4 NEW in RED BOX STEUBEN LTD EDITION SPHERES planet galaxy magnum paperweights!

Description

signed
Steuben Crystal
Four Spheres
Numbered Limited edition Series
designed by Eric Hilton 1982
For the knowledgeable collector, offered here is a rare find, the signed and numbered limited edition
complete
set
of Steuben
Four Spheres.
Vintage designs in
new in red box
condition
.
Each is numbered 33/500
) and initialed by the artist designer Eric Hilton.  Mr. Hilton designed almost all of the very rare 18k gold copper wheel hand engraved Steuben Jewelry pieces.  In addition he is famous for the masterpiece
Innerland
which is in a revered spot in the Corning Museum of Glass.  If you search on youtube you can see videos of Mr. Hilton as he discusses some of his designs.
Eric Hilton is a graduate of the Edinburg College of Fine Arts.  He was a Steuben Master designer for many years and
also taught at several Universities in the US, Canada and Scotland.  Mr. Hilton designed many of Steuben's private commissions and racing trophies, his works are in museums around the world including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian, the Hokkaido Museum, Japan, the Musée des Arts Décoratif, Lausanne & Paris and others. This complete set would be perfect for a milestone birthday, anniversary or for your own desk or library table.
Each Steuben Sphere/
gem has no scratches, no damage, no nicks or chips, and no display marks to the crystal. Each is signed "Steuben" in script on the base bottom, initialed by the artist Eric Hilton and numbered 33/500.  These come individually packed in their sound condition vintage red leather velvet lined boxes with some scratching and fading of the leather.  These are authentic Steuben 10M formula glass pieces, made in USA at the Steuben factory in Corning NY.
Each intricate orb refracts light into it's rainbow spectrum.  While these look like paperweights of varying moonscapes, each is a larger and much heavier sculpture at approx. 5lbs and more of a magnum size orb.
These artworks measures approx. 4"- 5" in diameter with the weight and clarity that Steuben was renown for.
A fair price for the complete limited edition set of rare Steuben red box finds in flawless condition.
I am also including FREE INSURED PRIORITY SHIPPING to US lower 48 states.
Steuben Glass was the premier American glass company founded by Frederick Carder in 1903. It ranked as the world's foremost artisan glass house. Handmade by American craftsmen at the works in Corning NY, it was frequently the United States' gift of State to foreign dignitaries. Steuben marketed no "seconds," items that did not meet their exacting standards were destroyed by being smashed in a bin. Steuben, a recognized luxury brand and the ultimate in art glass.
Please email me if you have any questions. Thank you for considering this rare limited edition sculpture set.  Please see my other Steuben and art glass listed on
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this week.
I have a reputation for selling art glass of the very highest quality.  I specialize in gift worthy Steuben and 99% of my feedback is based on sales of Steuben Glass. You can feel confident in your purchase. I pay
Ebay
extra so that you can enlarge the photos, please do so and take a closer look at these intriguing items.
If quality is important to you, please know that I make every effort to locate items that meet Steuben's renown standards for perfection.
These are Steuben design styles #1106 Sphere of Power (shown) and
Spheres of Realization #1107, Energy #1108 and Creativity #1109 (shown).  These are detailed in the masterworks section of the MJ Madigan Steuben reference book 2003 edition.