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Richard Hollingshead Tops For Sale


Richard Hollingshead II is one of THE most exciting glass artists to come around in the modern era of art glass marbles, tops, beads and other smaller glass art. Richard's attention to detail and perfection in his work is at a level that very few artists attain, and this almost manic drive to create flawless beauty is what we collectors LOOOOOOVE to see! He is one of my absolute favorite artists, creating stunningly beautiful works of art that are completely devoid of imperfections. Every piece of art glass that comes out of his shop is at this caliber, amazingly enough.

Richard is incredibly proficient in his solid glass designs, even though he is probably most famous for his hollow marbles. He creates super fun designs on tubing (thunderbolts and wigwags, etc.) and also some REALLY awesome imploded designs that look like alien flowers. His pinwheeling is smart and clean, and Rich uses really great colors in his glass work, with some great sparkly rods thrown in. So, so clean and tight, every one of them. These designs wonderfully come to life as his tops spin and all of the patterns and colors swirl together. They can make some surprisingly cool warp videos as well! It is stunningly beautiful glass, whirling and twirling and amazing the senses. Rich fashions each of these whirling gems out of hot molten glass in the flame, with his signature styles imploded inside, and let me tell you - they...are....AWESOME! Each one has a different color scheme as they spin at speeds which blur the colors into smooth lines of rapid motion. As usual with Rich's attention to intricate detail, he works hard to make sure these all spin as well as possible for glass tops (but not as smooth as precision machined metal tops of course). They are a blast to play with, and incredibly beautiful while spinning...or while just sitting there!

I hope you enjoy Richard's work as much as I do. If you get one in hand, I know you will!

Please click on a gallery to see more images of each top and to purchase available tops. I ship worldwide.

#14: Pinkie Twist Size: 1.31 x 1.72 Price: $275
:: #14: "Pinkie Twist" Size: 1.31" x 1.72" Price: $275 ::
#16: Blueberry Twist Size: 1.37 x 1.77 Price: $275
:: #16: "Blueberry Twist" Size: 1.37" x 1.77" Price: $275 ::
#17: Garden Twist Size: 1.32 x 1.63 Price: $275
:: #17: "Garden Twist" Size: 1.32" x 1.63" Price: $275 ::
#18: Harmonic Twist Size: 1.30 x 1.67 Price: $300
:: #18: "Harmonic Twist" Size: 1.30" x 1.67" Price: $300 ::
#19: Maxi Twist Size: 1.38 x 1.76 Price: $285
:: #19: "Maxi Twist" Size: 1.38" x 1.76" Price: $285 ::
Strato Twist Size: 1.30 x 1.73 Price: SOLD
:: "Strato Twist" Size: 1.30" x 1.73" Price: SOLD  ::
Jolly Rancher Twist Size: 1.36 x 1.65 Price: SOLD
:: "Jolly Rancher Twist" Size: 1.36" x 1.65" Price: SOLD  ::
Kist Twist Size: 1.43 x 1.72 Price: SOLD
:: "Kist Twist" Size: 1.43" x 1.72" Price: SOLD  ::
Spintronic Twist Size: 1.35 x 1.60 Price: SOLD
:: "Spintronic Twist" Size: 1.35" x 1.60" Price: SOLD  ::
Skyward Twist Size: 1.29 x 1.68 Price: SOLD
:: "Skyward Twist" Size: 1.29" x 1.68" Price: SOLD  ::
Roto-Lace Size: 1.35 x 1.71 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Lace" Size: 1.35" x 1.71" Price: SOLD  ::
Roto-Fount Size: 1.29 x 1.73 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Fount" Size: 1.29" x 1.73" Price: SOLD  ::
Roto-Burst Size: 1.17 x 1.74 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Burst" Size: 1.17" x 1.74" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Fire Size: 1.37 x 1.78 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Fire" Size: 1.37" x 1.78" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Ruby Size: 1.30 x 1.71 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Ruby" Size: 1.30" x 1.71" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Purp Size: 1.25 x 1.84 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Purp" Size: 1.25" x 1.84" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Twist Size: 1.33 x 1.82 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Twist" Size: 1.33" x 1.82" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Ruffler Size: 1.25 x 1.85 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Ruffler" Size: 1.25" x 1.85" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Verde Size: 1.25 x 1.87 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Verde" Size: 1.25" x 1.87" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Illumi Size: 1.27 x 2.03 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Illumi" Size: 1.27" x 2.03" Price: SOLD  ::
Roto-Gem Size: 1.26 x 1.95 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Gem" Size: 1.26" x 1.95" Price: SOLD  ::
Roto-Rev Size: 1.23 x 1.72 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Rev" Size: 1.23" x 1.72" Price: SOLD ::
Roto-Bloom Size: 1.27 x 1.97 Price: SOLD
:: "Roto-Bloom" Size: 1.27" x 1.97" Price: SOLD  ::