55
Pavel Hlava (Czech, 1924-2002)
'Vase-Object' a mould blown glass Vessel, circa 1975
'punctured' with an indentation
40cm high, signed in diamond point Pavel Hlava Czechoslovakia
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500, €1,300 - 1,700 'punctured' with an indentation
40cm high, signed in diamond point Pavel Hlava Czechoslovakia
For a similar example of this technique see Pavla Hlava, Sylva Petrova, 1994, p.32
Lot No: 56
Pavel Hlava (Czech, 1924-2002)
'Vase-Object' a mould blown glass Vessel, circa 1975
'punctured' with an indentation
17cm x 26cm, signed in diamond point 'Pavel Hlava, Czechoslovakia'
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,500, €1,300 - 1,700 'punctured' with an indentation
17cm x 26cm, signed in diamond point 'Pavel Hlava, Czechoslovakia'
For a similar example of this technique see Pavel Hlava, Sylva Petrova, 1994, p.32.
Lot No: 39AR
Erwin Eisch (German, born 1927)
An opalescent white glass Buddha head, circa 1985
mould-blown, the glass with figurative decoration in gold-leaf
59.5cm high, unsigned
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500, €2,800 - 3,900 mould-blown, the glass with figurative decoration in gold-leaf
59.5cm high, unsigned
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 68-71 and Suzanne K.Frantz 'Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass', Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 p.56 for similar examples.
Lot No: 43
Kyohei Fujita (Japanese, 1921-2004)
A mould-blown glass square Box and Cover, circa 1985
blue glass with silver and gold leaf applications, in original wooden box and cover with ties
7cm square, the box stamped with the artist's monogram (4)
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, €1,100 - 1,700 blue glass with silver and gold leaf applications, in original wooden box and cover with ties
7cm square, the box stamped with the artist's monogram (4)
For similar examples see F. Lyngaard 'Kyohei Fujita, The Man and his Work', Borgen, 2000 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 76-79
Lot No: 33AR
Steffen Dam (Danish, born 1961)
A blue glass Bowl, 2001
blown glass
21cm diam, 11.7cm high, signed and dated
Estimate: £400 - 500, €450 - 560 blown glass
21cm diam, 11.7cm high, signed and dated
Please see Dam Karlslund Glas, Glasmuseets forlag, 1997
Lot No: 16*
Jane Bruce (British/American born 1947)
'Sentinel' a large yellow, red-saffron and blue Vessel form, 2004
blown glass, wheel-cut
83cm high, 14cm diam, signed and dated
Estimate: £2,000 - 2,500, €2,200 - 2,800 blown glass, wheel-cut
83cm high, 14cm diam, signed and dated
Please see exhibition catalogue '21st Century British Glass', 11-21 January 2005, Daniel Katz Limited in association with Dan Klein Associates, pg. 19.
Lot No: 22
Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941)
'Soft Cylinder' with green lip, circa 1992
blown glass
35 x 25 x 18cm, signed
Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000, €7,800 - 10,000 blown glass
35 x 25 x 18cm, signed
Please see 'Chihuly', Harry N.Abrams Inc, New York, 1997 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 23
Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941)
'Sea-Form' blown glass with white mottling and red lip wrap
47cm wide, signed in diamond point 'Chihuly 1986'
Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000, €1,700 - 2,200 47cm wide, signed in diamond point 'Chihuly 1986'
Please see Chihuly, Harry N.Abrams Inc, New York, 1997 and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 24
Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941)
'Sea-Form' a white three piece form, 1985
each segment in thin blown clear glass inlaid with fine white lines and marks, two with white lip wraps
largest segment: 25 x 20cm, signed and dated
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, €1,100 - 1,700 each segment in thin blown clear glass inlaid with fine white lines and marks, two with white lip wraps
largest segment: 25 x 20cm, signed and dated
Please see Contemporary Glass, A World Survey from the Corning Museum of Glass, by Suzanne K.Frantz, Harry N. Abrams Inc. New York, 1989 for similar examples and D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 36-41
Lot No: 9*
Giles Bettison (Australian, born 1966)
A Murrine amber glass Vessel, 1996
25.5cm high, 15cm diam, signed and dated
Estimate: £1,000 - 1,500, €1,100 - 1,700 25.5cm high, 15cm diam, signed and dated
In Bettison's work he has more or less reinvented the ancient Venetian tradition of incorporating murrine into glass vessels along with the Bullseye Glass Company in Portland, Oregon, USA. The semi-transparency of the glass looks like the vessels have been lit from within and give a three dimensional feel to his patterns. His inspiration comes from the landscape and colours of the South Australian landscape.
Please see D. Klein 'Artists in Glass Late Twentieth Century Masters in Glass' publ. Mitchell Beazley, pg's. 28-29P and Margot Osborne 'Australian Glass Today' Wakerfield Press, 2005 – p96 and Helen Schamroth '100 New Zealand Craft Artists', Godwit, Random House, New Zealand, pg. 72, 73.
To be sold for the benefit of North Lands Creative Glass, Caithness
Bonhams. Sale 17045. website accessed May 8, 2009. http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=EUR&screen=catalogue&iSaleNo=17045
From Dan Klein Associates website: "Bonhams in association with Dan Klein Associates is excited to announce its first sale of contemporary glass scheduled to take place on May 19th 2009. The sale will be composed of glass from 1950 to the present day (with a distinct preference for historic pieces dating from before 2000) and the catalogue will be distributed to Bonhams clients worldwide. The sale, timed to coincide with Collect 2009, will be previewed at Bonhams, New Bond Street from Friday May 15 to Monday 18 May 2009."0
Accessed May 9, 2009. http://www.dankleinglass.com/auctions/auctions.html
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