Paul J. Stankard (American, b.1943), Crystal Block Environmental with Spirits

1993, D31, flame-work bouquet of trumpeting flowers and and red berries on a speckled ground, polished top with rippled sides, thick mottled layer of 'earth', underside with four spirits and root system, signed to bottom edge.

2.75 x 2.75 x 2.75 in.

From the Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Paul Stankard is an internationally acclaimed artist and pioneer in the studio glass movement. He is considered a living master in the art of the paperweight, and his work is represented in more than 60 museums around the world.

Overall good condition; the top with a very shallow 1/4 in. scratch at the center.

$2,000 - 4,000