Vintage, artistic, unique, showy and probably not scarce, people love them and hang onto them. Making them’hard to find’. Harvey johnson from michigan made glass lampworked pieces which he had john gentile of west virginia encase. They were early workers mentioned in jean melvins’american glass paperweights and their makers’ from 1967. They produced a weight that is admirable as the ones produced today. The motif is a simple large somewhat cartoonish’beetle’bug. Magnum size at 3 5/8diameter and 2 1/4 in height. Finely finished base with a checkerboard / cross hatch design cut across the entire base. There is a “JG” signature under the frit ground and Harvey Johnson’s “J” is placed under the head of the beetle. Excellent glass and excellent condition. This particular weight is one of the finest from this pair of workers that i have seen. The item “Scarce glass paperweight vintage. Studio. John Gentile & Harvey Johnson” is in sale since Saturday, July 21, 2018. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights”. The seller is “gridel” and is located in Columbus, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Country of Origin: United States
- Style: wildlife series
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Features: Limited Edition
- Color: Multi-Color
- Glassmaking Technique: Lampwork / studio encased
- Type of Glass: Crystal
- Subject/Theme: Beetle Bug
- Brand: johnson / gentile
