Rueven Art/Nouveau Art Glass Wine Glass

Description

This beautiful and very colorful satin textured glass wine glass measures 7 ¼” tall, 2 ¼” in diameter at the lip, 3” in diameter at the widest part and weighs 5 ounces. It is in fine condition (see photos). (2516-
Reuven art glass is described on the artist’s web site,
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Rueven has been designing glass art for over 30 years. His glass creations are reproductions of an art form or
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nating over 3,500 years ago in Persia.
Designed with ingenuity and beauty, each item is hand-crafted creating a distinctive "one of a kind" treasure of antiquity. His artistically hand-cut designs are etched into each piece and fired into the glass in an annealing process that permanently tempers the glass.” He states,
“My glass is my canvas. I prepare all my glassware decorations by hand and use many techniques. After etching the glass, I hand-paint gold, silver and other luster colors on to the glass. I then fire each piece so that the colors melt into the glass creating
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art glass.
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The firing temperatures must be controlled carefully in order to prevent cracking and to enhance the oxidizing of the metals, which creates the rich colors.” The artist, Robert (Rueven) Brown located his studio in Westwood, New Jersey. Reuven is Hebrew for “son of”.