Some of their most successful wholesale items were antique reproduction duck decoys that ranged from a 9' stained teal to a giant 3' whistling swan. This retail venture proved to be so successful that by 1982 they began to wholesale some of these top-selling antique reproductions to other stores. and Tina began to seek out and sell 'antique reproductions,' with the look and feel of true antiques at more affordable prices. This was the beginning of The Boyds Collection Ltd. Lowenthal, moved to rural Boyds, Maryland, near Washington, D.C., to open an antiques shop in 1979 with his wife, Tina. If this article has inspired you to own a piece of history, look at our site and hopefully you will purchase one of his collectables for your own.The History of Boyds Bears View our Boyds Bears For Saleīoyd's Bears' founder, G.M. His works are displayed everywhere from individual homes, to art galleries and museums around the world. His glass has been featured three times in the International Design Journal. He is always dreaming up new patterns, designs, and structures to create his new and exciting items.

His back ground in architectural art has brought his creations to a new level in the past few years. His pieces range from table top collectables to pieces that may be as tall as 14 ft. He envisions his piece, and then blends certain chemicals with the molten glass to create the specific colors he sees in his mind. The reason for his uniqueness is not only are his pieces hand made but each color he uses is specially made at that time for the particular piece he is making. People around the world revere his ability to produce unique and colorful pieces. His skill of glass blowing is admired and ranked among the most beautiful in our nation. He has always been one of the few recognized true glass artists of our time. He still manages all this today and raised three children with his wife Roberta. He ended up in Cedarville IL and became a one man business, doing all his glass items, running his business and traveling worldwide. that had an abundance of natural gas to run his furnaces. He searched out the most central area of the U.S. He soon decided to venture out on his own. In 1973, he was employed by Fenton Art Glass Company to develop a contemporary glass product line. During this time he was asked by the State of West Virginia to become their resident glassblower. In a few short years he had developed his skill so well that in 1971 he left teaching and began traveling worldwide as an apprentice in several companies. On his return he set up a studio where he could teach glassblowing as a course on campus. He was still so intrigued with the art of glass making, that in 1968 he took his pottery students on a trip to a glassblowing studio in Rochester, MN.

He later developed an interest in architectural history which introduced pottery into his life. When offered an engineering scholarship to the University of Illinois he decided instead to attend the University of Northern Iowa, where he devoted his studies to the arts. However there are still people who are trying to keep this artesian art alive.ĭaniel Edler, now in his 60’s, is one of these people.

Many of our glass objects today are mass produced. However, as with many of our antiques and collectables the age of machinery has put a huge dent in the world of glass. Is the art of glass making a dying business? For thousands of years master craftsmen have made beautiful one-of-a-kind pieces of glass items, from decorated figurines to vases, plates and actual drinking vessels.

Boyds bears hand blown glass