Why Do Vases Sell for More Money Than Bowls?

by David Rago

Unless you’re selling gold ingots or diamonds, most fine objects don’t have intrinsic monetary value. So why would anyone pay tens of thousands of dollars for a Tiffany vase? To truly understand value, you have to understand the mindset of a collector….

Have You Ever Wondered?

Why a Steuben light shade in Brown Aurene, or a “Tiffany Blue” coloration with Intarsia border, etc. compared to the same technique in a vase sell for dramatically less than the vase? Your thoughts?

A Rare Baccarat Paperweight Recently Sold for Almost $60,000 at Auction–There Is a Market for Paperweights

This Sunday, April 26th, the CBS Sunday Morning television show will be featuring Paul Stankard, world renowned glass paperweight artist with works in major museums throughout the world.

Martha Teichner, a CBS Sunday Morning correspondent along with a complete production crew spent an entire day filming and interviewing at both Paul’s studio in Mantua, New Jersey, and at the Art Institute of Chicago where his paperweight orb is prominently displayed in the newly expanded Arthur Rubloff paperweight gallery.

The program promises to be enlightening as well as visually spectacular. Please check your local listing for the correct time.