Splatter Glass

We delve into the "New Wave" decade with this piece circa 1980, from an Italian artist named Luigi Mellara. It's as if Jackson Pollock were alive and working in molten glass.
Monumental and a great sculptural centerpiece. 
8" tall and 10" in diameter.

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Complete Collection

An incredibly lucky find... an entire, as originally displayed, collection of glass fruit and bowl by Barbini, Murano, 1950s. The rarity of the glass cherries alone are a delicious addition. Heavily decorated with shimmering copper dust.
11" in diameter

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Elfin Object

Created in 1967 for Royal Copenhagen by Bode Willumsen, an artist not shy about incorporating the odd mythical figure into his ceramic works. Perfect for the fan of fantasy fiction., this crouching sprite on the lid is quite anatomically correct. The color of the glaze has a gradation of light to deep maroon.
About 7" to the tip of her pointy Elfin hood.

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"Just" Divine

A diminutive but desirable vase from Denmark's great Just Anderson. Made of disko metal, a sort of affordable bronze substitute of his own invention. There is a wonderful austerity to his lines on this early 40s piece, made at the tail end of his career.
3.5"

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Cubist Glass

Three more from Franco Moretti, in a wonderful freestyle mix of color and pattern in all shades of red/orange from burnt to tangerine with a dab of copper dust to add a dash of sparkle.
2 x 13.5", center vase is 14"

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Lemon N'ice

This faintest shade of barely-there yellow is the rarest color of French Opaline from Portieux Vallerysthal - the most famous source of this nearly opaque glass. Most commonly seen in robin's egg blue, these lemony apothecary jars are a great find.
18", 12"

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An Abstract Expression

In what is a clear homage to artist Sonia Delauny (below) comes this Bitossi ceramic bowl (above) for Rosenthal Netter. Earthy tones of olive, orange, brown, and yellow...created in Italy in the 1950s

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