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R ROBERT HELD ART GLASS VASE GREEN Dichronic iridescent
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For Auction is a Beautiful ART GLASS VASE !! This Vase is Hand Blown Stretch Glass and has a polished smooth perfect pontil mark on the bottom of it. The symmetry of this item is striking, showing excellent control of the craft. It is etch signed R. Held Art Glass on the bottom of it. The craftsman who produced this vase is Robert Held. This Beauty has a flared lip top with flattened bulbous body. The color is an iridescent Celedon with an iridescent Blue bordered with gold Design !! The height of the vase is 6.25 inches. Width across body is 5.5 inches at its widest point. The top of the flared lip is 3 inches in diameter. This is a fantastic Piece of Art Glass. Has no damage, condition is like new. This neat find was found at a high quality local Estate Sale lost in a time warp near Vancouver, WA - USA. Scroll down for more photos. Ship Anyw USA @ Lowest Rates Robert Helds Art Glass - Canada's largest hot glass studio and gallery, formerly known as Skookum Art Glass, located in the heart of Kitsilano, Vancouver, British Columbia is now accessible with the click of your mouse. Visitors are welcome to come visit our facilities - stay for a demonstration and learn about an ancient art form that just gets better with age. Born in Santa Ana, California, Robert Held aspired to be an artist from an early age. His father, a sculptor, only lived six years of his son's life, but passed on the talent and appreciation of art that gave Robert the beginnings of a quest to create beauty in form and color. In High School his paintings won him the "Ebell Award" for promising students. He studied painting at Whittier College until ceramics artist F. Carleton Ball crossed his path. To explore this new medium, Robert changed colleges, supporting himself through this time as the Art Director of the Los Angeles County Fair. Pursuing a Master's Degree in Fine Arts at the University of Southern California, Robert was awarded the graduate assistantship. At this time, he won the prestigious "Glen Lukins Award" for new work in ceramics. Upon graduating, Robert was offered a position as Head of Ceramics at a college being built in Ontario. He accepted the position becoming the youngest department head at the Sheridan College - School of Design. In 1968, after a visit to the Penland School of Crafts in North Carolina, Robert Held discovered a new love: the art of glassblowing. He returned to Sheridan College inspired and succeeded in launching Canada's first college level hot glass program in 1969. This program allowed many Canadian artists to become skilled in this medium, and crowned Robert Held as the pioneer of art glass in Canada. Eventually, Mr. Held left the teaching world, and in 1978 he began his own glass studio known as Skookum Art Glass Inc based out of Calgary, AB and operated t until 1987. At this time, he moved to Vancouver, BC, and continues to enjoy much success t today at his studio: Robert Held Art Glass, and also through the many fine galleries and gift shops that carry his work throughout North America, Europe and Japan. Robert uses techniques that date back as long ago as 2000 B.C. however, his collections range from classic to contemporary. Some works are inspired by the paintings of famous artists such as Monet and Klimt, while others take inspiration from photographers and even interior designers. Our studio prides itself on providing its customers with a large selection of affordable hand-blown gift items, as well as Robert Held's individual creations for the serious collector. Robert's glass work has also been chosen for many prestigious awards and collections. His goblets were selected to grace the table of the Governor General's "Perfect Setting" and his newest commissioned piece: a glass bowl encasing 23rd karat gold maple leaves and sparkling diachronic glass now sits in Her Majesty's Royal Collection. In 2003, a piece from Mr. Held's Flower Line was selected as the Canadian Gift and Tableware Association's Gift of the Year. His glass sculptures may also...
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