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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass => Topic started by: chopin-liszt on March 05, 2011, 04:06:50 PM
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:hi:
I've been looking at a picture of a vase in Judith Miller's "20th-Century Glass". It's the small image on the inside leaf of the cover, and in a slightly bigger picture on p.10. It is described as a "Large tapering vase", 1985, by W.A. Hunting, in the introduction bit on Murano styles.
It is referenced to/owned by somebody in Germany.
The colours and shape are completely different to my neighbours bit, but it is layers of colours with trails and complex murrines. The "feeling" from it is very similar.
There is no more info about this artist at all in the book, and I can't find anything on internet searches or on the Great-glass website.
Does anybody here know anything?
Is this artist American or Eurpoean or Australian - or from somewhere else?
I'd love to find out a bit more about h/im/er.
My lovely next-door neighbours have just bought themselves a vase from a local antique centre - I'd seen it and it had me very intrigued, but I wasn't sure it wasn't good contemporary Chinese - I wasn't sure it wasn't either. :spls: and it was a little too expensive for me to buy for just "being intrigued".
However, it bears a lot of things in common with the Hunting vase in the book, I do rather suspect it's a bit of a bobby-dazzler, and I'd love to be able to tell them something about it.
It is their first piece of Art Glass - they had clubbed together to buy it for each other as their anniversary. present. :love:
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Hi Sue,
Not sure if this is the one you are looking for, Wes Hunting owns Hunting Studio Glass!! see here:
http://www.weshuntingstudio.com/about.html
http://www.weshuntingstudio.com/colorfield.html
Warmest Wishes,
John
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:rah:
He is certainly the chap I was looking for, thank-you so much, John! :-*
I should probably get pics of my neighbour's vase, put them here and see what others think.
That is absolutley glorious glass, I'm dribbling all over the keyboard.
I'm not sure my neighbour's bit is quite as complex - but it is gorgeous, whether it's this chap or not.
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Sue,Glad I could Help, I'm a fan of Wes Huntings work, so please do get some piccies of your neighbours vase, If its anything like the other pieces Wes turns out it'll be stunning, I've only seen two other examples of his work 'in the flesh' and they made me DROOL!! So I do look forward to seeing the Vase.
Warmest Wishes
John
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Batteries charging, I'll see if they're in shortly. :thup:
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Caught them. Got some pics.
The base is polished flat, but does show some small signs of wear. It doesn't feel Chinese, it's really well balanced, there isn't any greasy feel either. Given it's had time to percolate into the secondary market, and the wear, I don't think the Chinese have been making stuff as good as this for nearly long enough.
(I didn't go as far as biting or licking it. Not in company. :pb:)
I think it's something good. No marks.
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couple more.
The colours in this vase are the same as the one in the Miller book, but reversed (inside-out). It is full of "Nazeing-type" bubbles, inside the yellow and the blue enamel cloudy bits.
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That is a seriously FUN vase. :chky: :chky: :chky:
Carolyn
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HHHMMM!! Not quite sure if this IS one of Wes Huntings pieces, but to be fair I've only ever seen two 'in the flesh' when I was in USA back in 2003! I think the best thing to do would be to e-mail him some images and see what he says!!!
Warmest Wishes
John
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Thanks, John.
I can see clearly the pieces on the website are far more complex, this is much more like the piece in Judith Miller's book - that's dated '85. Twenty-five years is plenty time to improve his (already fairly awesome) skills from that level.
I do think the way ahead would be to write and ask, but I prefer to get some opinions - such as yours :thup: before going ahead with that - I wouldn't want to insult him. :-[
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Hi Sue,
I hadn't appreciated that the book you were reffering to was an older edition, Therefore your reasoning makes a great deal of sense and of course his skills and techniques would have improved dramatically in that time! I think you should approach him on the grounds that you believe it could be an early piece of his work and would greatly value his opinion (always stroke an artistes ego! ;) ) please let me know how you get on if you do decide to go down this route.
Warmest Wishes,
John
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;D
The book isn't '85, but the pictured vase is, John. The similarities are considerable - the colours are reversed - in the picture, the outer body is yellow and pink, nicely melded, the inner is greeny blue (I can't see much of it), it is a fairly organic sort of egg shape, with long strands of cane bits and some rather nice, complex canes which are not flowery, more geometric.
I see there is a wavy sort of flared rim on the website, not too unlike my neighbour's piece.
While the vase is thickish and sort of weighty, it is not out of proportion to the complexity of the piece and all the various layers of casings.
Having handled it, I really do think it is something very good.
:pb: And it had been "calling" to me in the antique centre for some time. I was simply ignoring it :angel: because of lack of spare cash.
(Normally, I try not to ignore stuff which speaks to me. I generally find it has a lot to say!)
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Well you can't go wrong if you go with your instinct I say!! But I do agree this is a serious piece and I for one would LOVE to own it (now what can I move to make room?) I really do hope you decide to contact Wes and ask him because having looked further I think it is very possibly his early work.
Warmest Wishes,
John
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:hi:
I will do it.
Do you think I should try to get better (perhaps more flattering) pictures, or will these do? I was in a bit of a hurry and I get flustered when folk are watching me. I was attempting to get the all the details in, more than the capturing thing as a whole......
I forgot to give the dimensions!
It's 8" tall, and the 2 widths of the flange are 7" and 9".
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I think your piccies are more than good enough for ID purposes, far better than any of mine!!LOL! Even if its not a Hunting vase I do think its Gorgeous and I too would love to know who made it, so I'm here til the end!!
Warmest Wishes,
John
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Shucks, thanks!
I'm "in it" till the end too.
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:cry: :cry: :cry:
I have had a reply from Wes Hunting this-afternoon, informing me that my neighbour's vase is not his work.
However, at least we've been able to see some of Wes Hunting's current work here, and that has been a real treat!
Thanks, John. :-*
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Right so thats Wes Hunting crossed off,pity, we'll just have to keep on looking!
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:hi:
Well, one of the joys of researching an unmarked piece are the discoveries you make along the way.
But now I'm in a tangle!
I'm going to repost my neighbour's vase in the Murano section, hope that's ok. :)
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As it's not known to be Murano it should stay in Glass really Sue. I can add ?Murano to the topic for you though?
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I haven't done anything yet, Anne, :-* 'cos we now know it's not the artist W.A Hunting whose name is in the title..... and in Judith Miller's 20th-Century Glass, W.A Hunting and the image of his vase are in the beginning section which is called Murano Styles, (page 10)...... and I can't decide how best to go forward with an appropriate title for my query about my neighbour's lovely piece..... my brain is drained, decisions are a no-no, auto-pilot only! :spls:
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Ummmmm, you and me both tonight Sue! No rush though, when you think of what to say just add a reply and ask one of us to change it for you. :kissy: