Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945), Three Glass Objects

Including 1990 small crazy quilt teapot with murrini patches of hearts, stars, spades and others, signed and with cane signature (4.75 in.); a tazza form goblet with fine zanfirico in black and lavender with light blue rim, pink cane handles, hollow tall trumpet foot with purple rim, signed and dated 1990 (7 x 6.5 in. diameter); and a purple blown glass spire with applied zanfirico handles and all over applied murrini slices including hearts, spades, animals and one remarkably reading "Tennessee" (8 in.); together with an invoice from the Glass Gallery, Bethesda, Maryland, 1992.

Lots 2224-2241 were specially placed in the custom installation Pilloff Installation: Marquis Decade Archive Unit (1985-1995)

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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.

Good condition.