Steuben Pointed Bubble Glass Sculpture

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The Marvelous Collection of Mr & Mrs Shovers

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Jul 29, 2021

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The collection of Alan and Susan Shovers offers one of the rarest selections of Steuben glass available. Alan and Susan are both experts in the field - together, they authored the book "Objects of Desire: The Art of Frederick Carder" Akiba Antiques info@akibaantiques.com

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• Lot Description
  DESCRIPTION: Steuben air bubble pointed glass sculpture. Features a clear solid glass with controlled bubbles. Designed to be mounted on a base containing a light fixture.
  Solid Lead Glass Crystal, with controlled bubbles.
  Bottom of glass block letters “Steuben” patented as “Article of Bric a Brac”
  
  Reference:
  Shape #6971, p. 208 in Paul V. Gardner
  Pictured in Dimitroff’s, Frederick Steuben and Steuben Glass, as Fig. 4.115 p.88. “Mr. Fred Carder has been greatly interested in the use of light for ornament and has applied his experienced artistic touch most effectively in this direction. Mr. Carder has been greatly interest in the use of light for ornament and has applied his experienced artistic touch most effectively in this direction” p. 89
  Pictured at Ill. 104, p. 69 of Gardner’s, The Glass of Frederick Carder. “Bubbles in glass have long annoyed glass makers striving for clear, flawless glass. Carder loved bubbles--he said they ‘gave life to the metal,’ and he often used them decoratively either in controlled designs (Ill 104) or random arrangements(Ills. 105, 106).”
  In Hotchkiss, Gardner’s Steuben Glass Handbook, p. 51 the 1932 catalogue price was $14.00. 1972 price $225.
  See featured in Collector’s Choice by The Rockwell Museum Number 29. “Since the start-up of the Steuben Glass Works, Frederick Carder had always been fascinated with the use of light to illuminate his glass.” “However, as fashion changed, so di lighting, and indirect accent lighting gradually became popular. Carder was quick to respond, and around 1928 he introduced Steuben’s luminors. He created variations using the basic shapes of a round ball and a ‘pineapple’.”
  “Steuben made many articles in pressed glass--ashtrays; Lincoln and Washington Head plaques with metal bases; eagle, pheasant, gazelle, duck, and pigeon figurines (later cut and polished to remove the mold marks); ‘Luminors’ (decorative plaques or figurines lighted from beneath to bring out the reflected designs);” p. 178, American Art Nouveau Glass by Albert Christian Revi.
  
  Provenance:
  Estate of Mr. and Ms. Alan Shovers
  Acquired from collector, Dr. Howard Garber of Baltimore 12/16/99
  
  CIRCA: 1928
  
  DIMENSIONS: H: 8.25" x D: 4.25"
  
  CONDITION: Liit base not included. Normal signs of age. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS 305-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
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