Handblown Abstract Sapphire Glass Bowl II

A vessel where utility dissolves entirely into gesture, this handblown glass bowl by John Richard arrests the eye with its deep sapphire enamel finish — a color that reads differently in morning light than it does at dusk. At once sculptural and architectural, its elongated form stretches nearly seventeen inches in depth while rising less than five inches, giving it the low, commanding presence of an object that knows exactly where it belongs. The clear glass beneath the enamel finish creates a luminous interior depth, as though the piece holds its own atmosphere. It is the rare decorative work that renders a console, a dining table, or a shelf genuinely complete.