Antiques Auction Forum Podcast: Richard Wright on Italian Murano Glass (5/9/13)
In this week’s installment of the Antiques Auction Forum podcast, Martin Willis speaks with at guest, Richard Wright, of Wright … More >>

Six Bottle, Flask & Glass Hat Whimsey Collections Head to Auction (5/5/13)
WOODSTOCK, Conn. — An impressive selection of more than 200 antique bottles and flasks from several prominent collections will be … More >>

Art Glass, Collection of European Ivory Figurals to Lead A. B. Levy’s Event (3/22/13)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – In a tightly packed auction that will include an exclusive collection of 40 pieces of … More >>

Toys, Glass, Petroliana Fetch Top Dollar in Auction (3/11/13)
RAYMOND, Ill. — A standard-glaze portrait vase bearing the likeness of a cocker spaniel sold for $2,640 on the last … More >>

Auction Report: Washington Flask Takes Top Lot at Glassware Auction (3/5/13)
WOODSTOCK, Conn. — A big, beautiful and colorful portrait flask showing George Washington and a classical bust—possibly that of the … More >>

Dealing with Dealers: What to Do with What You Have (12/21/12)
As a Worthologist, I’ve been able to evaluate all manner of historic items from a suit made expressly for a … More >>

Made in the Shades: Art Nouveau Art Glass Illuminate Start-Up Collections (11/7/11)
Louis Comfort Tiffany was not the only glassmaker producing gorgeous American art glass during the turn of the 20th century. … More >>

Imperial Art Glass: Elegant Stretch Glass (1/12/10)
Imperial Art Glass is, without a doubt, the most elegant of the stretch glass lines, not only because of its … More >>

The Collector’s Minute: Venetian Murano Glass (10/6/09)
Murano glass has a very long history. In 1292, an ordinance was passed in the city of Venice that banished … More >>

Glass Mysteries (9/15/08)
It can be difficult to identify unknown art glass. I’ve studied 20th Century glass for a very long time, and have learned how to spot the clues that point in the direction of identification, but it doesn’t always end well. Often, after months of research in my library and on the web, after following every clue I could squeeze out the object, I end up more confused then when I began. More >>