Miller's Art Glass : How to Compare and Value

by Louise Luther

• ISBN13: 9781840005424
• ISBN10: 1840005424
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-07-28
• Publisher: MITCH

Summary

In its delicate beauty and glorious diversity, art glass is one of the antique world's finest and most popular collectibles. Author Louise Luther, an internationally respected art glass expert and appraiser, examines both American and European ware much sought after by collectors. The book includes a masterful survey of American and European art glass, with sections on understanding the market and on the care a display of pieces.

Table of Contents

An Introduction to Art Glass
How to Use This Book	8	(2)
Understanding the Art Glass Market	10	(4)
Displaying and Caring for Art Glass	14	(4)
An Art Glass Primer	18	(6)
Looking at Art Glass	24	(8)
American Art Glass
Alton Glassworks---Trevaise Glass	32	(2)
Brilliant Period Cut Glass	34	(2)
Cambridge Glass Co.	36	(2)
Consolidated Glass Co.	38	(2)
Durand Art Glass---Vineland Flint Glass Works	40	(2)
Durand Art Glass---Typical Lines	42	(2)
H.C. Fry Glass Co.	44	(2)
Handel & Co.	46	(2)
A.H. Heisey Glass Co.	48	(2)
Hobbs, Brockunier & Co.	50	(2)
Honesdale Decorating Co.	52	(2)
Imperial Glass Co.	54	(2)
Kew Blas Art Glass	56	(2)
Kimball Glass Co.	58	(2)
Libbey Glass Co.	60	(2)
Mount Washington Glassworks	62	(2)
Mount Washington Glassworks---Variations	64	(2)
A. Douglas Nash Corp.	66	(2)
New England Glass Co.	68	(2)
Pairpoint Glass Co.	70	(2)
Quezal Art Glass and Decorating Co.	72	(2)
Quezal Art Glass---Iridescent	74	(2)
Steuben Glass Works	76	(2)
Steuben Glass Works---Evolving Styles	78	(2)
Steuben Glass Works---Masterworks	80	(2)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co.	82	(2)
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co.---Tiffany Studios	84	(4)
European Art Glass
Gabriel Argy--Rousseau	88	(2)
Burgun, Schverer & Cie	90	(2)
Czechoslovakian Art Glass---1920s	92	(2)
Czechoslovakian Art Glass---Malachite	94	(2)
D'Argental & Arsall	96	(2)
Daum Verrerie de Nancy	98	(2)
Daum Verrerie de Nancy---Post WWI	100	(2)
Francois--Emile Decorchmont	102	(2)
Degue	104	(2)
Andre Delatte	106	(2)
Emile Galle	108	(2)
Emile Galle---Commercial Glass	110	(2)
August Jean	112	(2)
Rene Lalique---Early	114	(2)
Rene Lalique---1920s to the Present	116	(2)
Auguste and Charles Legras	118	(2)
Johann Loetz-Witwe	120	(2)
Johann Loetz-Witwe---20th Century	122	(2)
Ludwig Moser & Sohne	124	(2)
Muller Freres	126	(2)
Murano---Artisti Barovier	128	(2)
Murano---Vetri Soffiati Muranese Venini	130	(2)
Murano---The Golden Years	132	(2)
Cristallerie de Pantin	134	(2)
Marius Ernest Sabino	136	(2)
Scandinavian Studios---Early	138	(2)
Scandinavian Studios---Late	140	(2)
Verrerie Schneider	142	(2)
Almeric Walter	144	(2)
Thomas Webb & Sons	146	(2)
Thomas Webb---Cameo Glass	148	(2)
Wurttemberg Metal Goods Factory	150	(4)
Contemporary International Studio Artists
Dale Chihuly	154	(2)
Dan Dailey	156	(2)
Dominick Labino	158	(2)
Paul J. Stankard	160	(2)
Lino Tagliapietra	162	(12)
Sources & References
Where to See and Buy Art Glass	166	(4)
Other Sources of Information	170	(2)
A Glossary of Terms	172	(2)
Index	174	(2)
Acknowledgments	176