L.H. Selman Ltd.'s 58th Paperweight Auction & Price Guide, Fall 2014 by L.H. Selman

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Auction Number 58

L. H. Selman Ltd. 410 S. Michigan Ave., Gallery 207, Chicago, IL 60605, USA • www.selman.com

George N. Kulles Honorably discharged from the United States Army in 1965, George Kulles completed his college education then served for thirty-one years as a teacher and administrator in the Chicago Public Schools. His interest in antiques led him to a secondary career conserving, appraising, writing and lecturing about antique paperweights. He has had five books published: two historical novels The Curse of the Imperial Paperweights, and Wheel of the God; Shards of the Assassin, and three books that assist the serious collector and serve as indispensable guides in identifying nineteenth and twentieth century paperweights: Identifying Antique Paperweights – Millefiori, Identifying Antique Paperweights – Lampwork, and Identifying Antique Paperweights – The Less Familiar. George is also an accomplished violinist, having played in several symphony orchestras. He is currently first violinist of the Allegro Quartet.

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A Preview Of Weights From The George Kulles Collection

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Part I: A ntique Paperweights and R elated Objects

1 Exceptional and unique pair of antique Saint Louis crown paperweight bud vases. In each example, a slender flaring bowl engraved with pendant leaf swags rises from a band of facets, its rim finished with a spiralling ruby threaded torsade. Just below, a hollow bulb cut with slanted facets and collar supports the vessel, it in turn resting on a crown paperweight base with a blue and yellow center cane from which radiate twisted red, white and green ribbons alternating with interlaced spiralling white latticinio cascades. Saint Louis developed the crown weight and is the only French factory to have produced these pieces. —The Art of the Paperweight. Extremely minor surface wear. Diameter 3 3/16", height 5 1/8" $16,000—18,000

2 Exceptional antique Clichy C scroll paperweight. At the center of the weight, a red pastry mold cane is ringed by nine green complex canes and then by a circle of thirteen white roses. Thirteen pink pastry mold canes ensue and finally a magnificent garland of six C scroll millefiori formations, each different from the next and including an edelweiss scroll, a moss ground scroll and a pink and green rose scroll. Opaque deep blue ground. —Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, page 134, figure 148. Diameter 3 3/16" $15,000—18,000

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3 3 Magnificent antique Saint Louis two-color crown paperweight. Bright yellow and brilliant blue spiraling ribbons alternate with white latticinio filigree twists, all cascading from a large center cane which begins with a red and white bull’s-eye cane, then moves to blue and white star canes and finishes with alternating pink and white canes. A trademark design from Saint Louis, the colors are eye-popping and unique to their origins. Diameter 3 3/16" $7,000—9,000

5 Very fine antique Baccarat magnum close packed millefiori paperweight. The unusually large piece contains dozens of assorted unusual and intricate complex millefiori, including sixpoint star, arrowhead, trefoil, quatrefoil, bull’s-eye, rod bundle, ruffle, fortress, floret, leaf and cog canes, in white and shades of blue, green, red and yellow. Diameter 3 3/16" $5,000—7,000 www.selman.com

4 4 Extremely rare antique Baccarat buttercup bouquet paperweight. An aqua colored buttercup presides at the center of this lovely bouquet, in the company of a blue and white primrose, a rare type II primrose and forget-me-nots in both red and white. A white bud peeks out from some of the lavish greenery and the flowers are all centered by white stardust canes with red bull’seye cores, or as in the case of the buttercup, a yellow star. Clear ground. Pictured in Baccarat Paperweights, page 73, figure 228. Diameter 3 1/4" $20,000—25,000

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6 Extremely rare antique Saint Louis Maltese Cruciform eight-panelled carpet ground paperweight. One of only two known examples, the piece is centered by a large blue, green and white complex cane made of tubes, cogs and florets. Eight white cog canes with six-point star centers ring this central motif and from them eight radiating rows of the same canes depart, creating eight triangular panels. Each triangle is filled with a thick carpet of cog canes, alternating between pink and green. The twin to this weight sold at Sotheby’s in February 1980, lot 159A, for the then remarkable sum of 5,000 pounds sterling, the price of a substantial London home at the time. Small scratch to side and very minor wear to dome. Diameter 3 1/16" $20,000—25,000

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7 Rare antique Mount Washington strawberry magnum paperweight. Five symmetrically placed large strawberries, each cradled within four splayed green sepals, are accompanied by four white strawberry blossoms similarly cradled by their sepals and symmetrically spaced, within a large, clear ground dome. “The weights are large, colorful and bold.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. “The motifs are very three-dimensional, almost tempting one to reach in and pluck a strawberry ...” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. From the collection of Lina Yale Ford and Robert Ford and accompanied by a notebook of their weights. Slight surface wear and one small bit of cullet. Diameter 4 1/4" $14,000—16,000

8 Rare antique Gillinder & Sons close concentric faceted paperweight. A large white ruffle cane with a yellow core is beautifully presented within four concentric rows of complex canes, each different from the next. The first ring is of white complex ruffle canes followed by a ring of larger crimped canes with dark blue centers. White cogs ensue and finally a lovely circle of pink cogs pulled down to form a stave basket. Small top facet and six vertical side printies. “Most of the better weights are customarily cut with a rather small printy on the top, and six tall, deeply cut, oval shaped printies on the side.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 3 1/8" $5,500—6,500 Fall 2014

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9 Antique Saint Louis crown paperweight toothpick holder. A pear-shaped upper vessel, the toothpick recipient, is made of vertically draped red and green lattimo twists, white-edged, in alternation with interlacing white latticinio ribbons. It sits atop a small clear pedestal which in turn rests atop a crown weight, it, too, made of red and green twists and white latticinio ribbons, this time all cascading from a six-point star and floret blue and white center cane. Nearly imperceptible surface wear. Diameter 2 7/16", height 4 3/16" $5,000—6,000 10 Rare antique Bacchus close concentric paperweight. Somewhat smaller than many Bacchus paperweights, the piece puts to

11 Very rare antique Saint Louis “1848” dated close concentric millefiori with dancing ladies and devils paperweight. A ruffled white collar frames a dancing ladies blue and white center cane which is then immediately ringed by seven green and white complex canes with dancing devil cores. A ring of salmon colored complex canes ensues, then white florets in ribbed white tubes. Cobalt blue complex canes with salmon centers and bull’seye cores follow and finally there is a circle of bright yellow. The beautifully modulated design rests atop cobalt blue spokes and includes both a signature cane and a date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $8,000—10,000 www.selman.com

use the same bold cane work typical of its provenance. A central blue and white cane is ringed first by five lemon-colored canes with white cores and then by a ring of pink and white ruffled complex canes. A ring of pale green tubes ensues, each filled with a white complex cane, next comes another circle of pink and white ruffles, then white and chartreuse canes with blue cores, all cupped within a white stave basket culminating in salmon-colored rings with blue and white complex cane cores. “A limited palette is used, but in the brilliant way that Pointillist and Impressionist painters used their colors.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 3 1/4" $10,000—15,000

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12 Antique Baccarat red and white buttercup paperweight. Five cupped white petals, with a nucleus of yellow stardust canes, display against six larger, flat, white-edged red petals. The bloom sits atop a curving stem shared by a companion bud and three leaves. Another four leaves crest the flower which is framed by a millefiori garland of alternating blue and white complex arrow canes and complex canes in green and white, over clear, star-cut ground. From the Guggenheim Collection at Sotheby’s London November 28, 1960, lot 110. Exhibited: Paperweight Collectors Circle in Olympia, London, 25th Anniversary Exhibition 1981-2006. Diameter 3 1/8" $6,500—7,500

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13 Very rare antique Baccarat type II blue primrose miniature paperweight. A very rare design, this type II primrose is constructed with six deep translucent blue, jewel-like petals edged in white cog canes and with white arrows shooting into them from the nexus, a complex white star cane with a red bull’s-eye at its core. The flower sits atop a short, crooked stem flanked by two subtly shaded green leaves, another four spaced leaves crowning it, over clear ground. Diameter 2" $1,800—2,250

14 Rare antique Clichy turquoise chequer paperweight. A beautiful, rarely seen design, its carefully arranged turquoise latticinio tubes enclose individual millefiori complex canes in a sumptuous array. Examples include star canes, bull’s-eye canes, tubes, cogs and more, all uniquely achieved in a panoply of color. Diameter 2 3/4" $7,000—9,000 Fall 2014

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15 Exquisite antique Clichy swirl paperweight. Perfectly centered, royal blue and white lattimo ribbons depart counterclockwise from a classic pink and green rose. Pictured in Antique Glass Paperweights from France by Patricia K. McCawley, page 69, plate 29. Diameter 2 3/16" $6,000—7,000

17 Very rare antique Baccarat butterfly over two pompons paperweight. Unique, a white camomile blossom and a blue and white camomile blossom, each made of C canes and each with yellow cores, share a common forking stem flanked by two large and furling leaves at the bottom and four additional smaller leaves higher up. Above the blooms hovers an aubergine butterfly with calico wings, a blue and white millefiori complex cane at the center of each of the upper two. Clear ground. “A unique weight includes a white camomile and a blue camomile enlivened by the presence of a butterfly.” —Baccarat Paperweights. Annealing crack to white pompon. Diameter 2 5/8" $4,500—5,500 www.selman.com

16 Outstanding antique Saint Louis purple dahlia paperweight. The large blossom is composed of a goldenrod and blue cane center which is surrounded by five overlapping tiers of purple petals. The tips of five spaced green leaves protrude from under the flower, on clear, star-cut ground. Petal tonality is deceptive because the petals, which may be flattened crimped tubes, are striped with various colors. —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 2 1/2" $1,800—2,250

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18 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori on cobalt ground paperweight. A lovely design, it begins with a pink pastry mold center cane ringed by nine lime green cogs with pink tube cores. A circle of thirteen white roses ensues and finally a spaced outer garland of large green and white complex canes in alternation with pairs of smaller pink pastry mold canes. Cobalt blue ground. Some chipping to underside. Diameter 2 1/2" $3,500—4,500

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19 Antique Baccarat close packed millefiori dated 1848 with Gridel silhouettes paperweight. The colorful assortment of millefiori canes includes four Gridel silhouettes of a squirrel, a rooster, a stork and a monkey, as well as examples of trefoil, quatrefoil, fortress, whorl, arrow, star, leaf and bundled rod canes. The design includes a “B 1848” signature date cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $2,500—3,500

20 Antique Clichy concentric close packed millefiori mushroom in a turquoise-blue double overlay paperweight. A pink and green rose presides at the center of five graceful concentric millefiori rings, each different in color and design from the next. Pretty pink bull’s-eye, sawmill, pastry mold and edelweiss canes pepper a pastel design enlivened with a ring of alternating white and royal blue, set atop a white mushroom stem. Turquoise-blue over white double overlay. Diamond cut base. Five and one facets. Diameter 2 3/4" $5,000—6,000 Fall 2014

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21 Rare antique Clichy scramble with partial signature paperweight. In the typically brilliant hues of the Clichy palette, whole and partial canes are toppled together, carefully, in a wonderful array of color and design. Stars, cogs, florets, bull’s-eye canes and more all contribute to a motif which bears the further intrigue of a partial signature, CLI, near the weight’s center. “Many times the Clichy signature is missing two or more letters, resulting in a partial alphabet signature.” —The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes. Crack to side. Diameter 2 9/16" $5,500—6,500

23 Very rare antique Saint Mandé Saint Michael sulphide paperweight. The white, winged sulphide of Saint Michael carrying a shield rests at the center of a low, clear ground dome and is framed by two concentric garlands of millefiori complex canes, the first red with blue and white elements and pink bull’s-eye cores, and the second blue with blue and white elements and pink bull’seye cores. A Saint Mandé signature cane closes the first garland. Rough pontil. Diameter 3 5/16" $4,500—5,500 www.selman.com

22 Antique Saint Louis jasper-panel spoke with silhouette canes paperweight. Eight white rod spokes emanate from a pink and white turban-swirl center to divide panels of alternating blue/ white and red/white jasper ground. Encircling the center and between each spoke are eight complex canes, four of which contain the unusual silhouettes of a white turkey. The design is bordered by a characteristic hidden pink and white filigree torsade. Diameter 3 1/16" $5,500—6,500

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24 Antique Baccarat red and white dogrose miniature paperweight. A red dogrose, its slightly cupped petals rimmed in white, has a very pale yellow star/honeycomb cane at its nexus and sits atop a short, thick stem flanked by two ribbed leaves, one of them folded gracefully at the top. Four spaced leaves crown the flower, which rests over clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,200—1,500

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25 Antique Saint Louis pansy on double-swirl latticinio miniature paperweight. An extremely rare weight, this lovely pansy has two viola-colored upper petals and three amber lower petals, striped and thickly rimmed in cobalt blue. The bloom is cupped by two green leaves flanking a short stem, and a fanciful looped stem with a small leaf as well as a leaf between the upper petals complete the design, which displays against a white double-swirl latticinio basket. Diameter 1 5/8" $1,800—2,250

26 Antique Baccarat faceted ruby-flash overlay spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A complex arrowhead/star cane centers four perfectly spaced concentric rings of assorted complex canes, in white, red, cobalt blue and turquoise over clear, star-cut ground. Ruby-flash overlay, with a large top facet, six side facets and ring of smaller vertical finger facets surrounding the bottom edge of the weight. Diameter 2 9/16" $6,000—7,000 Fall 2014

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27 Antique Baccarat faceted blue overlay circular millefiori garlands glass paperweight. An arrowhead/star cane is encircled by a ring of stardust canes, which is surrounded by a spaced ring of six circular millefiori garlands, each encircling a large complex cane. The arrangement rests on clear ground, within a cobalt blue-over-white double overlay, with six and one facets. Diameter 3 1/8" $3,500—4,500

29 Antique Saint Louis fuchsia over double-swirl latticinio miniature paperweight. A brilliant royal blue and rose-colored fuchsia, its ruby stamens hanging prettily, shares a bit of sturdy stem with four leaves, two variegated and two not quite unfurled, as well as with two vivid companion buds, over an undulating white double-swirl latticinio basket. Diameter 2" $1,500—2,000 www.selman.com

28 Antique Baccarat red and white dogrose miniature paperweight. A white dogrose, its slightly cupped petals rimmed in red, has a very pale yellow star/honeycomb cane at its nexus and sits atop a short, thick stem flanked by two ribbed leaves, one of them folded gracefully at the top. Four spaced leaves crown the flower, which rests over clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,000—1,500

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30 Antique Baccarat red and white primrose on clear ground glass paperweight. The red and white petaled rose contains a center bull’s-eye cane encircled by white stardust stamens, seven green leaves and a single stem all on clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 1/4" $1,800—2,250 31 Antique Baccarat faceted blue clematis glass paperweight. The flower, with two rows of blue petals around a stardust cane center, is crowned by five spaced green leaves. It blooms atop a green stem, with two green-sheathed blue buds and two additional green leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 5/8" $900—1,200 32 Very rare antique Baccarat red and white clematis faceted paperweight. A clematis bloom, with five ribbed white petals set against a nimbus of five red petals in alteration, has a cobalt blue and white arrow cane core and is crowned by four spaced green leaves. It sits atop a short curving green stem flanked by an additional two leaves and is framed by a garland of alternating blue and white complex canes. Clear, star-cut ground. Top facet and two rows of seven round side facets each. Pictured Baccarat Paperweights, page 80, figure 253. Diameter 2 1/2" $5,000—6,000 33 Antique Baccarat butterfly and garland on lace paperweight. Floating above a bed of white upset muslin, a 14

butterfly, with a magenta colored latticinio body, spreads two sets of rainbow-colored wings, the fore wings punctuated with large blue and white complex canes. A garland of alternating white stardust canes with red bull’s-eye cores and green crimped canes with tiny yellow tube cores frames the design. From the collection of Lina Yale Ford and Robert Ford. Very minor surface wear. Diameter 2 1/2" $3,000—4,000 34 Antique Baccarat scattered millefiori on white muslin paperweight. Assorted scattered complex canes, including white stardust canes, green bull’s-eye canes, arrow and shamrock canes, mix with four silhouette canes of a rooster, goat, squirrel and a pair of love birds on a cushion of white upset muslin. Diameter 2½" $1,500—1,800 35 Antique Baccarat type III pansy and bud paperweight. A nicely formed pansy, with two velvety purple upper petals and three amber lower petals striped in black and stained with patches of purple, and with a white stardust center cane dotted with a red bull’s-eye, sits atop a pertly curving stem shared by a companion bud and four leaves, an additional three leaves symmetrically crowning the bloom, over clear, star-cut ground. Provenance: The Arturo Schroeder collection. See The French Connection In Mexico. The Improbable Paperweight Path. Diameter 2 9/16" $900—1,200

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36 Antique Baccarat faceted blue and white buttercup and millefiori garland glass paperweight. The flower, with a yellow star cane center, has five white cupped petals resting on six larger light blue cupped petals. Four green leaves border the buttercup, as it grows from a short stem, with a slender light blue bud and two additional green leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. A white and red complex millefiori garland encircles the perimeter of the design. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 1/4’’ $3,000—3,500 37 Antique Baccarat blue primrose paperweight. A brilliant blue primrose, its five petals slightly cupped and edged in white, has white stardust stamens at its core, they, in turn, centered by a red and white bull’s-eye cane. It blooms atop a thick, curving stem which is flanked by two trios of ribbed, green leaves. An additional five leaves, asymmetrically assigned, crown the flower which floats within a clear, star-cut ground. Minor surface wear. Diameter 3" $1,000—1,500 38 Antique Baccarat concentric millefiori mushroom turquoise-blue double overlay paperweight. A fortress cane sits at the core of a small cluster of white stardust canes at the center of a mushroom supported by a clear stem. Pink and blue complex arrow canes with star centers ensue, followed by a double row of www.selman.com

small red-centered white stardust canes and finally by watermeloncolored complex canes enclosing the design. Turquoise-blue over white double overlay with gold scrolling. Star-cut ground and five and one facets. Some surface wear, cullet. Diameter 3 1/8" $5,000—6,000 39 Antique Baccarat white and blue wallflower glass paperweight. The wallflower, with five cobalt blue-rimmed white petals and an arrowhead/star cane center, blooms atop a short green stem, with a cobalt blue bud and three green leaves. Five spaced, shaded green leaves surround the flower, on clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 9/16" $900—1,200 40 Antique Baccarat Dupont couronne paperweight. Four spaced rings of complex canes, in blues, pinks and white, encircle a counterfeit central “1847” date cane, on clear ground. Diameter 2 7/16" $400—500 41 Antique Baccarat garlanded yellow camomile with a red bud paperweight. The yellow flower is composed of C-shaped tubes around a star/arrow cane center. It is crowned by a red bud and three spaced green leaves, as it blooms on a curved stem with two additional green leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. A millefiori border garland completes the design. Some cullet. Diameter 2 7/16" $2,000—2,500 Fall 2014

42 Antique Clichy spaced millefiori miniature paperweight. A pink and green rose centers this design, ringed then by eight purple cog canes. A spaced garland of five large pink and white roses in alternation with pairs of green pastry mold canes hugs the perimeter, over clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $1,500—1,800 43 Antique Clichy scattered millefiori on translucent blue ground paperweight. White and pastel complex canes in a variety of design include pastry mold, point star, and bull’s-eye, threaded at the perimeter with spaced apple green ribbed tubes with white star centers, over a translucent blue ground. Slight bruising to the side and a chip to base. Diameter 3" $1,500—2,000 44 Antique Clichy scattered millefiori with a central rose paperweight. Extremely nice scattered millefiori with a typical variety of Clichy’s brilliant blues, greens, pinks, purples and red. Pastry mold canes, white stardust canes, bull’s-eyes and more dance around a pink and green Clichy rose with a delicate yellow core. Clear ground. Diameter 2 1/2" $1,000—1,500

45 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori faceted miniature paperweight. A green and white pastry mold cane centers a design that features two rings of concentric millefiori complex canes, each different from the next and including cogs, bull’seyes, stars and sawmills as well as one pink and green rose, all on a bed of white upset muslin. Top facet and two rows of five side facets each. Diameter 2 1/8" $1,000—1,500 46 Antique Clichy scattered millefiori paperweight. A thick carpet of complex canes, in deep, rich and varied hues, includes pastry mold canes, ribbed tubes, stars, hints of delicate white latticinio, sawmills and moss canes, as well as two pink and green roses. Clear ground. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,800—2,250 47 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori on red opaque ground paperweight. A red and white bull’s-eye is at the core of a ring of green cogs, forming the weight’s center cane. A ring of eight spaced canes ensues, each cane different from the next and including a green and white rose. A final ring of larger canes finishes the design in a continued variety of color and design, over opaque red ground. Minor chips to base. Diameter 2 1/4" $1,500—2,000

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48 Clichy spaced concentric millefiori with Clichy rose paperweight. Two rows of a delightful array of colorful canes in pink, thalo blue, turquoise, purple, pink and white surround a large pink and green Clichy rose, over clear ground. Minor bruise on side. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,500—2,000 49 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori on translucent ruby ground paperweight. A green pastry mold cane with a white core is the focus of three spaced consecutive rings of millefiori complex canes, each different from the next in both color and design. In addition to pastry mold canes, there are cogs, six point stars, bull’s-eye canes and more, over a translucent ruby ground. Slight chipping to base. Diameter 3" $1,200—1,500 50 Exceptional antique Clichy spaced millefiori faceted miniature paperweight. A white rose with a small maroon core is ringed by eight smaller pink and white roses, these with a yellow core. A spaced garland of pastry mold canes is achieved in a pattern of two smaller green canes and one larger cane in blue repeated five times. Clear ground. Top facet and five round side facets alternating with five vertical cuts. Diameter 2" $1,800—2,250 www.selman.com

51 Antique Clichy green and white swirl paperweight. A very good example, the green and white lattimo ribbons in this piece spin counter-clockwise, originating at a large complex cane of four pink bull’s-eye canes alternating with four white floret canes, another cane in green and white at their core. Minor chip to basal rim, crack to side. Diameter 2 5/16" $1,800—2,000 52 Antique Clichy chequer paperweight. In a classic chequer display, tube-like segments of white latticinio interlace to form single cells, each populated by a complex millefiori cane, no two of which are alike. A rich array of colors is represented as well as designs including bull’s-eye canes, florets, cogs, sawmills and more. Diameter 2 13/16" $1,500—2,000 53 Antique Clichy spaced concentric miniature paperweight. A central purple and white complex cane with a tiny star core is ringed first by nine green pastry mold canes and next by thirteen somewhat larger pastry mold canes in pink. A spaced garland ensues in a pattern of three small royal blue pastry mold canes and then a single, larger white complex star cane, repeated six times. Clear ground. Diameter 2 3/16" $800—1,000 Fall 2014

54 Antique Saint Louis faceted patterned millefiori on jasper ground paperweight. This unusual weight contains five equally spaced pink, blue and white complex star canes surrounding a larger blue, red and white complex cane on a bed of green and white jasper ground. The honeycomb top faceting creates a kaleidoscope effect. Small crack. Diameter 3 5/1" $1,900—2,250 55 Antique Saint Louis faceted upright bouquet and torsade paperweight. The five-flower bouquet contains three large red lampwork flowers in red, white and cobalt blue, each with a yellow match-head center, one large single blue and white complex cane flower and another cane flower facing downward. Four green leaves are spaced around the bouquet which is pulled down, in a common stem, to a clear star-cut base. A blue and white spiral-encased, twist torsade and two air rings surround the arrangement. Broken petal. Diameter 2 7/8" $800—900 56 Antique Saint Louis pears, apple and cherries fruit basket paperweight. A very pretty arrangement, two pears, one blushing and one green, a rosy apple and four ripe cherries all radiate toward the outer edges of a bed of serrated green leaves at the center of a double-swirl white latticinio basket. Provenance:

The Arturo Schroeder collection. See The French Connection In Mexico. The Improbable Paperweight Path. Diameter 2 5/8" $1,000—1,500 57 Antique Saint Louis pink clematis on latticinio swirl paperweight. Three tiers of subtly shaded pink clematis petals are centered with a green stamen and presented against a fan of serrated green leaves atop gathered stems. White double-swirl latticinio ground. Crack to side. Diameter 2 7/16" $1,600—1,800 58 Antique Saint Louis mauve pelargonium on swirling latticinio paperweight. The delicate flower, with five shaded mauve petals around a yellow, black, and green center, blooms atop a green stem, with two slender green leaves, over a doubleswirl white latticinio cushion. Minor cullet. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,800—2,250 59 Antique Saint Louis pompon miniature paperweight. Sitting within a double-swirl pink latticinio basket, a pretty white pompon with diaphanous outer petals and a blue and yellow complex center cog cane, is framed, unusually, by a companion bud and two spaced leaves, an additional two leaves flanking a slightly bending stem. Diameter 1 11/16" $1,800—2,250

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60 Antique Saint Louis scrambled millefiori wafer stand. The piece has a clear shallow bowl, with a pink and white twist torsade around the scalloped rim. The paperweight-shaped base contains whole and partial complex canes, filigree, and white latticinio. Diameter 3 3/8", height 3" $2,500—3,000 61 Antique Saint Louis faceted upright bouquet and torsade paperweight. A central bouquet of lampwork and cane flowers in red, white and blue is surrounded by eight bright green leaves, their stems extending to a clear ground. A red and white spiral filigree torsade encircles the base of the bouquet. Top facet, surrounded by a ring of printies, and circular side facets. Diameter 2 1/2" $1,500—2,000 62 Antique Saint Louis multifaceted cherries paperweight. Two red cherries ripen on a beige branch with light green leaves, over clear ground. All-over circular facets. Diameter 2 3/4" $900—1,200 63 Antique Saint Louis pink pompon on latticinio swirl paperweight. A pretty pink pompon, its petals graduating tiers of white-rimmed pink tubes, very small at the center and larger

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moving toward the edge, is punctuated at its core by delicate pale green stamens, and sits atop a short stem flanked by two green leaves. Another two leaves wave from behind the bloom along with a small, tightly sheathed bud. Double swirl white latticinio ground. From the collection of Lina Yale Ford and Robert Ford. Some surface wear. Diameter 2 5/8" $1,800—2,250 64 Antique Saint Louis miniature three-flower millefiori nosegay paperweight. A nosegay of three thick millefiori flowers, in pink, dark blue and white, is centered among five serrated green leaves on a gathered stem over clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $700—800 65 Antique Saint Louis white pompon on swirling latticinio paperweight. The large pompon, composed of several concentric rings of white C-shaped hollow rods around a central star cane, grows from a dark green stem with a slender white bud and four shaded green leaves. It rests on a cushion of double-swirl white latticinio with translucent red glass sandwiched between the two layers. Six side facets. Minor surface wear. Provenance: Joseph W. Hutt Collection. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,500—2,000

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66 Antique New England Glass Company blue poinsettia paperweight. A brilliant cobalt blue poinsettia, with a pink/white cog cane center, grows from a curved stem with three veined green leaves dotted with rows of tiny bubbles parallel to the central spine. Larger bubbles, representing dewdrops, rest between the flower’s petals, over a clear ground. Diameter 2 5/8" $800—1,000 67 Antique Bohemian hunting scene faceted paperweight. A carved white sulphide depicts a single hunter, shotgun in hand, in the company of a large hunting dog. Two trees and some low shrubbery complete the motif which is viewed against a translucent ruby ground. Top facet and large honeycomb faceting to the sides. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,800—2,250 68 Antique New England Glass Company end-of-day with running rabbit paperweight. Colorful cane segments in rainbow hues and a variety of designs form a compact cushion within a clear ground dome, in a traditional macedoine motif. A running rabbit cane features prominently to one side. Small crack. Diameter 2 3/4" $500—600 69 Wesley Lutz yellow crimp rose pedestal paperweight. A yellow crimp rose, cupped within four pointed green leaves floats within a clear encasement over a pedestal base. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8", height 2 9/16" $600—700 20

70 Rare antique New England Glass Company pink clematis nosegay with garland over swirling latticinio paperweight. The flower, composed of a single layer of five translucent pink petals and a white cane center, grows on a short, thick, curved green stem with two dark green leaves. It rests on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion and is surrounded by a double ring of complex millefiori in aqua, red and white. This lot appears as Figure 7.26 in The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies by John D. Hawley, who writes, “One rarely sees the single row clematis. The double row of canes...makes this choice example even more desirable.” Diameter 2 9/16" $800—1,000 71 Rare antique French Viennese enameled scent bottle. A lovely pear-shaped scent bottle, possibly used to dispel the occasional case of vapors, opens to reveal a delicately scrolled brass grill. Three birds wing their way through a sky of billowing clouds on the lid’s interior, while on its exterior an angel’s head looks out from them. The sides of the bottle are painted with the bucolic scene of a maiden and sheep, languishing in a flowery field before a country house. Brass fermatures. Diameter 1", height 1 9/13" $1,500—1,800

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72 Antique Bohemian spaced concentric millefiori on upset muslin paperweight. A brilliant blue and white complex cane flower, with a double sawmill core and arrow cane petals, sits at the crest of a blue-threaded white upset muslin cushion encircled first by seven colorful spaced complex canes and then yet another seven, each different from the next in both color and design and including the silhouettes of a running rabbit, a Prussian eagle and a devil. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,500—2,000 73 Antique Pinchbeck lady and child with bystanders woodland scene molded intaglio gold paperweight. The molded figure of an elegantly clad lady, bending slightly to take the hand of a little girl, is observed by a group of five others in a wooded landscape. Five and one facets. Parchment covered metal foot with a velvet band. Diameter 3 1/8" $800—1,000 74 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company red poinsettia paperweight. Two alternating wheels, of seven pointed red petals each, are grandly punctuated at their nexus by a large green and white rose. A fan of four spaced dark green leaves frames the bloom which rises from a slender curving stem flanked by an additional two leaves. Placed bubbles prevail predominantly at the top of the design, which rests on clear ground. Diameter 2 3/4" $900—1,200 www.selman.com

75 Antique Venetian vertical scent bottle. Swirls of brilliant blues, greens, browns and rich pinks are sheathed in sparkling gold aventurine and accented with the portrait canes of two Venetian ladies and a Venetian gentleman, all tracing the surface of a small perfume vial crowned with a brass filigree stopper with a small brass chain. Diameter 1", height 3 1/16" $2,000—2,500 76 Antique Bohemian concentric millefiori paperweight. A ring of white canes with pink star centers encompasses a blue central honeycomb/star cane which presides at the weight’s center. Pink and white complex canes alternate with mint green and blue canes to form a garland describing the outer rim of the design. Clear ground. Diameter 2 5/8" $250—300 77 Antique Saint Mandé miniature concentric millefiori paperweight. A central grouping of red and white crimp canes is surrounded by a ring of blue/red complex canes, followed by red/blue complex canes, with a final outer ring of canes in a soft robin’s egg blue. Diameter 1 15/16" $300—400

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78 Antique Pinchbeck tavern scene intaglio molded gold paperweight. A group of five revellers gathers round a rough hewn table in a rustic tavern scene, tankards raised in what looks to be a toast. Leather covered metal foot. Diameter 3 1/8" $700—900

81 Antique New England Glass Company scramble paperweight. A combination of whole and partial canes and sections of twists in blue, pink, red, green, yellow and white all rest on clear ground. Diameter 2 7/16" $300—400

79 Antique New England Glass Company spaced concentric faceted paperweight. A central white cog cane with an aqua core is circled by a spaced ring of green complex canes. A second spaced ring forms a garland in a variety of colorful complex canes, larger than those in the first ring, in white and in shades of pink, blue, red, green and purple, over a white double-swirl latticinio ground. Cinquefoil facets to the top and alternating round side facets and quatrefoil side facets. Chipping to side facets. Diameter 2 5/8" $250—350

82 Antique Gillinder and Sons concentric millefiori paperweight. An unusual large pink and white crimped/swirl cane is centered by two concentric rings of hollow white cog canes. At the perimeter, a ring of teal-centered white cog canes curves under the arrangement. Provenance: Joseph W. Hutt Collection. Diameter 2 1/2" $1,000—1,500

80 Antique New England Glass Company concentric millefiori with running rabbit canes paperweight. Forty running rabbit silhouette canes adorn half of the design and assorted complex canes, in blue, green, white, and red all rest on clear ground. Minor surface wear and depression from blocking on side of dome. Diameter 2 15/16" $600—700

83 Antique Whitefriars 1898 concentric millefiori inkwell. A central green sawmill cane is the focus of six concentric rings of millefiori which move outward from blue and green to blue, then yellow, white, blue again and finally pink, a pattern reflected in the bottle’s interior ink basin and slightly varied in its stopper. Date canes. Diameter 4 1/4", height 5 7/8" $1,200—1,500

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84 Antique English, probably Arculus/Walsh Walsh, concentric millefiori with Queen Victoria silhouettes paperweight. A large central floret cane, white with coral-colored inner walls, hosts a white cog with a blue core. The cane is ringed by white canes etched with blue stars and then by seventeen white silhouettes of Queen Victoria. Three more concentric circles ensue, each white with centers in green, coral and red. Rough, unfinished pontil. Diameter 3 1/4" $500—600

87 Antique New England Glass Company spaced concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A central large blue complex cane, with a tiny bull’s-eye cane and florets at its center and a cog border, is ringed by eight salmon colored complex tube canes with bull’s-eye cores and then by a spaced circle of yellow sixpoint stars, all bordered by a garland of brilliant blue and white millefiori, over clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $250—300

85 Chinese white plaque cricket on ferns paperweight. A green and yellow cricket, charming Chinese symbol of summer and of spiritedness, crawls across a thicket of ferns, searching, no doubt, for a mid-morning snack. Powdered glass painting on a white glass plaque within a clear encasement. Some bruising and surface wear. Diameter 2 1/2" $150—180

88 Antique English high-domed green glass bubble or endof-day dump paperweight. Elongated bubbles rise up from the interior base like a thicket of ferns filling the lower half of the weight, meeting a swarm of round bubbles in the upper half. Rough pontil. Diameter 4 1/4", height 5" $400—500

86 Antique enameled perfume bottle. Two panels of enameled flowers, one of furling pink and white morning glories and the other of cherry blossoms and bamboo visited by a colorful butterfly, emerge from a pattern of small yellow scrolls against a blue background, interrupted four times with a symmetrical black and yellow fantasy motif. A removable stopper finishes in a long wooden stave. Brass fermature and base. Diameter 1 1/4", height 2 7/8" $900—1,200 www.selman.com

89 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company fantasy pansy paperweight. Based on a typical pansy construct, two pink upper petals and three pink, white and blue lower petals share a pink and yellow complex cane nexus. The flower sits atop a short green stem flanked by one serrated leaf on either side, a third leaf peeking out from behind the petals. Clear ground. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,200—1,500

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90 Paul Stankard 1978 trillium faceted paperweight. A trillium flower sits atop three radial green leaves, its three white petals in alternation. At the nexus of these two trios, six small red petals are punctuated by a yellow core of stamens, over clear ground. Five and one facets. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,500—1,800 91 Paul Stankard 1991 mountain laurel and berries paperweight. A leafy sprig bearing two open pale pink mountain laurel blossoms and two companion buds entwines with two berries, one a deep, ripe black and the other still red. A diaphanous male figure clings to a leaf at the bottom of the motif, which is set in clear ground. “Especially for Bob” is etched at the weight’s lower perimeter. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,800—2,250 92 Paul Stankard flowers and berries orb. Myriad flowers in colorful stalks and blooms spring from a central fist of green moss shared by clusters of red berries, blueberries and delicately veined chartreuse leaves. Encased in spherical clear glass, the piece is viewable from all sides. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/8" $3,000—4,000

93 Paul Stankard pink wild rose faceted paperweight. A single pink wild rose, with five heart-shaped petals and a thick tuft of yellow stamens, presides within a web of four leafy green fronds, over clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,000—1,500 94 Paul Stankard 1979 pink and white meadow wreath on translucent blue ground paperweight. Two open meadow wreath flowers, each with five pink-striped, white petals and delicate pink-tipped stamens, sprout from a single slender, leaf-flanked stem along with a bud just beginning to open and three more still tightly sheathed, over a translucent deep royal blue ground. Edition #31 of a limited edition of 100. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000—1,500 95 Paul Stankard 2005 berries and blossoms with a mask paperweight. A beautiful bouquet of clustered purple stalks, diaphanous pink blooms with yellow stamens, pink flowers with red stamens, masterly articulated, furling, chartreuse leaves, red berries, blueberries, spiraling tendrils and moss fills the interior of a clear glass ground and hides a gray Pâte de terre mask on its underside. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $4,000—5,000

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96 Paul Stankard 2002 damselfly over a forest floor with mask paperweight. The open red shell of a woodland nut exposes a pale yellow interior dotted with black, while beside it a companion rests intact. Two purple blooms crowd the scene which is thick with moss and leaves lining a sandy ground. An ant crawls through the motif and a blue and black damselfly hovers above. Two “seeds” word canes are included in the design which hides a chartreuse pâte de terre mask on its underside. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $3,500—4,500 97 Paul Stankard 1975 five flower bouquet paperweight. A red St. Anthony’s Fire bloom with three companion buds, three blue forget-me-nots, a five-petaled pink flower and two sprays of small blue buds, all grow on sparsely leafed slender stems, over clear ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 6. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $1,000—1,500 98 Paul Stankard 1976 Saint Anthony’s Fire paperweight. A five-petaled bloom, with a tuft of dark stamens at its nexus, sits within a lacy system of leaves and delicate stems, six small buds adding punctuation and grace, over an opaque sky blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,000—1,500

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99 Paul Stankard 1986 prickly pear cactus with yellow blooms paperweight. A clump of prickly pear leaves, rounded, green and studded with thorns, is made friendlier by a smattering of four large yellow and orange blossoms and the promise of many more made manifest in tight purple buds, over clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $2,000—2,500 100 Paul Stankard 1981 white dogwood blossom compound paperweight. A lovely white dogwood blossom, each of its four petals ribbed in the center and stained a deep aubergine at the tips, sprouts a thick clump of yellow stamens from its nexus and sits within a network of sparsely-leafed twigs and stems, over clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,500—2,000 101 Stankard Studio Homage to Van Gogh compound paperweight, by David Graeber. Three brown-centered yellow sunflowers, with buds and variegated green leaves, stand in a tall brown and yellow vase, over light tan-colored ground. Signature cane. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,500—2,000

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102 Debbie Tarsitano bound bouquet faceted paperweight. Delicate flowers in pastel blues, pinks, yellows and white are bound with a blue ribbon at the stems along with two varieties of green leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $800—1,000 103 Debbie Tarsitano scarlet dahlia on star-cut ground paperweight. Two lower tiers of scarlet petals are crested by a third tier, smaller and in dusty pink with a burst of orange, yellow and pink stamens at its nexus. The bloom is haloed by five symmetrically spaced, ribbed and pointed green leaves and sits atop a radically curving dark green stem shared by four leaves and a companion bud. Clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 5/16" $900—1,200 104 Debbie Tarsitano 2000 six ladybugs and a dragonfly paperweight. Six charming orange ladybugs, dotted with black, frolic in the company of a magnificent dragonfly with green body, blue head and two sets, upper and lower, of delicate blue and white latticinio wings, each with a single blue dot. A many-tiered blue lampwork dahlia with bud and a frothy latticinio fantasy flower dominate the scene which is further enlivened with buds and leaves across a beautiful blue and white thread ground. A millefiori garland in blues, greens and pinks frames the design. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $4,000—5,000 26

105 Debbie Tarsitano purple flower with leaves paperweight. A purple flower, with a bottom tier of six petals and an upper tier of four, is punctuated at the center by a cluster of black and yellow stamens and is dramatically crowned by the lush leaf fronds which share its stem along with a shy, sepal-encased bud. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16" $800—900 106 Delmo Tarsitano strawberry and blossoms paperweight. A ripe red strawberry shows the way to three white companion buds, each with a bright yellow stamen, all sharing a common system of leaves and stems, over clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000—1,500 107 Debbie Tarsitano and Max Erlacher 1983 collaborative lampwork flowers and etched bird paperweight. Two slightly arced trios of flowers hug opposing sides of the weight’s interior, framing the etching of a diving bird and heart-shaped leaves on its base. Three of the flowers are pink and blue, another two are of blue and white stripes while yet another is pink, all with brilliant yellow stamens. Leaves and delicate berry sprays complete the design, over clear ground. Signed “MRE”. Debbie Tarsitano signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $2,500—3,000

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108 Vandermark-Merritt 1983 insculpture rose paperweight, by Barry Sautner. An exquisite rose, the bloom itself, buds and leaves achieved in three-dimensional sculpted white glass and thickly etched into the weight’s base, is encased within clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $2,500—3,000 109 Melissa Ayotte 2013 blackberry bouquet over painted gold paperweight. A lovely bouquet, including three black berries, three white blossoms, a large pink bloom with copious yellow stamens, a pink crocus and a half-opened stem of lavender and yellow petals, floats just below the dome of a piece whose base is painted in a medley of yellows and gold traced with the outlines of two butterflies. Created for the “Feed the Hunger” charity in New Orleans, this is a beautiful design and a very generous effort. Edition # 1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,200—1,800 110 James Kontes pink clematis with bud faceted paperweight. A pretty pink clematis flower, with two tiers of alternating petals and a yellow stardust center, sits atop a short, slender stem flanked on one side by a leaf and on the other by a tightly sheathed companion bud. Three more shaded, green leaves crest the bloom

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which is framed by a pink and blue twist torsade. Translucent blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,200—1,800 111 Lundberg Studios 1987 white water lilies compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two large white water lilies, each with twelve white petals, six green sepals and delicate yellow stamens with orange centers, grow from scattered green lily pads, on a cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $650—750 112 Lundberg Studios 1991 pink spider mum paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A stunning, multi-tiered spider mum, with long slender pink petals delicately variegated, fills the interior of a clear ground dome, a trio of heart-shaped green leaves and one of pointed green leaves alternating with one another and peeking out from below. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $1,200—1,800 113 Justin Lundberg fantasy flower compound bouquet magnum paperweight. Three strata of lampwork flowers, in pinks, yellows, greens and blues, are superimposed atop one another to achieve a large, colorful and sumptuous bouquet. Clear ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 25. Diameter 4 3/8" $1,500—1,800 Fall 2014

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114 Rick Ayotte 1990 “Chrysanthemum Bouquet” paperweight. Three plump chrysanthemums, one yellow, one russet and one lavender, each cupped within a cage of its own spidery petals, form a colorful ring interrupted by three companion buds, green leaves completing the design. Clear ground. Limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $1,800—2,250 115 Rick Ayotte 1984 Eastern bluebird and astromeria paperweight. A russet-breasted Eastern bluebird perches on a forking branch of pale pink astromeria blossoms, leaves and buds completing the design. Clear ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 75. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $750—950 116 Rick Ayotte 2003 two peaches with blossoms paperweight. Two peaches, one a russet orange and the other a blushing gold, rest against a bed of variegated green leaves growing randomly from a network of stems along with three white blossoms, each of them filled with exuberant orange stamens, over clear ground. Limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $1,400—1,800

117 Rick Ayotte 1980 macaw paperweight. A blue and gold macaw perches confidently atop a forking, leafy green stem, on translucent green ground. Edition #32 of a limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $650—750 118 Rick Ayotte 1987 “Christmas Bouquet” paperweight. A large red bow with yellow edges is the centerpiece of a wreath with three white flowers, a poinsettia, five snow-dusted pinecones and holly berries with leaves, on clear ground. Limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 11/16" $1,200—1,500 119 Rick Ayotte 1985 scarlet tanager and yellow tulip tree blossoms miniature paperweight. A scarlet and black tanager perches alertly on a branch amid three yellow tulip tree blossoms and green leaves, over clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 15/16" $350—450

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120 Rick Ayotte 1979 chickadee on a bare branch paperweight. A plump, black-capped chickadee perches within the curve of a slender bare branch, over clear ground. Limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $500—700 121 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Twilight” hummingbirds and lilies on red ground compound paperweight. A pair of ruby-throated green aventurine hummingbirds gather nectar from brilliant red lilies, variegated green leaves, buds and tendrils completing the scene. Red ground. Signed/dated. Limited edition of 25. Minor chips to base. Diameter 3 7/8" $1,500—2,000 122 Rick Ayotte 1989 red salamander pond scene paperweight. A three-dimensional red salamander pauses on a sandy floor, between a cluster of yellow flowers and another of mushrooms, to peer inquisitively across pale rocks at the edge of a pond at a lovely white water lily floating atop four green lily pads. Limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $2,000—2,500

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123 Rick Ayotte 2000 purple crowned lorikeet with tropical flora paperweight. A purple crowned lorikeet, tail feathers dangling, perches on the bladed foliage of an exotic mass of red, green and yellow jungle blooms. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 13/16’’" $1,400—1,800 124 Rick Ayotte 2005 Artist Proof large yellow spider paperweight. Sitting squarely atop six splayed green sepals, as if it were a flower, a large, bulbous spider dominates with a fat, round green lower body and an upper body in gray dotted with black. Four yellow and green legs arch up on either side of the creature and yellow and green antennae jet out before it to lead the way. Clear ground. Artist proof. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $1,500—1,800 125 Rick Ayotte 2009 robin with chicks paperweight. A vigilant red-breasted robin gives watch over a nest cradling two baby chicks, their mouths gaping in hopeful anticipation. The nest rests on a forest floor charmingly ensconced within a cluster of varied flora. Sandy ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 12. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $1,800—2,250

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126 Rick Ayotte 2001 blue butterfly and pink roses magnum paperweight. An iridescent blue butterfly traces the center of a clear dome above a lovely bouquet of pale pink and white roses, rosebuds, small pink and white flowers and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $2,000—2,500 127 Rick Ayotte 2000 turtles and pink lotus compound magnum paperweight. Three green turtles share a bit of floating tree trunk, all straining to stay aboard, while two other companions swim below. A multi-tiered pink lotus embellishes the scene which is evoked against a translucent blue ground. Limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 3/8" $2,750—3,750 128 Rick Ayotte 1989 plum bouquet paperweight. Three deep purple plums hang beneath a trio of white blossoms, each with a shock of scarlet stamens at its center. The blossoms and plums rest against a bed of long, pointed green leaves, some darker and some lighter, over clear ground. Edition #34 of a limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $1,800—2,250

129 Rick Ayotte 1984 blue bird plucking a blue berry paperweight. A sky blue bird, with dark wings and tail feathers, uses his beak to pluck a blue berry from its perch on a slender, curving branch with occasional bursts of variegated pale green leaves and a sprinkling of blue berries, over opaque white ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,200—1,500 130 Rick Ayotte 1991 starthroat hummingbird miniature paperweight. A starthroat hummingbird, with yellow belly and blue wings, makes a study of an orange mirabilis blossom and colorful surrounding buds and greenery, on clear ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 1/16" $400—500 131 Rick Ayotte 2013 “House of Blues” eastern bluebirds and flowers paperweight. A beautiful brilliant blue eastern bluebird lights atop a birdhouse from whose opening pokes the head of a hungry fledgling. Shrouded in belle flowers and field flowers, the scene is a colorful splash of blues, pinks and purples, over clear ground. Limited edition of 5. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $1,800—2,250

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132 Victor Trabacco 2008 “Linear Perfection Blueberries” sculpture. Within a sphere 1 1/4" thick, flat on both sides, two trios of blueberries cluster alongside two white blossoms, each with a spray of red-tipped, yellow stamens at its center, a circular fan of green leaves adding contrast, against clear ground. The sphere is braced between two rectangular slabs, again of clear glass and, again, each 1 1/4" thick. The slabs are of the same size and height, but deliberately shifted to the right and the left so that a perfect alignment is avoided. Through the front slab, run two frosted glass lines, interrupted by the sphere. Signed/dated. Width 5 3/4", depth 3 3/4", height 8" $5,500—6,500

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133 Victor Trabucco 1974 drooping yellow blossom paperweight. The heavy head of a bell-shaped yellow blossom droops gracefully from a curved stem shared with five green leaves, over translucent cobalt ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/16" $550—650 134 Victor Trabucco 1985 convolvulus, buttercup and wild roses magnum paperweight. Two blue convolvulus blossoms, a yellow buttercup with companion bud, a white five-petaled blossom with companion bud and two pink wild roses, one fully opened and the other just beginning to splay, float together over clear ground, entwined by leaves, tendrils and stems in a lovely, loose motif. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $1,800—2,250 135 Victor Trabucco 1988 bouquet upright super sculpture. A large pink camellia dominates a bouquet including two fivepetaled orange flowers and three in yellow, two small pale pink blossoms and assorted buds in both pink and white. Five bladed green leaves add texture to the arrangement which is framed by a slender, dark and forking branch. Clear ground, frosted and engraved sides. Signed/dated. Width 6", depth 2 1/2", height 5 1/2" $6,000—7,000

136 Victor Trabucco 1986 two pink roses faceted magnum paperweight. Two fully opened pink roses share a slender forking stem with two pairs of pink buds and two stalks of clustered pink blossoms, over translucent blue ground. Six and one facets. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $1,800—2,250 137 Victor Trabucco 1994 blueberries and blossoms faceted magnum paperweight. Two clusters of blueberries, one a cluster of six and the other of five, share a fan of pointed green leaves with two open white blossoms with yellow stamens and two still tightly closed companion buds. The motif is nearly circular in formation and rests on clear ground cut with a honeycomb bottom, rectangular side facets and a slightly convex top. Signed/ dated. Diameter 4 3/8" $1,800—2,250 138 Victor Trabucco 1991 raspberries and blossoms paperweight. Three ripe red raspberries share a forking, twisting, woody stem with a single open white blossom and two companion buds, carefully shaded green leaves completing the design. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $1,800—2,250

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142 Chris Buzzini 1987 Artist Proof arcing orchid and roots paperweight. A large, graceful orchid, with three spiraling white petals, two magenta stained petals and a pale tongue against which hang two crimson and yellow stamens, leans heavily to the right, delicately balanced by a companion bud, as it springs from an exposed root system along with five long, striped green leaves, over clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $1,200—1,500 143 Chris Buzzini 1988 arcing lavender morning glories paperweight. Two open lavender morning glory blooms and three companion buds grow from an arcing stem flanked by twisting leaves and outstretched tendrils, on clear ground. Signature/ date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,200—1,500 144 Chris Buzzini 1994 lavender asters with buds paperweight. Rising from long stalks, three lavender asters with yellow centers and a pair of companion buds are accented by long, slender, bladed and variegated leaves, over clear ground. Edition #8 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16" $1,500—1,800

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145 Gordon Smith 1999 mermaid paperweight. A mermaid, with curved gray horns and a dark blue tail, rests on a sandy ocean floor near assorted shells, rocks, and two translucent iridescent orbs. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000—1,500

148 Jim D’Onofrio 1995 giraffe in a pear tree paperweight. The docile face of a giraffe rises up atop its long neck within the foliage of a leafy pear tree, two yellow pears bejeweling the peaceful image. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,500—1,800

146 Jim D’Onofrio 2001 frog and lizard paperweight. A yellow and black-spotted frog is joined by a brown lizard and three purple buds on realistic green ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,200—1,500

149 Jim D’Onofrio 2005 “The Night They Found Santa” paperweight. Two black and white rabbits contemplate the curious spectacle of Santa Claus, splayed in a libatious stupor across a snowy field, minus his trousers and one black boot which lie tellingly nearby. A spilled bottle of spirits completes the tale. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,200—1,500

147 Jim D’Onofrio 2004 “When Pigs Fly” sunflower and flying pig compound paperweight. The whimsical design depicts a black-spotted white pig, with black ears, white wings and a corkscrew tail, flying over a yellow sunflower and bud, against a translucent blue sky, with wispy white clouds. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $900—1,200

150 Jim D’Onofrio 2007 “The Chase” pair of lizards paperweight. A turquoise Banded lizard, with black markings and a yellow band around its neck, chases a smaller yellow-striped blue lizard across rocky ground, near an upright purple flower. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,200—1,500

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151 Clinton Smith 2012 floral late summer bouquet paperweight. A pretty tumble of summer blooms in blues, lavender and russets displays in a thick weave of attendant greenery against clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $600—700 152 Alison Ruzsa “Peter Gunn” paperweight. Round clear windows of various size are loosely scattered across a frosted glass dome. Through a side window the black silhouettes of a woman and a gun-wielding man are viewed leaning against one another, facing in opposite directions. Signed. Diameter 3 11/16" $500—600 153 Cathy Richardson 2011 “Willow Tree” paperweight. A swirling, vertically-grained, stylized tree trunk rises from a patch of green and yellow dappled turf and finally spills into the blossom studded canopy of a weeping willow, set against a deep blue ground painted with a country landscape. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $300—400

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154 Clinton Smith 2012 salamander with three large yellow flowers paperweight. A large, plump, khaki-colored, spotted salamander crouches in a rather perplexed attitude, flanked by three brilliant yellow blossoms on one side and by three black and white rocks on the other, over a sandy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $350—400 155 Larry Henderson 2013 Rocky Mountain big horn sheep murrini petite paperweight. The large murrini image of a Rocky Mountain big horn sheep is ringed first by clear glass tiles and then by white floret encrusted tiles in powder blue. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/8" $180—225 156 Alison Ruzsa 2014 “Whispering in the Windy Willow” silhouette compound paperweight. Leaning into one another in an attitude of complicity, the black silhouettes of a man and a woman whisper beneath a canopy of green willow that fills the dome. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16", height 2 15/16" $700—800

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157 Ray Banford two lavender iris faceted paperweight. Two elegant lavender iris blooms rise up from a common clump of long, bladed green leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $850—950 158 Bob Banford vase of flowers faceted paperweight. A green and white Tiffany style vase, with a gold foil butterfly perched at its center, holds three flowers, one blue, one pink and one red, each different from the next in design but each with a center of upright yellow stamens. Two leaf sprigs add contrast against a powdery light blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $750—850 159 Ray Banford rose garland faceted paperweight. A central pink rose with a nimbus of eight green leaves is the nexus for eight radially fixed smaller roses, alternating between pink and white and creating a spoke-like formation. Two rows of twelve vertically cut facets meet and flare at the middle, creating a unique shape. Top facet. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,200—1,500

160 Ray Banford crimped clover flower on a pedestal base paperweight. A raspberry colored crimped clover flower, its outer petals splaying backwards along with four green sepals cradling the bloom, sits within a clear ground atop a clear ground pedestal. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8", height 2 1/16" $450—550 161 Bob Banford pink rose miniature flat paperweight. A pink rose, set atop a thick, curving green stem, bears a nimbus of five irregular green leaves against a translucent blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 1 9/16" $70—100 162 Bob Banford six flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Five colorful fantasy flowers, each different from the next, form a pyramid around a central pansy, its stamen a delightful flower silhouette cane. Each flower wears a nimbus of green leaves and they all rise from a single network of leaves and stems. Clear, diamond-cut ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 7/8" $1,800—2,250

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163 Ray Banford gingham-cut clear overlay basket pink and white rose bouquet paperweight. A three-dimensional bouquet of pink and white rose blossoms and dark green leaves floats over clear, diamond-cut ground. The piece is cut to resemble a basket, with two oblong side facets and gingham cutting around the lower half. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $2,500—3,000

166 Ray Banford yellow flowers in a green and white overlay paperweight. Two cheerful, bright yellow flowers, each with a companion bud and a nimbus of green leaves, spring from a common network of emerald green leaves and stems. They float within a green over white overlay with six and one facets and vertical cutting at the base. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $1,000—1,500

164 Bob Banford leaf crucifix faceted paperweight. A cross, constructed with carefully placed trios of green leaves, has a lovely white flower with a yellow stamen core at its nexus and floats within clear, honeycomb cut ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $700—800

167 Bob Banford snake and pink desert bloom paperweight. A black-bellied snake with black head and red, yellow and orange stripes down his back, encircles a pink desert bloom with yellow stamens which is cupped within two tiers of shiny green succulent leaves. Pebbled ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $900—1,200

165 Bob Banford snake and flower faceted paperweight. Bob Banford snake and flower faceted paperweight. A red, orange, black and yellow striped snake lifts his head to admire a nearby flower with three orange-striped petals rising from a bed of three symmetrically spaced leaves, a high yellow cage of stamens rising from its nexus. Pebbly green ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $700—800

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168 Ray Banford pink rose on goldstone ground paperweight. A many-tiered, cupped, pink rose, framed with three sepals, shares a slender stem with a pink companion bud and cradling sepals as well as with five green leaves, over goldstone ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $500—600

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169 Ken Rosenfeld 2013 bunny rabbit and flowers petite paperweight. A little brown bunny with a white cottontail poises at the center of a pebbled, mossy ground near five periwinkle colored blossoms growing from a clump of leaves. Four variegated rocks further populate the scene. Signature cane/date cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $350—450 170 Ken Rosenfeld 1989 “Vegetable Garden” paperweight. Seven radishes with leafy tops, five tapered carrots, three asparagus spears and two purple turnips are provocatively splayed across clear ground. Two carrot elements are included with this weight separately, to illustrate the process. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $500—600 171 Ken Rosenfeld 1993 desert flora paperweight. Succulent foliage and showy blooms in magenta and yellow share a sandy desert floor with an array of tumbled rocks and four small dark green plants with bursts of pale yellow petals at their midsts. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $700—800

172 Ken Rosenfeld 1994 Christmas bouquet paperweight. Christmas ornaments, including large round ones, small round ones and others shaped like icicles, all striped and dotted in blues, purples, pinks and white, fan into a circle across a bed of holly leaves and crimson berries, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $600—800 173 Ken Rosenfeld 1984 four flower bouquet atop a carpet of forget-me-nots paperweight. Four fantasy flowers, each different from the next in design but all in predominant shades of blue, lavender, pink and white, are each edged with mint green leaves and rest atop a bed of fanciful white forget-me-nots with blue centers, these, too, with an occasional mint green leaf, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $400—500 174 Ken Rosenfeld 1985 pink rose with bud paperweight. A many-tiered pink rose is built up high at its center around a pink lattimo coil. It is haloed by five dark green sepals which bleed to light green at their edges, and is accompanied by a listing bud, again its petals built around a central coil and its sepals nuanced. Two leaves sprout from either side of a forking stem, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $450—550

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175 Ken Rosenfeld 1992 two scarlet blooms with buds paperweight. Two large scarlet blooms, each with five cupped petals cradling a thick nest of long red stamens enlivened by a small nucleus of white, share a network of forking stems with three plump, sepal-sheathed companion buds and furling green, variegated leaves, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3 /8" $700—800

178 Ken Rosenfeld 1992 stylized bouquet paperweight. Three double-tiered flowers grow from clusters of two different kinds of green leaves, over clear ground. One of the blooms has pointed orange petals with yellow stripes and a golden-yellow center, while the other two each have blue-striped pink petals surrounding a bell-shaped pink center. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $500—600

176 Ken Rosenfeld 2013 mistletoe and a bow petite Christmas paperweight. A pretty clump of mistletoe, its many green leaves cleaved with yellow veins, is brightened with small white berries, and hangs from a long bare stem tied at the top with a trailing ruby aventurine bow, over clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/16" $400—500

179 Ken Rosenfeld 2013 aster and morning glory bouquet paperweight. A large pink morning glory dominates a threaded bouquet including a pink thistle, three blue forget-me-nots interspersed with six small white blossoms and, finally, a lavender aster. Three heart-shaped dark green leaves complete the design which floats inside a clear ground. Signature cane/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $750—850

177 Randall Grubb “Coming at You” classic car paperweight. A realistic rendering of the front of a 1932 Ford High Boy is directed straight at the viewer as it heads forward on a dirt road framed by country green and a bright blue sky. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $700—800

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180 Mayauel Ward 2008 tropical coral reef conical magnum paperweight. An undulating mass of blue glass, brightened with stripes and circles in pastels and white, sits on the floor of a large clear ground conically-shaped double encasement whose interior walls have been hung with sea ferns and colorful flowers, as well as anemones. Three exotic fish inspect the surrounds. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 3/4", height 6 1/2" $500—600

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181 Orient & Flume amethyst vase with fantasy flowers. Five large pink blossoms, two viewed from the side but the others with intricate millefiori complex cane centers, scroll across the surface of an opalescent amethyst vase in the company of small scattered white blossoms, all sharing long, slender and meandering vines that leave the base and travel vertically to the rim. Signed. Diameter 4 3/4", height 7 7/8" $800—900 182 Orient & Flume 1983 deep amethyst calla lily vase, by Scott Beyers. Five long, graceful calla lilies, white with bold yellow tongues, scatter across the perimeter of a very dark, translucent amethyst vase amid the long green blades of companion leaves. Signed/dated. Diameter 7", height 10 1/2" $600—700

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183 Orient & Flume tall deep amethyst vase with white blossoms. Thick green stems climb from the base of a translucent deep amethyst vase to a network of thin vines laced with a plethora of white, green-centered blossoms, completely encircling the vessel’s shoulder. Diameter 8", height 13 1/2" $900—1,200 Fall 2014

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184 Justin Lundberg 2002 “Sketch” fanning vase with pink flowers. A fan-shaped, clear ground vase captures two pink fuchsia blooms and a wreath of vines and leaves within a double encasement. Upwardly curved at the middle, the flowers center either side of the vessel. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Width 9", height 6" $900—1,200 185 Orient & Flume bird of paradise double encased vase, by Bruce Sillars. Two bold orange and blue bird of paradise blooms rise up from the base of a clear glass vase, along with large, bladed green leaves on sturdy stems. The design is superimposed upon itself, tracing the two inner perimeters of a double encasement. Signed. Diameter 7", height 9 1/4" $800—900 186 Orient & Flume 1986 pink tulip vase, by Bruce Sillars. Three cheerful pink tulips sprout from the base of a thick clear glass vase in alternation with three pairs of accompanying bladed green leaves. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 15/16", height 5" $600—700 www.selman.com

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187 Paul Ysart pink and white butterfly paperweight. A butterfly, with a ribbed pink body, red head and chartreuse antennae, is flanked by two large white upper wings, each with four raised black spots, and two smaller white lower wings, each with a single spot. The butterfly is garlanded by seven spaced aqua complex canes that are closed with a purple signature cane, on translucent amethyst ground. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000—1,500 188 Paul Ysart rare miniature close packed millefiori paperweight. Millefiori complex canes in a great variety of design are closely packed and framed within a ring of white star complex canes with green cores, all resting atop an opaque pastel blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 1 3/4" $900—1,200 189 Paul Ysart bouquet in a white latticinio basket paperweight. Five lampwork flowers, in pink, white, light blue, indigo blue and yellow, are gathered into a pretty bouquet with four long, bladed green leaves flanked at the bottom by two pink and white complex canes. The design floats high within a white basket made from double-swirl tubes. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,200—1,800

190 Paul Ysart dusty rose clematis with a border garland paperweight. Two tiers of ribbed dusty rose petals are centered by a pink and white cog cane with a yellow tube core. The clematis bloom sits atop a pale green stem flanked by three darker green leaves, and is framed by a garland of alternating green and purple cog canes, over opaque sky blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $900—1,200 191 Paul Ysart blue flower in a latticinio basket paperweight. A brilliant blue five-petaled bloom is centered by a pink complex cane and framed with a nimbus of five pointed and ribbed leaves. It sits atop a slender stem flanked by three additional leaves and floats within a basket made of latticinio tubes alternating with teal blue pulled ribbed cogs in a pattern of four to one. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $850—950 192 Paul Ysart dragonfly with latticinio wings paperweight. The long red, ribbed body of a dragonfly is crested by a head with two large red aventurine eyes and flanked by two pairs of white latticinio wings. It is framed by nine spaced multicolored complex canes and a lavender signature cane, over translucent amethyst ground. Diameter 3 1/16" $900—1,200

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193 Charles Kaziun Junior miniature perfume bottle. Resting at the bottom of a clear perfume bottle, a yellow flower with a red center and four ribbon-like green sepals presides at the center of a translucent blue, aventurine-sprinkled ground over a white opaque base. An identical motif is presented in the bottle’s stopper. Six round side facets to the bottle and six and one to the stopper. Both stopper and bottle include a twenty-four karat signature gold “K”. Diameter 1 3/8", height 3 1/8" $1,000—1,500 194 Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight. A central complex cane, in alternating shades of pink and green, displays a goose silhouette at its core. It is ringed by six spaced canes, each different from the next and including the silhouettes of a turtle, a shamrock, a heart, a horse and a fish, as well as a pink and green Clichy-style rose. A white latticinio-wrapped blue twist torsade garlands the motif and is closed with a blue and white complex signature cane. Translucent green aventurine-sprinkled ground over opaque white. Gold “K” on the underside. Diameter 2 1/16" $1,500—1,800 195 Charles Kaziun Junior miniature red lily pedestal paperweight. The red lily, with yellow and orange star cane stamens and four long slender green leaves, is centered on copper aventurinespeckled translucent amethyst ground. The motif tilts to one side, over a clear, footed, pedestal base. Gold-foil “K” on the underside. Height 2 1/8" $400—500 www.selman.com

196 Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight. A large white pastry mold complex cane with a black heart at its center is the focus of four green and white spaced millefiori complex star canes in alternation with four spaced complex blue and white complex canes with shamrock cores. The design rests on translucent amethyst ground copiously sprinkled with gold aventurine and framed with a white latticinio twist torsade closed with a signature “K”. Gold “K” on the underside. Diameter 1 13/16" $1,000—1,500 197 Charles Kaziun Junior miniature yellow lily pedestal paperweight. The yellow lily, with green and purple star canes and three long slender green leaves, is centered on purple-speckled translucent amethyst ground. The motif tilts to one side, over a clear, footed, pedestal base. Gold foil “K” on the underside. Height 2" $400—500 198 Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight. The black and white silhouette of Martha Washington is ringed by eleven spaced, green and white complex cog canes closed with a black and white signature “K” cane. A white latticinio-wrapped, blue twist torsade frames the motif which rests on an aventurine-sprinkled magenta ground. Gold “K” on the underside. Diameter 1 3/4" $1,400—1,800 Fall 2014

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199 Saint Louis 1992 currants on white ground paperweight. A cluster of red currants and another of three green leaves pend from either side of a short brown branch, over opaque white ground. Top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/8" $450—550 200 Saint Louis 1979 faceted pink and blue flower paperweight. Pink and blue lampwork flowers spring from a tuft of green leaves and stems, a fourth leaf mingling with the blooms, on diamond-cut translucent amber ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $600—700 201 Saint Louis 1981 close packed millefiori paperweight. A colorful assortment of complex canes, including whorls, cogs, arrows and stars, forms a tight, hollow, clear-encased cushion. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $550—650

202 Saint Louis 1988 “Muschel” concentric millefiori paperweight. Waves of complex canes move across the weight in rows of white star canes dotted with blue and salmon colored cog canes with teal centers, beginning first with a circle of pink and yellow/ white, in an arrangement that recalls a muscle shell. Signature/ date cane. Diameter 3" $700—800 203 Saint Louis 1983 white lotus blossom and buds paperweight. A large white lotus blossom, with three tiers of petals and a goldenrod and white complex cane center, displays atop a floating bed of seven green lotus leaves along with two buds just beginning to emerge from relenting sepals. Light blue opaque ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16" $550—650 204 Saint Louis 1982 blue carpet ground with white and red florets paperweight. A central flower-like complex cane, blue with an interior circle of small white stars and a red stamen, is surrounded by a carpet of concentric circles of smaller iterations of canes of the same pattern, in a shallow stave basket. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane on base. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—500

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205 Saint Louis 1976 close packed millefiori piedouche paperweight. A large central Clichy-type pink rose is surrounded by a multitude of assorted, intricate complex canes, including a signature/date cane. Double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base with two spiraling white latticinio torsades. Limited edition of 250. Diameter 3 1/8", height 2 13/16" $2,750—3,750 206 Saint Louis 1977 clematis bouquet over clear ground faceted paperweight. A lampwork bouquet of five clematis flowers, in orange, red, violet, white and blue with white stripes, each with a white and red complex cane center, grows on multiple green stems with leaves, on clear ground. A border garland of alternating blue and white complex canes completes the design. Six and one facets. Signature/date cane in garland. Diameter 3 1/4" $450—550 207 Saint Louis 1971 five-color swirl paperweight. Swirling, narrow bands of alternating blue, red, green, pistachio and white, emanate from a central pistachio and white signature/date cane. Edition #27 of a limited edition of 400. Diameter 3 1/16" $450—550

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208 Saint Louis 1982 spaced millefiori carpet ground paperweight. Two concentric rings of spaced complex canes, in a variety of color and design, rest on a carpet of white stardust canes. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $900—1,200 209 Saint Louis 1981 blue clematis bouquet paperweight. A large blue two-tiered clematis with white stardust stamens presides amid toppling lampwork flowers of various design and colors including pink, white, royal blue and red, attendant greenery completing the design, over clear ground. Limited edition of 500. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $600—700 210 Saint Louis 1990 “Orphrys” exotic bloom paperweight. A highly exotic, rainbow-colored bloom with a maroon, stamenenfolding canopy dropping from a center trumpet, displays against a fan of long, bladed, variegated leaves at whose crest emerges a plump companion bud, over opaque white ground. Edition #20 of a limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16" $750—850

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211 Baccarat 1974 Gridel hunter millefiori paperweight. A large central silhouette cane of a hunter with rifle is encircled by a ring of white and blue canes, which is bordered by a wavy pink garland of the other seventeen Gridel silhouette canes. A scalloped millefiori garland surrounds the perimeter of the design, on white upset muslin. Edition #158 of a limited edition. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $550—650 212 Baccarat 1999 Gardens of the World series “Versailles” paperweight. Green moss ground canes define four formal flower beds, each filled with millefiori complex canes of a different color and design. At the center of these four spaced flower beds is a cluster of brilliant yellow canes with a large moss ground cane at each of four corners. A total of another eight moss ground canes line the aisles created by the flower beds, in this very pretty rendition of a formal garden. Opaque green ground. Edition #79 of a limited edition of 150. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $750—850 213 Baccarat 1977 interlaced trefoil garland paperweight. A yellow tube cane/floret garland and a red tube cane/floret garland form two interlacing trefoil patterns. Another tube cane/floret circular garland rests within the center void of the design, yet a smaller round green garland at its center with a yellow cane 46

core, over a blue and white upset muslin ground. Edition #65 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $700—800 214 Baccarat 1976 Gridel lovebirds and patterned millefiori paperweight. A central complex Gridel silhouette cane of two lovebirds is surrounded by six spaced squares of blue and white complex canes as well as the other seventeen Gridel silhouette canes, scattered on dark green ground. Edition #53 of a limited edition of 350. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16" $600—700 215 Baccarat macedoine or scrambled millefiori paperweight. Close packed short segments of blue, pink, green, orange, and yellow-striped white canes form a colorful domed cushion. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3 1/8" $450—550 216 Baccarat 1974 Gridel swan millefiori paperweight. A central swan silhouette cane is encircled by the other seventeen Gridel silhouettes in pastel colored canes, scattered on white upset muslin. Edition #195 of a limited edition of 240. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. “B 1974” signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $450—550

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217 Baccarat 1971 interlacing millefiori garlands paperweight. A central green millefiori cane is encircled by a ring of coral complex canes, a circular garland of aqua millefiori and then two interlacing millefiori garlands, one cobalt blue and one of alternating yellow and coral canes, on a white upset muslin ground. Edition #278 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. “B 1971” signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4" $550—650 218 Baccarat 1970 “Millefiori” spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A large central cluster of complex canes, in red, white and blue, is ringed first by white star cane complex canes with blue centers, then a spaced ring of green canes, a spaced ring of white tube canes with ocher centers, followed immediately by a ring of canes in yellow and red, all resting on a flat stave basket in two tones of green. Edition #35 of a limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Diameter 3 1/16" $700—800 219 Baccarat 1976 red rose and bud paperweight. A large multi-tiered dark red rose, with a red bud, green leaves and stem, blooms over clear, star-cut ground. Limited edition of 150. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $650—750 www.selman.com

220 Baccarat 1979 scattered millefiori on upset muslin paperweight. An assortment of millefiori complex canes, each different from the next in both color and design, includes cogs, stars, sawmills, shamrocks and more, all in a rainbow of bright hues, scattered across a white upset muslin ground. Edition #18 of a limited edition. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Signature/date cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $350—450 221 Baccarat undated close packed millefiori “Church Weight” paperweight, circa 1970. Assorted close packed colorful complex canes are dotted with a scattering of zodiac silhouette canes. Similar to the antique Baccarat Church Weight. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the underside. Diameter 3 3/8" $550—650 222 Baccarat 1977 Gridel pelican patterned millefiori paperweight. A large central Gridel pelican silhouette cane is circled by small white millefiori, and this center ring is circled by spaced rings of the same size in yellow, red, blue and red millefiori; in the gaps at the outer edge between these rings are five groups of three Gridel silhouette canes each and one group of two Gridel silhouette canes and a “B 1977” signature/date cane, all on a translucent blue ground. Edition #221 of a limited edition. Acid-etched with the Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3 1/4" $650—750 Fall 2014

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226 Whitefriars 1974 close concentric millefiori faceted miniature paperweight. A central yellow and white complex cane is encircled by five rings of close concentric millefiori canes in green, white, blue and red, on clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/8" $200—300

224 Whitefriars 1980 patterned millefiori bell faceted paperweight. A large central bell composed of green, red, blue and white millefiori on a black ground is hung like a garland of flowers from a white bow and attached to an elegantly curving garland of red and white millefiori that forms the circumference. Three millefiori flank either side of the bell and a blue signature cane sits at the base of the design. Six and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/2" $450—550

227 Whitefriars 1980 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central white cog cane with a black star center is encircled by rings of yellow, green, red, blue and white complex canes, on a clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $250—350

225 Whitefriars 1978 Queen Elizabeth jubilee patterned faceted paperweight. A central royal crown cane is framed by two looped garlands forming six circular voids, each filled with a complex cane of a different nature and including “1953” and “1978” date canes as well as a cane with the initials “E R” Colors are pink and blue. Translucent blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $400—500 48

228 Whitefriars red Clichy-type red rose and interlacing garlands on blue ground faceted paperweight. A red Clichy-type rose presides at the center of two interlacing millefiori garlands, one red and one blue, with yellow star canes inside the six loops formed, on translucent blue ground. Five and one facets. Edition #118 of a limited edition. Diameter 2 3/8" $250—300

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229 Parabelle Glass 1994 four-color crown with a central rose paperweight. Twisting latticinio ribbons in red and blue and in yellow and green aventurine, edged in white, alternate with one another as well as with latticinio filigree encased twisting white ribbons, all flowing downwards in a rainbow palette from a large central pink and green Clichy-style rose at the weight’s summit. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 10. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,000—1,500 230 Parabelle Glass 1997 Artist Proof spaced millefiori paperweight. A central white Clichy-type rose is encircled by smaller red and white fortress canes, a ring of red and green roses, and a circumference ring of green and white roses and red and white pastry mold canes, all embedded in a white upset muslin ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,500—1,800 231 Parabelle Glass 1997 pansy and Clichy-type rose paperweight. A central purple and yellow pansy cane is encircled by a ring of alternating purple pansies and green and pink Clichy-type roses, and enclosed by a circumference of red and white cog canes, on a green tufted moss ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 10. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,500—1,800 www.selman.com

232 Parabelle Glass patterned millefiori on cobalt ground paperweight. A complex center cane, its core a minutely redstudded green moss cane rimmed in white, is ringed by pinkcentered pastry mold canes from which depart five spokes defining five triangular voids, each filled with a single green and white pastry mold cane. The triangles are closed with a curve hugging the weight’s outer rim and fixed at the outer seams with five more examples of the center cane. Luminous cobalt blue ground. Signed with a curious cane which seems to read PP and then symbols for the Jack of Hearts and King of Clubs. Paper label. Diameter 2 13/16" $750—850 233 Parabelle Glass 1986 concentric millefiori with hearts paperweight. A large central cluster of slightly spaced red cog canes has a heart cane at its focus and a circle of an additional six. Framing the design is a large red and white latticinio swirl twist torsade. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $550—650 234 Parabelle Glass 1994 Artist Proof scattered millefiori on red ground paperweight. Colorful and varied millefiori complex canes, with a pink and green Clichy-type rose at their focus, are scattered across an opaque red ground. Artist proof. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $650—750 Fall 2014

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235 Drew Ebelhare 2004 fir trees and snowy sky paperweight. Green and red fir trees touched with snow are built from green and white and red and white canes; they rest on a clear ground dusted with white to mimic a snowy sky. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $450—550 236 Drew Ebelhare 1998 scrambled millefiori miniature paperweight. A colorful assortment of complex canes in shades of blue, white, green and red rests inside a stave basket of assorted colorful canes. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 5/8" $225—300 237 Drew Ebelhare 1996 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central pale red and white rose, with a small yellow stamen at its middle, is ringed by five concentric rows of star, rose and cog canes in blue, pink and green, all resting within a cobalt blue and white stave basket. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/16" $500—550

238 Drew Ebelhare 1990 spaced millefiori paperweight. A central complex cane arrangement with a black shamrock silhouette encircled by rose and blue canes and white hollow pastry mold canes with green interiors, is itself circled by five spaced similar variations of the central motif, on a carpet of white and red pastry mold canes; all rest inside a white stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $500—550 239 Drew Ebelhare 2003 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A large purple complex cane with a lemon yellow center is encircled by five rings of colorful complex canes in teal, green, white and rose, on a clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 5/8 " $550—650 240 Drew Ebelhare 2001 close concentric millefiori stave basket paperweight. A central purple and white stylized pansy is encircled by six rings of colorful complex canes resembling flowers. Every other ring consists of alternating colored millefiori: black and rose, or black and light blue, while the intervening rings are of flower canes, each ring unique. All rest in an alternating cobalt blue and white stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 9/16" $600—700

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241 Mike Hunter 2007 “Scottish Crown Loch” paperweight. Swirling latticinio ribbons in purples, green and pink cascade in a criss-crossing pattern from a central complex cane of cogs, stars and a central rose. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 20. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $200—250 242 Mike Hunter 2011 concentric millefiori with roses paperweight. Six large, white Clichy-type roses are featured at the center of five concentric rows of complex canes in blues and greens. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $500—550 243 Mike Hunter 2011 concentric millefiori “Kallima Inachus Silhouette” blues and bordeaux paperweight. A large bordeaux and white center cane with a kallima inachus butterfly and hearts, is circled first by white stardust canes and then four concentric rings of varied canes in predominant shades of bordeaux and blue, over a flat green and white star cane stave basket. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $400—450

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244 Damon MacNaught 2012 close concentric millefiori in a gold stave basket paperweight. Surrounding a blue complex center cane, three rows of canes in blues and salmons are cupped within a golden yellow stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $200—250 245 Damon MacNaught 2013 close concentric millefiori blue and white faceted double overlay paperweight. A concentric millefiori design, constructed around a small central cane with a purple sawmill core, is encircled by two rings of complex canes in purple and white, next by a ring of pale coral and finally by a border garland of large orange-centered white tubes, all resting at the center of a blue and white double overlay here and there sprinkled with gold aventurine. Top facet and five side facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $350—450 246 Damon MacNaught 2013 close concentric millefiori with a duck silhouette faceted paperweight. A tiny duck silhouette cane presides coyly at the center of a marigold-colored complex cane ringed by five concentric circles of canes, each circle different from the next in color and design, all in a colorful array held within a blue-centered marigold stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $500—550 Fall 2014

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247 Francis Whittemore pink anemone on green ground paperweight. A lovely anemone, with five white-edged, pink petals and a soft white center caged in two rows of bright yellow stamens, sits atop a delicate, short stem which sprouts a single leaf. Two trios of leaves pop out from behind, above and to one side, and on the other side a drooping pink bud balances the motif. Translucent green ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $600—650 248 Francis Whittemore yellow poppy on magenta ground paperweight. A pretty yellow poppy, its four petals raised as if to receive a raindrop, grows on a delicate forking stem shared by thin leaves, over a translucent magenta ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $500—550 249 Ronald Hansen two cherries faceted miniature paperweight. Two small deep red cherries share a common leafy sprig against an opaque sky blue ground. Six and one facets. Signed. Diameter 2" $180—225

250 Francis Whittemore pink crimp rose pedestal paperweight. Tilted at a nearly forty-five degree angle, a many-tiered pink crimp rose is cradled within four variegated green sepals and floats at the center of a clear ground orb resting on a clear pedestal base. Signature cane. Diameter 1 15/16", height 2 13/16" $600—650 251 Francis Whittemore 1998 mistletoe on cobalt ground paperweight. Two pink bells, each with a dangling small yellow ball, attach with blue and white complex canes to a forking, leafy mistletoe stem with two white berry clusters. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $450—550 252 Ronald Hanson scarlet crimp rose miniature paperweight. A scarlet crimp rose nests between four large, semi-transparent green leaves on clear ground. Pedestal base. Signed. Diameter 2" $150—200

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253 Ronald Hansen purple and white violet miniature pedestal paperweight. A purple and white violet, with a golden amber center, grows on a thin green stem with three green leaves, on opaque blue ground dusted with silver aventurine around the border. Diameter 1 5/8" $250—300

256 Ronald Hansen blue, white and red flower on blue ground paperweight. A sky blue flower with six petals, each with a red swash in the center twice outlined with thin white lines, rests atop six green sepals, on translucent purple ground. Signed on base. Diameter 2 5/16" $275—375

254 Ronald Hansen orange clematis on red ground miniature paperweight. A six-petaled clematis blossom, with burnt orange petals and three green sepals, grows on a short green stem with one leaf and an opening bud, on opaque red ground. Diameter 2 1/16" $275—375

257 Ronald Hansen dark red snake on green ground with blue torsade paperweight. A dark red snake with red stripe moves, with tongue extended, across opaque green ground dusted with yellow between two green complex canes enclosing four blue and white stars. A blue and white twist border torsade completes the design. Diameter 2 3/8" $250—300

255 Ronald Hansen blue and white swirl and nosegay pedestal paperweight. Three millefiori complex canes, in light blue, green and white, tucked into five green leaves with gathered stems, form a traditional nosegay which is positioned at the center of a rather wide-striped blue and white swirl resting on a black pedestal base. Diameter 2" $250—300

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258 Ronald Hansen red flower on light blue cushion ground faceted paperweight. A persimmon red double blossom flower, with a green, white and yellow complex cane center and three green sepals, grows on a short stem with two leaves, on an opaque light blue cushion ground. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 3/8" $275—375

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259 Lundberg Studios 2009 golden rose with buds paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A golden yellow rose is framed by three yellow buds alternating with three sets of three leaves each, all peeking out from beneath, on an opaque magenta ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $550—650 260 Lundberg Studios 2005 “Peace Rose” paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Variegated petals in shades of yellow, pink, white and red are opulently layered and splayed at the outer edges of a bloom that cups into a ball at its center. Three sprigs of three leaves each peek shyly from beneath, over clear ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $750—850 261 Lundberg Studios 2011 mauve rose over lace paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A single, many-tiered rose, its mauve petals curled at the edges, perches atop an upright stem shared by three symmetrically placed trios of ribbed green leaves, over a delicate white lace ground rimmed with six magenta colored spaced millefiori blossoms. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $350—400

262 Lundberg Studios “Pink Apple Blossoms” on gold luster surface paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Three branches of pink apple blossoms and green leaves, extend up the sides of the piece, on a gold luster surface. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $200—250 263 Lundberg Studios 1991 underwater seascape compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two exotic fish, each striped in magenta and blue and with shell-like front and back fins, move through an underwater world of mint green, pink and chartreuse sea ferns, tiny bubbles preceding them, over translucent aqua ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $500—600 264 Lundberg Studios “Pink Wisteria and Butterflies” miniature compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Two lavender-blue butterflies hover near clusters of shaded pink wisteria flowers, and green leaves on vines, over translucent ivory-colored ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $350—450

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265 Lundberg Studios “Lavender Sweet Pea Bouquet” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Lavender sweet pea blossoms grow on slender green vines, with lavender buds, striped green leaves, and tendrils, over clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $700—800 266 Lundberg Studios 2003 “Garden of Flowers” compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Lavender flowers with ribbed petals, white flowers with lavender dots and yellow stamens, pink anemones, green shell-shaped, ribbed leaves and others that are long and bladed, all layer across one another and around the weight’s perimeter against a painted pastel ground, creating opulent textures and delicate colors and the feel of a lush garden, crowded with blooms. Signed/dated. Diameter 5" $900—1,200 267 Lundberg Studios 2004 pink dogwood on gold jewelry jar, by Daniel Salazar. A surface design of delicate dogwood branches hung with pink blossoms and scalloped green leaves traces the perimeter of an opalescent gold jewelry jar as well as its fitted lid. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $500—600

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268 Lundberg Studios purple starfish and pink crab on a translucent iridescent ground petite paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Two purple starfish and a large pink crab browse among sea anemones and coral on golden translucent ground. Created by Daniel Salazar for the 1992 IPF. Acid-etched L. H. Selman LTD 1992 IPF on base. Diameter 2 5/16" $250—300 269 Lundberg Studios 1992 angelfish with seaweed compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An aqua angelfish swims across a bubbly seaboard through three long branches of floating seaweed and past four blue sea anemones, over a blue, crackly ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $250—300 270 Lundberg Studios 2004 lotus blossoms compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Four lovely white lotus blossoms and a companion bud, each with an orange stamen at its core, rise on twisting stems from a cluster of dark green leaves, they, in turn, springing from a turquoise root system, over an opaque black ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $750—850

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271 J Hedde 1999 abstract design paperweight. Colorful swirls and disjuncted segments of lattimo strips and aventurine in varied hues trace the interior of an encasement filled by a deep translucent amethyst mass. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $180—225 272 Gentile Glass goose in flight paperweight. A white goose, its feathers cottony and its long neck a dark orange, lifts its head gracefully, wings spread, as it glides through a clear ground dome thickly populated with spaced bubbles. Signed. Diameter 3 5/16" $200—250 273 David Lotton 1979 surface design petite paperweight. Five blue millefiori-like flowers trace the outer surface of a translucent amber ground, threaded together with a network of green vines here and there populated with a heart-shaped leaf. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/16" $180—225

274 Randy Strong 1988 abstract dichroic paperweight. The vague suggestion of a continent spread out across a blue ocean is achieved through a dichroic overlay applied to a blue opaque ground. A clear dome is then traced with patches of iridescent gold. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $250—300 275 Correia Art Glass “Garden Snake” striped blue snake paperweight. A three-dimensional blue garden snake coils atop a gold-speckled orb, its long red tongue darting to the fore. Signed. Diameter 2 7/8" $200—250 276 David Lotton 1976 white lily surface design paperweight. Three white lilies mingle within a swirl of leaves and intertwining stems covering clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 ½" $150—180

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277 Orient & Flume 1981 California poppies surface design paperweight, by Ed Seaira. Three cheerful California poppies, one fully opened, one opening and the other still a tight bud, rise in a splash of orange from three scruffy green stems, on the interior wall of a dome hosting a large, mottled, translucent green form within. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $300—350

280 Orient & Flume Art Glass 1986 faceted iridescent pink wisteria compound paperweight, by Greg Held. Clusters of pink wisteria blossoms grow from brown vines, with green leaves, over clear ground. Translucent iridescent exterior, with circular front and back facets. Edition #4 of a limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 2 7/8" $200—250

278 Orient & Flume 1975 red heart surface design paperweight. Stylized vines in green and dark blue wend and meander across an opaque white surface, enlivened here and there with a small red blossom-like heart. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $300—350

281 Orient & Flume Art Glass 1988 pink rose and bud paperweight, by Bruce Sillars. A full, three-dimensional pink rose, with a small pink bud and light green leaves, grows over clear ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $300—350

279 Orient & Flume Art Glass 1984 strawberries and blossom paperweight. A white strawberry blossom is centered within three spaced red berries, alternating with three clusters of green leaves, over an iridescent cobalt blue cushion. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Ed Seaira, artist. Diameter 3" $300—350

282 Orient & Flume 1985 millefiori and latticinio perfume bottle, by Scott Beyers. Pressed latticinio tubes and large, colorful and varied millefiori complex canes are scattered across the interior clear ground surface of a perfume bottle which is then encased for a second time, again in clear ground. Stopper. Signed/dated. Diameter 3", height 3 5/8" $250—300

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283 Selkirk 1997 “Inferno” abstract paperweight, by Colin Ferris. A ruby, bubble-filled spiral, its swirling arms fading to translucent orange and pinks, creates a dramatic vortex around a turbulent column of bubbles, within a clear glass encasement. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16" $120—180 284 Miscellaneous brownies on a copper base paperweight. Three English brownies, creatures from folklore reputed to aid with tasks around the home, appear to discuss the strategies of their next chore, against the etched copper base of a clear encasement. Diameter 3" $120—180 285 Murano black and white crown paperweight. Thick black and white twisted latticinio ribbons alternate with ribbons of large black and white millefiori complex canes in a cascade originating at the weight’s apex and tracing the inner confines of a clear encasement. Diameter 3 1/16" $180—225

286 Crystal Myths 2001 frit with gazanias and an orange and blue frog paperweight, by Lewis and Jennifer Wilson. A large yellow gazania accompanied by a large bursting yellow bud, shares a twisting green vine with two pale green leaves. The scene is visited by a small orange frog, its back dotted in blue and with blue legs, against a frit ground achieved in thick strokes of colorful primary colors. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $300—350 287 Pairpoint white gardenia paperweight. A many-petaled creamy white gardenia cradles within four large splayed green sepals in alternation with four thin green leaves, over clear ground. Some striae in glass. Diameter 3 11/16" $250—300 288 Peter Raos 2002 “Star of the Sea” low-domed medium paperweight. A red starfish splays atop colorful pockets of anemones and coral against a gray, black and white ocean floor. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 11/16" $250—300

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289 Bridgeton Studios 1978 surface design seahorse paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A mint green orb is encased in clear glass that has been embellished with a pulled-feather design of thin, white parallel lines now and then swirling into waves, as well as long-bladed sea ferns dotted with yellow millefiori flowers. An orange seahorse with blue markings floats alongside. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $300—350 290 Murano aqua blue and white double overlay faceted millefiori perfume bottle. Resting on the floor of an aqua blue perfume bottle, five rings of colorful millefiori encircle a blue and white center cane, all then mirrored in the perfume basin suspended within the bottle’s cavity. A similar millefiori motif is repeated in the stopper, again with a blue and white center cane but this time with only three encircling rings. Four round side facets give view to the interior design, and alternate with four oblique facets each with a central crease. Eight small round facets encircle the neck and the bottle’s stopper repeats the same faceting motif as the bottle itself with the addition of a top facet. Diameter 3 1/4", height 7" $350—400 291 WDF 1992 exotic blooms high domed paperweight. Wonderful, large tropical blooms, in hot pink and red, explode from a translucent emerald green mass dotted with color that sits at the base of a high domed, clear ground weight. The blooms, www.selman.com

their pale green tendrils trailing, crowd the inner surface in an exuberance of color. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16", height 4 5/8" $350—400 292 Peter Raos 1995 “Monet Spring” encased high-domed millefiori paperweight. Colorful millefiori flowers, in shades of blue, red, lavender, and white, are scattered across a greenspeckled background. Bits of sparkling gold aventurine are also integrated into the design. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16", height 3 1/4" $550—650 293 Murano blue and white crown paperweight. A hollow weight, its exterior is draped with ten indigo blue lattimo ribbons that cascade from the apex of the piece in alternation with ten white double latticinio twists laid against a silver ground. The ribbons meet at a small opening at the center of the base. Diameter 3 1/2" $250—300 294 Wilkerson Handmade Glass faceted spider in a web paperweight. A dark gray spider, with red eyes, rests at the center of a white web, over mottled black-brown ground. Signed with a “W” within the web. Four and one facets. Diameter 3 1/4" $300—350

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299 J Glass triple clematis bouquet paperweight. Three goldenyellow clematis flowers, each with a complex cane center, green leaves and a stem, rest on translucent green ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8" $200—250

296 J Glass 1981 faceted millefiori butterfly and garlands paperweight, by John Deacons. A central millefiori butterfly is encircled by a ring of blue and white complex canes, which is surrounded by a pair of interlaced cinquefoil garlands, one in blue and one in white, on opaque purple ground. Top facet and spaced side-finger facets. Limited edition of 101. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $450—500

300 J Glass 1979 triple clematis bouquet paperweight. Three clematis flowers, one of light pink, one of red-striped pink, and one of white-striped pink, grow on stems with several green leaves, on translucent pink ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 3/16" $200—250

297 Peter McDougall Glass Studio 2006 Christmas flowers and holly paperweight. A pair of flowers, one white and one pink, grow alongside sprigs of holly leaves and berries, on deep midnight blue ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 35. “PMcD” signature cane on the underside. Lampwork by Karen Maxwell. Diameter 2 5/8" $200—250 298 Peter McDougall close concentric millefiori on translucent blue ground paperweight. Five concentric rings of millefiori canes, each ring different from the next in both color and design, encircle a central orange star cane within a pink tube, over a translucent royal blue ground. Diameter 2 1/2" $120—150

301 J Glass faceted blue overlay concentric millefiori mushroom paperweight. A red berry picture cane centers the mushroom, surrounded by four close concentric rings of assorted complex canes, on a tapered, blue and white stem. Blue-over-white double overlay, with twelve and one facets. Diameter 3" $350—450 302 J Glass faceted fantasy flower paperweight. The unusual flower has an orange and green filament center, surrounded by three layers of four petals, in lavender, blue-speckled white, and pink, accented in black. Spaced light green leaves border the flower, as it grows from a brown stem, on clear ground. Five and one facets. Diameter 2 1/2" $350—400

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303 Peter McDougall radiating blue, yellow and white twists and patterned millefiori paperweight. Eight blue, yellow and white ribbon twists radiate from a central cluster of blue and white complex canes to create eight panels, each containing alternating blue or yellow cog canes, in a 1,2,3 pattern, on an opaque red ground. Signature “PMcD” cane on base. Diameter 2 9/16" $180—225 304 Peter McDougall Glass Studio 2006 chequerboard pattern millefiori on blue color ground glass paperweight. Assorted, spaced, complex canes, are divided by crisscrossed blue cables, on translucent cobalt blue ground. “PMcD” signature cane on the underside. Diameter 2 15/16" $350—400 305 John Deacons 2013 ruby and white anemone on clear ground faceted paperweight. A pretty white anemone, its five cupped petals festooned in another layer of white and rimmed in ruby, sits atop a curved stem shared by three finely lined green leaves and is crowned by another four, over clear, star-cut ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $300—350 306 John Deacons lavender dahlia faceted paperweight. Three tiers of lavender dahlia petals, each rimmed in white, are punctuated by a cluster of yellow stamens at their middle including a tiny white star. The bloom sits atop a thick green stem bearing three exquisitely veined leaves, another four haloing the flower. Clear, star-cut ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $275—375

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307 Perthshire Paperweights 1998 millefiori butterfly paperweight. A butterfly, its fore wings made of large red and yellow oval complex canes and its hind wings of mint green canes, has a chartreuse body and two black curling antennae. Opaque red ground. Edition #221 of a limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—350 308 John Deacons blue and white triple overlay with a pink rose paperweight. A many-tiered pink rose, its petals still cupped into a lush ball, is haloed by five irregularly spaced green leaves and sits atop a short dark stem shared by two more leaves and a companion bud. Clear encased blue over white overlay. Diameter 2 9/16" $600—700 309 John Deacons 2000 two pink clematis blooms in a rose colored double overlay paperweight. Two pink clematis blooms, each with thick white stripes through its petals and each framed by three leaves, lean from separate single-leafed stems - one to the left and the other to the right. Resting on a high cushion made of white latticinio mesh spokes, the design sits within a double overlay that blushes from pink at its base to a dusty rose at its top. Top facet and two rows of six circular side facets as well as a bottom facet with six fancy notch cuts. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 ¼" $700—800 310 John Deacons 2000 pink and blue butterfly on latticinio spokes paperweight. A green-bodied butterfly is flanked by two large upper pink millefiori wings and two smaller lower blue millefiori wings. Each wing has a white spot at its center with a black star core. The butterfly, which has a black head and antennae, floats atop white latticinio spokes and is framed by a pink and blue millefiori garland. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $300—350 Fall 2014

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311 Perthshire Paperweights 1980 faceted tropical fish paperweight. Three fish, each of varying color and genus, circle upright stalks of blue-green seaweed, over speckled blue and green ground. Top facet and two rows of six side facets. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane on the underside. Diameter 3 3/16" $500—550

315 Perthshire Paperweights 1989 poinsettias and holly Christmas paperweight. Two jagged-petaled red poinsettia blooms with yellow stamens display against a sparse bed of holly leaves and berries, over opaque white ground. Six and one facets. Signature/date canes. Diameter 2 7/8" $350—400

312 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 maroon-tipped white flower paperweight. A maroon-tipped white flower, two blossoming white buds, green leaves and stems, rest on an opaque mauve cushion ground. Limited edition of 350; 345 made. “P” signature cane near the base of the stems. Diameter 2 13/16" $300—350

316 Perthshire Paperweights white primrose and bud on clear, star-cut ground faceted paperweight. A white five-petaled primrose with six green sepals grows on a short green stem with an opening bud, on clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane in center of flower. Top facet. Diameter 2 9/16" $250—300

313 Perthshire Paperweights red and white clematis with buds on latticinio cushion. A clematis flower with five finely grooved petals, red at the outer edges and white near the center and with yellow complex cane stamens, blossoms atop a short stem with five red buds on curving green stems; the bouquet rests on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Signature cane on base. Diameter 3" $300—350

317 Perthshire Paperweights medium patterned millefiori paperweight. An orange and white center cane is ringed by eight orange cogs with sawmill cores. Six blue, pink and white radial twists depart from this central motif, forming six triangular panels hosting six canes in the same colors in a 1, 2, 3 pattern. A deep blue millefiori border garland frames the design which rests on translucent amber, star-cut ground. Made in the early 1970s. Diameter 2 1/2" $200—250

314 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 faceted acorns and oak leaves paperweight. Two green-capped golden-brown acorns rest on a bed of green oak leaves, atop a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Top facet, and eight oval side facets bordered by twenty-four small printies. Limited edition of 300; 236 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $400—450

318 Perthshire Paperweights concentric millefiori crystal perfume bottle. The base of the bottle has a central “P” signature cane, encircled by several concentric rings of millefiori, on a translucent green ground. The tall clear stopper contains spaced vertical green colored threads, which match the ground color in the bottle. Diameter 2 3/4", height 4 1/2" $225—300

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319 Perthshire Paperweights 1989 “Cherry Weight” cherry cluster faceted paperweight. A cluster of five cherries suspends beneath two green leaves over a clear, grid-cut ground. All-over honeycomb facets. Edition #108 of a limited edition of 300. Scratch signed with a “P”. Diameter 2 1/8" $300—350 320 Perthshire Paperweights 1976 blue forget-me-not nosegay on green latticinio cushion paperweight. The nosegay, with four blue complex millefiori cane forget-me-nots, slender green leaves and stems, rests on a pale green double-swirl latticinio cushion. Edition #227 of a limited edition of 400; 397 made. Signature/ date cane on base. Diameter 3" $250—300 321 Perthshire Paperweights 1977 faceted yellow triple overlay anemone paperweight. A purple-rimmed white anemone blossom, with a “P” signature cane center, four green leaves and a stem, floats over clear, star-cut ground, within a yellow-overwhite-over-pink triple overlay. Sixteen and one facets. Limited edition of 400; 347 made. Diameter 2 3/4" $450—500 322 Perthshire Paperweights 1986 Christmas candle paperweight. A red candle, with green holly leaves and red berries, floats over a stave basket composed of red and white latticinio twists, alternating with green rods. Signature “P” cane included in one of the green canes. Limited edition of 350; 338 made. Diameter 3" $350—400

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323 Perthshire Paperweights 1972 large pink and red crimp rose with an etched base pedestal paperweight. A large crimp rose, its petals red on the inside and fading to pink at the edges and exteriors, is cupped within a cage of open green sepals and sits within a clear ground dome resting atop a clear ground pedestal whose base has been etched with grape clusters and vines. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/8", height 4 13/16" $500—600 324 Perthshire Paperweights 1978 bouquet on black ground paperweight. Three lampwork flowers, one pink, one blue, and one red-striped white, grow on a vine, with a golden-yellow bud and green leaves, on black ground. A “P” signature cane rests at the center of the red and white flower. Limited edition of 350. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—450 325 Perthshire Paperweights 1988 millefiori circlet faceted paperweight. A letter “T” cane, for 1988, sits at the center of two concentric rings of yellow and green complex canes, forming a central cluster which is then ringed by five spaced circlets of blue complex canes, on clear, star-cut ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 200. Diameter 2 1/2" $180—225 326 Perthshire Paperweights 1977 miniature faceted Damson plums paperweight. Three dark purple plums ripen on a stem, with green leaves, over clear, grid-cut ground. Sixteen and one facets. Limited edition of 500; 315 made. Signed. Diameter 2 1/8" $225—300

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331 Perthshire Paperweights concentric millefiori with pressed fluted edge paperweight. A central yellow “P” signature cane is encircled by five concentric rings of yellow, pink, green, orange and purple cog canes, on an opaque blue ground. Pressed fluted edge. Diameter 2 1/2" $60—80 332 Perthshire Paperweights 1989-1997 butterfly cane and patterned medium millefiori glass paperweight. A central butterfly picture cane is encircled by a ring of cog canes, which is surrounded by eleven radial twists alternating with panels of canes, on an opaque black ground. Signature cane on the underside. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—350 333 Perthshire Paperweights 1979 garlands with picture canes paperweight. Two intertwining millefiori garlands, one blue and the other green, form six loops, each of which hosts a large picture cane, a seventh picture cane then presiding at the weight’s center, on opaque ruby ground. Edition of 400; 293 made. Signature/date cane on base. Diameter 3 1/8" $250—300 334 Perthshire Paperweights faceted patterned millefiori paperweight. A small “P” signature cane is at the focus of two concentric rings of canes which are enclosed by ten radiating twists, defining ten wedges of assorted canes, on black ground. A ring of twists and a garland of star canes encircle the border of the piece. Five and one facets. This design was made from 1983 through 1997. Diameter 2 7/8" $225—275

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339 Perthshire Paperweights 1975 patterned millefiori paperweight. A central lavender thistle picture cane is encircled by two concentric rings of complex canes, which are bordered by nine pairs of colorful radial twists, dividing trios of complex canes including one large lavender cane, on white upset muslin. Signature/date cane on the underside. Diameter 3 1/16" $300—350

336 Perthshire Paperweights 1987 scrambled millefiori paperweight. A central gold millefiori containing a signature/date cane is surrounded by five spaced silhouette canes on a carpet of small, colorful, jumbled millefiori, on a clear ground. Limited edition. Diameter 2 15/16" $250—300

340 Perthshire Paperweights 1989 colored pheasant portrait cane and patterned millefiori paperweight. A central pheasant portrait cane is encircled by two close concentric rings of green complex canes and then surrounded by four triangular panels of pink millefiori and twists, forming a star pattern; spaced green complex canes midway between the star points and a border garland of orange canes complete the design, on translucent ruby ground. Edition #94 of a limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane on base. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—350

337 Perthshire Paperweights 1975 millefiori circlets paperweight. A central green and white signature “P” cane is surrounded by seven violet and green millefiori canes and this center cluster is then circled by five spaced circular clusters of blue and pink complex canes, on an opaque burnt umber cushion ground, all circled by a green and violet border garland of complex canes. Limited edition of 400; 400 made. Diameter 3" $200—250 338 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 close packed millefiori double overlay paperweight. A close packed millefiori design rests on an opaque amethyst cushion within a double overlay of purple over white. One top facet and sixteen side facets. Limited edition of 300; 300 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $300—350

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341 Perthshire Paperweights patterned millefiori star on translucent blue ground paperweight. A central “P” signature cane is surrounded by assorted complex canes, which are arranged in an eight-point star design, on translucent deep royal blue ground. This design was made from 1989 through 1997. Diameter 2 3/8" $120—180 342 Perthshire Paperweights pre-1978 concentric millefiori and radial twists on translucent red ground paperweight. A central white and blue cog cane is encircled by a ring of green and then of pink complex canes; from this central group radiate ten green and yellow twists and in the ensuing ten panels are one lavender, two green and two red cog canes, on a translucent red cushion ground. Diameter 2 1/2" $140—180 Fall 2014

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343 Cape Cod Glass Works candy canes. A set of eleven candy canes in a cheerful array of colors includes latticinio twists, twisted ribbons and a splash of gold aventurine. Each cane is approximately 4 1/4 high and slyly hooked to hang neatly from a tree. 4 1/4" $250—300 344 Zellique Studio 2004 bird with a heart sculpture. Its head and body fashioned from slightly opaque clear ground, this sweet little bird has stylized red wings whose color reflects into other parts of the sculpture, depending on the lighting. Most charmingly, a prominent red heart has been squarely encased within the bird’s plump chest. Signed/dated. Length 3 13/16", height 2 13/16" $180—225 345 Richard Ritter 1979 abstract latticinio and millefiori paperweight. Large swirls of white lattimo and latticinio wrap around three large rainbow colored millefiori complex canes which then appear as bright splashes peeking out from within. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $120—180 346 Russell O’Brien 1978 four petal stylized flower paperweight. Four translucent petals, in blues, golds and russet, splay across the interior of a clear glass dome, in alternation with four large bubbles, a fifth bubble centering the bloom. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $120—180

347 Unidentified maker scarab hollow faceted miniature paperweight. In the style of Gillinder hollow weights, this small piece, in a translucent teal ground, holds a golden brown scarab at its center, black legs wiggling and jostling charmingly with the slightest movement. Pentagonal top facet and triangular side facets. Leather base, not original. Diameter 1 7/8" $50—60 348 Chinese concentric millefiori paperweight. Five concentric rows of millefiori complex canes, in greens, blues and white, are punctuated by a chartreuse center cane. Diameter 3" $180—225 349 William Manson 1998 white swan on blue lake upright faceted paperweight. A white swan floats gracefully between a pink flower on a tall green stalk and a three-petaled white flower, on a lake of blue glass dust against a deep blue sky. Front viewing facet and small base facet. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Width 2 9/16" $150—200 350 William Manson 2000 red rose magnum paperweight. Two stylized crimson roses and a crimson bud display against a fan of pale green leaves, each with a dark green stripe down the middle that is flanked by two sets of small bubbles. The roses are rendered in tiers of small, nearly round petals and their companion bud is beautifully cupped between softly relaxing sepals that expose the stain of color within. Clear, star-cut ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 35. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 3/16" $550—650

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351 Correia Art Glass green frog on a black orb paperweight. A three-dimensional, black-spotted green frog, hands clasped as if in eager anticipation of a meal, straddles the crest of an opaque black orb girded by a ring of spaced green lily pads. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $180—225 352 Caithness white-speckled design on translucent blue ground paperweight. As if they were waves in a frothy sea, four crests rise up from a translucent blue ground thickly covered with white drops of foam. Signed. Diameter 2 1/2" $180—225 353 Caithness Glass 2001 “Burning Ambition” abstract paperweight, by Helen MacDonald. An umbrella of scarlet fingers hangs above a translucent cobalt blue ground symmetrically gridded with small bubbles. A circle of the same small bubbles crests the weight, one large bubble at its center. Signed. Diameter 3 1/8" $150—180 354 Caithness Glass 1979 “Shepherds” engraved magnum paperweight, by Helen MacDonald. The images of the three shepherds, sheep and a star, are engraved on the tilted front facet of the piece. A veil of bubbles rests on a translucent cobalt blue cushion, on the weight’s interior. Edition #831 of a limited edition of 2000. Signed. Diameter 3 3/4" $180—225

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355 Caithness Glass 2003 “Festive Beauty” low-domed paperweight, by Helen MacDonald. From the Festive Collection, this piece features a large open blossom, its two tiers of mottled orange petals enlivened at the center by ten bright yellow stamens hanging like parachutes within the cupped flower. Eight slender green aventurine sepals reach up from beneath the bloom which sits atop star-cut, clear ground. Low dome. Edition #20 of a limited edition of 500. Signed. Diameter 3 3/4" $250—300 356 Caithness 1987 “Scarlet Pimpernel” faceted paperweight. Two scarlet pimpernel flowers, each with five rounded petals and a yellow millefiori stamen which sits curiously at the center not only of the petals but also of the five splayed sepals which span them, is accompanied by a red bud and a single variegated leaf on delicate, forking stems. Translucent blue ground. Top facet and four large round side facets alternating with four smaller ones. Edition #124 of a limited edition of 250. Signature cane. Signed. Diameter 3" $250—300 357 Whitefriars for Caithness Glass 1987 Sherlock Holmes smoking pipe with millefiori faceted paperweight. An orange Sherlock Holmes smoking pipe is ringed by four concentric circles of small pastel and white cog canes over a translucent blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $130—180 358 Caithness Glass 2000 “With Love” lotus flower and red heart paperweight, by Helen MacDonald. The piece contains a multi-tiered white lotus blossom, with a small red heart at its center, against a background of translucent cobalt blue. Tilted front facet. Signed. Diameter 2 5/8" $140—180 Fall 2014

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363 Chinese multi-colored butterfly concentric millefiori paperweight. A multi-colored butterfly rests inside a ring of blue, green and yellow complex canes. Diameter 3 1/4" $180—225 364 Unidentified maker “Sagittarius” frit zodiac symbol over bubble-studded blue ground paperweight. A yellow line drawing depiction of the zodiacal symbol of Sagittarius, an archer drawing a bow surrounded by stars and with the word “SAGITTARIUS” in block letters below, floats above a translucent blue cushion ground studded with small bubbles. Diameter 3 1/" $90—120 365 John Gentile “Friendship” motto paperweight. “Friendship”, in white script, is framed by a white dove carrying a letter at the top, and by a floral scroll design below, over rubydappled white cushion ground. Diameter 3" $180—225 366 Unidentified maker, red over white double overlay faceted egg-shaped paperweight. A long torpedo-shaped clear glass tube, studded with vertical rows of colorful millefiori, sits within an egg-shaped red over white double overlay that has been cut with four vertical panels of three large windows each, defined by four narrow vertical cuts flanked and topped by leaf cut-outs. Diameter 3 9/16", height 5 1/8" $250—300

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367 Charles Kaziun Junior yellow rope rose stick pin. A small butter yellow rope rose is tightly haloed by a ring of sepals in two tones of green, the small voids between them filled with a green aventurine. Clear glass encasement. Silver stick pin. Diameter 9/16", length 2 3/8" $180—225 368 Murano close concentric manicure paperweight. Concentric rings of complex canes in blue, green and white converge on a central white-rimmed floret with a yellow core, a spaced ring of five more white florets tucked between their rows. Diameter 1 15/16" $50—60 369 Scotia of Scotland patterned millefiori paperweight. A complex center cane is encircled by a lilac and green garland and six spaced canes, on a white upset muslin/sodden snow ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $180—225 370 Murano close concentric millefiori petite paperweight. A central blue and white floret sits within a red cane, ringed by four concentric circles of complex canes in combinations of blue and white or blue and white and red. Diameter 2 1/4" $50—60

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371 Unidentified maker antique double overlay newel post with brass fitting. A rather small top facet and eight vertical side facets are all rimmed in a translucent ruby double overlay which also coats the bottom of an orb resting on a clear faceted neck sitting atop a brass base, threaded on the interior to fit a newel post. Some chipping and wear. Diameter 3 3/8", height 5 5/8" $250—300 372 Chinese pink crimp rose paperweight, made for Lilian Vernon novelties. A multi-tiered pink crimp rose, its petals rather squarely finished, sits atop four slender, splayed green sepals at the interior of a clear glass dome. Paper label. Diameter 2 15/16" $140—180 373 American 1985 New England Paperweight Collectors Association paperweight. A white rectangular plaque with “N.E.P.C.A. CAPE COD OCT. 18-20 1985” in black lettering framed by painted blue flowers on green stems, rests on a multicolored pebbled glass ground floating above a shallow basket of similar pebbled glass. Diameter 3 1/4" $140—180 374 Unidentified maker close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central red and white complex cane is ringed by close concentric yellow quatrefoil canes, pink and white cog canes, white and blue cogs and a border garland of red and blue cog canes, on clear ground. Diameter 2 5/16" $50—60

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