Dale Chihuly 1985 Hand Blown Glass Vanilla Basket with Espresso Lip Wrap, $4K Appraisal

Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Vanilla Basket with Espresso Lip Wrap Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 4.5" x 4.25" x 4.5" Year: 1985 Documentation: Includes gallery certificate of authenticity and certified third party appraisal from Foss Appraisal Service A master of innovation, one of Dale Chihuly's most important creative breakthroughs came when he turned his back on the traditional glassblowing aesthetic of symmetry and perfection. As he began to explore organic forces of nature and gravity, his cylinders sagged into soft cylinders and rounded into baskets. Notably, this 1985 Vanilla Basket with Espresso Lip Wrap leans sharply. It's evidence of Chihuly's relentless exploration of form. The soft vanilla color is emblematic of the muted, earth tone color pallet he uses during the early party of his career, while the contrasting dark lip wrap foreshadows his modern ear work. Chihuly's 1985 Vanilla Basket with Espresso Lip Wrap measures 4.5 h x 4.25 w x 4.5 d. Purchase includes a g