Lot 2224
Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945), Pilloff Installation: Marquis Decade Archive Unit (1985-1995)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Works included:
Granulare Bowl with English Setter and Ducks on White
5.5 x 15 x 6.5 in.
Good condition.
Teapot Sample Box #1
17 x 12.5 x 3.75 in.
Good condition.
Bell Jar 23
14 x 9 in. diameter
Good condition.
Zanfirico Sample and Murrini Sample
Good condition.
Wizard / Crazy Quilt Teapot with Base
HOA 22 in.
Good condition; the base with adhesive at one corner from a previous element.
Three Glass Objects, crazy quilt teapot, tazza, and purple blown glass spire.
Good condition.
Lustre Bird Trophy with Base
HOA 24 in.
Good condition.
Grey Rock, Yellow Vase, Blue Coffeepot
23 x 18 x 18 in.
Together with a Ruth T. Summers Gallery Invoice, 1993.
Exhibited:
B. Z. Wagman Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1986
Foster White Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1987
Artist's Private Collection
Illustrated:
American Craft, August/September 1993, p. 64
Good condition; yellow vase reattached.
Mirrored Disco Trophy
36.5 x 10 x 8 in.
Ball orb is detached (originally secured with silicone, now with a later wooden dowel rod which keeps it in place but also allows for ease of transportation); overall good condition.
Three Teapot Goblets
Heights 10 in., 8.25 in., 8 in.
Good condition.
Teapot Sample Box
6.25 x 16.25 x 3.75 in.
Accompanied by a 1993 Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, Illinois appraisal and receipt.
Good condition.
Mini Teapot Trophy #6
15.25 in.
Good condition.
Screaming Heads
Heights 15.25 and 11 in.
Good condition.
Teapot Lona Box #13
7 x 32 x 4.25 in.
Exterior elements re-attached; overall good condition.
Teapot Sample with Lustre Birds
16.5 x 12 x 3.75 in.
Good condition.
Trophy Teapot
31 x 7.25 x 7.25 in.
Accompanied by an invoice from Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1991.
Good condition; the two zanfirico handles have been reattached.
Zanfirico Ant Farm
13 x 18.5 x 1 in.
Accompanied by a note and image stating this piece was purchased in 1995 through Ruth Summers.
Loose set cane; good condition.
44.5 x 57.5 x 27.5 in.
The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Published on pg. 103 of RICHARD MARQUIS: OBJECTS by Lisa Oldknow, Published on the Occasion of a Retrospective at the Seattle Art Museum, 1997. Included with the Lot is an artist signed copy of the text.
"Richard Marquis and his wife, Johanna Marquis, were with us for several days to install this installation. We visited with them and alway loved both Richard and Johanna's work and humor." - Francine Pilloff
Richard Marquis, glassblower and collector of beat-up, vintage objects, has had an extraordinary influence on the development of contemporary studio glass in America and around the world. His work is humorous, ironic, smart, and beautifully—some might say obsessively—made. As an artist, Marquis is admired for his understanding of color and form as much as for his humor and willingness to experiment. As a glassblower, he has influenced an entire generation of artists working in glass who aspire to his technical mastery and the originality of his vision.
The display case with expected hook and hole mounts from original configuration. Various blown glass staging elements attached to the display box are detached but present with the Lot.
