FAIRFIELD, Maine – A contemporary. 20-inch, all-over bouquet leaded glass lamp designed and executed by glass artist Joseph Porcelli was a surprise performer at the latest Lamp & Glass Auction held June 23 at James D. Julia Auctions when it sold for $19,837, almost two times its presale estimate of $8,000 to $10,000.

The sale marks an important turn in collectors’ interests in contemporary leaded glass work, artist Porcelli said. Julia’s Lamp & Glass sale, which included an impressive offering of works from the Tiffany, Gallé, Stueben and Handel Studios, in addition to other important glass works, has become a important event in the annual auction season, attracting not only some of the finest works, but also the attention of  enthusiastic collectors and dealers in the field.

The artist, Joseph Porcelli, also a painter and author specializes in leaded glass lamp design, fabrication and restoration. He maintains a studio in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

For more visit the James D. Julia Auction website at www.jamesdjulia.com or call Porcelli at 215-968-4655 or email to josephporcelli@aol.com. ?

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This 20-inch Bouquet lamp is the second Porcelli lamp to sell through James D. Julia Auction when it brought $19,837. The artist's 22-inch Spidermum lamp sold during Julia's June 2009 Lamp & Glass Auction for $17,250, almost $5,000 over its presale estimate. Photo courtesy James Julia Auctions