Ian Mckenzie hails from Adelaide in South-Australia and has had a lifelong involvement with glass. The son of a glass manufacturer, his fascination with the wonders of glass as a medium started as a boy, learning about glass blowing and cutting in the family business from his father. Ian is now considered an authority on glass cutting in particular and he can tell an engravers hand by their style of cutting, in the same way that graphologists can determine peoples handwriting. He has been acknowledged for his learned advice by respected authorities on glass.
This collection is the second significant Australian collection of glass that For-Auction has been entrusted to handle having dispersed the extensive Bill Davis collection last year and we expect interest from around Australia, the UK and the US.