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Monday, 31 December 2012

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Posted on 21:00 by Ashish Chaturvedi
Some bubbly from Karl Leutner for Heirich's special Gemmo line.
Germany, 1950s
9" and 11" 
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Sunday, 30 December 2012

New Year's Eve etc.

Posted on 21:00 by Ashish Chaturvedi

REMINDER:
Closed New Years Eve- 1/2/13!
Re-Opening 12 noon-7pm on January 3rd
Enjoy!
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Saturday, 29 December 2012

Almost Time for Auld Lang Syne

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50s Revelers...just because.
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Friday, 28 December 2012

Trio of Geodes

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Seguso in triplicate...glass bowls in dual colored jewel tones and atomic age shapes.
all around 6-7 inches in diameter
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Thursday, 27 December 2012

Bang-up Collection

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 Just in from our shipment from Denmark is this extensive collection of Arne Bang bowls from the 1940s.
Masculine and Machine Age and deliciously mottled.
Sizes vary from 5.5" - over 10" in diameter
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Wednesday, 26 December 2012

Fratelli Toadstool

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Despite my cheeky title, this is actually a rather important footed bowl from the renown Murano factory of Fratelli Toso called the 'Milleocci' Bowl (considered one of the top glass designs to collect) dated 1962. An ultra-modernist compote, if you will.
5.5" high, 7.5" in diameter
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Tuesday, 25 December 2012

Opalescent and Magnificent

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Sven Palmquist for Orrefors, 1960s
13" diameter
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