South African and International Art, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Jewellery
Online-Only Auction, 14 - 30 July 2014
Glass
Lot Estimate
ZAR 4 000 - 6 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 4 919
About this Item
Škrdlovice, Czech Republic
A Škrdlovice glassworks vase, designed by František Vízner, 1968, pattern number 6832/13
cylindrical, the clear body suspending a red and orange sphere, minor abrasion to the body, 16,8cm high
Notes
In 2012 František Vízner was ranked number 10 in the list of top fifty most influential artists of all times by the Studio Glass movement in the United States (GLASS: Feature in The Urban Glass Art Quarterly titled ‘Fifty at Fifty: The artists from the first 50 years of Studio Glass who will remain most relevant for the next 50 years.’
Literature
Hill, Mark. (ed.) (2008) Hi Sklo Lo Sklo: Post War Cezch Galss Design from Masterpiece to Mass-produced, London: Mark Hill Publishing. Identical example illustrated in colour on page 86.
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