WestArtGlass FUSED DICHROIC BUTTERFLY WINDOW JEWELRY Start Price USD 69.50 Current Price USD 69.50 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, August 18, 2008 End Time Monday, August 25, 2008 Location CARLISLE, AR See more about 'WestArtGlass FUSED DICHROIC BUTTERFLY WINDOW JEWELRY ' Description FUSED .........DICHROIC ........(OOAK ... ORIGINAL ONE OF A KIND ......ARTIST SIGNED AND DATED -----THIS IS A BHV ARTIST'S CREATION WHICH CONTAINS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF DICHROIC GLASS, NOT DICHROIC FRIT, BUT REAL PIECES OF DICHROIC, APPROXIMATELY  TWENTY FIVE DIFFERENT PIECES,  FEATURING CBS, UROBOROS AND SAVOY DICHROICS, 1-1/2" x 1-1/2" OVERALL (ESTIMATED), IN TOTAL AREA OF DICHROICS. Copyrighted WestArtGlass (TM)/West Art Glass Studio 1994---This is truly an EXCEPTIONAL CREATION of FUSED DICHROIC GLASS.....For those of you already familiar with my work, this is one of the most be autiful original, one of a kind, large butterflies made to date.  It is  difficult to make, but is  truly colorful, and makes a neat addition to either an inside window, veranda, porch or patio area, or delightful when displayed in  your garden area.  Copyright periods cover all WestArtGlass/ West Art Glass Studio creations for the periods January 1,  1969 through December 31,  1977, and January  1,  1978, when Federal Copyright laws were amended, through December 31, 2008, all dates inclusive.  THIS, BEING A CONTINUING SERIES, FEATURES MANY COLORS OF GLASS, AND MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF EMBELLISHMENTS. Titled "THE ENCHANTED FRITILLARY / BUTTERFLY -----A MAGICAL BUTTERFLY FROM MY SUNSHINE YELLOW  PALETTE", this auction featues an ORIGINAL, ONE OF A KIND, very intricate, 3-DIMENSIONAL piece of window jewelry from my copyrighted series -----THE MAGICAL ENCHANTED FRITILLARIES---Series #3.  The item featured in this listing, all logos, series name, components, color combinations, etc., are property of West Art Glass (tm), and are protected by copyright law. This  fused, and/or fused DICHROIC item made in my studio features fully COE 90 compatible components......YOU CAN TRUST ME ON THIS ONE....YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SEE A MIX OF COE'S in the ITEMS I CREATE.    This item was then completed in the Tiffany manner, featuring lead construction.  (My studio is fully stocked with THREE SEPARATE COE COMPATIBLE systems, including COE compatible DICHROICS, so if there are colors, items you would like to see in future E-bay auctions, please let me know, I'll add them to my work schedule and have them posted on E-bay as soon as time permits). This is a HUGE piece of WINDOW JEWELRY, approximately 9-1/4" X 8" X 3" in depth.....an attached hanging chain, not included in the above measurements, adds approximately 13" in length......this hanging chain IS NOT INCLUDED in the above measurements.....THIS IS A VERY LARGE PIECE OF FUSED/DICHROIC GLASS.........if you do not want to display this item in a sunny window location, just detach the chain and place the item on a large plate stand in a curio cabinet, or elsewhere.  (At the close of the auction, if you do not want the chain, just let me know and I'll gladly remove it for you). THIS ITEM HAS BEEN MADE TO HANG EITHER HORIZONTALLY, OR SUSPENDED WITH EITHER WING UP, I.E., THE PHOTOS SHOW THE LEFT WING ELEVATED, BUT IT CAN HANG WITH THE RIGHT WING ELEVATED IF THIS WOULD MAKE A MORE PLEASING DISPLAY IN YOUR HOME. You will be bidding an EXCEPTIONAL piece of stained glass here, made with both DICHROIC, and  COE compatible fusable stained glass.       This ENCHANTED  MAGICAL BUTTERFLY also includes a large amount of dichroic glass, and numerous pressed dichroic leaves.  DICHROIC GLASS is extremely difficult to photograph because  the color shifts as the DICHROICS are viewed from different angles....but this ENCHANTED BUTERFLY HAS IT ALL....DICHROICS which flash in all the different colors of the rainbow.  This item includes BOTH CBS,  SAVOY, AND UROBOROS DICHROICS.....UROBOROS is to stained glass as are Waterford and Baccarat to fine lead crystal.   ITEM ALSO CONTAINS ABSOLUTELY DROP DEAD GORGEOUS EMBELLISHMENTS, A MEDIUM  ROSE WITH BUDS AND LEAVES, SWAROVSKI ELONGATED EGG BEADING, CATSEYE BEADING, DAGGERS, MULTIPLE CZECHOSLOVAKIAN HANDMADE PRESSED 3-DIMENSIONAL FLOWER BEADS MADE BY BOHEMIAN ARTISTS WORKING IN THE NORTHRN REPUBLIC OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA WHO USE VINTAGE, TURN OF THE 20TH CENTURY HAND PRESSES, MULTIPLE SMALL FLOWER BEADS, FIRE POLISHED FACETED ROUNDS, TWO MAGICAL ORBS/SPHERES, ONE IN CRACKLE YELLOW, THE OTHER IN CRACKLE IRIDESCENT WHITE OPAL, CZECHSLOVAKIAN PRESSED FLOWER BEADS AND LEAVES, MOTHER OF PEARL GEMSTONE, .....GORGEOUS QUALITY BEADING. I love textures almost as much as I love color, and, for better than 30 years, have made every attempt to seek out unusual glass, and glass components, both antique, some hand cast, some machine rolled, but anything that is truly exceptional.  The glass used in this item was specifically selected at one of my wholesaler's warehouses, and coordinated for this lovely item.  (If you want the best glass available, then personal selection of each individual sheet serves to insure you get the best of the besT.    All photographs have been made inside without transmitted light.....in a sunny window this item simply sparkles....especiall the DICHROICS. THE GLASS USED AS THE UPPER WING BASE FOR THIS ITEM IS BULLSEYE, FULLY RATED COE 90 GLASS IN AN IRIDESCENT BRIGHT YELLOW, WITH LEMON, WHITE AND CRYSTAL ENCASEMENTS, THE LOWER WINGS ARE THE VERY BEST YELLOW I HAVE EVER HAD IN MY STUDIO, UROBOROS YELLOW CATHEDRAL...........IT IS GORGEOUS......BOTH BULLSEYE AND UROBOROS ARE TO STAINED GLASS AS ARE WATERFORD, BACCARAT AND SWAROVSKI TO FINE LEAD CRYSTAL.....IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS! AND NOW FOR MORE GOOD THINGS:  I have bought out most of the ANTIQUE GEMSTONES from the huge inventory of an antique shop up in the North East US that is being liquidated through E-bay auctions....IT WAS A TRUE TREASURE TROVE of EXCEPTIONAL, GORGEOUS, DEEP COLOR, EXQUISITE precious and semi-precious GEMSTONES, and I've already broken down almost every piece of the jewelry and am using these GEMSTONES in the items that I am, and will be selling, in my own E-bay auctions. A WIN-WIN situation for both me, (as I'm extremely lucky to be working with these gorgeous gemstones, and for my WINNING BIDDER, who will own these exquisite items). This item contains gorgeous beading, much of it from the antique shop noted above.  Gemstone and semi-precious beading includes multiple SWAROVSKI, most in 2AB (Aurora Borealis).......it just does not get any better than  SWAROVSKI...... Miyuki  and TOHO glass beading, Matsuno glass beading, some silver lined, some gold lined, Czech Fire Polished glass beading, (multiple sizes all the way to 8mm), much of the Czech 2AB, IRIDESCENT glass chips,    ETC., MILLEFIORI MURANI (THOUSAND FLOWER) ITALIAN GLASS BEADING,  AND GEMSTONE QUARTZ, MOTHER OF PEARL, CRACKLES, IRIDESCENT GLASS CHIPS,  NUMEROUS ELONGATED CUBES, BOTH GOLD, AND/OR SILVER LINED,  etc.,  beautiful beading on a beautiful creation. This item is also adorned with SEVEN  REAL GLASS NUGGETS, in IRIDESCENT  CRYSTAL, YELLOW, AND IN CRYSTAL...  Some of the   nuggets were purchased   at the Glass Factory in Monterey during my last trip into Mexico and, to my knowledge, probably because of environmental manufacturing requirements, are not available for sale within the U.S.   Metalwork in this item has been finished in a heavily waxed and polished antique copper patina. I AM A VERY GENEROUS SELLER IN BOTH THE AMOUNT OF DICHROICS, AND IN THE QUALITY, AND QUANTITY  OF BEADING  AND EMBELLISHMENTS ................ I USE A GREAT NUMBER OF  SEMI-PRECIOUS, GEMSTONE, AND/OR GLASS BEADS ON EACH  ITEM OF ARTWORK THAT I CREATE......this item contains approximately 130 beads, embellishments, not the 2-3 beads you find in auctions by most other artists........SO BUY IN FULL CONFIDENCE.............. I GUARANTEE YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. YOU WILL BE BIDDING THIS   EXACT ITEM...............BID IN TOTAL CONFIDENCE................WHAT YOU SEE  IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WILL GET.    A note:  Under present copyright law, a work of art is automatically protected when it is created.  All artwork, images, text, logos, descriptions and derivative work from this, previous or future WestArtGlass (TM) listings, are both copyright and trademark protected and are not to be copied, imitated, misappropriated or distributed in any way.  All rights are reserved solely by the artist, J. C. West and West Art Glass Studio (tm).  Item is  ready for immediate shipment, pending receipt of cashier's check, money order, PAY PAL, (preferred), or in 7-10 days following receipt of personal check.  PLEASE CHECK OUT ALL MY AUCTIONS as I am, and will continue to be, listing in a wide variety of categories and frequently do not double list.  Please check out the little "me" by WestArtGlass to learn a bit more about me, and about my studio.  GOOD  LUCK  ALL LOVERS OF BUTTERFLIES, FRITILLARIES, BUTTERFLY ITEMS, THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE TO COLLECT PENDANTS, ONE OF A KIND ITEMS OF JEWELRY, THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE ROSES, AND/OR MAINTAIN ROSE GARDENS, AND THOSE OF YOU WHO LOVE GARDEN BUTTERFLIES, AND/OR FUSED,  DICHROIC ITEMS,  GEMSTONE JEWELRY, FLOWERS, GARDENERS, COLLECTORS OF GEMSTONES, WINDOW JEWELRY, AND COLLECTORS OF TREE CHARMS. THANKS FOR BIDDING, and remember.............. for HONESTY in listings ............... INTEGRITY ...............DEPENDABILITY ..............AND QUALITY ................no matter whether North,   South,   East,   or WEST.............FOR THE VERY BEST IN STAINED GLASS ...............and in ORIGINAL CREATIVE DESIGN ...............ALWAYS GO WEST!!!   Place a Bid!