Blenko
Amberina Blown Crackle Glass Fish Sculpture
Beautiful blown glass fish manufactured by Rainbow of West Virginia in the 1960s. (Rainbow, founded in 1940, was bought out by Viking Glass in 1973.) Primary tangerine color is contrasted by amberina and yellow accents. Lovely crackle pattern throughout.
Excellent, vintage condition.
W: 11.25ʺ × D: 3″ × H: 6.9″
Blown Glass Amberina Decanter with Stopper by Wayne Husted for Blenko
Blown glass decanter with original button stopper designed in the 1960s by Wayne Husted for Blenko as part of the “New York” line. Sculptural form and attractive amberina / tangerine palette with red and yellow meeting to produce an orange banding in the center.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: Height: (without stopper): 13″
Height: (with stopper): 14.25″
Diameter: 3.75″.
Blown Glass Amberina Tangerine Jug Designed by John Nickerson for Blenko
$650.00Blown glass jug designed by John Nickerson and manufactured by Blenko. This design first appeared in the 1972 Blenko catalog as model number 7226S. Large size and attractive amberina / tangerine palette with red and yellow meeting to produce an orange banding effect.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: Height: 12.25″
Diameter: 8.25″.
Blown Glass Decanter with “Flame” Stopper Designed by Wayne Husted for Blenko
Blown glass decanter designed in the 1960s by Wayne Husted for Blenko. Uncommon example with applied handle and original flame stopper. Large size and attractive amberina / tangerine palette in bold red and yellow.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Excellent, vintage condition.
Measures: H (without stopper): 14.5″
H (with stopper): 24.75″
Length of stopper itself: 13.75″
L: 8″
D: 7.5″.
Don Shepherd Blenko Blown Glass Vase
Striking and substantial blown glass vessel / vase designed in the late 1970s / early 1980s by Don Shepherd for Blenko. Although, depending on the angle, the piece appears clear, it actually has a tinge of blue.
Excellent, vintage shape, retaining the Blenko Handmade label.
Features a crude pontil on the underside (indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown, and commonly associated with Blenko’s works).
Diameter of the base: 9″
Diameter of the rim: 5.1″
H: 18.75″ x Diameter: 9″
Joel Myers for Blenko Amberina Tangerine Blown Glass “Clover” Vase
Blown glass vase designed in the 1960s by Joel Myers for Blenko (model number 6322). Etched clover / shamrock decoration with an attractive amberina / tangerine palette with red and yellow meeting to produce an orange accent color.
Excellent, vintage condition.
6.5”H x 6”W x 2.5″D
Large Blenko “Wheat” Blown Glass Decanter / Bottle Desgined by Joel Myers
Blenko blown glass bottle designed in the 1960s by Joel Myers retaining its original stopper (appears in the 1969 catalog as model 6954). Sculptural form and impressive size in Blenko’s “wheat” color.
Glass has been cleaned, though light, age-appropriate wear remains present (few water lines to the interior). Remains in very good, vintage condition. Blenko’s signature pontil present to underside; otherwise unsigned.
Measures: H: 27.5″ (19.5″ without stopper in place)
Diameter: 8.5″
Stopper alone measures: Height: 9.5″ x Diameter: 2″.
Large Blenko Blown Glass Emerald Straight Optic Vase
Large example of the Blenko Straight Optic Vase (size and color no longer available). Remarkable deep emerald color and sculptural form. Excellent, vintage condition retaining the Blenko Handmade label,
Additionally, the pontil on bottom is crude (indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown, and commonly associated with Blenko’s works).
Diameter of rim: 7.5″
Widest Diameter: 10″
H: 22.1″ x Diameter: 10″
Large Blenko Blown Glass Turquoise Asymmetrical “Ribbed” Vase
$425.00Asymmetrical Blenko vase with ribbed pattern, large in scale (H: 11.25″ x L: 8″ x D: 4.25″) in attractive turquoise palette.
The design’s first and only appearance was in the 1966 Blenko catalog as model #6619. Uncommon example, only manufactured in short production.
Striking color, nice, sculptural form, and impressive size.
Features Blenko’s signature pontil (also indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown).
Listing is for the single vase.
11.25″ x L: 8″ x D: 4.25″
Large Blenko Decanter #564 by Wayne Husted
This is a rare example of the Blenko #564 Decanter designed by Wayne Husted in 1956. The teal decanter is offset with its emerald green stopper and creates a nice contrast in color. The piece is in excellent, vintage condition; there is only a remnant line from where the stopper meets the vessel. Pontil on bottom is crude (indicative of handblown glass, as opposed to mold blown and commonly associated with Blenko’s works). Unsigned. Diameter of Base: 4.6″ Diameter of Rim: 3.6″ Height without Stopper: 14.4″ Height with Stopper: 17.5″.
H: 17.5″ x Diameter: 4.6″
Large Blue Cylindrical Optic Vase by Blenko
This 1980s Blenko blown-glass vase is large in scale and vibrant in color. Extraordinary ‘optic’ texture with a subtle linear pattern throughout.
Unsigned / labeled, but pontil on bottom is crude (indicative of hand-blown glass, as opposed to mold blown, and commonly associated with Blenko’s works).
H: 15″ x Diameter: 6″