[PA-NJ Glassblowers] Contemporary Studio Glass "Canopic Jar" Sells For $290, 500 At Bonhams New York

[Tony Patti]

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CONTEMPORARY "CANOPIC JAR" SELLS FOR $290,500 AT BONHAMS NEW YORK


NEW YORK, New York -- 18 June 2013


NEW YORK - Bonhams has sold William Morris' 1995 "Sable Antelope Canopic
Jar" for $290,500, an outstanding price which more than tripled its
pre-auction estimate and set a world record price for a work of art by the
artist at auction. A highlight of Dr Anthony Terrana's heralded collection
of Contemporary Studio Glass, Bonhams offered the masterwork on June 14 in
the 20th Century Decorative Arts auction. Awash in glowing orange/red hues
and made of hand-blown glass, the extraordinary four-foot high jar features
a superbly rendered antelope head and horns atop an elongated vase form
decorated with frolicking antelopes.  A private American buyer acquired the
piece after a fierce bidding war.

"Dr Terrana acquired the Canopic Jar directly from William Morris after an
intensive search," explained Frank Maraschiello, Bonhams Vice President and
Director of 20th Century Decorative Arts. "We're so pleased to have set a
world record for the artist with this incredibly important work."

All of the William Morris works from the Terrana collection performed
extremely well. The artist's 2001 "Zhejiang Man"sold for $206,500 and his
"Lechwe Situla" from 2000 realized $60,000. The results are sure to cement
Bonhams reputation as the premier international auction house for the ever
popular field of Contemporary Studio Glass. Since 2007, Bonhams has held the
world record for highest auction price achieved for a single work of
Contemporary Studio Glass at $480,000, for Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava
Brychtova's monumental "Green Eye of the Pyramid."

The June 14 auction was dominated by US bidders, although the UK, Europe,
Russia and East Asia were all represented. Bidding was near equally split
between attendees, telephone bidders and those participating online. The top
ten lots were primarily acquired by clients on the phone, with key pieces
going to those in the room.

 


Press Contact:

Anne Wilson
Bonhams
P: (212) 710-1301
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