Overview
This vibrant glass sculpture is a 'light-catcher' composed of dozens of flattened glass marbles and millefiori canes fused onto a clear glass substrate.
Preliminary identification
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Overview
This vibrant glass sculpture is a 'light-catcher' composed of dozens of flattened glass marbles and millefiori canes fused onto a clear glass substrate.
Story
The humble glass marble was the currency of the 20th-century playground, but here those 'aggies' and 'swirls' have been elevated to a permanent gallery display.
Maker / Origin
While the specific artist is not identified by a signature, this work is characteristic of the American Studio Glass movement, which empowered individual artists to experiment with small-batch kiln-firing.
Condition & Value
The panel appears to be in excellent structural condition with no visible 'shivering' or stress fractures, which can occur if incompatible glass types are fused together. The metal display stand is modern and functional. Excellent preservation of the bond between the marbles and the base glass maintains its full value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Regional auction
· Jun 2024Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
$1,280
Dealer archive
· Mar 2024Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
$1,450
Marketplace sale
· Jan 2024Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
$980
Estate platform
· Oct 2023Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
$1,150
Auction result
· Aug 2023Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.
$1,375