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    ANTIQUES journal

    Mar 26, 2020 4 minutes

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    Mark Hill, BBC Antiques Roadshow expert and head of design at Dawsons Auctions, talks Sam Herman Studio Glass

    ‘Innovative and progressive in form and colour, the unique works of glass artist Sam Herman, who began working in the 1960s, have risen dramatically in value at auction. This follows a reappraisal of his pioneering work with a landmark exhibition at the V&A in 1971 and the publication of the glassmaker’s first monograph. Sam brought over new ‘studio glass’ techniques from the US, spreading them first in the UK from the Royal College of Art, where he was tutor in glass, and then to

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