Important and rare antique Clichy spaced millefiori and

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 paper-

weight. 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

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11 Rare antique New England Glass Company pink pom-

pon 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

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