Lot 105
**Originally Listed At $500**
Sam Steng (American, b. 1959). Art glass pitcher, n.d. Signature above pontil mark on base. A gorgeous hand blown glass pitcher by Sam Steng who is known for his masterful designs and brilliant colors. This piece is embellished with a scarlet red, wavy pattern that undulates throughout the body and a translucent golden yellow handle bridging rim to shoulder. Sam Steng has always pushed the boundaries of contemporary art glass, creating exquisite modern designs that are also functional works of art. Size: 5.375" in diameter at widest point x 9.75" H (13.7 cm x 24.8 cm)
Artist Statement: "With the murrini pieces, I begin by making glass rods which are patterned in cross section. The rods are cooled and cut into thin pieces and arranged on an iron plate which is then heated to fuse the murrini. This is then rolled into a tube on the end of a blowpipe and shaped into the final form. The banded bowls are blown as separate sections and fused together. This technique, known as incalmo, requires a great deal of skill and cooperation. I work with at least one assistant.
All of my pieces are made using traditional European glassblowing techniques. I have been inspired by African trade beads, mid-century Italian and Scandinavian design as well as by nature. Each piece is entirely produced at the furnace using only molten glass, without the use of molds, glue or paint."
Sam Stang studied with Lino Tagliapietra at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine as well as with Fritz Dreisbach at Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina, and Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. He founded Augusta Glass Studio in Augusta, Missouri in 1991. He has exhibited his art glass throughout the US in impressive venues such as the Smithsonian Craft Show.
Provenance: private Goldstein collection, Denver, Colorado, USA. The Goldstein's have amassed their collection over the past six decades.
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- Condition: Signature above pontil mark on base. Intact and excellent.
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