Most Expensive Glass Sculpture
This Thomas Stearns Is the Most Expensive Murano Glasswork in History
To say it shattered a world record would be too clichéd. Last week, a glass sculpture by Thomas Stearns became the most expensive piece of Murano glasswork ever sold when it fetched $737,000 at Wright. Originally estimated between $300,000 and $500,000, Stearns completed the sculpture La Sentinella di Venezia (The Sentinel of Venice) in 1962. A Stearns piece also held the previous auction record for Venini glass: Facades of Venice, (1962) two vessels which realized $612,000 at Sotheby's in 2016.