Clocks Fine Arts Furniture
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ART GLASS VESSEL SIGNED JOHN BINGHAM
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Pre 2000 item# 720609 (stock# 7649)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,450.00
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A fascinating art glass bowl whose opened, flat base could serve as either the bottom of the piece or the top, making a free-form sculpture or a vase or fish bowl. Someone who knows the artist wrote us stating that the vase is supposed to be about 1/4- 1/2 filled with water and have flower with sort cut stems float inside. It is etch signed "John Bingham" (with the copyright symbol) below further suggesting the open end should be up. John Bingham is a listed living glass artist working ...click for details
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EARLY AMERICAN CRAZY QUILT
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Pre 1910 item# 714250 (stock# 6613)
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Gordon S. Converse and Co.
610.722.9004
$1,250.00
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A "crazy" (or is it "Quazy"?) quilt found in the Midwest. Crazy quilts were made from fragments of miscellaneous fabrics in patterns that may have appeared crazy. In this case there is an especially rich variety of fabrics in use, including silk, which in some cases has deteriorated (see detail photos). Interesting is the fine embroidery seen with the random decorations inside the quilt, joining the partitions and the border around the edges. The back is especially well-finis ...click for details
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