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  Fontana Arte Italian, Mid-Century Glass “Fruit” Bookends, circa 1950

  FONTANA ARTE   Milan, Italy

  “Glass fruit” bookends   c. 1950

  Glass, chromium-plated brass

  For more information see: Fontana Arte, Una storia Trasparente, Laura Falconi (Milan: Skira, 1998).

  H:  5” x W:  3 3/8” x D:  5”

  Price: $3,500

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  Tsuchida Yasuhiko, Art Glass Mosaic Vase 1999

  Tsuchida Yasuhiko  (b. 1969) Osaka, Japan/ Italy

  Art glass mosaic technique vase   1999

  Overall matte finish art glass vase with an elaborate mosaic technique inset with red rectangular patchwork sections and blue murrina jewels all on a chocolate brown body with a black glass foot

  Marks: Tsuchida Yasuhiko 99, 77

  For more information see: Tsuchida Yasuhiko, exh. cat., Franco Schiavon (Murano, Italy: Palazzo del Vetro, 2000).

  Provenance: Pauly & Co. Venice

  H: 4 3/4″ x Dia: 5 1/8″

  Price: $5,450

  Yasuhiko Tsuchida was born in Osaka, Japan in 1969. In 1988, soon after graduating TSUJI Culinary Institute, he left Japan to explore food and art in Paris. Since 1992, he has lived in Venice, Italy. Tsuchida has been making glass work in Murano Island since 1995, and next year assumed the office of art director at Schiavone Glass Co. Ltd. In 1996 he presented a glass sculpture entitled “Bamboo Collection”
  with Japanese motif of bamboo. The work was highly acclaimed, which gave him a chance to start to hold solo exhibitions around the world. In 2000, Tsuchida became a member of the board of directors at Venetian Glass Institute, and a chief director there in 2003. In 2004, he won Honorary Technique Prize in Düsseldorf, Germany, and in 2008, received Award of Contribution to Cultural
  Promotion from Grosseto city, Toscana. In the same year, he
  represented Japan at International Open Exhibition of Sculpture, and won the Grand-Prix. In 2010, Tsuchida was invited to the Issei Miyake “IM10” Project Competition, and held a solo exhibition at Lorusso Gallery, Andria, Italy. Tsuchida continues to exhibit in many solo shows around the world.

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  Wolfgang Gessl / Scandinavian Modern Sterling silver teapot with arching handle 1990

  WOLFGANG GESSL (b. 1949) Austria / Sweden

  Teapot 1990

  Hand wrought and hand hammered spherical silver teapot with cylindrical handle and spout elements, maple and padouk wood layered arching handle

  This is No. 2 out of the edition of 3 models.

  Marks: Wolfgang Gessl (script impressed signature), 2/3, WO.GE (in a rectangle), Swedish assay mark for Stockholm, 925 (silver guarantee in a rectangle), E11 (in a rectangle), LF

  Exhibited: Glänsande Geometri, Mettalum, Stockholm, Sweden

  Illustrated: Gold and Silversmith Wolfgang Gessl: Exceeding Geometry, Kerstin Wickman, p. 16.

  H: 10” x W: 16 ½” x D: 5 ½”

  Price: $32,000

  Wolfgang Gessl was born in 1949 in Vienna, Austria and trained as a goldsmith with Professor Hans Angerbauer. Upon moving to Sweden, Gessl studied under the eminent silversmith Sigurd Persson at Konstfack, the National University of Art, Craft and Design in Stockholm, Sweden.

  Wolfgang Gessl has had fifteen solo exhibitions including shows at The National Museum, Stockholm and The Royal College of Art in London. His metalwork has been widely exhibited in Sweden, Europe and the U.S and his pieces can be found in many private collections throughout the world. He has taught at Konstfack for more than twenty-four years, and continues to live and work in Stockholm.

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  Sèvres / Genevieve Rault Rare French Art Nouveau grand vase 1907

  MLLE GENEVIÈVE RAULT (décor  1907)  France
  MANUFACTURE NATIONALE DE SÈVRES  France

  Andromeda branches grand vase   1907

  Glazed porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte applications. The multicolored “Andromeda” foliage and branches in shades of pink, salmon, green and taupe on a cream background.

  Marks: underglaze green S and 1907 (in triangular cipher), MANUFACTURE RF NATIONALE surrounding DÉCORÉ A SÈVRES 1907, underglaze blue GR (conjoined monogram).

  H: 16″ x Dia: 7 1/2″

  This example from the Sèvres Manufacture is a tour-de-force of early 20th century porcelain. The graphic Art Nouveau design of the pastel foliage and white blossoms of the Andromeda vase is brought to life thanks to the fine detailing of every individual blossom made with hand-applied pâte-sur-pâte or paste porcelain.