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Brian Bowden | profile | all galleries >> Glass ORBits - Contemporary Art Glass Marbles and Other Art Glass For Sale! >> Andrew Brown aka 'Carver B' Marbles and Other Glass For Sale >> "Pearly Passion" Size: 2.28" Price: SOLD tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

"Pearly Passion" Size: 2.28" Price: SOLD


Wow, have I got a special one for you, one of Andrew's truly stunning and legendary battuto marbles! These are among the most sought after pieces that Andrew creates, and it's easy to see why. I can not even begin to tell you how amazing this piece looks in hand. It is truly mind boggling, and you have to see it to believe it, the type of marble that takes your breath away when you open the package and unwrap it. The Opaline glass has this amazing pearlessence to it that is killer and so fascinating, and those gorgeous purples are amazing along side of it. YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS MARBLE!!

Battuto literally means 'struck' in Italian, or having a hammered appearance when it relates to glass. To achieve this look, this result, the glass is painstakingly cold worked and ground on a grinder over and over again to bring about this special texture, then flame polished in the end. The work involved is immense, and when you have Andrew's ability to set up the glass just right prior to the coldworking, you end up with a fantastic looking marble like this one. Signed 'SAB 18'.

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