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Summer Auction 2021
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Auction Number 78
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Part I: A ntique Paperweights and R elated Objects 1
1 Very rare antique Mount Washington dove in flight over blue rose bouquet magnum paperweight. A yellow bird, with a pink crest and beak, carries a bit of plant, reminiscent of the peace dove, as it soars with widespread wings over a dimensional blue rose. The flower carries two emerging buds, one yellow and one pink, on a sturdy stem with a crown of five variegated leaves. Clear ground. “Whoever made these extraordinary weights was a master at flower-making.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. “Among the most spectacular roses immersed in the largest gathers of glass are those made in New Bedford, Massachusetts, after 1869, when the Mount Washington Glass Company was founded.” —Paperweights: Flowers which clothe the meadows. Diameter 3 7/8" $24,000 — 28,000 2
2 Rare antique Russian flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Eight three-dimensional flowers, in dark burgundy red, pink, yellow and blue, form a lush garland around a larger and central pink flower. A few of the flowers sit in a crown of green sepals, including some with shimmering green aventurine. Seven emerald green leaves radiate around the garland, over a bit of speckled white snow. Clear ground. Two tiers of seven pentagonal facets and one top facet. “These paperweights rank among the most beautiful and sophisticated in the genre.” —Paperweights: Collection Friedrich Bader, Wiener Kunst Auktionen. Previously sold in the Bonhams London auction, July 30, 2011, as lot 238. Pictured and discussed in the 1992 PCA bulletin on page 11. Fine condition with internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/2" $16,000 — 20,000 2
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3 Very rare antique Baccarat Ducks-on-a-Pond hollow faceted paperweight. A paddling of three small ducks, all headed in the same direction, floats at the center of a hollow-blown dome. Each duck is beige with yellow, red and green feather stripes and has a red bill and eyes. The avian friends swim over clear water inside a narrow ring of green and white jasper, depicting a grassy bank surrounding the pond, inside a star-cut foot. A top facet and six side facets serve as portals to view the intimate undisturbed scene within. For similar examples, see Sotheby’s, July 1, 1968, auction catalog, page 41, lot 277, and Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 117. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $8,000 — 10,000 5
4 Important antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and clematis paperweight. A butterfly, with marbled multi-color millefiori wings of which the top ones have hues of red, green and blue, an amethyst latticinio body and light blue eyes, hovers above a white double clematis with a large cog center. Five green leaves emanate from behind the flower, which grows from a short sinuous stem with a large white bud and three additional leaves. Clear ground. “...lampwork butterflies are placed above floral motifs encased in clear glass to create the illusion of their hovering in space.” —Glass Paperweights in The Art Institute of Chicago. Formerly from The Palace Collection of King Farouk, sold in auction at Sotheby & Co., March 1954, Lot 242, and the Henry Stern Collection sold, in auction at Christie’s, New York, September 24, 1997, Lot 152. Fair condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $5,000 — 8,000 5 Important and rare antique Clichy spaced millefiori and roses on moss ground paperweight. A large iconic pink and green rose centers spaced canes of various sizes, styles and color, including one more rose at the periphery, five white edelweiss, stardust, cog and pastry mold canes. The colorful display is spaced on a carpet of green rod bundle moss canes, of which each section is dotted with a red-centered white floret. “The most sought after, and undoubtedly the most striking, spaced millefiori are the moss green carpet grounds. The prize possessions of a few advanced collectors, these weights feature a ground of many small green canes contrasting jubilantly with the colorful spaced florets.” —Paperweights for Collectors. Formerly from the Applewhaite-Abbott Collection, sold in auction at Sotheby & Co., London, July 22, 1953, and the Henry Stern Collection, sold in auction at Christie’s, New York, September 24, 1997, Lot 170. Fair condition and internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/8" $5,000 — 8,000
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6 Extremely rare antique Baccarat close packed millefiori stave basket paperweight. Short hollow tube canes, alternating between fully white tubes and white-lined red tubes, form a rare stave basket around a burst of red, white and blue colored canes. The design is filled primarily with star clusters, with a flower picture cane near the center, along with scattered arrowhead, bull’s-eye and trefoil complex canes. Clear ground. Diameter 2 7/8" $4,000 — 5,000
7 Rare antique Clichy blue millefiori chequer paperweight. A network of beautiful yet rarely seen light blue filament twist segments is arranged in a traditional chequer pattern, its voids filled with a sumptuous array of complex canes, including a pseudo-rose cane. The blue latticinio design is supported by a cushion of white upset muslin. “Somewhat rarer are those weights whose separations are gauze cables in sherbet pink, aquamarine, powder blue, and pistachio green.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Good condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $5,000 — 6,000
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8 Antique Clichy interlaced millefiori quatrefoil garlands paperweight. A quatrefoil garland of green and white pastry molds interlaces with a quatrefoil garland of white floret canes alternating with seventeen iconic pink and green rose canes. Their center void is occupied by a close concentric design of pink pastry molds and white floret rod bundles, around a large central translucent cobalt blue cog. At the heart of the cog, a flower pattern of green bull’s-eyes and white florets as pointed petals surround a central yellow bull’s-eye stamen. Opaque blue ground. Fine condition and internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/4" $4,000 — 6,000 4
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9 Rare antique Baccarat “thousand petal” red rose paperweight. Seven green leaves crown an expertly crafted multi-tiered red rose, as it blooms atop a gently curved stem, with two additional stems each bearing three green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Pictured and discussed in Antique French Paperweights, page 19, figure B7. “So called because of its numerous petals, the unmistakable splendor of the “thousand petaled” rose speaks of a love with boundless intensity. The blood-red color of the bloom alludes to the passion of the sender.” —The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. For a similar example, see Paperweights: Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows, page 81, figure 55. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $5,000 — 8,000
10 Exceptional antique Saint Louis flat flower bouquet paperweight. A large pink bloom, with heart-shaped petals striped with two black lines and a nucleus of six yellow stamens at its core, centers a bouquet with seven smaller flowers, in white, pink, royal blue and coral. An exuberance of green leaves reaches up and out from within the bouquet, creating a fan-like configuration which is then gathered at the stems in a dramatic rendition of the traditional posy motif. Clear, star-cut ground. Featured on the cover of the 1970 PCA Bulletin. Formerly from the C. Frank Kireker Collection and sold in the L.H. Selman 61st auction, Fall 2015, as lot 16. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $4,000 — 6,000 11
11 Rare antique New England Glass Company pink pompon faceted paperweight. Tiers of hollow C-shaped pink canes surround a white and pink cog cane center and are cupped by a thin frame of green-over-white glass to form a charming and elegant pompon blossom. The flower sits atop a stem, flanked by two green leaves, below two additional green leaves and a sheathed companion bud. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Four large side facets, spaced by stacked pairs of small side facets, and quatrefoil top facet. Fine condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $3,000 — 4,000 www.selman.com
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12 Antique Saint Louis purple dahlia paperweight. A goldenrod and blue cog cane center is surrounded by five overlapping tiers of striped purple petals. Five spaced green leaves protrude from under the flower. 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. Previously sold in Christie’s New York, The Estelle Doheny Collection, December 17, 2001, auction as lot 148. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,400 14
13 Rare antique Saint Louis white pompon on tomato red latticinio paperweight. A carefully arranged pompon, made of multiple tiers of white flattened hollow tubes, is crowned by two serrated green leaves and a tightly closed bud and blooms on a gently curved green stem along with two additional opposing leaves. The flower floats elegantly over a striking tomato red double-swirl latticinio cushion. “The tomato coloring of the ground is achieved with a translucent coating of red glass above and beneath the opaque white latticinio, rather than a color coating of the individual latticinio strands.” —Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society. For a similar example, see the same publication on page 59. Excellent condition. Diameter 3" $5,000 — 8,000
14 Rare antique Saint Louis red dahlia paperweight. Four tiers of gently striped dark pink petals radiate around a yellow center and bloom on a short stem with emerald green leaves. Clear ground. Museum accession number partially visible. Pictured and discussed in Glass Paperweights of the New York Historical Society, page 58. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $2,000 — 3,000 6
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15 Antique Clichy close packed millefiori and roses in stave basket paperweight. Colorful canes, including iconic Clichy roses, bull’s-eyes, moss, pastry molds and arrows, form a tightly-packed bouquet contained in a basket of alternating blue and white staves. Formerly in the C. Frank Kireker Collection and sold in the L.H. Selman 65th auction, Winter 2017, as lot 27. Diameter 3" $5,000 — 6,000
16 Rare antique Saint Louis close packed millefiori mushroom and torsade paperweight. Rod bundles and concentric complex canes of florets and stars, with occasional cog and tube elements, are all gathered tightly into a mushroom cap and pulled downward into a colorful stem, predominantly in pink, green, white and blue. An amber spiral-encased white chaplet bead torsade surrounds the base of the mushroom, topped by a single mercury ring. Clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 3 1/8" $3,500 — 5,000
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17 Antique Saint Louis three-colored crown paperweight. A large green, white and red floret cane rests at the top of radial twists in red and blue which alternate with twists in green and red, each spaced by white latticinio ribbons. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman 43rd auction, Spring 2009, as lot 29. Good condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $3,000 — 4,000 www.selman.com
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18 Antique unidentified, attributed to France or Belgium, open concentric millefiori paperweight. Rings of complex star cane, carefully arranged in alternating color patterns of pink, white and blue, are joined by green tube canes that shimmer with aventurine. The cambered design sits high in a dome above a clear ground. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,000 — 1,500
19 Rare antique Saint Louis spaced silhouettes green carpet ground faceted paperweight. A large white complex cane, composed of florets, cogs and stars, centers five spaced silhouette canes, each encircled by a ring of cogs, including two dancing ladies, two camels and one dog, spaced into a carpet of hollow green cog canes. “... they are one of the richest weights visually, and extremely desirable to have in a collection.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $2,500 — 3,000
20 20 Rare antique Saint Louis upright bouquet encased faceted overlay paperweight. An upright flower bouquet of patriotic colors consists of a central red clematis flower, with a blue and white star center, rising from three buds, one in white, one in blue and the last a red, white and blue ogee-tipped floret. The flowers are gathered into a bouquet with radial serrated green leaves. Clear encased pink-over-white double overlay with six and one facets. Clear, star-cut ground. “Encased double overlays, however, are a remarkable achievement on any terms. The inner overlaid paperweight had to be annealed and, when cold, faceted like any other overlay weight, often more elaborately. Then the overlaid weight had to be reheated so that an outer covering of clear glass would adhere without cracking the original weight. When one considers the overlay design requirements...it is no wonder these intricate weights are much sought after and very expensive to acquire.” —Paperweights: Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows. Diameter 3 1/8" $2,500 — 4,000 8
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21 Antique Saint Louis garland of flowers wafer-cut faceted paperweight. A flower, with five red petals alternating with green leaves and centered by pink and green star cog cane, is garlanded by a spaced circle of five blooms, in yellow, red, white and blue, all strung together with serrated leaves and stems. Clear ground. Honeycomb side faceting and a deep, wafer-cut top facet. “... specifically designed as a desk accessory to hold sealing wax wafers for sealing a document or envelope.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,000 — 1,500
22 Extremely rare antique New England Glass Company two flower flat bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. An orange dogrose, with a white complex cane center, arches away from a double-tiered white clematis, with an orange and white rod bundle center, all gathered on thin stems with three crenulated green leaves. An interesting border garland of complex canes and simple canes, as seen in the complex canes, encircles the bouquet. Clear ground. Pictured and discussed in The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, page 155. Fine condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,000 — 1,400
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23 Antique New England Glass Company paneled millefiori paperweight. A cruciform design of blue and white hollow cog canes divides four panels of complex canes, in white, pink and blue, arranged rows around the central cross. Clear ground. Diameter 2 7/16" $600 — 800 www.selman.com
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24 Antique Baccarat 1848 spaced millefiori with silhouette canes on colorful upset muslin faceted paperweight. A generous array of Gridel silhouette canes, including a moth, a rooster, a monkey and several four-legged friends like a dog, a horse, an elephant, a deer and a goat, is scattered around a flower picture cane, with cog, arrow, shamrock, trefoil and star complex canes. The brilliantly and variously colored canes sit atop an elaborate cushion of white upset muslin, threaded with rainbow hues and punctuated with a signature/date cane. Five and one facets. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,200 — 1,600
25 Antique Baccarat hunting scene faceted paperweight. A detailed 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 transparent cranberry ground. Large honeycomb faceting to the sides and one top facet. Similar example pictured and discussed in The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights on page 175. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,500 — 2,000
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26 Post-classic English close concentric millefiori and silhouette paperweight. A tiny silhouette of Queen Victoria is surrounded by two rings of cog canes, at the center of a loosely concentric field of complex cogs, including green, blue and pink accents, each of which is pulled towards the center, cupped in a hollow blue-core white cog stave basket. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/8" $800 — 1,000 10
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27 Antique French, attributed to Baccarat or Saint Louis, acid-etched amber-stained running deer faceted paperweight. A young male deer, with short antlers, runs through a field of low grasses and shrubs. The scene is etched into a dark amber-stained, transparent ground. Six and one facets. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $800 — 1,000
28 Antique Bohemian Egermann goat by water etched yellow-stained low-domed paperweight. A hilly pastoral scene depicts a goat, with curled horns, approaching a riverbank, adorned with boulders, trees and shrubs. The landscape is masterfully etched into a transparent yellow-stained ground. Good condition. Diameter 3", height 1 1/8" $500 — 800
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29 Very rare antique English pipehead clown sulphide green bottle dump pedestal paperweight and matching pipe. A very rare pipehead sulphide of a comical wall-eyed character, with an unusually long nose below a short-brimmed hat, floats at the center of pale green end-of-the-day bottle glass, over a footed base. The matching casted ceramic pipe reveals the character’s intended red nose. For more insights, see English Bottle Glass Dumps, page 51-52, figures 7.16-17. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8", height 4" $300 — 500 www.selman.com
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30 Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. Silhouettes of a dog, a pheasant, a monkey, a rooster, two horses and a goat are joined in a tightly-packed cushion of bundle and complex canes. A bit of white and colorful latticinio lace appears between the canes. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $1,500 — 2,000
33 Antique Baccarat two strawberries paperweight. A dark pink strawberry, dotted by small black seeds, ripens at the end of a curved stem, flanked by two clusters of serrated green leaves and two short stems, one of which carries a companion strawberry. Clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 13/16" $1,500 — 2,000
31 Antique Baccarat close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes miniature paperweight. A gathering of charming complex honeycomb, star, rod bundle, whorl, shamrock, leaf, trefoil, quatrefoil and arrowhead canes, among others, is visited by the silhouettes of a horse, a dog and a pheasant. Occasional bits of lace are visible through the canes. Diameter 1 3/4" $1,000 — 1,400
34 Antique Baccarat open concentric millefiori pair of miniature paperweights. Two similar designs, in red, white and green, consist of three concentric rings of complex canes, including stars, cogs and bull’s-eyes, that close in on a central arrowhead cane. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameters 2" $400 — 500
32 Antique Baccarat interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. A trefoil garland of white and red canes interlaces with a trefoil garland of red, white and blue complex canes. Their center void is occupied by a ring of white stardust canes that surrounds a central complex star, fortress and arrowhead cane. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $500 — 800
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35 Antique Baccarat macedoine end-of-day filigree miniature paperweight. A classic macedoine of multi-colored ribbons and latticinio segments in blue, pink, green, yellow and white is formally and carefully arranged into a grid pattern, over an interior cushion of ribbon staves. Fine condition. Diameter 1 15/16" $300 — 400
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36 Antique Baccarat purple clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. Two tiers of five ribbed mauve petals are centered by a yellow star honeycomb cane, with a red star at its core. The bloom is framed by a fan of four spaced green leaves and sits atop a stem, flanked by three additional leaves and a sheathed dark blue bud, inside a border garland of alternating white and red canes. White upset muslin ground. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $600 — 800
39 Antique Baccarat blue and white primrose faceted paperweight. A flower has a white and red stardust and bull’s-eye cane center, encircled by six blue and white striped petals. Five dark green leaves protrude from behind the primrose which grows from a green stem with a pair of bladed leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. From the George Kulles Collection. Good condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $500 — 800
37 Antique Baccarat yellow clematis and crossed buds faceted paperweight. A clematis, with two tiers of ribbed yellow petals around a stardust bull’s-eye cane center below a crown of five crenulated leaves, grows on a stem with two crossing yellow buds and two bladed green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Thumbprint facets around the base. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,000 — 1,400
40 Antique Baccarat Type III pansy miniature paperweight. A Type III pansy, with two large dark purple upper petals and three black-striped green-tipped yellow lower petals, has a stardust and bull’s-eye cane center. Four green leaves emerge from behind the flower as it grows on a short stem with two additional green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Excellent condition with chips to base. Diameter 2 1/16" $400 — 500
38 Antique Baccarat aqua buttercup and bud with millefiori garland paperweight. Five hollowed aqua petals ring five hollowed white petals from whose core rises a yellow bull’s-eye cane, forming a buttercup. The flower has six green leaves and sits atop a leafy stem with a companion bud. Alternating green and white millefiori form a border garland. Clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,400 — 1,600
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41 Antique Baccarat blue dogrose miniature paperweight. A brilliant royal blue dogrose, with slightly-cupped heart-shaped petals rimmed in white and with a white stardust center and red bull’s-eye core, is framed by three serrated green leaves and perches on a short pert stem, flanked by two other leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Fair condition. Diameter 2 1/16" $600 — 700
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42 Antique Clichy spaced hexagon-patterned millefiori and rose paperweight. Green, pink and white millefiori, including an edelweiss cane, a pink and green rose, complex star bull’s-eye bundles and pastry molds, are spaced into a hexagonal field. Cobalt blue ground. Diameter 2 5/8" $600 — 800 43 Antique Clichy blue and white swirl paperweight. Moving in a counter-clockwise motion, ribbons of alternating white and cobalt blue swirl outwards toward the periphery from a central red and white complex cog. Good condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $1,000 — 1,400 44 Antique Clichy C-scroll millefiori and roses paperweight. Centered by a complex red and white cog cane, four concentric rings of millefiori, including a ring of sixteen small pink and green roses, are the focus of six C-scroll garlands of various design and color, including one scroll of fifteen white roses. Each scroll contains a single contrasting complex cane in its void. Opaque deep phthalo blue ground. Pictured in The French Connection in Mexico: The Improbable Paperweight Path, page 11. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $3,000 — 4,000
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45 Antique Clichy millefiori circlets garland paperweight. Three concentric rings of millefiori in red, white and blue, the center one of blue stardust, cradle a central complex bull’s-eye cane. Four floret-centered moss cane circlets, that alternate with four bull’s-eye-centered pink and white complex cane circlets, form a festive border garland of rings around the center design. Opaque turquoise ground. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $2,000 — 3,000 46 Antique Clichy end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. A lively assortment of whole and partial complex canes, including ruffles, cogs, pastry molds and bull’s-eyes, gives a peek into the factory’s daily work. A mottled layer of partial canes supports the design from below and reveals a complete and perfect white and pink rose cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $500 — 800 47 Antique Clichy millefiori and roses chequer paperweight. A large green pastry mold cane centers a spaced ring of seven contrasting canes, including an iconic pink and green rose, followed by a ring of eleven more canes where a beautiful pink rose resides. The canes are separated by delicate white latticinio tubes to create a chequer pattern, over an underlying layer of parallel rows of latticinio. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $800 — 1,000
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48 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori and rose miniature paperweight. A pink complex crimp cane is encircled by a ring of slightly spaced pink, purple, green and white canes, followed by one more ring of the same color and a few blue canes, including a white rose. Clear ground. Diameter 2" $400 — 600
51 Antique Clichy millefiori nosegay miniature paperweight. A white pastry mold is joined by a yellow crimp cane and a smaller pink pastry mold, to form a fragrant nosegay, gathered in a tight budding trio at the intersection of three pointed and bladed green leaves and at the end of a stem, flanked by two leaves. Clear ground. Diameter 1 13/16" $500 — 800
49 Antique Clichy spaced millefiori garland miniature paperweight. A large burgundy and white pastry mold centers a spaced ring of variously colored pastry mold and one white edelweiss flower. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 1 3/4" $200 — 300
52 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A purple pastry mold is ringed by seven pink and green pastry molds, inside a border garland of larger pink pastry molds, each with a pink rod and floret center, spaced by pairs of white stardust canes. Clear ground. Possible former drawer pull. Diameter 2 1/16" $500 — 800
50 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A large central green pastry mold centers a contrasting garland of eight pink pastry molds, inside a border garland of green pastry molds, spaced in pairs by larger blue and white floret and bull’s-eye complex canes. Clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $350 — 500
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53 Antique Clichy millefiori and rose nosegay miniature paperweight. A white and green rose, a lavender complex cog and a red pastry mold form a triangular bouquet to sweeten one’s odorat. They bloom below three green leaves and atop a tapered stem flanked by two leaves. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/16" $500 — 800
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54 Antique Saint Louis strawberries and blossom paperweight. Two textured strawberries, one ripe with dark red color and the other slightly blushing pink, grow on each side of a long green stem, topped by a lone yellow-centered white blossom and flanked by two pairs of serrated green leaves. Double-swirl white latticinio ground. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,000 — 1,400 55 Antique Saint Louis fuchsia paperweight. A brilliant royal blue and magenta-colored fuchsia, its ruby stamens hanging prettily, shares a bit of sturdy stem with four leaves, as well as with a two vivid companion buds. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $700 — 1,000 56 Antique Saint Louis double clematis paperweight. A clematis flower, with two tiers of striped pink petals around a central blue and white star cane, blooms atop a short green aventurine stem, with three serrated leaves, one of which also contains aventurine. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Good condition. Diameter 3" $600 — 800
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57 Antique Saint Louis pompon miniature paperweight. Carefully arranged C-shaped hollow white canes form a pompon whose center is brightened by a small yellow and blue complex cane. The flower sits atop a stem, flanked by two crenulated green leaves, below two additional green leaves and a companion bud. Hypnotizing double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground, with an inner layer of translucent ruby. Diameter 2 3/16" $800 — 1,000 58 Uncommon antique Saint Louis concentric millefiori paperweight. A large white stars and cogs complex cane centers a spaced ring of five red ruffle canes, inside a border garland of pairs of pistachio complex canes, spaced by blue complex canes. Striking and unusual cerulean blue ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $800 — 1,400 59 Antique Saint Louis concentric millefiori paperweight. A large pink and white millefiori, with a bit of blue in the center, is encircled by five spaced golden cogs and white stars complex cane, each set on a bit of transparent green, inside a border garland of ogee-tipped cogs alternating between blue and white. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $500 — 700
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60 Antique French, attributed to Clichy, Abbé Jacques DeLille sulphide paperweight. A silvery white sulphide of the famous poet, Jacques DeLille, in profile, floats over a clear ground. From the George Kulles Collection. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $300 — 400 61 Antique Apsley Pellatt Queen Victoria Coronation sulphide miniature paperweight. A small sulphide of Queen Victoria shows the monarch in profile with her coronation crown. Clear ground. From the George Kulles Collection. Good condition. Diameter 2 3/16" $300 — 400 62 Antique Clichy Comte de Chambord sulphide paperweight. A silvery white sulphide of the royal, the last descendent of Louis XV, in profile, floats over a transparent emerald green ground. Formerly from the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $300 — 400
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63 Antique French, attributed to Baccarat, Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle sulphide paperweight. A white sulphide of a French revolutionary army officer, who later composed the French national anthem, floats over a clear ground. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/2" $200 — 300 64 Antique Baccarat Marquis de Lafayette sulphide paperweight. A white sulphide of the famous revolutionary military officer, born Gilbert du Motier, floats over a clear ground. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Fair condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300 — 400 65 Antique Baccarat enamel and gold-foil bouquet scent bottle. An ornate painted enamel-on-gold-foil blue forget-me-not bouquet is pressed in a clear disc on top of a small intricately-cut clear scent bottle. Mitre-cut edges with a fan of mitre-cuts to the underside. Good condition. Diameter 1 1/8" $300 — 400
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66 Uncommon antique New England Glass Company open concentric millefiori on sodden snow ground paperweight. A rod bundle of hollow white and pink cogs centers a ring of blue and white complex canes, inside a double border garland, first of white and then of pink cog complex canes. A lovely and seldom seen white sodden snow ground is visible between the rings. Pictured in The Boston and Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, page 76. Fine condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $500 — 600
millefiori flowers and four mint green leaves are gathered into a lovely nosegay and are encircled by two border rings of canes. The inner ring alternates between white and dark blue complex canes, while the outer ring alternates between mint green and white floret cog canes and running rabbit silhouettes, both on white and black backgrounds. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Pictured and discussed in The New England Glass Company, page 105. Fine condition with internal flaws. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,000 — 1,400
67 Antique New England Glass Company triple leaf spray garland on swirling latticinio ground paperweight. A central white, mauve and red cane is surrounded by three spaced leaf sprays, each consisting of pink, maroon and green variegated leaves. Three contrasting canes spaced the three leaf sprays. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Diameter 2 3/4" $600 — 800
70 Extremely rare antique New England Glass Company nosegay and millefiori garlands on upset muslin ground paperweight. Three white millefiori cog flowers and four mint green leaves are gathered into a peaceful nosegay and are encircled by two border rings of spaced canes. The design sits on a rare upset muslin ground with bits of colored twists. “Muslin or lace grounds are extremely rare and so far have been found only in a very few NEGC paperweights.” —The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, page 81. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,000 — 1,400
68 Rare antique New England Glass Company fruit and leaf spray on swirling latticinio ground paperweight. An elusive solo leaf spray sheathes three red fruits and sits at the center of a double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Pictured and discussed in The New England Glass Company, page 122. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $800 — 1,000 69 Antique New England Glass Company nosegay and millefiori and rabbit silhouette garlands paperweight. Three 18
71 Antique New England Glass Company millefiori nosegay miniature paperweight. A nosegay is composed of a pair of blue and white complex canes, topped by two smaller pink, blue and white canes, at the center of four serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $300 — 400
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72 Extremely rare antique New England Glass Company poinsettia and torsade paperweight. Four round red petals encircle a central white cog complex cane and center a ring of five pointed red petals, spaced by mint green crenulated leaves, which form a rare poinsettia flower. The flower centers a rare cobalt blue and white filament-encased white latticinio torsade, over a double-swirl white latticinio ground. Pictured and discussed in The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, page 136. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $500 — 800 73 Antique New England Glass Company blue poinsettia on latticinio faceted paperweight. A royal blue poinsettia, with two tiers of petals and a yellow swirl center, sits atop a stem shared by emerald green leaves. Double-swirl white latticinio ground. Four large side facets alternate with stacked pairs of small side facets and a quatrefoil top facet. Diameter 2 1/2" $500 — 800 74 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company blue poinsettia on jasper ground paperweight. A double-tiered blue poinsettia, with a white and pink complex cane center, two green leaves and a short stem, rests on a translucent red, white and blue jasper ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 500 www.selman.com
75 Antique New England Glass Company red poinsettia paperweight. A red poinsettia, with two tiers of five petals each and a white complex cane center, sits atop a curving stem shared by three green leaves, each studded with rows of tiny bubbles. Double-swirl white latticinio ground. Diameter 2 15/16" $400 — 600 76 Antique New England Glass Company red poinsettia and bud paperweight. A double-tiered red poinsettia sits atop a curving stem shared by three green leaves, each studded with rows of tiny bubbles, and a tightly-sheathed bud. Double-swirl white latticinio ground. Diameter 3" $300 — 400 77 Antique Gillinder close concentric millefiori paperweight. A large central pink and white cog cane is encircled first by eight turquoise and white complex cog canes and then by two rings of white complex cogs. An outer ring of pink and white complex cogs is pulled downward into a short basket for the design. Diameter 2 3/4" $600 — 800
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78 Paul Stankard flower bouquet with seed pods and blueberries orb. A gathering of yellow cornflowers, red seed clusters, pale pink blossoms, blueberries, assorted leaves and spiraling tendrils, grows from all sides of a patch of tangled green and brown moss. Diameter 3 13/16" $4,000 — 6,000 79 Paul Stankard 2003 “Orchids on Moss with Mask” paperweight. A rust-colored ant crawls across a mound of green moss, which is encircled by three spaced orchids, brown branches and variegated green leaves, over a layer of tangled green moss. A white ‘pâte-de-verre’ mask is nestled on the underside of the moss. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $3,000 — 4,000 80 Paul Stankard 1980 pair of pink and white lady’s-slipper orchids paperweight. Two white orchids, with magenta labella, share a forking stem with a companion bud, flanked by bladed green leaves that rise from trailing roots and a separate seedpod. Transparent emerald green ground. Edition #15 of a limited edition of 75. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000 — 1,200
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81 Paul Stankard 1983 “Braided-stem Bouquet” with daisies and raspberries paperweight. Two white daisies, with yellow centers, small pink tea rose buds, yellow buds, blue forget-me-nots and three ripe red raspberries, are braided together into a graceful arching bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,500 — 2,000 82 Paul Stankard 1987 “Indian Gourds” and orange blossom paperweight. Two pale orange and green Indian gourds, covered in speckles, warts and variegation, grow on a vine, with large variegated green leaves, an orange blossom and spiraling green tendrils. Clear ground. Limited edition of 75. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,200 — 1,600 83 Paul Stankard 1986 azalea and mountain laurel bouquet paperweight. A trio of orange azalea flowers is surrounded by three spaced white mountain laurel bell blossoms and two duos of yellow buds. The flowers are gathered in a dense cluster of green leaves and tendrils. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,200 — 1,600
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84 Paul Stankard 1979 white spring beauty blossoms paperweight. Two fully splayed white spring beauty blossoms, with pointed pink-striped petals around perky stamens, are joined by a partially opened flower that looks to the left and three sheathed buds to the right. They bloom atop a thin stem, flanked by two bladed green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #47 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Dated. Created for The Smithsonian Institution. Diameter 3 3/16" $600 — 800 85 Paul Stankard 1984 water lilies paperweight. A pair of multi-tiered white water lilies, with delicate yellow filament stamens, blooms on either side of a brown-speckled green lily pad. The lilies and the lily pad grow on long slender green stems, which extend from a bulb with roots. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 75. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $800 — 1,000 86 Paul Stankard 1981 arethusa orchid on blue ground paperweight. An orange-spotted pale pink arethusa orchid blooms atop a thin curving stem with three green leaves, from a root bulb. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #29 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Dated. Created for The Smithsonian Institution. Diameter 3 1/8" $800 — 1,000
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87 Paul Stankard 1977 “Summer Field Arrangement” bouquet paperweight. Two pink wild roses are gathered into a bouquet with orange daylilies, red bunchberries, yellow loosestrife, two red and white trillium flowers and stems of green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,200 — 1,600 88 Paul Stankard 1979 strawberry and blossom faceted paperweight. A delicate red strawberry hangs from a slender forking stem shared by a white blossom, three buds and two trios of green leaves. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Edition #74 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Created for The Smithsonian Institution. Diameter 2 5/8" $800 — 1,000 89 Paul Stankard 1976 blackberry and blossom bouquet paperweight. A radiating sprig of blue flowers and companion buds centers a bouquet with a lovely pink wild rose and buds, a pair of blackberries with a promising white blackberry blossom and attending leaves. Clear ground. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 6. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $1,000 — 1,200
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90 Paul Stankard 1984 “Pink Wild Roses” and rose hip paperweight. Two wild roses, with shaded pale pink petals and delicate yellow filament stamens, bloom on a curved stem, with a green-sheathed pink bud, a red-speckled pale green rose hip seed pod and small green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $800 — 1,000
93 Paul Stankard 1983 white mountain hawthorn blossoms paperweight. A forking branch of white mountain hawthorn blooms and buds is lined with furled leaves and lifts upward from a system of trailing beige roots. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000 — 1,200
91 Paul Stankard 1980 “Wedding Bouquet” paperweight. Pink apple blossoms, yellow loosestrife, sprays of blue heather, green leaves are gathered on stems to form a peaceful and elegant bouquet. Clear ground. Experimental edition of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $800 — 1,000
94 David Graeber 2016 botanical over black pedestal rectangular paperweight. A spectacular bouquet of all-over flowers, including blue roses, red and purple flowers, chartreuse chrysanthemums, white bell clusters and green foliage, floats in a clear cube above a black pedestal base. Signature/date cane. Height 4 5/16", length 2 3/4", width 2 7/8" $2,500 — 3,000
92 Paul Stankard 1979 “Botanical Interpretation” pink and white flower sprays paperweight. Three spikes of white and pink partially opened flowers on thin stems push up through five green leaves over white roots. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,000 — 1,200
95 David Graeber 2019 rose and blueberry bouquet with honeybee orb. A lone fuzzy bee alights on the cascading petals of a dewy creme-shaded white rose, which springs from a short branch of three ripe blueberries and bladed leaves. Clear ground. Diameter 2 3/8" $1,000 — 1,400
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96 Cathy Richardson 2019 “Roses and Raspberries” engraved black and white surface design cameo paperweight. White thorny vines intermingle and rise on the surface of a black dome, giving rise to roses, leaves and textured raspberries. The delicate design has slight relief as it was created by diamond, stone and rubber polishing bits to contrasts against an opaque black surface, only revealed once the white layer was sandblasted away. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $2,500 — 4,000 97 Johne Parsley 1995 daffodil bouquet paperweight. A pair of dimensional yellow daffodils tops a pair or buds, on arching stems, spaced by stems of green leaves to create a formal bouquet. Transparent yellow ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $800 — 1,000 98 Johne Parsley 1996 dogwood blossoms branch faceted paperweight. Three red-tipped white dogwood blossoms top a pair of pink dogwood blossoms, each with cleaved petals around a central tuft of filament stamens, grow on a branch in a formal bouquet, along with two little pink buds and small green leaves. Translucent turquoise ground. Seven and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,000 — 1,200
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99 Andrew Byers 2007 arching morning glory and forgetme-not all-over bouquet with honeybee paperweight. A pair of entwined curved vines bears several light pink morning glories, clusters of blue, pink and white forget-me-not flowers, interspersed with various styles of green leaves. A honeybee forages through the bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $2,000 — 3,000 100 Andrew Byers 2008 tulip, crocus and daisy all-over bouquet paperweight. Three orange tulips and three golden yellow daisies are the framework for a bouquet that is echoed on the underside and filled with mauve crocuses, small buds and blooms, clusters of green berries and an array of accompanying greenery, including rosemary. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $3,000 — 4,000 101 Andrew Byers 2004 white morning glories, yellow berries and assorted flowers paperweight. Three white morning glories surround a central cluster of red-speckled yellow berries and are surrounded by alternating sprays of yellow flowers, with companion buds, and red flower trios. Attending green leaves and tendrils are spaced between the flowers. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,600 — 2,000
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102 Rick Ayotte 1997 “Marsh Friends” turtle and frogs compound magnum paperweight. A green frog rests atop a lily pad that floats on a murky pond near a yellow water lily flanked by lily pads, while a fellow frog approaches the shore between red and yellow flowers, ready for a play date with a swimming turtle below the surface. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/16" $2,000 — 3,000 103 Rick Ayotte 1992 “Pink Peace” rose bouquet paperweight. Two lush pale pink roses bloom next to a partially opened companion, atop a bed of pink and white rosebuds and blue leaves. Overall pink hues give an aurora of peace to the bouquet. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 13/16" $2,000 — 3,000 104 Rick Ayotte 2000 “Heavenly Blue” camellia bouquet paperweight. A trio of dimensional pale pink camellias blooms among shaded blue forget-me-nots, small blue and white flowers and stems of dark green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 11/16" $2,000 — 3,000
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105 Rick Ayotte 1990 “American Plum Bouquet” paperweight. Three luscious ripe purple plums and three candid white plum blossoms, their cores aflame with scarlet-tipped yellow stamens, hang against a thick patchwork of pointed plum leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 3/16" $1,000 — 1,400 106 Rick Ayotte 1991 “Diamond in the Rough” crab apple bouquet paperweight. Five crisp red and green apples ripen amidst a promising trio of delicate pink blossoms, buds, green leaves and stems. Clear ground. Signed/dated. “For many years we have admired our own crab apple trees and the beautiful blooms that fill the front yard each spring.” —Songs Without Words. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 11/16" $1,200 — 1,600 107 Rick Ayotte 2006 “Eternal Life” dahlia bouquet paperweight. Three lush multi-tiered dahlias, in pink, deep russet and golden-orange, form the center of an everlasting fall bouquet, punctuated with buds and yellow-edged green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,500 — 2,000
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108 Rick Ayotte 1997 “Rainforest Rainbow” scarlet macaw compound paperweight. A scarlet macaw, with long red tail feathers, perches on the green leaves of a red, yellow and blue shrimp plant, over a fan of broad red and green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $1,200 — 1,600
111 Rick Ayotte 1981 “Nut Cracker” keel-billed toucan paperweight, from the Tropical Bird series. An elegant and elaborate toucan, with black wings and tail, a red belly, yellow head, green eye and multi-colored beak, poses on a vine-covered branch. Clear ground. Edition #10 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,000 — 1,400
109 Rick Ayotte 1997 “Cactus Crossroads” wren, beetle and lizard paperweight. A prickly cactus, with pink blossoms and buds, provides shelter for a cactus wren, a red beetle and a scaly lizard. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 11/16" $1,200 — 1,600
112 Rick Ayotte 1979 “Robin Red Breast” paperweight. A redbreasted robin perches on a bare brown branch, ready to announce the coming of Spring. Clear ground. Edition #5 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $800 — 1,000
110 Rick Ayotte 1996 “Blueberry Hill” bluebird with worm and fledglings in nest paperweight. A nurturing bluebird perches on a wreath of leafy blueberry branches, with a red worm in its gaping beak. Below it, a nest with three hungry fledglings, heads raised upward with open beaks, sits at the bottom of the wreath, under a shallow dome. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 11/16" $1,500 — 2,000
113 Rick Ayotte 1989 “Queen of the Pampas” miniature paperweight. A grassland yellow finch frames itself amidst a cluster of yellow barberry flowers, two above and three below, with dark green leaves adding contrast to the hideout. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Good condition. Diameter 2 1/8" $400 — 500
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114 Rick Ayotte “Grandi flora” pink rose sculpture. A lush and dimensional rose, with tiers of blushing petals around a central tuft of yellow stamens, is encased in a clear dome, at the center of five clear-encased variegated green leaves that radiate outward in a realistic fashion. The flower is tilted forward on a metal display stand. Edition #1 of 1. This new process of encasing the paperweight flower and each leaf as a paperweight, then attaching all components by fire, pushes the boundaries of the paperweight art form. Diameter near 6" $2,000 — 3,000 115 Rick and Melissa Ayotte 2009 collaborative “Sunshine” yellow rose sculpture and faceted vase. A pretty yellow-shaded rose blooms on a stem, with green leaves and a pair of small companion buds, inside a clear vessel with a long and thin neck, above a transparent green ground. The eternal flower is view through a front facet, while a yellow rose sculpture on a transparent green stem sits in the bottle’s opening. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8", height 9 7/8" $1,400 — 1,800 116 Rick Ayotte “Radiant” red and white rose bouquet in white faceted bowl. Three dimensional red roses are joined by a lone white rose, small companion buds, green foliage and baby’s breath, to form a romantic bouquet, which floats at the base of a large vessel. Twelve side facets refract the bouquet into a garland and flare outward from a laminated transparent red base to a large translucent smokey-white bowl, passing through a section of 26
clear where the design is revealed. The bowl was blown by Master glassblower, Dave McDermott, and is one of a kind. “This is one of my most exciting endeavors.” —Rick Ayotte. Black metal display stand included. Diameter 10", height 6 1/2" $4,000 — 5,000 117 Melissa Ayotte 2001 “Blue Flax” overlay faceted stone paperweight. Two blue flax blossoms and their three buds bloom on a stem from a bulbous root and are revealed through an oval window, cut into a flat oblong opaque white stone, speckled with gray, brown, blue and green spots. Signed/dated. Length 5 1/8, height 1 5/16" $500 — 800 118 Melissa Ayotte 2006 “Forget-Me-Not” blue flowers in flowerpot paperweight, from the Flora Sphere series. Blue forget-me-not flowers, each centered by a tuft of fine yellow stamens, are gathered into a rounded bouquet, on coarse green stems, over a white-speckled clear ground, held within a transparent pale blue bowl-shaped base. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $500 — 800 119 Melissa Ayotte (2006) “Sunflower Earthen Vessel” paperweight. A still life rendering of a dimensional sunflower on yellow-speckled ground rests within a brown bowl-shaped fused-metal and glass vessel. Diameter 3 13/16" $400 — 500
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120 Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios 1985 “Orchid” diatreta and insculpture paperweight, by Barry Sautner and Doug Merritt. An orchid, with attending leaves and roots, is carved inward into a shimmering three-dimensional masterpiece, called insculpture. The flower is further glorified, above a textured frosted surface, by a stylized wreath of stems, roots, five drooping buds and four flowers that have been expertly carved into several layers of opaque green, white and pink glass, an ancient technique called diatreta. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Greek for “latticework”, diatreta carvings are created by removing glass from beneath the design and releasing forms, in this case flowers and leaves, from a vitreous mass while leaving behind a meticulous network of posts which binds the lattice to the original subject. This specimen is a sublime example of the techniques developed at the Vandermark Merritt studio. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $5,000 — 6,000 www.selman.com
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121 Chris Buzzini 1995 “Coneflower Bouquet” paperweight, from the Yosemite Series. Yellow coneflowers, a white peregrine thistle, a lavender camas lily, sky pilots and pink wood roses are joined by buds, tendrils and leaves in a bouquet that epitomizes the most famous Yosemite National Park wildflowers. Clear ground. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $1,500 — 2,000
124 Chris Buzzini 2007 white asters paperweight. A tangle of trailing roots gives rise to a curving stem that has sprouted several bladed green leaves along the way to a pair of sheathed white buds, an emerging flower and a beautiful fully-splayed specimen. Each flower is centered by a cluster of seven green florets. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,200 — 1,600
122 Chris Buzzini 1994 three pink flowers paperweight. A bouquet of three pink flowers, each with a central cage of yellow stamens and four pink companion buds, sits within an exuberant fan of light green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #20 of a limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,200 — 1,600
125 Chris Buzzini 1991 pink and white crownvetch paperweight. A cluster of pink and white bells forms the flower of a crownvetch plant, echoed by a companion bud. The flowers share a thin forking stem that emerges from a bulbous root system along with three stems of small green leaves. Edition #14 of a limited edition of 40. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,500
123 Chris Buzzini 1997 “Yellow Lady’s Slipper 2” orchid paperweight. A lovely dimensional orchid, with a detailed yellow labellum centering three green sepals below a brown cap, is joined by an emerging companion bud on a forking green stem, flanked by three variegated green leaves, that rise from a bulbous root system. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $1,200 — 1,600
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126 Chris Buzzini 1987 “Red Azalea” bouquet paperweight. Red azaleas, yellow blossoms, stems of small purple flowers, buds and green leaves radiate outward from a nucleus of twisted stems. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $800 — 1,000
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127 Delmo Tarsitano spider and strawberry patch compound fancy-cut paperweight, from the Earthlife series. A gray spider stands sentry in its sandy domain, atop a white webby nest which appears red under light, and is concealed by stems of strawberry plant, with three ripe strawberries and white blossoms. Fancy-cut perimeter above the base. Translucent green ground. Signature cane. Previously sold in L.H Selman, Ltd.’s Fall 1999, Auction 22, as lot 121. Diameter 3 7/8" $4,000 — 5,000
and crenulated green leaves, tied by a green ribbon. Blue ground strewn with colorful filaments. Signature cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $600 — 800
128 Debbie Tarsitano dahlia, clematis and zinnia bouquet with ladybugs paperweight. A lacy multi-tiered pink dahlia reigns in a bouquet of purple and blue clematis and zinnias, each with a different cane center, spaced by green leaves, Clichy-type pink roses, complex millefiori and eight black and yellow ladybugs. Rich blue ground strewn with colorful filaments. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/4" $2,500 — 3,000
131 Debbie Tarsitano three pink flower bouquet paperweight. A six-petalled pink flower, its pointed petals surrounding a tuft of yellow filament stamens, is joined on stems by two similar four-petalled flowers, amidst haloes and stems of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $400 — 600
129 Debbie Tarsitano zinnia and rose bouquet paperweight. A pompon-style rose, made of small hollow pink tubes with white edges, blooms on a halo of green leaves, above a companion rose bud, next to a zinnia, with a tier of blue petals and a tier of white latticinio petals around a central tuft of pink stamens and white florets. The blossoms are gathered on stems with a sheathed bud
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130 Delmo Tarsitano strawberry and white blossom paperweight. A lone ripe strawberry hangs at the end of a curving stem next to a promising white blossom and several serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $400 — 600
132 Debbie Tarsitano two pink flowers and a bud paperweight. Two pink flowers, each with five petals festooned in pinks and white and each with a bright tuft of yellow stamens at its middle, are accompanied by a single bud and share a forking leafy stem. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $400 — 600
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133 Gordon Smith 1984 strawberry trio paperweight. Three expertly rendered strawberries, one green and two red, are hooked to a skirt of green sepals, at the end of long curving stems that emanate from a trio of large variegated green leaves. A persistent closed white bud, at the end of an aching stem, dots the design. translucent emerald green ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $600 — 800 134 Gordon Smith 1991 raspberry bouquet paperweight. Two red raspberries and a young green raspberry prepare for harvest amidst a trio of pale green leaves, while a defiant white blossom attempts to prolong the growing season. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $500 — 700 135 Gordon Smith 1985 white trumpet flowers paperweight. Two white blossoms, with yellow filament stamens cupped in the depth of their bell-shaped petals, grow on a vine with spiraling shaded green leaves and a closed companion bud. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $400 — 500
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136 Gordon Smith 1986 “Bird of Paradise” flower and bud paperweight. An orange and purple bird of paradise flower rises above an emerging companion from a trio of spun green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $500 — 800 137 Randall Grubb 1994 Artist Proof raspberries and white blossoms paperweight. Five ripe red raspberries share a network of thorny stems with a white raspberry blossom, two white buds and a generous scattering of green heart-shaped leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $600 — 800 138 Randall Grubb 1998 “King of the Reef ” eel, skate and coral paperweight. A green moray eel and a brown skate make a peaceful orange coral lair their home, framed by a blue anemone and dark green sea grasses. Sandy ocean floor. Limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $700 — 1,000
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139 Randall Grubb 1991 lavender plum blossoms paperweight. Two clusters of lavender plum blossoms, each with upright yellow stamens, grow on a forking brown branch towards trios of tight purple buds, topped by trios of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $500 — 700 140 Randall Grubb 1988 Japanese white pine bonsai tree paperweight. A lone bonsai tree, bent to one side, grows tufts of light green needles as it clings to a patch of speckled earth. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $300 — 400 141 Randall Grubb 1986 three flower bouquet paperweight. A pale-yellow clematis is framed by a peach-colored blossom, with a striking black filament center, and a stem of small white bellflowers, each with a thin yellow filament stamen center, on three gathered green stems, emerging from a trio of leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $300 — 400
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142 Jim D’Onofrio 1996 spotted purple frog and pink flower paperweight. A whimsical purple frog, with mauve feet, a white belly and black spots lining body and legs, climbs a braided stem leading to an exotic pink blossom. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $600 — 800 143 Jim D’Onofrio 1994 large blue crab with a seashell and a green plant paperweight. A dimensional blue crab, with orange edging details and black spots, is comfortably burrowing in a sandy patch of seafloor, behind a tuft of seagrass and a moon snail shell. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $800 — 1,200 144 Jim D’Onofrio 2007 “Blue and Gold Macaw” parrot on a branch paperweight. A three-dimensional blue and gold macaw perches on a branch, next to an orchid plant with a drooping pale pink flower. Several tree trunks, cascading vines and blue sky are visible in the mottle rainforest background. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,000 — 1,500
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145 Victor Trabucco 1993 black snake paperweight. An elegant black snake, his profile lined in yellow with a shimmering gray belly, coils by three silver and black-speckled gray rocks. Earthy ground strewn with pebbles and mica. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $500 — 800
148 Victor Trabucco 2001 turtle paperweight. A friendly brown turtle, with a scaly mottled shell, considers the landscape as it remains alert on all fours before making its next move out of the perceived safety afforded by a few white and black stones. Rust-colored earth ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $600 — 800
146 Victor Trabucco 1996 pink China rose with berries paperweight. A pink China rose, its center filled with brown-tipped yellow stamens, is tucked into a small spray with a companion bud, eight satin-purple blueberries and a flourish of green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $800 — 1,000
149 David & Jon Trabucco 2000 blueberries and red blossom paperweight. Three blueberries sit below a red blossom flower and variegated green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $500 — 800
147 Victor Trabucco 2000 orange and black monarch butterfly and rose paperweight. An orange, black and white monarch butterfly nears a rose stem with a pink blossom, a bud and green leaves. White upset muslin. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $800 — 1,000
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150 Victor Trabucco 1979 trout faceted paperweight. A near catch, a green and white trout fish jumps from the hook of a fishing line while a piece of red lure remains unscathed. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $500 — 600
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151 Ken Rosenfeld 1994 mums and bell flowers paperweight. Three white spider mums, each with thick green and yellow stamen clusters at its core, share a weaving stem of leaves and tendrils with six purple bell flowers, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $600 — 900 152 Ken Rosenfeld pink, blue and orange bouquet paperweight. A blue wheatflower, with magenta dots, is joined by a purple rose, with a honeycomb center, two buds and four orange and yellow clematis, on gathered stems with attending leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $500 — 800 153 Ken Rosenfeld 1991 orange and white orchid bouquet paperweight. Three white orchids, with red tongues, and two orange and yellow tiger orchids grow on segmented green stems with bladed leaves. Transparent blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $400 — 500
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154 Ken Rosenfeld (2001) pink dahlia paperweight. A lush dimensional pink dahlia, made of cupped pink petal, and a plump pink bud share a curved stem with several dark green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $400 — 500 155 Ken Rosenfeld pink rose and bud frosted faceted paperweight. A pink rose shares a forking branch with a sheathed companion bud and a few leafy sprigs. Clear ground. Top facet to a frosted exterior. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/2" $300 — 400 156 Ken Rosenfeld 2000 purple irises paperweight. Three purple irises bloom at the top of thin green stems from a cluster of fanning leaves. Transparent black ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $350 — 500
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157 Bob Banford dueling snakes, ladybugs and blue flower paperweight. A pair of dueling snakes, one red with black spots and the other striped in hues of yellow, orange and red, faces off around a central cobalt blue flower, with a white stardust center, that emerges from a fountain of green leaves. A pair of ladybugs are seeking refuge within the plant’s shadow. Pebbly earth ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/8" $800 — 1,200 158 Bob Banford and Ray Banford collaborative four-flower bouquet paperweight. A pink cabbage rose is crowned by a purple and white pansy, with a central flower picture cane, by a wheatflower, with yellow petals dotted in black, and by a dogrose, with notched pink petals. Crossed companion buds droop below the bouquet. The flowers are joined by a formal arrangement of vines and green leaves. Clear, diamond-cut ground. Signature canes. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,400
160 Ray Banford “Cabbage Rose Bouquet” faceted paperweight. Six dimensional pink cabbage roses bloom on stems, with a pink bud and variegated green leaves, over an opaque white ground. Six and one facets, with a ring of flutes around the base. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,500 161 Bob Banford spotted snake and desert flower paperweight. A twisting green-spotted black snake winds across a textured desert floor, raising his head to admire a lone yellow bloom, haloed by three green leaves. Signature cane. Excellent condition Diameter 2 3/4" $400 — 600 162 Ray Banford rose bouquet paperweight. Five pink cabbage roses bloom in a halo around a central companion bud, held together on gathered stems with green variegated leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $500 — 700
159 Bob Banford apples on a branch paperweight. Five red delicious apples, each with a green floret calyx at the bottom and hanging on a short yellow stem from the top, are ripening on a large brown branch along with two promising pink flowers, each with a yellow stardust center, and six serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $800 — 1,000 34
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163 Mayauel Ward 1996 “Aquarium” sea life overlay magnum faceted paperweight. A marine scene of three tropical fish swimming amongst several jellyfish, coral, kelp and shells, against a background of iridescent cobalt blue, is revealed through three circular and beveled facets in a thick black overlay. Signed/dated. Diameter 5" $600 — 800 164 Mayauel Ward 2007 arching bouquet paperweight. Three red berries standout on an arching stem of leaves and mixed flowers, including white bells, blue forget-me-nots, yellow buds with a splayed flower and two pink orchids. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $700 — 1,000 165 Mayauel Ward 1990 flowers on sandy ground paperweight. Four yellow sundrop flowers, mauve morning glories, buds and striped green leaves grow from a vine which winds between three speckled rocks. Sandy ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $500 — 700
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166 Mayauel Ward 2010 bird, tree and full moon compound paperweight. An exotic bird, with a yellow body, blue wing and green head, perches on a tree, with green tufts of foliage rising from short branches. In the background, a white full moon and spaced white stars rest on iridescent cobalt blue ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400 167 “Mayauel Ward 2006 double-tiered white flower compound paperweight. A flower has an upright flower center, with small petals and stamen, in yellow and orange, which is surrounded by two unfurled layers of ridged white petals. Three clusters of green leaves surround the flower, over mottled aqua and off-white ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $300 — 400 168 Mayauel Ward 2002 “Summer Orchid” in pink and white compound paperweight. A large pink and white orchid blooms alongside pink buds and light green leaves. Purple and white-speckled ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $300 — 400
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169 Damon MacNaught 2012 close concentric millefiori with stars paperweight. White star canes appear in the center and middle of five close concentric rings of ruffle, crimp and hollow canes, in blue, white, yellow and aqua. The outer ring is pulled downward into an aqua stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $400 — 500 170 Damon MacNaught 2011 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A central orange star cane is encircled by five rings of complex canes, including ruffle, crimp and cogs. The outer ring is pulled downward to form a turquoise stave basket. Six and one facets. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500 171 Damon MacNaught 2019 close concentric millefiori and rose paperweight. A central rose cane is encircled by three concentric rings of millefiori, including ruffled complex canes, in pink, blue and white, inside a stave basket of alternating white-cored pink rods and white-cored green crimp canes. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $300 — 400
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172 Damon MacNaught 2019 end-of-day scrambled millefiori and silhouettes paperweight. A silhouette of a turkey and a picture cane of an anchor are spaced with a few more complete millefiori above a cushion of mottled bits of cane, aventurine and a silhouette of a cat. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400 173 Jim Brown 2005 close packed millefiori paperweight. An assortment of large and small complex millefiori canes, including stars, a pink pompon, clovers, rod bundles and florets, is joined in a dense arrangement to form a beautiful pastel-colored cushion. The cambered prairie is held in a multi-colored crimp and cog stave basket, over a clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $500 — 800 174 Jim Brown 2005 scrambled millefiori stave basket paperweight. Segments of cobalt, emerald, red and yellow twists form a loose grid, in the traditionally macedoine scrambled style, where whole cogs and complex canes are scattered to create a rich burst color. The tumultuous design is held by orderly staves of white crimp hollow tubes. Translucent emerald green ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $600 — 800
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175 Jesse Taj Glass 2000 dichroic vortex and eye murrina marble. A spiraling shimmering multi-colored vortex plunges into an abyss in the eye of the storm, poetically ending into a murrina of an eye on the underside. Dark teal, green and lavender spirals, along with blue latticinio, encircle the perimeter of the exterior and flow down toward the eye. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/16" $300 — 400
178 Pairpoint pink crimp rose faceted paperweight. Four large green leaves, alternating with four thin green sepals, cup a pink crimp rose with thirteen lovely shaded petals. Six and one facets with six clear thumbprint printies alternating with six diamond-cut printies near the base. Edition #253. Signed “MMA” for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $100 — 200
176 Crystal Myths Studio 2000 frog and snake marble, by Lewis Wilson. A short sinuous black snake, with a yellow and red dorsal stripe, conferences with an orange frog. White frit pebbly ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/16" $150 — 300
179 Cape Cod 1995 commemorative marbrie paperweight, by William Burchfield. A central pink rose cane, encircled by a ring of pink and white canes including one marked “PCA 95” in honor of the Paperweight Collectors Association convention of 1995 and a Cape Cod Glass signature cane, tops alternating swags of blue, pink and white that cascade down to the base in a traditional marbrie style. Clear interior. Limited edition of 50. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $300 — 400
177 Ray Anderson 1994 dichroic multi-colored swirl marble. A swirling cloud of mottled colors and shimmering dichroic speckles rises and folds unto itself to create and inner cloud. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/16" $100 — 150
180 Cape Cod 1993 purple and white crown with rose cane paperweight, by William Burchfield. Seven pairs of twisted ribbons, purple and edged in white, are spaced by white latticinio tubes and cascade from a large top rose signature cane to create a regal crown. Clear interior and ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $500 — 700
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181 Drew Ebelhare 1994 pink and white swirl paperweight. A large central mint green complex cane lies at the apex of alternating bands of white and pink, which come together to create a swirling ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $200 — 300
The dates 1952 and 1977 as well as the initials “ER” are included in three complex canes at the bottom of the design. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #830 of a limited edition. Six and one facets. Good condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $250 — 400
182 Drew Ebelhare 2007 rising millefiori paperweight. Sprays of three green cane leaves are spaced in rising tiers, interspersed with pink pompon, pink clematis, white daisies, blue forget-menots and other pastel-colored flowers, all rising up towards a large pink flower cane with a blue halo of petals. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 3/8" $300 — 400
185 Whitefriars 1977 “Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee” close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Produced to commemorate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the monarch’s accession to the throne of Great Britain, a central crown picture cane sits encircled by five concentric rings of red, blue, and white complex star cogs. “1952” and “1977” date canes punctuate the field next to the crown and an “EIIR” Royal Cypher portrait cane lies directly below the crown. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $300 — 400
183 Drew Ebelhare 2000 close concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. Three rings of green, white and pink complex canes, consisting of cogs, tubes and florets, are gathered into a cobalt blue and white hollow cog stave basket. Central signature cane. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2" $300 — 400 184 Whitefriars 1977 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee commemorative millefiori crown faceted paperweight. Garlands of complex canes and individual millefiori are arranged to depict the royal crown of England in an assortment of pastel yellow, pink and blue. 38
186 Whitefriars 1976 close concentric millefiori all-over faceting paperweight. Five close concentric rings of star cog canes, in yellow, red, blue and green, encircle a central red star cog and are encircled by a border of cobalt blue star cogs that creates a short stave basket for the rings. Clear ground. All-over geometric faceting. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $200 — 300
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187 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1995 “Willow” tree in a meadow paperweight. A willow tree, with green and yellow leaves, grows from grass-covered ground, with scattered blue flowers and rocks. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $400 — 500 188 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1998 “Forest” tall trees paperweight. The green canopy of tall trees is seen from below in a shaded forest with light green flowers over a dark mossy ground. Transparent light green horizon ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 30. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500 189 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1999 “Pipe Cactus” desert paperweight. Two green saguaro cacti stand tall and proud amidst much shorter flowering bushes and rocks. Small purple and yellow flowers are strewn on a patch of sandy earth below them, perhaps in their natural habitat at the Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. Clear ground. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 30. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 500
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190 Bridgeton Studio 1978 hummingbird and yellow blossom paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. Green and brown sinuous vine, with yellow complex cane flowers, are visited by a red-headed hummingbird with a black swallow-tail, over a large light blue cushion ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400 191 Peter Raos 1995 “Monet Spring” millefiori and aventurine high-domed paperweight. A colorful carpet of millefiori flowers, woven with green leaves and bits of aventurine, drapes the exterior of a high dome and are encased in a thin layer of clear glass. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 1/8" $300 — 400 192 Daniel Lotton 1983 pink dichroic flower surface design paperweight, by Daniel Lotton. Two four-petalled shimmering pink flowers are joined by a thin stem on a network of green dichroic vines and leaves. Translucent dichroic surface and clear interior. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $200 — 300
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193 Clinton Smith 2019 purple cornflower and blue roses paperweight. A central purple cornflower is flanked by two blue roses and surrounded by clusters of yellow and white flowers. Beige ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $600 — 800 194 Clinton Smith 2012 yellow sprays with butterfly paperweight. Three lovely sprays of sheathed yellow blossoms, each thickly lining both sides of its sturdy stalk, are framed by opulent green foliage and visited by a beautiful black and yellow butterfly, against clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $500 — 700 195 Clinton Smith 2015 peaches and blossoms paperweight. Three pink blossoms, with perky pink stamens, are encircled by five ripe peaches and connected together by bright green variegated leaves and stems. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $600 — 800
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196 Colin Richardson 2011 “Blue Satyrs, Red Tigers” butterflies and lilies paperweight. Two lavender-blue satyr butterflies alight delicately on a stalk of orange tiger lilies with a thick sprig of brilliant blue berries and a tuft of bladed green leaves balancing the design. Butter yellow ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $500 — 600 197 Colin Richardson 2015 “Pink Triquetra” aventurine blossoms and berries paperweight. Three dark branches, with three green variegated leaves and three red berries each, grow in opposite directions and have a central pyramid of six aventurine pink blossoms, forming a triquetra. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $600 — 800 198 Colin Richardson 2014 “Tropical Visitor” butterfly and blooms paperweight. A woody branch, with bright orange berries, chartreuse leaves and three pretty lavender flowers accompanied by two buds, is arranged to one side of the weight, curving slightly inward where it is met by a visiting black butterfly, its wings spotted with bits of color. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $400 — 500
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199 Saint Louis 1999 lavender honeycomb paperweight. Tiers of lavender C-shaped canes are arranged to resemble a beehive in a cascade around a white signature/date cane that presides at the summit. The lowest tier is pulled downward into a stave basket. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 50. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,200 — 1,600
202 Saint Louis 1976 Clichy-type yellow roses paperweight. Two Clichy-type yellow millefiori roses, each with a pink center, are joined by a yellow bud and grow from long stems with green leaves and thorns. Opaque cobalt blue ground. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $700 — 1,000
200 Saint Louis (2001) “Fleur de cristal” radial patterned millefiori in shallow diamond bowl sculpture. A very large and complex millefiori consists of a central red and white complex cane, encircled by five radial arms of red, white and blue hollow cogs, that reach out to a border garland of the same canes and create triangular panels of yellow cog and star canes, each with a lone white star. The large cane is encased in a thin layer of clear glass and centers a shallow clear bowl with a double-swirl diamond pattern on the underside. Acid-etched insignia on the base. This item is a sample from a design produced in three different fancy-cutting styles. Diameter 3 1/2" $800 — 1,000
203 Saint Louis 1976 Clichy-type pink roses faceted paperweight. Two Clichy-type pink millefiori roses and a pink bud grow from separate green stems with red thorns and a few leaves. Opaque white ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $700 — 1,000
201 Saint Louis 1990 “Romantic” salmon-colored flower bouquet paperweight. Sprays of coral blossoms space pairs of buds and blooming flowers of the same color palette, gathered on stems with variegated shaded leaves, into a tasteful bouquet. Opaque sky-blue ground. Edition #145 of a limited edition of 500. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,400 www.selman.com
204 Saint Louis 1994 “Darling” two orchids on blue paperweight. Two apple green orchids, one fully open and the other only partially, rise from a common stem shared by two large bladed leaves at the bottom and two small bladed leaves at the top, as well as the occasional tendril. Opaque sky-blue ground. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4" $600 — 800
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205 Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. Seven dimensional lampwork flowers, in shades of blue, red, yellow and white, rest on a bed of dark green leaves, over a white double-swirl latticinio basket. A pink and white torsade completes the design. Two tiers of seven side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $800 — 1,000 206 Saint Louis 1982 “Fraises” strawberry bouquet faceted paperweight. Four red strawberries, speckled with yellow seeds, rest on a bed of green leaves, over a swirling white latticinio cushion. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 450; 200 made for the U.S. market. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $500 — 800 207 Saint Louis 1970 pistachio-yellow dahlia faceted paperweight. A complex signature/date cane sits at the center of a multi-tiered yellow dahlia, over a clear ground. Six and one facets. Made in red, blue and yellow in a limited edition of 800. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $600 — 800
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208 Saint Louis 1976 fuchsia faceted paperweight. A red and purple fuchsia blossom, two buds and green leaves, bloom on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 600 209 Saint Louis 1979 “Amour” Cupid sulphide faceted paperweight. A white sulphide of Cupid is encircled by a spaced garland of blue lampwork flowers, with millefiori cores, each flanked by green leaves. Rose-colored ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400, exclusive for L. H. Selman, Ltd. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $300 — 400 210 Saint Louis 1979 Tutankhamen gold inclusion and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A 24-karat gold death mask of the pharaoh is encircled by a white, blue, red and yellow complex millefiori garland. Blue ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500
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211 Saint Louis 1970 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A complex signature/date cane sits at the center of a mushroom, surrounded by six close concentric rings of assorted complex canes, atop a faded blue stem. Tealover-white double overlay. Five and one facets. Made in blue, red, yellow and white in a limited edition of 800. Diameter 3 1/16" $600 — 800 212 Saint Louis 1973 four-colored crown paperweight. White latticinio ribbons, with alternating twists of blue and chartreuse and others of red and green, emanate from a central signature/ date cane to form a regal crown reminiscent of the iconic antique design. Limited edition of 400. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500 213 Saint Louis 1971 blue and white swirl paperweight. A chartreuse signature/date cane rests at the center of a crown with a pinwheel pattern, composed of alternating blue and white ribbons. Limited edition of 400. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 500
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214 Saint Louis 1978 “Tapis de millefioris” red and white millefiori carpet ground with silhouettes paperweight. A carpet ground of red-cored white hollow canes presents four evenly spaced complex silhouette canes of a dog, horse, dancing man and dancing woman, as well as a central red and green complex star cane, tightly packed into a shallow stave basket. Limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4" $500 — 800 215 Saint Louis 1973 looped millefiori garlands on red ground paperweight. Six looped complex millefiori garlands, which alternate between light pink and blue, propel clockwise from a large central pink-rimmed complex cane. Opaque red ground. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $300 — 400 216 Saint Louis 1981 “Basket of Flowers” Clichy-inspired patterned millefiori pedestal paperweight. A central complex cane is encircled by several oval concentric rings of assorted complex canes and a border of spaced cane clusters that creates a blooming prairie of millefiori. The field of flowers sits atop a wide pedestal basket of white double-swirl latticinio, bordered by two blue and white twist torsades, reminiscent of the rare antique Clichy basket. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Good condition. Width 3 7/8", depth 3", height 2 1/16" $1,000 — 1,400
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217 Baccarat 1984 flat flower bouquet paperweight. A dimensional pink tulip flower, with a few white pollen dots above, sits at the center of an otherwise flat bouquet, consisting of colorful millefiori sprays, in white, red, blue and green, several yellow bud sprays, an orange flower and a large red flower. A fan of bladed leaves brings the bouquet together on gathered stems. Opaque sky-blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. A simplified version was produced in 1988. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000 — 1,500 218 Baccarat 1989 “Pinson sur fond de ciel blue” finch against blue sky on a branch paperweight. A detailed bird, with a white-speckled light orange breast and yellow-striped black wing and tail, perches on a branch with delicate white millefiori flowers and light green leaves. Opaque sky-blue ground. Signature/date cane. Edition #85 of a limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/8" $600 — 800 219 Baccarat 1975 sea horse paperweight. A yellow and brown sea horse clings to green sea grass, framed by a few silvery, pink and green pebbles. Translucent aqua ground. Edition #168 of a limited edition of 260. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $300 — 400 44
220 Baccarat 1987 “Branche de pommier en fleur fond jaune” apple blossom branch on yellow ground paperweight, from the Oriental Collection. Four coral-colored lampwork apple blossoms and buds grow from a black branch, over an opaque yellow ground. Edition #96 of limited edition of 200. Signature/ date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $800 — 1,000 221 Baccarat 1987 tree of life bonsai paperweight, from the Oriental Collection. An arborvitae bonsai, with four green and yellow leaf canopies extending from a curved black trunk, is centered on an opaque red ground. Edition #66 of limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $800 — 1,000 222 Baccarat 1987 “Bonzai - pin blanc fond jaune” white pine on yellow ground paperweight, from the Oriental Collection. A white pine tree displays a stylized black trunk holding upward reaching pine fronds against a yellow ground. Edition #75 of a limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $800 — 1,000
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223 Baccarat 1967 “Church Weight” close packed zodiac millefiori paperweight. Very fine silhouettes of all twelve zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of assorted complex canes. Date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000 — 1,500
226 Baccarat 1974 strawberries and blossom paperweight. Three red strawberries mature on a drooping vine, with a white blossom and green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #170 of a limited edition of 240. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3" $300 — 400
224 Baccarat 1969 “Church Weight” zodiac millefiori paperweight. Very fine silhouettes of all twelve zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of assorted complex canes. Date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,500
227 Baccarat 1970 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. Close concentric rings of white, yellow, pink and blue millefiori create a mushroom cap, which is supported on the underside by a spaced ring of colorful tube staves that is pulled down to create a mushroom stem. Clear, star-cut ground. Rust red-over-white double overlay. Six and one facets, connected at the top facet. Limited edition of 200. Signature cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3 1/4" $500 — 800
225 Baccarat 1990 “Church Weight” zodiac millefiori paperweight. Bold silhouettes of all twelve zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of very precise complex canes. Edition #30 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000 — 1,500
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228 Baccarat 1971 circular millefiori garlands paperweight. A central pink complex cane is encircled by a garland of cobalt blue canes, which is surrounded by a spaced ring of six circular millefiori garlands of various colors, on white upset muslin, over transparent pale green ground. A large complex cane centers each of the circular garlands, all of which vary in color as well. Edition #12 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 500
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229 Parabelle Glass 1994 millefiori triple-stacked paperweight. A paperweight base containing a colorful close packed millefiori design, cupped within a red and white stave basket, rises to support a smaller design with one ring of spaced concentric complex canes framing a central pink and white arrow complex cane atop white upset muslin. A third and even smaller design sits at the top, encasing a large pink and green Clichy-type rose garlanded by eight red cogs. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 10. Signature/date cane. Internal flaws. Diameter 3 1/16", height 4 5/8" $1,800 — 2,500 230 Parabelle Glass 1997 Artist Proof close concentric roses and millefiori paperweight. A large central pink, white and dark green Clichy-type rose, with a tiny yellow and green stamen center, is ringed by complex pink and green bull’s-eye bundle canes, then by a ring of fourteen pink rose canes and by a border ring of twenty white roses. Glistening aventurine sepals adorn each of the roses in the concentric rings. White upset muslin ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,200 — 1,600 231 Parabelle Glass 1991 millefiori pansies nosegay and garland paperweight. A pretty bouquet, its beautifully rendered aventurine green leaves cradling three blue millefiori pansies over a fourth yellow pansy, rests inside a border garland of cobalt blue and white canes. White upset muslin ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $500 — 700 46
232 Parabelle Glass (1991) looped millefiori garland paperweight. A garland of subtly alternating pink and mauve cog canes loops six times around a small pink and green Clichy-type rose. A green-lined hollow white cog dots the inside of each loop. White upset muslin ground. Illegible signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $700 — 1,000 233 Julie Scrutton Lewis 1999 Artist Proof rose and millefiori nosegay with border garland paperweight. A pink Clichy-type rose, with green aventurine sepals, is joined by a white edelweiss cane flower and a larger pink and white bull’s-eye complex cane to form a classic nosegay, encircled by a border ring of pink and white canes. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $400 — 500 234 Parabelle Glass 1992 pink clematis and concentric millefiori paperweight. A large pink clematis bloom, with six striped petals and a green center moss cane, rests on strips of latticinio and is encircled first by a ring of alternating pink ruffle and green moss canes and then by a border garland of pink ruffle canes. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $400 — 600
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235 Mike Hunter 2006 “Lizard” green and white latticinio sculptural paperweight. A three-dimensional lizard, made of fine transparent green threads spinning around an encased white latticinio core, scales the clear surface of a translucent emerald green cushion which is covered with layers of silver and gold leaf. Five spaced bubbles accent the top and side of the cushion. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $350 — 500 236 Mike Hunter 2013 “The Crowd” dafties character faces millefiori carpet paperweight. A colorful variety of smiling face canes, inspired by “The Beano” comics, ranging in size from quite small to quite large, looks straight up at the viewer from a ground of mottled translucent blue. Trios of white hollow ruffle staves alternate with blue-lined white ruffle staves to create a white basket for the crowd. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $600 — 800 237 Michael Hunter 2008 “Swirly 2” filigree cushion large vase. Pinwheels of ribbons, some white and others in intertwined ribbons of blue, ochre, red and purple, are closely packed on the surface of a clear vase, spaced by blue, pink, purple and yellow patches. A transparent blue band encircles the lower perimeter of the vase, above a white filigree cushion in the base, separated by swirling white ribbons and a translucent emerald blue band. Clear ground. Signed/dated. The original edition is pictured and www.selman.com
discussed on the artist’s website. “The base is an incalmo cup consisting of 4 sections, the main body is formed from latticinio and vetro a fili rondels spaced with triangular murine.” Diameter 9 1/8", height 11 1/2" *Shipping priced at cost*. $1,200 — 1,600 238 Jeremiah Lotton 2005 white morning glory trio vase. Three white trumpet flowers, each with a long yellow stamen, grow on light green stems from a central network of dark vines. Clear ground. Slightly flared edge to a shallow bowl. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/16" $300 — 400 239 Richard Beck circus-themed painted design paperweight. A large painted red ball has stars and other geometric forms painted in yellow, brown, white green and blue. The whimsical design evokes memories of circus acts, aptly encased in a big top-shaped clear encasement. Signed. Diameter 3 1/2" $400 — 500 240 Loren Stump 2001 murrini portraits magnum faceted paperweight. A ring of ten colorful archetype murrina portrait canes, each different from the next, surrounds a larger scenic cane at its focus where a village square is pictured. Black and white meandros canes are interspersed among the images and frames the design. Aventurine ground with green here and there. Twelve perimeter facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 4 3/8" $2,500 — 4,000
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241 Charles Kaziun Junior “Sunbonnet Sue” silhouette, millefiori and torsade paperweight. A black silhouette of a bonneted lady displays on a black-rimmed white oval plaque at the center of an opaque sky-blue ground, speckled all over with goldstone. The silhouette is flanked by stacked trios of millefiori with hearts, turtles and stars. The canes sit at the center of a mauve, white and green torsade, closed by a signature cane. Signature, gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 2 7/16" $500 — 700 242 Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight. A tilted transparent amethyst ground, laced with goldstone, features a ring of six pink, green and white crimp canes, alternating with an outer ring of blue pastry mold canes. A complex cane presides at the center of the rings. Clear, footed base. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8", height 3 1/16" $1,200 — 1,600 243 Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori perfume bottle. A multi-colored complex signature cane, centered on an opaque pink ground, is encircled by a border garland of eight spaced blue and white pastry canes and sits at the bottom of a clear teardrop-shaped bottle. An identical cane, also on opaque pink ground, is echoed in the bottle’s rounded stopper. Fine condition. Diameter 1 3/4", height 3 1/4" $400 — 500 48
244 Charles Kaziun Junior blue convolvulus paperweight. A blue and white-striped convolvulus grows from a short stem, flanked by two teardrop-shaped green leaves and two thin sepals. Translucent amethyst ground. Signature, gold-foil “K” on the underside. Fine condition. Diameter 2" $450 — 600 245 Charles Kaziun Junior three roses miniature paperweight. Three rope roses, one red, one yellow and one butterscotch, nestle together within three pointed green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature, gold-foil “K” on the underside. Fine condition. Diameter 2" $300 — 400 246 Charles Kaziun Junior spider lily miniature pedestal paperweight. A yellow spider lily, with a red stamen center cane and four slender green leaves, rests at the center of a tilted red and white jasper ground. Clear, footed base. Signature, gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 1 3/8", height 1 7/8" $250 — 300
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247 Akihiro Okama 2014 blue and gray wreath bouquet paperweight. Dimensional blue roses are spaced on a braided circular vine, along with white and gray flowers, with millefiori filament cores, speckled blueberries, buds and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $5,500 — 6,000 248 Jerry Kelly 2015 opal fountain chrysanthemum, large murrina and swirls marble. Two translucent sparkling blue clouds frame a solid light green ban where a string of vortexes is daisy-chained like an extreme equatorial jet stream. The two clouds are topped by contrasting designs, one of a stunning fountain-shaped green, purple, yellow and pink flower, topped by a shimmering Gilson trillion opal, and the other by a large and complex stars and tubes murrina. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/16" $1,200 — 1,600 249 Josh Simpson 2001 abstract planet marble. A clear encased mysterious world, in mottled blues, greens, black and with a touch of yellow and orange, includes filament canes firmly planted on the planet and a small white and mauve star cane hovering above. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 15/16" $200 — 300
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250 Alison Ruzsa 2017 silhouette parent and child on bridge overlay high-domed paperweight. A black silhouette of a small child and a caring adult looks over a brown bridge on a crisp fall day amidst colorful trees. The scene is revealed through a curtain-shaped opening into a translucent golden overlay, framed by a wooden archway. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16", height 2 13/16" $400 — 500 251 James Hart close packed millefiori and silhouettes with aventurine miniature paperweight. A close packed arrangement of brightly-colored complex millefiori includes hearts, stars, roses and a few animal silhouettes. Aventurine ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/8" $400 — 500 252 James Hart close concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. Three concentric rings of complex millefiori consist of blue and white canes in the outer rings, flanking a red and white cane ring between them. The rings close in on a large central green and red complex cane. Brown and white jasper ground. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/16" $400 — 500
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253 Steven Lundberg Glass Art 1998 “Shell Life” underwater scene compound blue seashell sculpture, by Justin Lundberg. An iridescent blue turbo seashell conceals the lair of a blue and mauve fish in its empty interior, now populated with colorful barnacles, anemones, corals and seaweeds. Scalloped ridged to the clear viewing window. Signed/dated. Height 4 1/2", width 3 5/8" $1,200 — 1,500 254 Steven Lundberg 2001 dragonfly with cattails compound paperweight. Shaded-brown cattails spike upward through a generous clump of bladed and variegated green leaves from which a large cobalt blue dragonfly takes flight, with blue lacey cane wings and red eyes. Translucent cobalt blue iridescent ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $700 — 1,000 255 Lundberg Studios 1994 night sky and mountain compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Coniferous trees are in the foreground of purple, black and snow-strewn mountain ranges, lit by a white full moon and stars against an iridescent purple sky, to create a mysterious night-time scene. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16" $600 — 800
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256 Lundberg Studios 7996 “Monarchs Migration” compound perfume bottle and stopper, by Steven Lundberg. Four detailed orange and black monarch butterflies, their wings made of intricate canes, frolic in layers of eucalyptus green leaves, carefully spaced in a clear vessel. The design is superimposed upon itself, tracing the two inner perimeters of a double encasement, below a rounded collar and clear rounded stopper. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3", height 7 1/4" $800 — 1,000 257 David Salazar 1985 green, red and white marbrie paperweight. Four segments of green, red and white arches converge at an apex where they are united by a large black cane with seven spaced white stars. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $300 — 400 258 Lundberg Studios 1995 Monet “Water Garden” purple dogwood garlands over lily pond compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A picturesque scene, viewed from above, hides a green lily pad covered blue and white pond, where floats Clichy-type roses as lotus flowers, revealed through layers of branches of ruffled purple and pink dogwood blossoms. Transparent light honey-colored ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 13/16" $800 — 1,000
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259 Lundberg Studios 2006 “White Cranes” compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A pair of graceful white cranes, in overlapping flight above two tiers of blue iris blossoms, travels over a translucent cobalt blue night sky with swirling fog. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 13/16" $1,500 — 2,000 260 Lundberg Studios 1995 two orange fish and seaweeds compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two crimson orange tropical fish, with millefiori scales and white fins, swim below trails of air bubbles, through a tangle of sea grass. Transparent cobalt blue ground, speckled with white. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $400 — 600 261 Lundberg Studios 1983 pink camellia paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A flower, with three tiers of ruffled pink petals and green leaves, radiating around a central red and yellow filament stamen center, is haloed by serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #108 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400
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262 Lundberg Studios 1998 white crane in the fog paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A white crane, with spread wings, spans a translucent cobalt blue ground threaded with lighter blue foggy swirls. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 9/16" $350 — 500 263 Lundberg Studios blue angelfish with seaweed and anemones compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An aqua blue angelfish navigates a course below a string of air bubbles and through billowy arms of seaweed and a cluster of white anemone millefiori. Translucent dark blue iridescent ground. Signed. Diameter 3" $350 — 500 264 David Salazar Art Glass 1998 “Parrots & Full Moon” miniature faceted paperweight, by Jesse Siegel. Two blue parrots perch in a tree, with green foliage, under an orange full moon. Translucent cobalt blue iridescent ground. Six and one facets. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/16" $200 — 300
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265 Orient & Flume 1989 pink rosebuds egg-shaped paperweight, by Bruce Sillars. Three pink rosebuds grow on thorny stems, with a closed bud and several dark green leaves, over an iridescent white ground. Edition #31 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 2 5/8", height 3 15/16" $400 — 500
268 Correia Glass 1983 red anthuriums frosted faceted paperweight. Three red anthurium flowers, each with a long yellow center spadix, grow on stems with striped green leaves. Emerald green cushion ground. Frosted exterior with a tilted front viewing facet. Edition #29 of a limited edition of 100. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $300 — 400
266 Orient & Flume 1981 white crane overlay egg-shaped paperweight, by Ed Seaira. A white crane, with outstretched wings, flies near a mottled brown piling. Pale blue-speckled overlay. Oval front facet. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8", height 4" $300 — 400
269 Correia Glass 1984 swordtail fish underwater scene compound frosted faceted paperweight. A pink swordtail fish swims near pink finger coral and green seaweed, over iridescent cobalt blue cushion ground. Frosted exterior with a tilted front viewing facet. Edition #55 of a limited edition of 100. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $400 — 500
267 Orient & Flume pansies and intertwined buds compound magnum paperweight, by William Carter. Two large pansies, one pink and one in traditional purple and orange, have shaded patterns on their lower petals and bloom atop thin green stems below two intertwined stems that carry drooping buds and leaves, while three large pleated leaves frame them from below. Mottled iridescent cobalt blue, black and white cushion ground. Signed. Diameter 4 5/16" $500 — 800
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270 Correia Glass 1984 lobster underwater scene compound frosted faceted paperweight. An orange lobster catches a wave of current, along with a millefiori jellyfish, around a shell-laden seafloor with scattered green and red seaweeds. Transparent aqua ground. Frosted exterior with a tilted front viewing facet. Edition #41 of a limited edition of 200. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $300 — 400
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271 Chris Heilman 1995 “French Angels” underwater scene compound sculpture. Two blue angelfish swim through colorful coral, along with a trio of jellyfish. Clear, textured background. Signed/dated. *Shipping priced at cost* Height 5 5/8", width 7", weight 5 lbs. $500 — 800 272 James Shaw 2005 “Space Cube” beveled blue abstract triangle faceted sculpture. A triangular front facet points down at a translucent cobalt blue laminated base, with a dichroic grid pattern on the surface. The angular design is reflected into two concave facets behind the triangular front. Signed/dated. Height 3 1/16", width 2 5/8" $400 — 500 273 Murano fish aquarium sculpture. Two colorful fish, a bi-colored fish and a blue, yellow and orange rainbow fish, pass each other between sea grass, above a transparent cobalt blue sea floor full of dimensional pink coral forms. Two large clear crescents, full of air bubbles, space the fish. *Shipping priced at cost* Height 6", width 9 3/4", weight 8.2 lbs. $400 — 600
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274 “Philabaum Studios 2005 air bubble and reptile skin-patterned surface design high-domed faceted paperweight. A mushroom-shaped air bubble, with a long thin stem, reflects a reptilian surface design of textured iridescent purple and black patches. Front viewing facet. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8", height 3 7/16" $300 — 400 275 Unidentified, attributed to Glass Eye Studio, dichroic panda faceted paperweight. A dichroic rendering of a panda, sitting and eating his favorite bamboo lunch, shines through a black ground and is visible through a front viewing facet. Diameter 2 15/16" $100 — 200 276 Zellique Studio 1993 “Dinosaurs” paperweight, by Joseph Morel. In the era of the terrifying “Jurassic Park” frenzy, a Triceratops, in silhouette, has been trapped from behind by a Velociraptor and its front escape blocked by the pre-historic king, a Tyrannosaurus rex. The scene unfolds on a secluded grassy beach, scattered with ferns and palm trees, overlooking the swirling waters of the beasts’ watering hole. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $300 — 400
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277 Carolyn Marie Smith 1977 “Red Passion Flower” faceted paperweight. A double-tiered dark orange flower, with delicate white stamens, blooms on a stem with a small bud and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $300 — 400
280 Crystal Myths Studio 2002 white human forms paperweight, by Lewis Wilson. Four pure white human forms are at play in acrobatic poses, each of them handling two or three black balls in their hands or feet, creating a stark contrast. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $400 — 500
278 Hugh Smith cattails and aventurine ground faceted paperweight. Three cattails are gathered into a bouquet with several pale bladed leaves. White and goldstone jasper ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Signed. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/8" $200 — 300
281 Crystal Myths Studio 2003 spider paperweight, by Lewis Wilson. A large and plump black spider has three body sections, flanked by four thin legs on each side. Yellow frit pebbly ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $300 — 400
279 John Choko red and white clematis and bud with picture cane paperweight. A large red-striped white clematis bloom, with a beautiful red flower picture cane stamen, is cupped within a framework of six mint green leaves and accompanied by a bud with two correspondingly smaller leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 5/16" $200 — 300
282 Harold Hacker octopus paperweight. A dimensional black octopus, with black and white eyes, advances with its eight arms on a mottled translucent blue ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition. Signed. Fine condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $100 — 200
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283 Francis Whittemore pink crimp rose overlay miniature faceted paperweight. An upright pink crimp rose is cradled within four green sepals and floats above a clear ground. Transparent ruby overlay. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/8" $400 — 500 284 Francis Whittemore two pink and white dogwood flowers paperweight. Two pink and white flowers, both in profile and with notched and pointed petals, rise atop separate stems and are flanked by two ribbed green leaves. Translucent emerald green ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 7/16" $200 — 300 285 Pete Lewis magenta crimp rose paperweight. A lovely dark pink crimp rose, its petals a deep blush at the center and paled at the edges, is cupped within four green leaves. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/16" $200 — 300
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286 Carolyn Marie Smith white dogwood on aventurine ground paperweight. A white flower, its four petals notched at the tip, sits atop a slender stem, with a bud and leaves, below a crown of three leaves. Copper aventurine earth ground. Signature cane. Signed. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 5/16" $200 — 300 287 Hugh Smith 1976 “Closed Gentian” blue flowers faceted paperweight. Five blue flowers, their long narrow petals tightly closed, grow on stems above a cluster of bright green leaves. Clear ground. Side panel facets below a top facet. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 5/16" $200 — 300 288 Hugh Smith yellow flower and torsade faceted paperweight. A charming yellow flower, with perky yellow filament stamens and a halo of short mint green leaves spacing its petals, is ringed by a border torsade of white and yellow intertwined ribbons. Five and one facets. Clear signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 1/16" $200 — 300
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289 Unidentified, attributed to Paul Ysart, aventurine fourleaf clover paperweight. Four rounded green aventurine leaves are gathered unto a thin green aventurine stem to create a green four-leaf clover. Mottled translucent amber cushion ground in shaded glass. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $500 — 800
292 Paul Ysart imitation fish and patterned millefiori paperweight. A blue fish in profile, with aventurine fins and body dots, black lips and a white eye, swims with its mouth agape, inside fourteen radial white latticinio rods, spaced by purple cogs. Translucent purple ground. “Dropped Y” signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $200 — 300
290 Paul Ysart white and aventurine latticinio snake paperweight. A snake, composed of a white spiral-encased copper aventurine rod, coils on itself and raises its head upwards to better examine the sky through its yellow eyes. Dewy air bubble-strewn moss green ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $800 — 1,000
293 Paul Ysart latticinio dragonfly and millefiori garland paperweight. A large dragonfly, with four white latticinio-encased copper aventurine wings, a pink body, a red head and a pair of red aventurine eyes, is encircled by a spaced garland of cobalt blue and white complex millefiori. Translucent black ground. Signature cane. A similar example is illustrated on page 92 of Masterworks: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart. Diameter 3 1/8" $500 — 800
291 Paul Ysart close packed millefiori paperweight. A cambered cushion, with an array of millefiori in dark colors, including miniaturized canes, is bordered by a ring of alternating fuchsia and dark blue canes. A thin layer of mottled white ground is visible from below. Rough pontil mark. Good condition. Diameter 3" $500 — 800
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298 Paul Ysart pink millefiori clematis and spaced garland paperweight. Green aventurine leaves and a stem prop up a charming pink and white cog cane flower, its petals radiating around a central stardust cane, at the center of a spaced border garland of pink and white complex canes. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $400 — 500 299 Salvador Ysart dimensional butterfly and concentric millefiori paperweight. A green aventurine butterfly, with four pink, white and green cog cane wings and a pair of yellow antennae, is suspended mid-flight above a green cushion with a double border garland of large orange, blue and yellow complex canes and varied colorful complex canes. Rough pontil mark and shaded glass. Good condition. Diameter 3 5/8" $500 — 800 300 Paul Ysart patterned open concentric millefiori and twists magnum paperweight. Four concentric rings of alternating canes and twists, including pink and white complex canes, cogs in pink, white and green and twists in orange, white and yellow, are spaced on a transparent dark olive-green ground, around a central light blue, white and red complex cane. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 4 1/8" $600 — 1,000
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301 John Deacons 2005 hawk overlay faceted paperweight. A majestic hawk bird, with detailed brown-scalloped white plumage, brown wings, yellow talons, a black-tipped beak and a sharp glare, poses on a sturdy branch with a few green leaves. White upset muslin cushion ground. Green-over-white double overlay. Two tiers of six side facets and one top scalloped facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8" $400 — 500 302 John Deacons purple clematis on crown cushion overlay faceted paperweight. A lovely double-tiered purple clematis, with a complex cane center, a crown of leaves and a stem, sits on a crown cushion of alternating mauve and white latticinio staves. Blue-over-white double overlay. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $400 — 500 303 John Deacons 2017 marbrie and rose cane in matching yellow and blue paperweight. Blue and pistachio-yellow ribbons fan outward in radiating quadrants from a matching-colored rose cane at the apex, over a white ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/2" $300 — 400
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310 Peter McDougall (2006) pink flower and circular vine paperweight. A flower, with six sculpted pink petals around a complex cane center, grows on a circular vine, with pink buds and green leaves, on a white upset muslin cushion. Edition #33 of a limited edition of 35. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16" $500 — 600 311 “J” Glass 1979 “Bloom in May” yellow flower paperweight. A flower, with five cupped bright yellow petals, green rod stamens, dark green leaves and a stem, rests on a transparent sky-blue ground. Limited edition of 101, in 1979 - 1980. Signature/ date cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/16" $150 — 200 312 “J” Glass 1980 bouquet on black ground faceted paperweight, by John Deacons and Allan Scott. A white, lavender and yellow fantasy flower, with a complex cane center, blooms alongside three white and two yellow flowers, all on stems with green leaves, over an opaque black ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 101. Signature canes/date canes. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400
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317 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) “Toca Toucan” bird faceted paperweight. A black and white South American toucan, with a black-tipped yellow beak, perches elegantly on a curved branch, which sports two pairs of brown leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Edition #61 of a limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 2 1/2" $400 — 500 318 Perthshire Paperweights (1984) “Caterpillar” on green leaves faceted paperweight. A green millefiori caterpillar, its body made of a string of round black-dotted green millefiori ending with a red head, stretches across two green leaves. Clear ground. Four long side facets, framed by four smaller facets each, and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 208 made. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $400 — 500 319 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) yellow-billed cuckoo paperweight. A North American cuckoo bird, with a yellow beak, brown and orange wings, a black and white tail, a white breast and a little yellow eye, looks on as it grips a thin stem with drooping bladed leaves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1, made for the 2001 PCA Convention Artists’ Exhibit. Signature cane. Pictured in The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights: The Final Years, page 90. Diameter 3 1/8" $700 — 1,000 320 Perthshire Paperweights (1998) “Whiskers” cat and millefiori paperweight. A black and white cat is encircled by two concentric garlands of complex canes, which are separated by a ring of twists, over an opaque teal ground. Limited edition of 100, produced exclusively for L.H. Selman, Ltd. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3" $600 — 800
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321 Perthshire Paperweights (1993) 25th Anniversary commemorative concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A double-tiered pink clematis, with a yellow stardust center, sits at the center of six concentric rings of pink canes, alternating with rings of C-shaped half tubes, on a translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #37 of a limited edition of 200. Commemorative signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500 322 Perthshire Paperweights 2000 blue flowers and patterned millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A large blue and white stylized lampwork flower is framed by a seven-pointed triple millefiori garland, lifted at each point by short twist. A dainty blue flower, with a single leaf, rests within each of the garland’s curves, all flowing in the same direction in a delicate chain-like effect. Translucent amethyst ground. Seven and one facets. Edition #12 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500
325 Perthshire Paperweights 2000 “Millennium Weight” millefiori garland, picture canes and silhouettes faceted paperweight. A red, white and blue millefiori flower rests on a circle of yellow upset muslin, framed by a garland of red and white cog canes, which is in turn bordered by a spaced ring of three picture canes, two silhouette canes and a “2000” date cane. White upset muslin ground. Six and one facets. Edition #55 of a limited edition of 500. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $200 — 300 326 Perthshire Paperweights (1977) “Triple Overlay” white anemone flower faceted paperweight. A purple-rimmed white anemone blossom, with a signature cane center, four green leaves and a stem, floats over a clear, v-groove ground. Yellow-over-whiteover-pink triple overlay. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 400; 347 made. The first triple overlay by Perthshire. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 400
323 Perthshire Paperweights 1994 “Thistle” millefiori garland faceted paperweight. Five Scottish thistles surround a complex center cane of millefiori and stardust canes and are encircled by a looping garland of white stardust canes. Very dark purple ground. Five and one facets. Edition #199 of a limited edition of 300; 220 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $400 — 500
327 Perthshire Paperweights 1991 Christmas millefiori turtle dove faceted paperweight. A dove, composed of white stardust canes, clutches an olive branch between its talons, wings spread in flight, inside a delicate border garland of white stars. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 375; 288 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $450 — 600
324 Perthshire Paperweights 1972 pink dahlia faceted paperweight. An upright pink dahlia, with four tiers of narrow pointed petals and a yellow and pink complex cane center, rests on a clear ground. Four and one facets. Limited edition of 200. Signature/ date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $500 — 700
328 Perthshire Paperweights 1997 Princess Diana commemorative forget-me-nots faceted paperweight. A spray of light blue forget-me-not flowers is bordered by the inscription “DIANA 1961 - 1997”, on dark royal blue ground. Five and one facets. Edition #15 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $300 — 500
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329 Perthshire Paperweights 1973 “Closepacked Millefiori” on purple cushion paperweight. A multitude of assorted colorful complex canes, including a signature/date cane, rests on an opaque purple ground. Limited edition of 400; 378 made. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $400 — 500 330 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 thistle portrait cane and patterned millefiori paperweight. A central thistle portrait cane is encircled by two concentric rings of complex canes, from which radiate ten pairs of blue and white twists. Within the resulting panels are trios of one large pink complex cane and two green millefiori. White upset muslin. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $300 — 400 331 Perthshire Paperweights 1972 “Faceted Cushion” latticinio pentagon and patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. A central cluster of white, purple, pink and green concentric rings of complex canes is enclosed by white latticinio twists and blue millefiori canes arranged to form a pentagon and is itself ringed by a border garland of green complex canes, on a pink cushion ground. Two tiers of five facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 300 made. Signature/date cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $250 — 300 332 Perthshire Paperweights (2000-2002) patterned millefiori and radial latticinio faceted paperweight. Three rings of concentric white and pink complex cog canes surround a central signature cane and are the focus of fourteen radial latticinio rods that define narrow panels of four cogs each, which graduate from small to large as they move outward to the perimeter. Opaque black ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $400 — 500 62
333 Perthshire Paperweights 1978 millefiori garland miniature faceted paperweights. A central “J” letter cane, representing the year of manufacturing as 1978, is encircled by two close concentric rings of pink and green canes and bordered by a patterned garland of blue canes. Six and one facets. Diameters 2 1/8" $350 — 400 334 Perthshire Paperweights patterned millefiori circlets and garland paperweight. Five circular garlands of cogs, each different in color from the next, are dotted by a different cog each and surround a sixth circular garland centered by a green star complex cane. A border garland of red-dotted aqua cogs encircles the design. Clear ground. Signature cane. Fine condition and internal flaw. Diameter 3 3/16" $200 — 300 335 Perthshire Paperweights 1973 spaced millefiori and silhouettes on upset muslin paperweight. A signature/date cane joins assorted spaced complex canes, including a picture cane of a deer and running rabbit, on white upset muslin ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $100 — 150 336 Perthshire Paperweights (1983-1988) railway engine transfer and patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. A central glass transfer of a red train engine is encircled by a star-shaped pattern of orange, green and blue complex canes and radial twists. White upset muslin ground. Top facet. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $500 — 800
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337 Perthshire Paperweights (1982-1997) patterned millefiori and twists paperweight. Two concentric rings of blue cogs encircle a central signature cane and launch ten radial twists in red and white to create triangular panels with seven cogs each. Another twist caps each panel inside of a blue border garland. Teal ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $150 — 200 338 Perthshire Paperweights 1972 “Paperweight Tour” patterned millefiori and radial twists paperweight. Eleven radial white, yellow and gray twists frame triangles of white, yellow and purple cogs, around two close concentric central rings, centered by a commemorative “PT” signature cane. Translucent cobalt blue ground. About 25 made as gifts for Perthshire’s factory visitors. Excellent condition. Diameter 3" $150 — 200
341 Perthshire Paperweights (1982) “Star Pattern” millefiori honeycomb faceted paperweight. A signature cane rests at the center of purple complex canes, arranged in two concentric rings, that are further encircled by one turquoise ring, from which eight evenly spaced triangles of pink canes radiate to form the points of a star. Clear, star-cut ground. Top facet and honeycomb side faceting. Limited edition of 300; 237 made. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/8" $300 — 400 342 Perthshire Paperweights 1971 “Faceted Pansy” blossom and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A blue and yellow pansy, with a millefiori center, green leaves and a stem, is encircled by a pink complex millefiori garland. White upset muslin ground. Eight and one facets. Limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300 — 400
339 Perthshire Paperweights patterned millefiori and radial twists paperweight. Thirteen blue, green, purple and white twists radiate from two central concentric rings of cogs around a central pink cog, to create triangular panels of yellow, pink, blue, green and white cogs. Blue ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $100 — 150
343 Perthshire Paperweights (1972) pink dogrose in a basket miniature paperweight. A pink dogrose, with a signature cane at the center of six notched petals, a pair of green leaves and a stem, is centered over a basket of blue-centered pink complex millefiori staves. Limited edition of 1000. Diameter 2" $100 — 150
340 Perthshire Paperweights close packed millefiori latticinio bowl. A gathering of colorful and complex millefiori is pressed into the base of a clear vessel, above a translucent cobalt blue ground, and launches twenty white latticinio rods upward towards a translucent blue rim. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 4 1/2", height 2 9/16" $100 — 200
344 Perthshire Paperweights (1978) bluebells faceted paperweight. A single spray of three blue flowers, with a row of three green leaves, floats delicately over a clear, star-cut ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 350. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/8" $100 — 150
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345 Caithness Glass 1995 “Forbidden City” abstract air bubble fancy-cut high-domed faceted paperweight, by Alastair MacIntosh. A teardrop-shaped air bubble floats above a plane of sandy earth with stalagmites at the center of five circular facets on the sides of a high-dome finished in a point by six beveled facets. Upright mitre-cuts around the base. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16", height 4" $300 — 400 346 Caithness Glass (1993) “Cycloid” abstract spiral and air bubble paperweight, by Margot Thomson. Three ribbons, in aqua, crimson orange and teal, spiral around each other, upwards around a large egg-shaped air bubble, from a sparse field of silvery mica. Clear ground. Edition #360 of a limited edition of 750; 470 made. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16" $200 — 300 347 Caithness Glass (1985) “Star Watch” abstract air bubble ring paperweight, by Colin Terris. A teardrop-shaped air bubble ascends from the center of an air bubble ring, below a spaced field of tiny air bubbles and above a spaced ring of small air bubbles, pressed into a translucent mottled emerald ground. Signed. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $200 — 300 348 Caithness Glass (1998) “Opulence” complex abstract flower low-domed paperweight, by Colin Terris. A purple gossamer six-pointed flower has five dichroic-over-pink stamens, over a transparent amber ground. Edition #44 of a limited edition of 500; 328 made. Signed. Diameter 3 5/8" $300 — 400
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349 Caithness Glass (1989) “Aries” abstract zodiac ram horns paperweight, by Alastair MacIntosh. An abstract representation of the zodiac, two mint green, white and bright green forms spiral in opposing directions, spaced by an elongated air bubble. Clear ground. Signed. Diameter 3 1/8" $200 — 300 350 Caithness Glass (1983) “Sea dance” abstract air bubbles paperweight, by Colin Terris. A few bubbles escape from a rising orange-speckled translucent green ground, punctuated by a ring of teardrop-shaped bubbles. Signed. Diameter 3 1/16" $100 — 200 351 Caithness Glass (1996) “Miniature Moonflower ’96” abstract design paperweight, by Colin Terris. Four spaced elongated air bubbles rise from a wavy emerald-dappled translucent silvery mica cushion ground, with a twisted center spire. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/16" $80 — 120 352 Caithness Glass (2000) “Rose Bouquet” basket-cut overlay paperweight, by Colin Terris, from HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Centenary Collection. An upright shaded-pink rose rises from a patch of sandy earth, shielded inside a transparent aqua overlay, cut with a crisscross weave pattern into a basket. Edition #56 of a limited edition of 100. Signed. Diameter 3 1/16" $400 — 600
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353 Baccarat (1972) Woodrow Wilson sulphide overlay faceted paperweight. A sulphide of the 28th American president rests on a clear, footed base, cut with an eight-point star design. Yellow-over-white double overlay, with spiral cuts and a top facet. Limited edition of 400. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $50 — 100 354 Baccarat 1953 Coronation commemorative Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip sulphide faceted paperweight, by G. Poillerat. A sulphide of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, side by side, commemorates the Monarch’s coronation. Clear, grid-cut ground. Pink-over-white double overlay, with five and one facets, framed by printies. Limited edition of 195. Signed/ dated. Fine condition, with internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/8" $200 — 300 355 D’Art D’Amilly 1999 Elvis Presley sulphide faceted paperweight, by Jean Hartwig. A white cameo of a young Elvis Presley is centered on clear, fancy-cut grid ground. Twelve vertical side facets and one top facet, above grooved base. Master sample with authentication certificates. Signed. Diameter 2 13/16" $200 — 300 356 Unidentified steamboat Natchez plaque paperweight. A colorful image of the famous steamboat appears against a white plaque atop a dark black ground. Pressed signed “DH”. Diameter 3 1/16" $100 — 200
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357 Various artists set of six lampwork buttons, including Charles Kaziun Junior. Six mixed paperweight buttons include three iconic Charles Kaziun Junior upright spider lilies on aventurine-strewn green or dark purple ground, a crimped pink waterlily in crenulated sepals and a pink and white rope rose with aventurine and green sepals. A sixth button is signed with a stylized “f” signature cane, possibly by George Fugate, and contains a red bird approaching three blue eggs in an aventurine nest, on an aventurine branch, against a cloud-dotted sunny sky over a forest canopy. Diameters 5/8-1 1/8" $500 — 800 358 Robert Hamon yellow crimp rose pedestal paperweight. Four tiers of upright yellow petals rise from three thin green sepals that support the bloom, inside a clear dome on a clear, footed base. Press signed. Diameter 2 3/16", height 2 5/8" $200 — 300 359 Glass Eye Studio 2012 red crimp rose faceted paperweight. A light red rose, its ridged dimensional petals all connected by an outer tier of the largest petal size, is viewed facing forward through a display facet, over a clear ground. Stamp signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $100 — 200 360 A collection of used paperweight reference catalogs. A wealth of information at your fingertips, notable auction and collections catalogs from the Corning Museum, the Bergstrom Mahler Museum, the Doheny Collection, the Jokelson Collection, the Wheeler Collection, the Palais Kinsky auction, a Parke-Bernet auction, the Leo Kaplan price guide and L.H. Selman, Ltd. price guides. Condition of books varies. *Shipping priced at cost*. Various sizes $100 — 200
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