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Vandermark-Merritt Needle Etched Eagle Paperweight, Signed Barry Sauter (1983). Green & Blue iridescent hue swirls. in very good condition with some wear conducive with age. Size: 3 3/8"D x 1 3/8"H Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in 1972 by Jerry Vandermark & Doug Merritt. Doug Merritt was the primary glass blower following a tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau & Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary designs & exquisite cameo creations. Artwork from the studio is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo Museum, Corning Museum, Wheaton Museum of American Glass & many other major museums, as well as in prestigious private collections. The studio closed in 2016 after artist/glass blower Douglas Merritt decided it was time to move on after a 40-plus-year career. It's one of those things that gets passed down from generation to generation" glass blower Douglas Merritt said. Vandermark-Merritt Needle Etched Eagle Paperweight, Signed Barry Sauter | 1982
