This hand-blown glass piece features the signature and date of Denis O'Connor, a prominent figure in Australian studio glass.
His pieces from the 1970s and 1980s are considered part of a pioneering period for furnace glassblowing in Australia.
This beautiful round vase is dated 1983 and is in excellent condition.

Represented in Australian and overseas private collections.
Represented in major Australian public collections:

Ministry for the Arts/Craft, Victoria, Australia.
Monash University, Victoria, Australia.
National College for the Arts, Victoria, Australia.
TAFE NSW, Newcastle Institute, Australia.
Her Excellency Lady Cowan.
Skolan for Brugskunst, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Ebeltoft International Glass Museum, Ebeltoft, Denmark.
Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia.
Manly City Art Gallery, NSW, Australia.
National Gallery of Victoria, Victoria, Australia.
Queensland Art Gallery, Queensland, Australia.
Launceston Art Gallery, Tasmania, Australia.
Power House Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Charles Sturt University, NSW, Australia.
Nordlingen City, Nordlingen, Germany.
TAFE NSW, Riverina Institute, Australia.
Albury Regional Art Gallery, NSW. Australia.
Shepparton Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia.
Grafton Regional Art Gallery, NSW, Australia.
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT, Australia.