SOLD FOR $185 in 2023. It was worth a LOT more than that. See the screenshots provided in the photos section for solid proof. (A Chris Pantano bowl similar to this was spotted on ebay for $680.)
CURRENTLY OFFERS OVER- $135. The price for this one will go up as I continue to research Chris Pantano’s work. If you want the best deal for this piece it’s best to get in before I have a chance to do this! (I want my customers who follow the iNVISeDGE website to get my best deals.)
This Chris Pantano freeform art-glass bowl is priced at OFFERS OVER AU$135. Google, “Chris Pantano” and be delighted by his body of work (and surprised at how much his art-glass sells for.)
Background Info and Provenance
(Written in 2023)
A stunning Chris Pantano bowl made in Sunshine Coast, Australia in 1990 near the start of his career. This Chris Pantano piece is beautifully signed to the base and matches all Pantano signatures at the time. Much of Pantano’s work was signed with just Pantano without Chris and then the date done in the exact same way shown here. According to the Jive Gallery website, Chris has said, “I had a non-traditional approach to glass as a material through which I created objects that were mostly non-functional. My mood that day played a major role in determining what created. This allowed me to take full advantage of the various qualities of glass as I coaxed the material into a form which was truly expressive of my creativity at that moment”.
And it’s for this reason I find this one so special. Pantano rarely created bowls and in fact rarely created any utilitarian object. And the longer I’ve had this bowl the more it has grown on me. This was on display in my home for several years but after I moved house I could no longer find a spot for it so it’s time for someone else to love it as much as I have. I love its free-flowing essence. You can clearly see that this piece literally came to life before Pantano’s eyes. He would have had a general idea of how he wanted it to turn out- the rest was left up to chance. I love the fineness of the glass and the overall wispy essence of the piece. This wispiness has been accentuated by the flowing shape and the refined use of colours. The colours were added in a restrained way- in this piece less is more. The play of translucence, transparency, opalescence and opaqueness is quite captivating. The clear areas are transparent but sometimes shiny, the pink changes from opaque near the edge, then becomes opalescent and finally transparent. The yellow swirls are similar.
Chris Pantano was a professional glass artist for 40 years, before his retirement in 2012. Born in Sydney in 1948, Chris was a self-taught artist-craftsman working with glass using all available techniques. His first international exhibition was in Singapore in 1986. He has since exhibited all over the world. In Australia, Chris Pantano is one of Australia’s leading glass artists, and most collectable as well, with a global reputation among his peers as a master craftsman. Chris passed away in December, 2021. More can be found out about Chris Pantano and his life’s work on the Jive Gallery website. Google, Jive and Chris Pantano to find this.
If you believe that art should come from the heads and hearts of people (and not machines) put your money where your mouth is- invest in handcrafted art glass. Australian art glass has a very solid collector base. Some Australian collectors will only collect Australian art glass. Vintage Australian art glass is set to become even more collectable as the years roll on and less and less home decor is crafted by actual people. Now that Chris Pantano has passed away, all his body of work is set to continue to increase in value as work of this callibre and quality becomes harder and harder to get. There is no better way to invest in your home and reduce landfill. Decor purchased from the shelves of big department stores that are mass-produced by machines in developing countries may be cheap but when we buy these items, we’re saying that our artist’s jobs should no longer be given to people.
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This Chris Pantano art glass piece is in excellent condition for its age. It shows minor signs of use but presents extremely well overall. It has NO chips, NO cracks, NO bruises. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measurements- Height at its highest point- cm. Across at its widest- cm. Weight ESTIMATE- about g.
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