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Modern Design, Tiffany, Art Nouveau, Decorative Continental Works

Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Lot 11

Richard Ritter

Estimate: $2,000 - $4,000

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(Michigan, born 1940) "Triolet Series No. 2", 1986, furnace-worked glass with murrinies and canes cut and polished, base inscribed "Richard Ritter YC-3086", 8-3/4 x 10 x 8 in., excellent condition. Notes: Richard Ritter was named a "North Carolina Living Treasure" in 2011. The consignor was for ten years a member of the Penland School of Crafts Board, Spruce Pine, NC, and had the opportunity to know many of the glass artists there and watch the creative process. Over numerous years, this consignor took a deep interest in traveling, meeting top artists, some in their studios and homes, others in gallery shows and began collecting important Art Glass in various venues within the U.S.A. and abroad.. Provenance: Purchased from the artist in 1986 (a copy of the invoice accompanies the lot); Private Collection

Condition

excellent condition