Vintage art glass for sale

58cm, 8kg Seguso Vetri d'Arte Murano alexandrite obelisk

This showstopper of a piece is big (too big for Pernilla's photography set), rare (made from alexandrite), and bears the label of the Murano firm which made it.  The combination of these things make it a special piece. The glass is general...

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1969 Kaj Franck for Nuutajarvi Notsjo dark purple sommerso vase

This simple, streamlined design is KF260 by Kaj Franck, one of the superstars of 20th century design (in glass, ceramics, textiles, furniture, etc, etc). He was a Lunning Prize winner, and recipient of a variety of medals and prizes at Milan Trien...

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Vicke Lindstrand 3kg signed 1970s Kosta cut crystal bowl

We think mid-century cut crystal in modernist designs are a real bargain.  Here's another example.  This is a late 60s/early 70s design of Vicke Lindstrand, one of the truly great glass designers of that era.  Eventually people will...

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Nils Landberg for Orrefors Tan-si footed bowl

This series was called Tan-si.  Nils Landberg (1907-1991) worked for Orrefors, for 45 years. Landberg won the gold medal at the 1957 Milan Triennale for his tulip vases. See also the Tan-si vase listed on the site. Diameter: 13.5 cm (5.25...

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Edward Hald for Orrefors fishgraal - 2nd of 2

For the full story on how these are made, see http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/view/2493 This one was made in 1961.  The two are a nicely matched pair in size, with different styles of fish on each one.  If you want a classic...

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Edward Hald for Orrefors fishgraal - 1st of 2

The Graal glass technique was invented at Orrefors Glasbruk in Sweden, in 1916 by.  In simple terms, the glassmakers create a piece with different coloured layers of glass, allow it to cool, then cut a design in one of the coloured layers to ...

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Big (40cm) 1962 Per Lutken Holmegaard Fionia bowl

Here's another mid-century classic from Holmegaard - a in a very big size.  Designed in the 1950s, this one was made in 1962.  For details on the process that gave Holmegaard its unique look, with the thick rims and flowing shapes, see: ...

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Labelled Fratelli Toso latticino fazzoletto set

This is a very nice set, made with alternating canes of glass (melted flat) in fine lattice and fine twisted strands in three variations of patterns.  Every second cane has copper strands in amongst the white.  The copper doesn't show in...

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Pair of signed 1950s Orrefors Landberg vases

Dashing for a summer bbq.  Here is a pair that speak for themselves. For other Nils Landberg pieces for Orrefors and more information on this designer, see: http://www.modernistglass.com/glasspieces/search/landberg Taller vase: Height: ...

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Matching set of labelled mid-century bud vases - 1 Orrefors, 1 Kosta

This is an interesting one.  Although they were a matching set, one was labelled Orrefors and the other was labelled Kosta.  One label had to be wrong, surely?  Not so!  Both firms made bud vases in this design.  Perhaps i...

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