a group of three Friendship Ball glass ornaments


Item Number: 7043

Time Left: CLOSED

Value: $90

Online Close: Apr 1, 2007 6:00 AM EDT

Bid History: 0 bids

Description

This grouping contains three unique pieces. They are hand-blown glass ornaments of "Friendship Balls" suitable for use as ornamentation for your Christmas tree or as year-'round decoration for your home. The artist chose to use a variety of beautiful glass to create these teardrop-shaped ornaments. One is in lovely shades of green and blue mixed with gold. The next is in ochre, gold, and white mixed with burgundy to create a dramatic piece. The last is cobalt, yellow, and peach along with touches of green, purple, and burgundy.

This is a Live Event Item.

Special Instructions

The art of hand-blown glass is done by inflating a gob of molten glass gathered on the end of a blowpipe. For these pieces the gaffer blew through the tube, slightly inflating the gob. It is then manipulated into the desired shape by swirling it and rolling the glass on a marver or shaping it with tools. 

Donated by

THE GOLDSMITH, 49 COURT ST, BINGHAMTON, NY 13901, 607-723-0001