81st Paperweight Auction and Price Guide by L.H. Selman

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Auction Number 81

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Part I: A ntique Paperweights and R elated Objects 1

1 Extremely rare antique Mount Washington dimensional fruit bouquet with flowers magnum paperweight. A heaping cluster of cobalt blue berries, dusted with shimmering dew and blushing with copper aventurine, is haloed by a colorful fruit and flower wreath. The flowers consist of three double-tiered flowers, one pink with white-stripes, one pink with aventurine stripes and one purple, each centered by a lush and dimensional stamen bundle and crowned by crenulated green leaves. Clusters of diverse red and purple fruit space the blooms perfectly, also adorned by detailed green leaves. The rising berries and stamens give relief to an otherwise flat bouquet, resulting in a festive and dramatic display of abundance. Clear ground. Pictured on the cover of the 1987 PCA Bulletin and pictured and discussed in the 1988 PCA Bulletin, page 18, Fine condition. Diameter 4" $24,000—26,000 2

2 Outstanding and extremely rare antique Clichy three flower bouquet paperweight. A stunning trio of clematis blooms, double-tiered and each punctuated at its nexus by a unique complex cane, is achieved with gathered leafy stems tied by a delicate pink ribbon. One flower is shaded-pink, another is white with blue-striped petals and the third is made of the striking Clichy purple color. Each flower is accompanied by a corresponding companion bud with a few green sepals. Clear ground. “Any flat bouquet from Clichy would be considered rare, for while the variety of designs is good, the actual number of these weights made was small.” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Pictured as figure 37(a) at the bottom right inside cover of Antique Glass Paperweights from France. Diameter 2 15/16" $7,500—10,000 2

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3 Antique English, attributed to Bacchus, scattered millefiori on sodden snow ground paperweight. A very large red and white collared ruffle cane is surrounded by loosely placed millefiori of various sizes, including cogs, a miniaturized cane, stars and ruffles, in bright blues, red, yellow and green. The canes, some of them very large and spaced by extremely small canes, are largely collared with white and so appear to be in the process of slowly emerging from an opaque milk white ground. The design is held in a bold and dense basket of 32 green cog staves. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $6,000—8,000

4 Rare antique Clichy scattered millefiori and roses magnum paperweight. Four spaced rings of spaced complex canes cascade down a cambered clear ground around a very large iconic pink and green rose. A contrasting white rose, one with pink sepals and one with green sepals, appears in each of the first two rings, amongst pastry molds, cogs and stars, in shades of green, red, blue, purple and pink. The largest two rings are dense with colorful pastry molds, stardust, cogs and edelweiss flowers, creating a burst of exquisite and well-formed cane specimens that is delightful to peruse. Clear ground. Diameter 3 9/16" $5,000—6,000

5 Rare antique Silesian/Bohemian spaced millefiori on upset muslin in blue overlay faceted paperweight. Star and rod bundle canes, in bold red, green, blue, white and an accent of yellow cog, are spaced in concentric rings on a lacy white mushroom-like cushion that lies in the shadow cast by a dark translucent cobalt blue overlay. Three tiers of six alternating side facets and one top facet. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $4,000—5,000 www.selman.com

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6 Very rare antique Sandwich Glass Company basket of pink and white roses paperweight. Probably created as a gift or a presentation piece, an unusual design depicts a bouquet of well-organized pink and white swirl roses, with a bit of yellow foliage, at the top of a dark green braided basket. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion. See The Art of the Paperweight: The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, pages 144-145, and Identifying Antique Paperweights: Lampwork, page 2 and plate 101. Diameter 2 13/16" $2,500—4,000

7 Antique Clichy close packed millefiori, roses and signature cane paperweight. Two rose canes, one white with green sepals and an iconic example in pink and green, are spaced in a tightly-packed field of varied millefiori in rich colors, including pastry molds, rod bundles, an arrowhead, bull’s-eyes, stardust and a “C” signature cane. A basket of alternating turquoise and white staves holds the design tightly. Good condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $3,000—4,000

8 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori on white ground paperweight. A trio of pink canes centers a ring of green and white stardust canes, inside another ring of alternating pink and blue canes. A border garland of green pastry molds, spaced by trios of pink ruffle canes, encircles the design. Opaque sodden-snow white ground. Fine condition and internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,500—2,000 4

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9 Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. Various silhouette canes, including a monkey, a squirrel and several different versions of a pheasant, are joined by a flower picture cane 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 3 3/16" $2,500—4,000

10 Antique Baccarat 1848 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A rich assortment of very complex canes, including leaves, shamrocks, whorls, honeycombs, rod bundles, fortresses, arrowheads, trefoils and quatrefoils, creates a colorful tightly-packed carpet where silhouette canes of a dog, deer, rooster, monkey, elephant and horse meander away from a flower cane next to a signature/date cane. A ball of white upset muslin, with bits of color, is visible between the canes. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $2,500—4,000

11 Antique Baccarat close packed millefiori with carnation and roses paperweight. Three trio of roses, in different styles, and two carnations, in different styles, one as pictured on page 36 of Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, are scattered in a gathering of canes, sometimes tucked away near the base, along with six-pointed stars, rod bundles, arrowheads, stardust and more. A little bit of lace and colorful ribbon are visible between the canes. Diameter 2 7/16" $1,200—1,600 www.selman.com

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12 Antique Clichy millefiori nosegay with pink rose paperweight. A large sublime rose cane, with tiers of delicate pink-shaded petals sheathing a central bundle of yellow stamens, belongs to a fragrant bouquet, topped by a pair of pastry mold canes, one cobalt blue and the other pink and white, spaced by crenulated leaves and perched on a thin stem with two more leaves. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/2" $2,000—2,500

13 Rare antique Clichy double-tiered flower and bud faceted miniature paperweight. A poised flower, with two tiers of pink-striped white petals around a complex cane center with small yellow and blue stamens, is calmly perched atop a thin stem, above a companion bud and three green leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Fine condition and internal flaw. Diameter 2 1/16" $2,000—3,000

14 Antique Clichy pansy and bud miniature paperweight. A pansy flower, with two purple upper petals faded at the tips and three pale yellow lower petals striped with black, perches atop a stem alongside a drooping purple bud, above a pair of serrated green leaves. Clear ground. “Clichy was renowned for its inventive flower portrayals, no two of which are exactly alike.” —The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. Fair condition. Diameter 1 7/8" $1,200—1,600 6

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15 Antique Baccarat close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A red fortress cane, encircled by contrasting white stardust, forms the center of a mushroom, with a ring of red and blue arrowhead canes, followed by white stardust canes and by tube and whorl canes, atop a white stardust stem. Turquoise-over-white double overlay with gold scrolling. Clear, star-cut ground. Five and one facets. Fair condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $2,000—3,000

16 Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and garland faceted weight. A well-centered butterfly, with colorful wings fashioned from flattened canes, an eggplant-purple abdomen and whimsically large blue eyes, is encircled by a garland of alternating red and white complex millefiori. White upset muslin ground. Six and one facets. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $2,500—3,000

17 Antique Baccarat primrose with a bud and millefiori garland paperweight. A flower, with five white-striped blue petals around a honeycomb cane center, is crowned by four green leaves and a sheathed blue bud. They grow from a curved stem with two additional leaves, inside a complex millefiori garland of alternating red and white canes. Clear, star-cut ground. From the George Kulles Collection. Diameter 2 7/16" $2,000—3,000 www.selman.com

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18 Rare antique Saint Louis double-tiered flower on blue ground miniature paperweight. A lovely honey-colored flower, its black-striped pointed petals alternating in two tiers, is centered by a contrasting blue cog, with a white floret core, which draws the deep cobalt blue of the ground upon which it sits, nestled in between three serrated green leaves. Excellent condition. Diameter 2" $2,000—3,000

19 Antique Saint Louis upright flower bouquet and torsade paperweight. A tilted white flower, showing a yellow matchhead core, is flanked in one axis by partially opened blue and red buds and, in the other, by red cog and golden rod canes. The blooms are enveloped in a thin dew and cupped by four spaced green leaves, their stems extending to a clear, star-cut ground. A blue and white torsade, with two mercury rings, surrounds the bouquet. Diameter 2 11/16" $1,000—1,500

20 Rare antique Saint Louis seven radishes in a basket paperweight. A rare but formal radiating arrangement of root vegetables, in shades of purple, pink and white, their leafy green tops pointing outward, rests on a double-swirl white latticinio basket. Encased in a large gather. Saint Louis was the only nineteenth-century French factory to have made vegetables the subject of paperweights, speculated to stem from a symbol of charity. Diameter 3 1/4" $800—1,000 8

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21 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and rose paperweight. An iconic red and green rose cane provides the color inspiration for and centers a ring of green and white ruffle canes, inside a ring of pink ruffle canes. A garland of six large white stardust canes, spaced by trios of green ruffle canes, encircles the design. Deep cobalt blue ground. Diameter 2 9/16" $1,000—1,500

22 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. A pink and white rose cane centers a ring of eight moss canes, inside a ring of complex cogs. A border garland of six trios of light green and pink roses, spaced by large white edelweiss flower canes, borders the design. Opaque sky-blue ground. Diameter 2 5/8" $1,000—1,500

23 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and roses faceted paperweight. A dark cog cane sits at the center of contrasting white crimp canes and a concentric ring of blue pastry molds. A spaced border garland of pink and white roses, separated by trios of green crimped canes, encircles the center rings. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 7/16" $1,000—1,500 www.selman.com

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24 Antique Baccarat red and green snake on pebbly ground paperweight. A reddish-pink snake, beautifully rendered with a matte green dorsal design ending in red and black eyes, coils on a pebbly green and beige mica ground. The paperweight is well made, evidenced by the lack of bubbles around the lampwork body, despite the usual annealing issues with the earth ground. “Reptiles were relatively rare among the animal motifs of the classic period, although they were common symbols of renewal and youth.” —Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago. Fine condition with internal flaws. Diameter 3 1/8" $2,500—3,000

25 Antique Baccarat close packed millefiori mushroom and torsade paperweight. A gathering of varied millefiori canes, predominantly rod bundles with stars, whorls, trefoils and fortresses, forms a colorful mushroom. The canes are pulled downward to create a colorful stem for the mushroom, encircled by a blue-encased white latticinio torsade with two mercury rings. Clear, star-cut ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $1,000—1,500

26 Antique Baccarat interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. A trefoil garland of white and red complex cog canes interlaces with another garland of white and cobalt blue pastry mold canes. Each void of the garlands is filled with a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane, and the center of the garland also has a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane inside a ring of white stardust canes with blue bull’s-eye cores. Transparent emerald green ground. Good condition with internal flaw. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,200—1,600 10

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27 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 pink, green and white complex cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $2,000—3,000

28 Antique Silesian/Bohemian, attributed to Riesengebirge Josephinenhutte, spaced concentric millefiori and silhouette crown paperweight. Boldy-colored millefiori circlet canes, including a running rabbit, a dog, a monkey and a foal silhouette, encircle a central complex cane from which interlaced ribbons of white and colored latticinio cascade to create a crown cushion for the millefiori. Clear ground. Additional canes are visible from below, including a detailed moth cane. Internal flaw. Diameter 2 3/8" $3,000—4,000

29 Antique French or Belgian, attributed to Val Saint-Lambert, pictorial sulphide paperweight. A silvery white sulphide depicts a fair lady defending her clinging child from attacking geese by brandishing an open parasol. The humorous scene shines against a cobalt blue ground. Diameter 2 3/8" $800—1,000 www.selman.com

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30 Antique Baccarat patterned millefiori circlets paperweight. Three garlands of red and white ruffle canes each encircle a red, white and green complex cane and are spaced by three garlands of white and blue ruffle canes each around a red, white and blue complex cane. The small circle garlands form a spaced ring around a central garland of red and white ruffles with a pink, white and green cane at the center. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $600—800

33 Antique Baccarat blue and white clematis buds paperweight. Five symmetrically spaced clematis buds, with variegated petals, grow from crossed stems with four long green leaves. Notably, the two lower buds are white and partially open, the upper two blue and also in process of blooming and, remarkably, the central one, at the apex of the design, is tightly shut and white. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $1,000—1,400

31 Antique Baccarat close concentric millefiori pair of miniature paperweights. Two similar designs, in red, blue, white and green, consist of three or two concentric rings of complex canes, including arrowheads, cogs, stars and bull’s-eyes, that close in on a large central cane. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameters 1 3/4" $500—800

34 Antique Baccarat red double clematis and two crossed buds paperweight. A clematis, with two tiers of striped red and mauve petals around a stardust bull’s-eye cane center below a crown of five crenulated leaves, grows on a stem with two crossing red buds and two bladed green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $1,000—1,400

32 Antique Baccarat pink pompon and a yellow bud with millefiori garland paperweight. A beautiful pompon flower, with five tiers of pink C-shaped petals around a yellow stardust center, has a headdress of three spaced leaves and a charming yellow bud, displaying atop a curving stem flanked by two more leaves. A garland of alternating white and green canes borders the flower. Clear, star-cut ground. Diameter 2 7/16" $1,000—1,400

35 Antique Baccarat pink dogrose paperweight. A white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane centers five notched pink petals, each cupped by a white second tier, to form a dogrose, haloed by five green leaves and growing from a curved stem with two opposing branches of three leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $600—700

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36 Antique Baccarat white and red anemone flower paperweight. A flower, with a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane center surrounded by six red-rimmed white petals, is crowned by five crenulated leaves as it grows atop a stem with two long and smooth green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $600—800 37 Antique Baccarat Type III pansy and a bud paperweight. A large Type III pansy, with two lush purple upper petals and three yellow lower petals, spotted with purple and striped with black, has a white stardust cane stamen with a red bull’s-eye core and a crest of three crenulated green leaves. It sits atop a short stem, flanked by a sprig of three leaves on one side and four leaves and a bi-colored bud on the other. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $400—500 38 Antique Baccarat red and white primrose miniature paperweight. A primrose flower has six red petals, each striped with an arching white line, radiating from a central white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane. It is crowned by three serrated green leaves and grows from a curving stem with a pair of bladed leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Good condition. Diameter 1 15/16" $400—500

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39 Antique Baccarat blue and white buttercup miniature paperweight. A lovely buttercup, its outer petals a pale blue and the inner ones white with a burst of tiny yellow stardust canes at their core, is haloed by three exuberant green leaves and sits atop a curving stem flanked by two additional green leaves. Clear, melon-cut ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/16" $500—800 40 Antique Baccarat white wheatflower with black spots miniature paperweight. A petite flower, with two tiers of black-spotted white petals and a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane center, is crowned by three green leaves, as it grows from a slender stem, with two bladed green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2" $1,000—1,400 41 Antique Baccarat Type III pansy miniature faceted paperweight. A Type III pansy, its two deep purple upper petals matched by large spots at the bottom of three striped yellow lower petals, centers around a white starburst complex cane with a red bull’s-eye core and is haloed by three symmetrically spaced green leaves. It sits atop a curving stem flanked by two more leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. Fine condition. Diameter 2" $600—800

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42 Rare antique Clichy blue fantasy flower and bud paperweight. An unusual flower is centered with a purple, pink, yellow and white complex cane, encircled by a spaced ring of pale yellow stamens, which are bordered by seven pointed cobalt blue petals. Three veined green leaves share the flower’s stem, while a long slender cobalt blue bud, with thin green sepals, sprouts from an adjoining stem. Clear ground. Exhibited: Neenah, Wisconsin, The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, Rare Paperweights from a Private Collection, June 12 - September 5, 1982, catalogue number 32. From the Alschuler Collection. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $6,000—8,000 43 Antique Clichy pink and white swirl paperweight. Alternating bands of pink and white form a pinwheel design, radiating outward in a counter-clockwise motion from a central green pastry mold cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 1/4" $1,200—1,600 44 Antique Clichy millefiori nosegay miniature paperweight. Three pastry mold canes, in pink, cobalt blue, red and white, form a triangular bouquet to sweeten one’s sense of smell. They bloom below three green leaves, atop a stem flanked by two leaves. Clear ground. Diameter 2 3/16" $600—800

45 Antique Clichy end-of-day scrambled millefiori miniature paperweight. An end-of-day gathering of cane remnants includes several whole complex canes as well as partial canes, among them a few partial roses, cogs, ruffles and bull’s-eyes. Internal flaw. Diameter 2 1/8" $300—400 46 Antique Clichy millefiori and rose chequer paperweight. Two concentric rings of spaced millefiori, including ruffles and pastry molds, are separated by delicate white latticinio tubes to create a chequer pattern. An iconic green and pink rose appears at the apex. An underlying layer of parallel rows of latticinio supports the design. Good condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $600—800 47 Excellent antique Clichy cinquefoil millefiori garland on upset muslin paperweight. A trademark white and pink rose cane is surrounded by a cinquefoil garland composed of turquoise, white and red complex canes, with five deep burgundy and green pastry mold canes spaced between the outside of the loops, all on a bed of white upset muslin. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Fair condition. Diameter 3" $1,200—1,600

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48 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. Spaced complex millefiori, in shades of pink, purple, blue and green, include a green and white rose and an unusual flat cane rose at the periphery. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $600—800

51 Antique Clichy spaced millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. A large iconic pink and green rose cane is surrounded by a spaced ring of assorted complex millefiori, including another pink and green rose cane. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 1 13/16" $500—600

49 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. A large iconic pink and green rose centers a ring of spaced pastry molds, with one pink and white rose cane and red-striped white cane. A border garland of varied spaced canes, including two white edelweiss flowers, encircles the design. Clear ground. Diameter 2 3/16" $500—600

52 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A burgundy pastry mold is ringed by ten blue cogs, inside a border garland of large green pastry molds, spaced by pairs of pink canes. Clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4" $400—500

50 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A red pastry mold is ringed by seven green pastry molds, inside a border garland of larger cobalt pastry molds, spaced by pairs of white edelweiss canes. Clear ground. Diameter 2 3/16" $400—500

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53 Antique Clichy spaced millefiori miniature paperweight. A large pink and white pastry mold cane centers a spaced ring of variously colored pastry mold, stardust, crimp and white edelweiss flower canes. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 1 3/4" $300—400

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54 Antique Saint Louis two-colored crown etched faceted shot glass. A slender clear bowl, engraved with pendant leaf swags leading up to a red and white torsade rim, terminates in a clear glass collar resting above a crown cushion with red and green twisted ribbons alternating with white latticinio twists, radiating from a central salmon and blue complex cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/8", height 3 13/16" $3,500—5,000 55 Antique Saint Louis fuchsia and buds on swirling latticinio ground paperweight. A pink and blue fuchsia bloom hangs on a light-yellow branch, topped by buds that hang on thin pink stems and are spaced by five green aventurine leaves. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Diameter 2 13/16" $1,200—1,600 56 Antique Saint Louis white pompon on pink latticinio cushion paperweight. A lush pompon, composed of numerous concentric rings of hollow C-shaped white rods, is crowned by two green leaves and a small green-sheathed white bud, as it grows from a tapered green stem, with two additional green leaves. Double-swirl pink latticinio cushion. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $1,200—1,600

57 Antique Saint Louis concentric millefiori paperweight. A central pink complex cane, with a cobalt cross center, is ringed by five spaced green, pink and white complex canes and again by an alternating ring of pink and white tubes and yellow-collared floret canes. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $400—500 58 Antique Saint Louis end-of-day scrambled millefiori miniature paperweight. Bits of colorful tubes and twists, in red, white, blue, yellow and green, are mixed with white latticinio canes and a few whole and partial complex millefiori. Excellent condition. Diameter 1 13/16" $300—400 59 Antique Saint Louis nosegay on amber miniature paperweight. A blue 14-point cog tops a trio of contrasting complex canes to create a sweet-scented bouquet. The blooms are crowned by a fan of five green leaves, gathered on pulled stems. Amberstained, diamond-cut ground. Good condition. Diameter 1 3/4" $300—400

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60 Antique French, attributed to Baccarat, Napoleon Bonaparte sulphide paperweight. A silvery sulphide of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, in profile with a laurel wreath, floats over a clear ground. Engraved design made by Bertrand Andrieu. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/8" $300—400 61 Antique Clichy Napoleon III sulphide paperweight. A profile of Napoleon III, nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, who was president and emperor of France from 1848-1870, floats over a clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $300—400 62 Antique Clichy Queen Victoria sulphide paperweight. A detailed white cameo of Queen Victoria in profile, with a crown, earring and necklace, rests on a clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400

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63 Antique New England Glass Company Louis Kossuth sulphide paperweight. A white sulphide of the Hungarian politician rests over a clear ground. Six v-groove stars are cut into a spaced garland on the surface of the dome. An inscription on the back of the sulphide commemorates Kossuth’s visit to New York, “EX-GOVERNOR OF HUNGARIA SET AT LIBERTY BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1851”. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300—400 64 Antique English Pinchbeck winter scene with horses and sleighs paperweight. A copper or zinc pastoral winter scene depicts horse-drawn sleighs with children and men rejoicing. Good condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $300—400 65 Antique English Pinchbeck tavern scene paperweight. A copper or zinc pastoral scene depicts a group of men gossiping at a tavern’s table. Fair condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300—400

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66 Antique French or Bohemian, attributed to Saint-Mandé, end-of-day scrambled millefiori miniature paperweight. Whole and partial canes, in cobalt blue, white, pink, green and aqua, are largely composed of stars and bull’s-eyes, all gathered into a dense cushion. Good condition. Diameter 1 13/16" $400—500

69 Antique New England Glass Company multi-colored crown paperweight. White spiraling latticinio ribbons alternate with two or three-colored twisted ribbons, in combinations of blue, white, red, white, green and yellow, in a spaced cascade that derives from a central complex cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $600—800

67 Antique French, possibly Pantin or Clichy, scattered millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. Seven hollow-tube rose canes are spaced by three contrasting green and white roses to form a pattern filled by spaced cobalt and pink complex cogs. Clear ground. Possible former drawer pull. Fine condition. Diameter 2" $600—800

70 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company cross flower paperweight. A red stem, flanked by two crenulated green leaves, rises up to a complex millefiori from which radiates four thin blue petals, spacing three red stems, each tipped in yellow. Clear, starcut ground. For more details about the cross flower symbolism, see The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, pages 55-56. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $500—800

68 Antique Bohemian Riedel close packed millefiori paperweight. A gathering of colorful millefiori of various sizes and shapes sits on a translucent emerald green ground scattered with bits of silvery mica. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $400—600

71 Antique New England Glass Company upright millefiori and flower bouquet paperweight. A central cobalt blue flower, with a pink and white center, offers the color palette for three spaced flowers, each with four partially-closed petals, and three millefiori arranged between the blooms. Three pairs of crenulated leaves radiate from behind the flower bouquet. Fine double-swirl white latticinio basket, over clear ground. Diameter 2 1/2" $800—1,000

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72 Antique New England Glass Company spokes patterned millefiori and eagles paperweight. A collared complex cane is ringed by lacey white complex canes and launches five spaced millefiori spokes to form a cruciform pattern. Eagle silhouette canes appear at the tip of each spoke. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Fine condition with internal flaw. Diameter 2 15/16" $800—1,000 73 Antique New England Glass Company close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central blue complex cane is encircled by five close concentric rings of pink, blue, green and purple millefiori. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 11/16" $400—500 74 Antique New England Glass Company open concentric millefiori paperweight. A red, white and black crimped cane is centered by four concentric rings of assorted collared cog canes, in cobalt blue, white, green and yellow. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $600—800

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75 Antique Dorflinger Lutz clematis miniature faceted paperweight. An iconic Lutz rose centers two tiers of five white petals, spaced by small air bubbles. The resulting delicate bloom perches atop a short green stem flanked by two variegated leaves, with an additional leaf peering from behind the bloom. Clear ground. Six side facets, converging at a hexagonal top facet. See The New England Glass Company, page 6, for more information. Possible former bottle stopper. Excellent condition. Diameter 1 1/2" $300—400 76 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company blue poinsettia paperweight. A large flower, with superb white stardust cane center surrounded by two tiers of six pointed blue petals, each of the inner tier’s petals separated by a small air bubble, grows on a stem with two opposing green leaves. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $600—800 77 Antique New England Glass Company millefiori nosegay miniature paperweight. A nosegay is composed of a trio of blue, pink and white complex canes, at the center of four serrated green leaves and a tapered stem. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2" $300—400

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78 Paul Stankard 1988 foxglove cloistered botanical block paperweight. A dimensional spray of magenta foxglove, its flowers emerging from tightly-closed buds at the top and fully-splayed at the base, springs up from a ring of white flowers and green leaves, above a small patch of earth that belongs to a network of root, tangled around a heart-like root bulb and nurtured by a root person. Clear, grooved base, below three of four translucent cobalt blue sides. Signed/dated. Width 3 1/16", height 5 11/16" $4,000—5,000 79 Paul Stankard 2000 “Field Gourd and Honeybee” paperweight. A bed of soft brown moss conceals two root-people and sports purple morning glories, leaves, tendrils, an open field gourd and an intact one, which have garnered the attention of sweet-seeking ants and a honeybee. A “Seeds Fertile” word cane and a signature cane pass as germinating sprigs. Clear ground. Signed/dated. For a similar example, see the inside front cover of A Floating World. Diameter 3 3/16" $3,500—4,000 80 Paul Stankard 2002 flowers, pods, blueberries, ants and mask paperweight. Two russet-colored ants crawl across a textured green pod at the center of a ring of moss, leaves, yellow coneflowers, purple flowers, blueberries and salmon-colored flowers, one of which is also visited by an ant. The bouquet grows over a plain of sandy earth, below which a “pâte-de-verre” mask yawns, nestled 20

in a patch of soft moss alongside a “Seeds” word cane. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $3,500—4,000 81 Paul Stankard 1981 spring beauties and roots paperweight. Two white spring beauty blossoms, with faint pink stripes on their petals and perky pink stamens at their centers, bloom on separate thin leafy stems, with scattered buds in various stages of bloom, from a bulbous root system. Transparent amethyst ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $800—1,000 82 Paul Stankard 1980 apple blossoms and bees dedicated paperweight. Two yellow and black bees hover near a branch of pink apple blossoms and buds. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Etched “Especially for H. Brocklebank”. Diameter 3 3/16" $800—1,000 83 Paul Stankard raspberry trio and pink blossom paperweight. A short dimensional forking network of branches from a raspberry bush holds three red textured berries and one pink blossom, with a tuft of yellow upright stamens, amongst trios of green leaves. Signature cane. Signed. Diameter 3 1/8" $800—1,000

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84 Paul Stankard 1994 mountain laurel all-over bouquet paperweight. Blue forget-me-not and black-eyed Susan flowers space a pair of white mountain laurels in a bouquet with red rosehip, tendrils and leaves, all of which are harboring an elegant root person and the word canes “Seeds” and “Fertile”. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $3,000—3,500 85 Paul Stankard 2004 apple blossom and honeybee all-over bouquet paperweight. A bee rummages through a fragrant pink apple blossom, one of four fully splayed on a thick dark branch with buds and light green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,500—2,000 86 Paul Stankard 1981 strawberries and blossoms faceted paperweight. A central trio of white blossoms, each with a tuft of yellow stamens, is crowned by two trios of green leaves, two pairs of white buds, two red strawberries and a ripening green strawberry. Five and one facets. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3" $800—1,000

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87 Paul Stankard “St. Anthony’s Fire” bouquet compound paperweight. Three St. Anthony’s fire blooms, with yellow pistil and black filament stamen centers, nestle at the heart of a gathered network of delicate leaves and tight buds. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $800—1,000 88 Paul Stankard (1976) three-flower bouquet paperweight. A single red and white trillium flower floats next to five blue forget-me-nots, with two sprays of blue buds, and two fully bloomed yellow bellflowers, with two companion buds, on stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 6. Signature cane. Signed. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $600—800 89 Paul Stankard 1976 red orchid paperweight. A bright red orchid flower, with five radiating sepals around a central red labellum, shines like a flame at the top of a thin stem on a forking branch with a few leaves and a sheathed companion bud. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $600—800

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90 David Graeber 2014 yellow chrysanthemum and Asian rose all-over bouquets stacked pedestal paperweight. Yellow gerbera daisies, small purple flowers, orange Asian roses, yellow mums and small off-white flowers are gathered together into a dense bouquet with greenery, encased by a thick clear gather and resting upon a smaller all-over bouquet. Clear footed base with star-cutting. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/2", height 6 1/2" $5,000—6,000 91 David Graeber and Ed Poore 2012 collaborative Asian rose, chrysanthemum and pussy willow bouquet in a plaque basket-cut paperweight. A formal radial arrangement features three branches of graduated pussy willow alternating with three sprays of orange buds, around a central cluster of three spaced purple flowers, red Asian roses, three salmon-colored chrysanthemums and companion buds. Flat-top clear encasement, with basket cutting and notched upper perimeter. Signature/date canes. Diameter 3 7/8" $5,000—6,000 92 David Graeber 2020 cherry and pink blossom all-over bouquet with honeybee swarm orb. The sweet scent of pink cherry blossoms, their shaded petals radiating around perky stamens, have attracted a spectacular swarm of eleven honeybees as they promise a continuing bounty of bright red cherries. The flowers blossom on a coarse network of brown branches, scattered with

companion buds and green leaves, in an all-over bouquet. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/4" $5,000—6,000 93 David Graeber 2010 yellow flower bouquet basket-cut paperweight. A lush sheaf of yellow flowers, including sunflowers, bell flowers and small white flowers with yellow centers, radiates variegated leaves in all directions and sits over an opaque cranberry red ground. Fancy, basket-cut surface, by Ed Poore. Signature/ date cane. Diameter 3 1/4" $3,500—5,000 94 David Graeber 2012 Asian rose, arum lily and pussy willow bouquet paperweight. Two large white arum lilies, with thin spadix centers, launch from a cluster of red Asian roses and their companion buds, inside a radiating halo of three pussy-willow spears, tendrils and variegated green leaves. Blue ground. Signature/ date cane. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16" $2,000—3,000 95 Stankard Studio 2008 “Rose Bouquet” paperweight, by David Graeber. A dimensional sheaf arrangement of central light pink roses and small light blue flowers is scattered with buds, striped green leaves and spiraling tendrils. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Signed. Diameter 3" $2,000—3,000

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96 Chris Buzzini 2001 braided stems bouquet with thistle, blueberries, blackberries and pink flowers paperweight. A lush Peregrine white thistle centers and arching bouquet with two dimensional pink flowers, two dark purple blackberries, six ripe blueberries, companion buds, Quaker ladies flowers, tendrils and attending leaves, all braided together by the stems. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16" $3,000—4,000 97 Chris Buzzini 2000 morning glory bouquet paperweight. Two blue morning glory bells center a bouquet with two splayed pink blossoms and scattered purple phlox, spaced by attending leaves, tendrils and companion buds. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2" $2,500—3,000 98 Chris Buzzini 1991 Artist Proof Tahoka daisy and yellow rose bouquet paperweight. A dimensional yellow China rose contrasts with two blue Tahoka daisies, each with a yellow center, in an arching bouquet gathered by the stems, with a few buds and attending leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,500—2,000

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99 Chris Buzzini 2000 “Baby Stars” pink flower spray paperweight. Eleven small pink blooms, each with five rounded petals around yellow-sheathed black filament stamens, share a curving graceful system of stems and exposed root with green companion buds as well as with long variegated green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,500—2,000 100 Chris Buzzini 1990 Artist Proof “Aster Bouquet” morning glory and daisy arching bouquet paperweight. A shaded blue morning glory trumpet is joined by three buds on an arching vine, with tendrils and leaves, decorated below by two pink daisies and buds, three red flowers, a spray of yellow blooms and very small blue berries. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,200—1,600 101 Chris Buzzini 1998 lady’s-slipper orchid paperweight. An orchid flower, with a speckled magenta labellum, brown sepals and a brown and yellow anther, droops from a curving brown stem, which rises from a clump of bladed leaves, above trailing roots and bulbs. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $900—1,200

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102 Rick Ayotte 1994 “The Consummate Rosebush” triple-stacked roses faceted paperweight. At the base of three tiers of paperweights, which graduate in size from top to bottom, a pair of American Beauty red roses rests on a bed of green leaves interwoven with a petite red rose and groupings of white wildflowers. A similar design is repeated in the next tier, featuring a single yellow rose on a bed of green leaves surrounded by white wildflowers. At the apex of the display is a single pink rose, an homage to the Clichy rose, resting on a fan of green leaves. Clear ground. Five side facets around the middle tier. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 3. Signed/dated. “Ayotte captures... perfect flowers in glass with elegance and grace.” —Songs Without Words: The Art of the Paperweight. Base diameter 3 5/8", height 5 11/16" $4,000—5,000 103 Rick Ayotte 2005 “Abundance” chrysanthemum and berry bouquet paperweight. Two pairs of lush scarlet and purple chrysanthemums are spaced by colorful autumn berries and leaves, evoking thoughts of harvest and bounty. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $1,000—1,400 104 Rick Ayotte 2000 “Golden Bouquet” daffodils paperweight. Three bright yellow and white daffodils showcase against a lovely sprawl of pink, mauve and yellow clematis blossoms, buds, purple berries and assorted leaves. A blue bombardier beetle makes his way across the weave. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 11/16" $1,000—1,400 24

105 Rick Ayotte 1997 ”A Touch of Glass” pink and yellow roses paperweight. Sprays of small flowers radiate outward, with the exception of one at the center, between sprigs of green leaves as the backdrop to a stemmed bouquet of four lush multi-tiered pink roses with yellow centers. The color palette gives a sense of perpetual serenity. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $1,000—1,400 106 Rick Ayotte 2000 “Country Side Blue” daisy and blueberry bouquet paperweight. A trio of multi-tiered yellow-centered daisies, one pink, one blue and one white, is enfolded by clusters of blueberries, which are shaded in the colors of three stages of ripening. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 13/16" $1,000—1,400 107 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. Elements of the design were encased separately, resulting and a challenging double-encasement. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 7/8" $1,200—1,600

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108 Rick Ayotte 1991 starthroat hummingbird and mirabilis bouquet paperweight. A green aventurine starthroat hummingbird, with a yellow belly, red throat, blue tail and blue wings, hovers over a bouquet of mirabilis flowers and buds, also in the primary colors, braided together on a leafy stem, for a wonderful color composition. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 13/16" $1,000—1,400 109 Rick Ayotte 1987 “Scarlet Tanager with Strawberry Flowers” paperweight. An upright red bird, chin up and black wings at the ready, is surrounded by an arching branch of white strawberry flowers and green leaves. Edition #1 of a limited edition. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $800—1,000 110 Rick Ayotte 1990 “Red Salamander in Marsh” pond paperweight, from the Pond Life series. A three-dimensional red salamander pauses on a moss-strewn pebbly bank, between clusters of yellow flowers and orange mushrooms, to peer inquisitively across pale rocks at a lovely white water lily that floats atop a pair of lily pads, over a transparent green pond. Signed/dated. Internal flaw. Diameter 3 5/8" $800—1,000 111 Rick Ayotte 1991 “Family of Ducks on a Pond” magnum paperweight, from the Pond Life series. A family of three colorful mallard ducks, including a green aventurine male, swims www.selman.com

across a serene green pond toward a mossy shore dotted with blossoms, tall green plants and red toadstools. Signed/dated. “A realistic approach influenced by the antique weight Ducks on the Pond. I felt capable of bringing the design much further than the original” –Rick Ayotte. Diameter 3 15/16" $1,200—1,600 112 Rick Ayotte 1989 “Seascape” seagull birds and waves compound paperweight, from the Glasscape series. A scenic coastline, with rocky cliffs and crashing waves under a serene blue sky, is the playground of two Caspian terns that soar playfully overhead. Signed/dated. “An innovative form of painting with glass on top of a glass disk. It involves quick hands and eyes since the glass cools quickly. This technique combines the skills of traditional painting on canvas with sculpture.” –Rick Ayotte. Diameter 3 15/16" $600—800 113 Rick Ayotte 1981 “King of the Sky” peregrine falcon bird on a branch paperweight. A focused peregrine falcon, in profile, aims a piercing stare at a distant prey, from his leafy branch perch. Clear ground. Edition #11 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. The artist created this design to celebrate the fastest bird in the world, known to reach 250 miles per hour when diving for prey. Diameter 2 5/8" $1,000—1,400

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114 Rick Ayotte 1980 “House Wren” bird in a tree compound faceted paperweight. A small brown-striped bird, with a white belly and throat below warm brown wings and tail, stands in profile on a sturdy tree trunk adorned with leafy branches, above more radiating branches. Clear ground. Flower pattern of facets around the base. Edition #11 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $800—1,000 115 Rick Ayotte 1981 “Melodious Meadowlark” bird and rainbow compound paperweight. A Western meadowlark, in profile, perches on a tree trunk with leafy branches, bending a rainbow to the beauty of its song between two fluffy clouds. Clear ground. Edition #40 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $600—800 116 Rick Ayotte 1980 black-cap chickadees on pine branches compound paperweight. A black-cap chickadee, his plump white body accented by a black throat, beak and crown and a brown shoulder pad to its gray wing and tail, perches on a sparsely filled forking pine branch, above a companion bird with a paler complexion. Opaque sky-blue ground. Edition #6 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $600—800

117 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Sunshine” chickadee and sunflower miniature paperweight. A dimensional little chickadee perches before a single bright yellow sunflower bloom in anticipation of its favorite meal, resting atop a cluster of green and chartreuse leaves just beneath the bloom. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/16" $700—1,000 118 Rick Ayotte 1986 scarlet tanager and yellow tulip tree blossoms miniature paperweight. A scarlet and black tanager shines like a ruby on a branch amid three yellow tulip tree blossoms and green leaves. Clear ground. A study of the larger design. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 13/16" $500—800 119 Rick Ayotte 1984 ruby-throated hummingbird and orange flower miniature paperweight. A ruby-throated hummingbird, with an aventurine back, arrives in quite a hurry to one of many daily stops, a bright orange flower cluster, his wings disappearing into the ether with a flash. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 15/16" $300—400

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120 Doug Merritt and Barry Sautner 1987 collaborative “Pansy” diatreta and insculpture faceted paperweight. A dimensional pansy, leaves, stems, buds and an erupting bloom have been sculpted inward into a frosted insculpture bouquet, viewed through a slanted top window to a textured surface. An intricate, complex and raised network of stems and leaves has been carved in a layer of green glass all around the clear texture core, and supports blooming pansies, which have been carved in additional layers of white, red and purple glass. The delicate gradation and shading of color to the dimensional carving could only be achieved through the utmost control and mastery of the incredibly difficult technique of diatreta. Signed/dated. *Shipping priced at cost*. Diameter 3 7/16" $6,500—7,000 www.selman.com

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121 Gordon Smith 1997 ring-necked snake paperweight. A meticulously rendered ring-necked snake is a triumph of articulation, its body sheathed in individually applied black scales over an orange belly, sinuously coiled around loosely scattered rocks and a cluster of purple flowers and green leaves. Straw-strewn earth ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $3,000—4,000 122 Gordon Smith 1997 strawberries and blossoms paperweight. A dimensional strawberry plant, with five red berries, two green berries, a pair of white blossoms, promising buds and striped green leaves, grows from straw-covered earth ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,500—2,000 123 Gordon Smith 1995 seashells paperweight. An assortment of abandoned whole and partial snail shells, in pastel shades of pink, green and beige, lies scattered near a flourishing green plant, on a layer of fine white sand. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000—1,500

124 Andrew Byers 2005 crocus, lilac and berry all-over bouquet paperweight. Six dark blue crocus flowers are joined by four yellow daisies, five sprays of blue lilac, blue forget-me-nots, red berries and assorted green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,500—2,000 125 Andrew Byers 2005 lilac, morning glory and daisy allover bouquet paperweight. A lively floral bouquet bursts with summer blooms in all directions and includes white daisies, pink morning glories, blue clusters of lilac, red berries and pink forgetme-nots that grow from a thick branch with tendrils and green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $1,500—2,000 126 Andrew Byers 2002 blackberry, blueberry and flower braided bouquet paperweight. Two blueberries, five blackberries, two pink bellflowers, white blossoms, dark orange freesia sprays and green leaves are gathered on braided stems. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,000—1,500

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127 Delmo Tarsitano spider in a desert landscape paperweight. A gray spider, with a beige threaded body, sprawls at the center of a silky web over a translucent green moss patch, framed by a semi-circle of five succulents. A sandy desert terrain envelopes the scene. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $1,500—1,800

130 Debbie Tarsitano latticinio flower, lady bugs and heartshaped millefiori garland paperweight. A multi-tiered pink latticinio flower rests at the center of a millefiori heart and has attracted the attention of five yellow and black ladybugs. Fiberstrewn blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $1,000—1,400

128 Delmo Tarsitano pair of peaches paperweight. Two blushing yellow peaches ripen on a sturdy branch, adorned with deeply crimped green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane. “He drew his subject matter from things that delighted him as a boy. Growing up in Queens, just outside of New York City, during the Depression, Del saw vegetables, peaches, and other farming scenes that formed his character and love for nature.” —1991 PCA Bulletin, page 45. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $500—800

131 Debbie Tarsitano flower bouquet paperweight. Three red flowers, a pair of yellow flowers, two blue flowers, a lone pink flower and two sprays of white buds are gathered together into a bouquet with a few green leaves. Clear ground. Signature canes. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,000—1,400

129 Delmo Tarsitano pair of pears paperweight. Two blushing yellow pears hang from a branch adorned with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16" $500—800

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132 Debbie Tarsitano and Max Erlacher 1985 collaborative “Wood Walk” engraved barn and hills with wildflowers paperweight. Brown and green blades of grass are the lush prairie where various wildflowers and seed pods grow, belonging to a farm that is etched into hills with trees, a fence and a welcoming path. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2" $1,500—2,000

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133 Ken Rosenfeld 1996 “Vegetable Garden” paperweight. A colorful harvest of seven red radishes, with leafy tops, six tapered orange carrots, three asparagus spears and two purple turnips is provocatively splayed across a clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $400—500 134 Ken Rosenfeld 2004 monarch butterfly and flower bouquet paperweight. A monarch butterfly, with orange wings veined with black and dotted with white, rests on a cluster of three yellow flowers, a dimensional purple rose and leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $400—600 135 Ken Rosenfeld 1996 frog and flower paperweight. A brown-spotted green frog, with long spindly toes, pauses on a sandy ground near a five-petalled pink flower, cradled at the center of dark green aventurine leaves. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $400—600

136 Ken Rosenfeld 2006 Commemorative “PCA Texas Yellow Rose Bouquet” paperweight. A multi-tiered yellow rose crowns a bouquet, surrounded by three yellow rosebuds, a purple thistle, two stems of pink buds and assorted leaves. Clear ground. A “PCA Texas 20” cane commemorates the group’s twentieth anniversary. Edition #13 of a limited edition of 50; 26 made. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $500—800 137 Ken Rosenfeld 2011 Commemorative white rose bouquet and bow paperweight. Three lush white roses, each cupped by dark green sepals at the top of sturdy stems, are joined into a bouquet by a bud and two leaf sprays, held by a patriotic red, white and blue ribbon bow. Clear ground. A “PCA 2011” cane commemorates the group’s Washington, D.C., convention. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 30. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $400—600 138 Ken Rosenfeld 2003 Commemorative bluebonnet flowers paperweight. Nine stacked purple bluebonnets, with yellow stamens and two companion buds, bloom over a bed of leaves in honor of the fifty year anniversary of the Paperweight Collectors Association. Clear ground. “PCA 50” cane. Edition #24 of a limited edition of 50. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $500—600

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139 Ken Rosenfeld 2004 pink dahlia paperweight. A flourishing multi-tiered pink dahlia and a plump pink bud share a stem with several dark green leaves, over a transparent blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 9/16" $300—400 140 Ken Rosenfeld 1999 daisy and ladybug paperweight. A cheerful white daisy, with a black-rimmed yellow tuft at its center, sprouts from a slender stem shared by a clump of sturdy green leaves and flanked by two promising white buds. A red and black ladybug visits the bloom which rests on a translucent blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 9/16" $400—500 141 Randall Grubb 1994 red clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A red double clematis, with a red, white and green cane bud and green variegated leaves, is encircled by a garland of the same cane, spaced by white stardust canes. Clear ground. Limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $600—800

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142 Randall Grubb 1992 violet bouquet paperweight. Three central violets, encircled by pink roses and sprays of white and pink bellflowers, contrast with light green stems and leaves to form a delicate bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—600 143 Randall Grubb 1991 “Chardonnay” green grapes paperweight. A cluster of light green grapes, with a scattering of variegated green leaves and curling tendrils, grows from a twisted brown vine. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $500—800 144 Randall Grubb 1994 purple iris paperweight. Two purple and yellow iris blossoms and a purple bud grow on long stems from a cluster of green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 50. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—500

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145 Bob Banford 1993 radial flower bouquet ovoid faceted paperweight. A ring of five upright blossoms, each with tufts of stamens and a halo of sepals, alternates with different-colored buds, each topping a leafy stem, and surrounds a central double-tiered flower with crenulated purple petals and yellow star stamens. Clear ground. Four tiers of eight side facets and one top facet to and ovoid dome. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16", height 3 3/4" $1,000—1,400 146 Bob Banford strawberry bouquet ovoid faceted paperweight. A formal arrangement of five dimensional red strawberries, each pointed upwards on a quintet of leaves, is spaced by leafy sprigs to create a square design. Transparent blue ground. Four large side facets above a ring of eight facets and one octagonal top facet, surrounded by eight scalloped facets, frames the design perfectly. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 1/8" $1,000—1,400 147 Bobbi Banford 1992 orange flower ovoid faceted paperweight. An orange flower, its eight petals alternating with green sepals and centering an upright tuft of yellow stamens, is haloed by eight yellow buds and sepals, each carefully placed at the end of each of the flower’s petals. Black ground. Honeycomb facets to side and one top facet. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/4", height 3 1/16" $400—600 32

148 Bob Banford white clematis bouquet faceted paperweight. A pair of double clematis, with finely pointed white petals, has halos of green leaves and shares a leafy stem with a pair of furled buds. Six and one facets, with mitre-cuts around the base. Signature cane. Diameter 3" $800—1,000 149 Bob Banford radial flower bouquet paperweight. A garland of six-petalled flowers, each in a different color, including one with aventurine, and each with a different central cane, is connected by a network of stems to a black and yellow flower at the center, all supported by a common stem with two drooping buds. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 5/8" $1,000—1,400 150 Bob Banford double clematis and radial buds in torsade faceted paperweight. A pink double clematis centers a halo of green leaves and spaced buds at the center of a blue and red ribbon torsade. Clear, star-cut ground. Three tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $600—800

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151 Jim D’Onofrio 1992 blackberries and pink blossoms environmental paperweight. A coarse plant rises up from a sandy earth ground and launches a sprawling vine with green leaves and pink flowers, which has given rise to plump blackberries. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $1,000—1,400

154 Barry Sautner 1996 “Harvest’s Wreath” beans and vine diatreta paperweight. A dimensional green vine meanders across a frosted dome and supports four ripe string beans, inside a border garland of green leaves and carved frosted leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,200—1,500

152 Jim D’Onofrio 2007 “Blue Jay and Caterpillar” paperweight. An intent blue jay, with outstretched wings and impressive black talons, alights near a hapless pale green and yellow caterpillar that crawls across a brown branch enlivened by a sprig of leaves and a pink bloom, under a blue sky strewn with a hint of fluffy white clouds. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $1,000—1,400

155 Satava Art Glass 1996 “Moon Jellyfish” high-domed plaque paperweight. A large dichroic jellyfish in translucent blue and amber, dotted red with an aventurine-speckled skirt, floats in a clear ocean and appears transfixed with its immobile blue and black tentacles. Signed/dated. Width 4 1/2", height 6 1/2", depth 1 3/4" $300—400

153 Jim D’Onofrio 1999 Native at campfire with clay pots and bow cube paperweight. A Native American billows a campfire, with a bow and arrows nearby, next to three colorful clay pots, a dreamcatcher and a bundle of firewood. Sandy ground. Cube shape. Signed/dated. Width 3 3/16", height 2 1/8" $1,000—1,400

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156 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1991 “Spanish Moss” tree at water’s edge paperweight. A painted tree, with long trails of green Spanish moss hanging from its branches, grows form the flowering riverbank of a dark pool. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $400—500

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157 Victor Trabucco 1987 oriental red camellia branch upright magnum faceted paperweight. A large red flower blooms atop a twisting and forking dark branch, flanked by two companion buds below. Another dark branch, with three contrasting white blossoms and two companion buds, hangs overhead. Green leaves dot the branches here and there. Clear ground. Two tiers of nine uneven angular facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 3/8" $1,200—1,600 158 David & Jon Trabucco 1999 purple China rose with buds and bell flower bouquet paperweight. A purple China rose, its center filled with brown-tipped yellow stamens, is tucked into a small spray with two bellflowers, five red buds, a purple companion bud and a flourish of green leaves. White upset muslin. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 11/16" $600—800 159 Victor Trabucco 1985 roses paperweight. Two dimensional roses, with tiers of cascading pink shaded petals cupping tufts of yellow filament stamens, share a forking stem with three buds and a few green leaves. Opaque sky-blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $500—800

160 Victor Trabucco 2001 “Shakespeare’s Viola” pansy and bud paperweight. A large mauve and purple pansy blooms on a stem, with a bud and a green leaf, on a cushion of white upset muslin. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $700—1,000 161 David & Jon Trabucco 1991 raspberries and blossoms paperweight. Three ripe raspberries hang from a leafy sprig of raspberry bush brightened by four satin pink buds and two open blooms bursting with yellow stamens. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $400—600 162 Victor Trabucco 1982 violet and pansy bouquet faceted paperweight. A bouquet of three purple violets and two white and purple pansies is gathered on drooping stems with green leaves, over a clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $500—800

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163 Cathy Richardson 2012 “Soft Coral and Purple Jellyfish” compound paperweight. Two purple jellyfish float over spectacular coral, sponges and sea anemones which grow over a sandy ocean floor. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000—1,400

166 Mayauel Ward 2017 pair of angelfish in coral reef compound paperweight. Two yellow and turquoise angelfish swim through a colorful coral reef, over an iridescent black ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3" $200—300

164 Cathy Richardson 2014 purple waterlilies miniature paperweight. Three purple flowers each have a tuft of delicate yellow and orange stamens aimed at the sun, as they rise from a transparent cool blue pool from variegated foliage. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/16" $400—500

167 Mayauel Ward 2009 “Coral Reef” red angelfish compound paperweight. A brown-striped orange angelfish, with yellow fins, swims across a colorful coral reef over a ground of aqua pools on cobalt blue. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $200—300

165 Mayauel Ward 2013 daisy and berry bouquet paperweight. Three striking bright yellow daisies, each with petals tipped in crimson red around fluffy brown centers, are the highlight of a dense bouquet of ripe blueberries, cranberries, a grape cluster, crenulated pink bellflowers, various small flowers, assorted leaves and tendrils. Mottled blue and green ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $1,000—1,400

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168 Mayauel Ward 1996 flower bouquet with pink bow pedestal paperweight. A forking branch of delicate diaphanous white flowers arch upwards above a spray of purple lilac and two blue clematis flowers, with assorted leaves, gathered into a bouquet by a dimensional pink bow. Black footed base. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $600—800

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169 Drew Ebelhare 2007 close concentric millefiori white stardust carpet ground paperweight. White stardust canes are arranged in five concentric rings and hold two spaced rings of complex canes, one of all blue rod bundles and the other of varied canes. A central signature cane dots the design. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8" $500—800 170 Drew Ebelhare 2005 millefiori and gold on rocky hill magnum paperweight. Stacked jagged sedimentary rocks are softened by the presence of blooming millefiori in purple, red and blue, with small green cane leaves, interspersed between pebbles and a few gold nuggets. Sandy earth ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4" $600—800 171 Drew Ebelhare 2005 arching millefiori flower garlands compound paperweight. Red flower canes, with small dark green leaf canes, are strung into a sinuous spray, superimposed above another small spray of blue flowers and light green leaf canes. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Internal flaw. Diameter 2 1/4" $500—800

172 Drew Ebelhare 1993 close concentric millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. A cambered design of five rings of blue, pink and white star and rod complex canes closes in on a central signature cane and is held in a basket of alternating white and blue cog cane staves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/8" $400—500 173 Drew Ebelhare 1997 close concentric millefiori and flower picture cane paperweight. A central yellow flower portrait cane is encircled by five rings of white, blue, green, red, yellow and orange complex canes, inside a purple and white stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/16" $300—400 174 Drew Ebelhare 2009 scrambled millefiori paperweight. Whole millefiori appear to have fallen haphazardly into an elegant dimensional jumble of pink, white, green and blue. Red and white jasper ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 9/16" $300—400

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175 Charles Kaziun Junior black horse’s head silhouette, millefiori and torsade paperweight. A black horse silhouette is set in a black plaque surrounded by a spaced circle of complex canes, including a turtle and a signature cane, inside a mauve and pink torsade closed by a signature cane. Aventurine-strewn green ground. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 2 5/16" $500—800 176 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. The silhouette is flanked by stacked trios of millefiori with hearts, shamrocks and stars. The canes sit at the center of a pink, white and green torsade, closed by a signature cane. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 2 1/4" $500—800 177 Charles Kaziun Junior snake and rose paperweight. A red rope rose blooms at the center of three arching green sepals and has attracted the attention of not only a gold-foil bee, which rests on its petals, but also of a curious yellow and red striped snake, with a black head and small white eyes, which has slithered its way up one of the sepals for a better vintage point. Yellow and white jasper ground. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 2 5/16" $500—800 www.selman.com

178 Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori pedestal miniature faceted paperweight. A tilted blue ground features a ring of six complex crimp canes around a central signature complex cane. Clear, footed base. Six and one facets. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Diameter 1 1/4", height 1 5/8" $400—500 179 Charles Kaziun Junior pink crimp rose miniature pedestal paperweight. A dimensional upright rose, with fifteen dark red petals and four radial aventurine green leaves, floats over a clear, footed base. Signature cane. Diameter 1 11/16", height 2 3/16" $400—500 180 Charles Kaziun Junior blue convolvulus and bud miniature paperweight. A blue and white-striped convolvulus grows from a serpentine vine alongside a small blue bud and three green leaves. A gold-foil bee visits the flower. Transparent amethyst ground. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/4" $400—500

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181 Jim Brown 2003 close concentric collared white and pink millefiori magnum paperweight. White collared sawmill cog canes fill the gap between complex collared canes in translucent pink and opaque white, arranged in a concentric design with seven rings, of which the outer most is pulled downward into a cog stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 4" $500—800

184 Jim Brown 2002 close packed millefiori paperweight. An assortment of large and small complex millefiori canes, consisting mainly of cogs, ruffle and crimp complex canes, is joined in a dense arrangement to form a beautiful pastel-colored cushion. The prairie is held in a white crimp, tube and cog stave basket. Blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8" $600—800

182 Jim Brown 2003 close concentric white and pink millefiori paperweight. A large white collared ruffle cane centers a ring of pink complex canes, followed by a ring of white ruffle canes, then a ring of pink-collared white bull’s-eye trio canes. From this inner concentric pattern, eleven radial arms of three stacked pink canes launch outward and are spaced by the same cane as the central cane. A stave basket of white cogs holds the design. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8" $500—800

185 Jim Brown 2011 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. An assortment of large and small complex millefiori canes, including cogs, ruffles, honeycomb, bundles and stars in blue, pink, green, white, yellow and aventurine, is held in a blue and white ruffle cane stave basket. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $500—800

183 Jim Brown 2004 pink millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A cambered lacy carpet of light pink complex cane bundles is dotted with a radial pattern of varied pairs of complex canes, including cogs, stardust, miniaturized and honeycomb canes, largely in pink and white, with a hint of green, yellow and blue, all held in a white cog stave basket. A silhouette cane and a signature cane can be spotted in the scattered canes. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $500—800 38

186 Jim Brown white millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A cambered lacy carpet of white ruffle complex cane is dotted with scattered magenta and blue cane of various shapes and sizes, held in a white stave basket and encased in a thick gather of glass. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/8" $600—800

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187 Whitefriars 1971 close concentric millefiori cylindrical faceted paperweight. Five concentric rings of cog canes, most centered by a star, close in on a central turquoise, blue and white complex cane. The outer ring of purple canes is pulled into a shallow stave basket. Clear ground. Two tiers of ten side facets and one top facet give a cylindrical shape to the design. Signature/ date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $400—500

190 Whitefriars 1970 commemorative Mayflower concentric millefiori and sailboat faceted paperweight. A central ship silhouette cane is encircled by blue, white and green star and cog canes, of which the outer ring is pulled into a short stave basket. Five and one facets. Edition #172 of a limited edition. Signature/ date cane “1620-1970”, in honor of the first landing of the Mayflower voyage. Diameter 3" $300—400

188 Whitefriars close packed purple millefiori carpet ground faceted paperweight. A carpet of purple cog canes, each with a small star at the center, is dotted with cobalt blue hollow cog canes. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Diameter 3 5/16" $400—500

191 Whitefriars 1976 Olympic ring garlands and torch faceted paperweight. Five interlacing garlands of small pink and white cog canes are arranged in the traditional Olympic ring configuration beneath a large blue-rimmed white picture cane of the Olympic torch, framed by two date canes on either side reading “19” and “76”. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #459 of a limited edition of 1000. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $300—400

189 Whitefriars 1971 close concentric millefiori miniature faceted paperweight. Purple, green, red and white star complex canes form four rings that encircle a central red and white star and cog cane. The outer ring is pulled downward into a short stave basket. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 3/8" $150—200

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192 Whitefriars 1970 close concentric millefiori footed inkwell and stopper. Five concentric rings of pink, white and blue cog and star canes appear in both the base of a clear, footed inkwell and a matching stopper for the bottle. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/8", height 6 1/16" $300—400

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193 Mike Hunter 2019 close concentric millefiori and car silhouettes paperweight. Six car silhouettes of the Ford Model T encircle a central white and blue complex cane and are encircled by three rings of white, blue, pink, yellow and orange complex canes. Blue stave basket. Translucent blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $500—800 194 Mike Hunter 2017 close concentric millefiori, flowers and Marilyn Monroe murrina paperweight. A picture cane of Marilyn Monroe is at the center of four rings of very complex millefiori, including blue daisies, inside a white stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $600—800 195 Mike Hunter 2014 close concentric millefiori, daisy and roses paperweight. A large white and green daisy cane is encircled by two rings of cobalt blue and white complex canes and then by ring of dark red roses, spaced by pairs of white roses. Light red roses ensue, alternating with pairs of complex canes, all held by a flat white ruffle cane stave basket. Transparent emerald green ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $500—800

196 Mike Hunter 2015 latticinio ribbon blown egg sculpture. Cascades of double-swirl latticinio ribbons are represented in a rainbow of colors, including purple, green, orange, yellow, red, blue, gray and white, occasional threads of black and white added for contour and accent, all flowing from the apex of a large eggshaped sculpture balanced on a separate frosted glass pedestal. Signed/dated. Diameter 4", height 5 3/8" $400—500 197 Mike Hunter 2016 Zanfirico yellow, blue and white duck sculpture. A proud hollow white-chested and blue-winged duck is crested by a brown, black, white and yellow head and prominent orange beak. Complex millefiori represents its eyes. Signed/dated. Height 3 13/16", length 5 9/16" $400—500 198 Mike Hunter 2016 clear tumbler. A diagonal wave pattern flows on the surface of a thin clear drinking glass. The top is edged with a translucent ruby rim. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16", height 4 5/16" $300—400

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199 Saint Louis close packed millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. Colorful close packed cogs, with central stars, and complex canes create a mushroom atop a tapered stem. Clear, star-cut ground. Bright green-over-white double overlay. Five and one facets. This design was made in the 1950s. Fine condition. Diameter 3" $400—500

202 Saint Louis (1992) commemorative “Botticelli” engraved crystal with millefiori paperweight. Delicately engraved leaf sprays adorn the surface of a clear crystal dome, punctuated by seven colorful complex canes in assorted designs. Acid-etched Saint Louis insignia and “225ème ANNIVERSAIRE” on the base. Diameter 2 1/2" $500—800

200 Saint Louis 1972 patterned millefiori on blue ground paperweight. Five parallel rows of spaced complex canes alternate with spaced parallel white latticinio rods, on an opaque light blue ground. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $400—500

203 Saint Louis 1989 commemorative red, white and blue swirl paperweight. Created for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution, a red, white and blue “1789–1989” date cane presides at the apex of a swirl of slender red, white and blue ribbons that cascades clockwise downward. Clear ground. Gold inscribed “BICENTENAIRE DE LA REVOLUTION” and “Saint Louis” on the base. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $200—300

201 Saint Louis 1972 millefiori circlets on pink carpet ground paperweight. Six spaced clusters of complex millefiori, each with a large complex cane center consisting of a white star core ringed by hollow rods and then by cogs, inside a ring of yellow, blue, red and white floret cogs, are nestled in a dense carpet of red, blue and white complex canes, giving the appearance of a pink carpet. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16" $300—400

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204 Saint Louis 1971 blue and yellow marbrie paperweight. A central signature/date cane dominates four quarter intersections of alternating loops in blue, white and pistachio. Limited edition of 400. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—500

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205 Saint Louis 1977 “Honeycomb” amber beehive newel post. Concentric C-shaped red and white canes shower down the perimeter of a clear hollow orb, departing from a pale yellow Clichy-type rose with a pink core at the crest. Clear, footed base. Limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 7/8", height 4 7/8" $1,500—2,000 206 Saint Louis 1975 close concentric complex millefiori piedouche paperweight. Seven close concentric rings of contrasting millefiori, some cogs, others star bundles, primarily in red, white and blue, are gathered around a large cross and stars complex cane, atop an outer ring of salmon-colored cog canes which is pulled into an orange stave basket. The design rests atop a double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base with white latticinio torsades at the top and bottom. Produced exclusively for Fleming & Pommerencke, owners of Farfalla Paperweights. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8", height 3 3/16" $1,000—1,400 207 Saint Louis 1990 upright bouquet encased overlay gingham-cut paperweight. Visible through a top round window, A dimensional multi-colored bouquet is composed of several lampwork flowers scattered amongst green leaves and gathered on tapered stems. The arrangement rests within a gingham-cut blue-over-white double overlay, which is encased with a layer of 42

clear crystal. Limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 7/8" $2,500—3,000 208 Saint Louis 1974 “Ruche rouge” red honeycomb paperweight. Tiers of red canes, with clear centers and white C-shaped edges, are arranged to resemble a beehive. A white signature/date cane presides at the summit. Red stave basket over white inner layer. Limited edition of 400. Diameter 2 15/16" $1,200—1,600 209 Saint Louis 1993 “Jacquard” diamond grid patterned millefiori paperweight. An elegant diamond-shaped pattern of millefiori, in blue, green, white and tan, each composed of little stars, is tightly-packed into a stylish cambered carpet that honors the famous textile tradition. Edition #31 of a limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16" $1,200—1,600 210 Saint Louis 1984 “Kaléidoscope jaune” grid patterned millefiori on yellow ground paperweight. An opaque yellow ground is studded with parallel rows of spaced lavender complex canes that alternate with white and pink star-centered cogs in a repeating pattern that extends to the outer periphery. Limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $700—1,000

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211 Saint Louis 1978 upright bouquet encased overlay magnum paperweight. Seven upright lampwork blossoms, in orange, red, chartreuse, blues and white, rest on a bed of shaded green leaves, over a double-swirl white latticinio basket. Cobalt blue-over-white double overlay, with six and one facets, encased in a layer of clear glass. A signature/date cane centers one of the flowers, while the others each have a stardust cane center. Limited edition of 150. Fine condition. Diameter 4 5/16" $1,500—2,000 212 Saint Louis 1993 Artist Proof fruit in a latticinio basket paperweight. A three-dimensional arrangement of assorted lampwork fruits, including pears, apples, cherries and plums, rests on a bed of dark green leaves, within an oval-shaped double-swirl white latticinio basket. Signature/date cane. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman, Ltd. Fall 2009 Auction 44, as lot 211, in the Jokelson Collection. Length 3 5/16" $800—1,000

214 Saint Louis 1983 yellow rose faceted paperweight. A dimensional pale yellow rose shares a forking thorny stem with a sheathed bud and green leaves. Opaque cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—500 215 Saint Louis 1975 blue and orange bouquet overlay faceted paperweight. Two double clematis flowers, one orange and one blue, grow on stems with green leaves, over a clear ground. Dark blue-over-white double overlay with five and one facets. Limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $400—500 216 Saint Louis 1974 white dahlia paperweight. A large white dahlia, with long and thin petals around a central white stars and cross cane, grows on a short green stem with two leaves, over an opaque mauve ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—500

213 Saint Louis 1997 “Printania” flower bouquet on white star carpet ground faceted paperweight. A large pink-shaded rose presides at the center of five sprays of tiny delicate blooms in yellow or blue and dark green leaves. White star carpet ground and stave basket. Six and one facets. Edition #16 of a limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8" $600—800 www.selman.com

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217 Baccarat 1969 close concentric millefiori with squares and stars paperweight. A central blue, white and yellow complex millefiori is encircled by eight concentric rings of contrasting millefiori in pink, yellow, blue and white, including hollow stars and squares. The outer most ring is pulled downward into a pink stave basket. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $500—800 218 Baccarat 1978 scattered millefiori paperweight. Three spaced rings of colorful millefiori encircle a central large green and white complex cane on a bed of white upset muslin. Acidetched insignia on the base. Edition #168 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8" $500—800 219 Baccarat (pre-1968) scattered millefiori paperweight. Colorful complex canes of beautiful and intricate design lie scattered on a white upset muslin ground. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—500

220 Baccarat 1977 “Church Weight” close packed zodiac millefiori paperweight. Bold silhouettes of the zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of very bright complex canes. Edition #6 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000—1,400 221 Baccarat 1969 “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. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $1,000—1,400 222 Baccarat (1950-1970s) macedoine end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. Short closely-packed segments of blue, pink, green, orange and yellow-striped white canes form a colorful domed cushion. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3" $400—500

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223 Baccarat 1971 garland of millefiori circlets paperweight. A central blue complex cane is encircled by a garland of blue and white canes, which is surrounded by a spaced ring of six circular millefiori garlands of various colors, on a white upset muslin cushion ground. A large complex cane centers each of the circular garlands, all of which vary in color as well. Edition #391 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $400—500

226 Baccarat 1974 Gridel hunter and millefiori garland paperweight. A large central silhouette cane of a hunter, with a rifle, is encircled by a ring of canes, which is bordered by a wavy garland of the other seventeen Gridel silhouette canes. A scalloped millefiori garland surrounds the perimeter of the design. White upset muslin ground. Edition #254 of a limited edition of 350. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $400—600

224 Baccarat (pre-1968) garland of millefiori circlets paperweight. A red central circlet is ringed by an additional six circlets, each different from the next in both color and design. Each circlet is centered by a contrasting complex cane. White upset muslin ground. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—500

227 Baccarat 1971 white clematis on translucent aqua ground paperweight. A clematis flower, with six white, yellow and pink cane slice petals and a yellow star core, blooms on a green stem joined by lightly ribbed green leaves. Translucent aqua ground. Edition #208 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $350—500

225 Baccarat (pre-1968) interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. A multi-colored complex cane sits at the center of a ring of yellow canes that occupies the central void created by two multi-colored interlaced trefoil garlands. White upset muslin ground. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $300—400

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228 Attributed to Baccarat “Dupont” open concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A complex red, blue and white star and bull’s-eye cane sits at the center of four rings of complex millefiori, each centered by a bull’s-eye cane, in red, white and blue colors, with a hint of green. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 1 13/16" $150—200

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229 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof scattered millefiori, roses and pansies magnum paperweight. A large pink pansy cane centers three concentric rings of spaced pansies, roses and complex millefiori. All rose canes have green aventurine sepals. Upset muslin ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 13/16" $1,000—1,400

232 Parabelle Glass 1997 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central white rose, with aventurine sepals, is encircled by complex canes in pink, lavender, red and white, on a white upset muslin ground. Signed/dated. Etched “St. John’s Auction 1997”. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $600—800

230 Parabelle Glass (1998) millefiori chequer paperweight. Alternating Clichy-type roses and pansies, in violet, green, blue, white, pink, yellow and maroon, are arranged inside a lattice of lattimo strips which forms a matrix five rows up and across, on a deep blue opaque ground. Limited edition of 10. Diameter 3 5/16" $800—1,000

233 Parabelle Glass 1992 Artist Proof open concentric millefiori and torsade carpet ground paperweight. A large Clichy-type rose is surrounded by a ring of alternating purple and pink canes, followed by a ring of trios of pink canes connected by rose canes, inside a pink and purple torsade. The rings are pressed into a carpet of tiny white floret canes, each dotted by a red core, giving the appearance of soft pink moss. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 13/16" $600—800

231 Parabelle Glass 1994 four-colored crown with a central rose paperweight. Twisting latticinio ribbons in red and white are spaced by twist ribbons in yellow and green aventurine, in alternation with purple and red twists, all flowing downwards in a rainbow palette from a large central pink and green Clichy-type rose. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 10. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $800—1,000

234 Parabelle Glass 1991 close concentric millefiori and pansy paperweight. A mauve pansy centers rings of complex red, white and blue canes, creating a very patriotic design. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $400—500

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238 K.W. Carcher 1987 abstract face sculptural paperweight. A mottled man’s face is magnified through a clear wedge of glass, while it is mirror through back facets. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Width 2 9/16", height 3 7/8" $150—200

236 Chris Sherwin 2006 blue iris ovoid paperweight. A brilliant blue iris, with three slender yellow beards, rises from a straight pale green stem, flanked by two pairs of variegated dark green leaves. The flower shows against a sand-colored mass lined with red and entirely filling a vertical ovate clear encasement. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/8", height 4 1/16" $200—300

239 Michael O’Keefe 1984 abstract amber spiral high-domed paperweight. Swirls of transparent blue and pale amber smoke start wide at the base and gradually work their way to the top in increasingly smaller tiers, within a clear dome, flatten at the front and back. Signed/dated. Height 4 1/8", width 3 3/16", depth 1 13/16" $300—400

237 Unidentified 1991 abstract dichroic parachute and air bubble paperweight. A large air bubble is pierced by a black spear, topped by an air bubble, from which descends a black undulating parachute with dichroic patches of blue, yellow and purple. Clear ground. Illegible signature. Dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/8" $150—200

240 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1988 flowers and butterflies compound plaque paperweight, from the Memories series. An upright dimensional view of a flower field is filled with sprays of pink, yellow and blue flowers, which rise from bladed leaves and are the playground for two diaphanous butterflies. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 15/16", depth 1 3/16" $300—400

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241 Paul Ysart white and yellow latticinio snake pedestal paperweight. A snake, composed of a yellow spiral-encased white rod, coils several times on itself and raises its head upwards to better examine the sky through its little eyes. Opaque mossy green ground, over a clear footed base. Signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $800—1,000 242 Paul Ysart butterfly and clematis over jasper ground pedestal paperweight. A pink and green butterfly, with a green body, orange antenna and green aventurine wing dots and head, approaches a clematis vine with small mauve flowers. Blue and white jasper ground. Black footed base. Signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $700—1,000 243 Paul Ysart small flower bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. Four small flowers in pink, blue, yellow and orange, each with five petals, are joined by two tightly-closed pink buds, of which one is drooping, and are gathered by the stem with green leaves into a bouquet. Two pink and white millefiori flank the bouquet. A garland of alternating pink and white complex canes encircles the design. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Diameter 2 7/8" $600—800

244 Paul Ysart pink clematis on latticinio crown with millefiori garland paperweight. A flower, composed of a complex cane center and six rounded aventurine-striped pink petals, grows on an aventurine stem, with four aventurine leaves, at the heart of a crown cushion of spaced white latticinio tubes. A spaced ring of cobalt blue, white and green canes borders the design. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $500—800 245 Paul Ysart pink double clematis in a stave basket paperweight. A pink clematis, with two tiers of rounded ribbed petals around a complex cane nexus, blooms atop a leafy stem, at the center of a basket of blue cog staves separated by white latticinio staves and blue and white twisted ribbons. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $600—800 246 Paul Ysart aventurine double clematis over jasper ground paperweight. A clematis flower, with two tiers of five copper petals striped in yellow and a green aventurine stem with four matching leaves, has a pink and white signature cog cane center and floats over an amber and white jasper ground. Fine condition. Diameter 3" $500—800

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247 Paul Ysart Harland-era fish and millefiori garland paperweight. An amber fish, with a striped body and translucent red fins, glides through a spaced ring of complex canes, every other with a miniaturized central cane. Red and white jasper ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $400—500 248 Paul Ysart aventurine butterfly and millefiori garland paperweight. A fully-aventurine butterfly has green upper wings, with four green dots each, and copper lower wings, with a single dot each, connected to its red body and green head, below a pair of orange antennae. A purple complex millefiori garland encircles the shimmering butterfly, over a clear ground. Signature cane. Fair condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $500—800 249 Paul Ysart imitation millefiori butterfly and millefiori garland paperweight. A large butterfly, with purple and white upper wings and pink and blue lower wings, floats at the center of a ring pink and green complex millefiori, over a clear ground. “Dropped Y” bi-colored signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $150—200

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250 Paul Ysart imitation dragonfly and radial flower bouquet compound paperweight. An aventurine-bodied dragonfly, with green and white cane wings below yellow eyes, floats above a large white clematis flower, with a halo of green sepals and six radial stems with five small flowers. Black ground. “Dropped Y” bi-colored signature cane. Diameter 3 5/8" $200—300 251 Paul Ysart imitation dragonfly and millefiori garland paperweight. An aventurine dragonfly, with yellow and white wings below its red eyes and with six yellow dorsal dots, floats at the center of a garland of alternating yellow canes and green canes. Two pink and green complex canes flank the insect. Clear ground. Bi-colored signature cane. Good condition. Diameter 3" $150—200 252 Paul Ysart imitation dragonfly on crown cushion paperweight. A large dragonfly, with a red body, black dorsal dots, white latticinio wings, looks on at the viewer with wide eyes, at the center of a crown cushion of alternating blue staves and white latticinio staves. Two yellow and orange millefiori flank the insect. Clear ground. Bi-colored signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $150—200

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253 Lost Coast Art Glass 2007 butterflies, ladybugs, flower and foliage compound paperweight, by Jesse Taj and Jared DeLong. A monarch butterfly, a blue butterfly and ladybugs murrini canes visit a blooming garland of blue and pink flowers, sheathed by trailing vines and fern leaves, above a ruby rose bud that is cupped by deeply variegated green sepals. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16" $1,200—1,600 254 Orient & Flume butterfly murrina and blue flowers compound paperweight, by Scott Beyers. A detailed yellow, blue and black swallowtail butterfly, with a black body and long antennae centering cane wings, approaches a stem of blue buds and fans of green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #122 of a limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 3 7/16" $500—800 255 Orient & Flume (c. 1990) “Coral Reef ” under the sea fish ovoid paperweight, by Ed Alexander. Two yellow tang fish swim towards a translucent red fish, around a white, orange and black mound, dotted by a pink anemone, cog cane barnacles and swaying blades of seagrass. Edition #46 of a limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 3 1/16", height 4 1/16" $400—600

256 Orient & Flume (c. 1992) white dogwood compound paperweight, by Greg Held. White dogwood blossoms, buds and small light green leaves grow on two light brown branches, over a translucent iridescent cushion ground. Edition #6 of limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 3 5/16" $400—500 257 Orient & Flume (c. 1992) white dogwood compound paperweight, by Greg Held. Two white dogwood blossoms, with green filament bundle cane centers, and a bud share a branch with small light green leaves. Transparent iridescent cushion ground. Signed. Diameter 2 3/8" $300—400 258 Orient & Flume blue iris ovoid paperweight, by William Carter. A large iris flower, with variegated petals striped with yellow, grows on the perimeter of a mottled aqua surface, from bladed green leaves. Signed. Diameter 2", height 3 11/16" $300—400

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259 Orient & Flume 1980 honeybee and lily-of-the-valley surface design paperweight. Green bladed leaves rise on the surface of an iridescent blue dome along with a thin stem of white blossoms, which has attracted the attention of an iridescent bee, its wings made of fine latticinio. Translucent cobalt blue interior. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16" $400—600

262 David Salazar 2004 hummingbird and purple fuchsia compound marble. Two purple and white fuchsia flowers, each with long yellow stamens and growing on sinuous leafy branches with tendrils, will provide a quick snack for a small green aventurine hummingbird which has found them by mere happenstance. Transparent mottle purple swirling cloud interior. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—400

260 Orient & Flume “Witch Ball” complex millefiori and pulled-feather paperweight, by Scott Beyers. An intricate complex cane, in red, aqua and white, presides at the apex of a blue and red pulled-feather design, made of eight cascading loops of ribbons, which is layered over an opaque white dome and encased in a thin layer of clear glass. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16" $600—800

263 David Salazar 1998 koala bear and moon miniature paperweight, by Jesse Siegel. A sleepy gray koala bear climbs a tree with a firm grip, against a full moon, over an iridescent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 7/8" $300—400

261 David Salazar 1994 pink irises in night sky compound paperweight. Two pink iris flowers, each with c-shaped hollow petals, bloom among several long green aventurine leaves from patches of moss, over a translucent iridescent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 9/16" $150—200

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264 David Salazar 1996 under the sea seahorse compound miniature paperweight. A dark purple seahorse is protected by swaying bladed seagrasses, near shells, barnacles and purple coral, over a swirl of white current. Signed/dated. Diameter 1 5/8" $200—300

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265 Lundberg Studios 1994 pansy and buds compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A pansy flower, with purple upper petals and purple-striped orange lower petals, belongs to a network of thin and sinuous stems, framed by three buds and four crenulated green leaves. Translucent dark green ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $500—800

268 Lundberg Studios 1994 “Blue Japanese Iris” compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A pair of pale yellow-striped blue Japanese iris flowers blooms on tall stems with long slender green leaves with another row of green leaves in the background. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4" $600—800

266 Lundberg Studios 1993 “Night Dive” fish compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A pair of undeterred purple angelfish explores green and orange seaweed clumps that spring up from a brown seabed with magenta crustaceans, in the darkness of a black ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/8" $500—800

269 Lundberg Studios 1994 morning glories on a trellis compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two dimensional pink-striped blue morning glories, two furled buds, variegated heart-shaped green leaves and tendrils, grow from a long curved green vine, which climbs a white trellis. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Diameter 3 3/8" $600—800

267 Lundberg Studios 2008 “First Snow in Kyoto” persimmons and snow compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Snow-covered red and green persimmons hang from dark branches over an iridescent snow-covered ground, dotted with fallen snow. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 15/16" $500—800

270 Lundberg Studios 1994 purple spider mum paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A stunning multi-tiered spider mum, with long slender purple petals delicately variegated with pink hues, cascades downwards over a trio of heart-shaped green leaves in alternation with pointed green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16" $600—800

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271 Lundberg Studios 1987 butterflies and cherry blossoms compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Four purple butterflies fly near a pair of pink ruffled cherry blossoms, over a translucent iridescent blue ground, above an amber cushion. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $300—500 272 Lundberg Studios 1994 red hibiscus paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A hibiscus, its five red petals copiously ruffled at the edges and a yellow tufted stamen erupting from its nexus, rests within a pinwheel of five ruffled and variegated green sepals. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $400—500 273 Lundberg Studios 1993 “Worldweight” planet Earth marble. Green and brown continents, some with deserts and some with snow, rest within deep cobalt blue oceans to create a world globe, encased within a layer of clear glass. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $200—300

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274 Lundberg Studios 1993 beta fighting fish compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A purple beta fish, with swirling white fins and tail below a trail of air bubbles, floats past green underwater flora, thickets of pink coral and white millefiori anemones. Transparent iridescent ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 7/16" $500—800 275 Lundberg Studios 1993 beta fighting fish compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A purple beta fish, with swirling white fins and tail below a trail of air bubbles, floats past green underwater flora, a thicket of pink coral and blue anemones, suspended throughout a watery scene. Translucent, iridescent blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—500 276 Lundberg Studios 1998 purple beta fighting fish compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A brilliant purple beta fish, with a flourish of swirling tail, leaves a trail of small bubbles as he climbs upward against a canvas of undulating sea ferns. Opaque iridescent green ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—400

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277 Cape Cod (1985-1988) encased double crown magnum faceted paperweight, by William Burchfield. A pink rose cane, with a signature cane center, tops a cobalt blue and white latticinio crown and is viewed through an opening at the top of another crown, which envelops the first, made of contrasting red and white twists alternating with spiraling white latticinio. A thick layer of glass encases the crowns, cut with a concave top facet. Diameter 4 7/16" $1,000—1,500 278 Cape Cod (1985-1988) two-colored crown with rose cane paperweight, by William Burchfield. Six pairs of twisted ribbons, alternating between red and blue, are spaced by white latticinio tubes and cascade from a large top rose signature cane to create a regal crown. Clear interior and ground. Diameter 3" $800—1,000 279 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 is encased in a thin layer of clear glass. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 5/16" $500—600

280 Max Erlacher 1974 “Cardinal in a Tree” engraved crystal paperweight. An engraving of a cardinal perched on a branch, with three leaves and a dogwood flower, is engraved in detail on the base of a clear dome. Edition #5 of a limited edition. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $400—500 281 Millennium “Cube” dichroic geometric pedestal sculpture. A clear cube shape unites with dichroic concave circular facets, an ancient symbol for bringing heaven to earth, mounted on point over a beveled square mirror base, making for a mercurial luminosity. Side 2", height 3 7/16" $400—500 282 Robert Eickholt 1985 abstract iridescent blue ridge upright plaque magnum paperweight. A crackling circular cushion, with the appearance of a thawing artic sea, is cleaved by a sinuous ravine that resembles a receding iceberg. A shimmering iridescent veil covers the mound. Clear ground. Display facet. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 5 3/8", width 2 3/16" $400—500

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283 Bridgeton Studios 1978 angelfish and millefiori paperweight, by Alan Ziegler and Phelps. An orange, black and white striped angelfish swims through gray waves and swirls as it approaches five long strands of brown seaweed with orange cane blossoms and green leaves, set over a white cushion ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16" $300—400 284 Ophir Studio 1981 raccoon paperweight, by Lee Hudin and Scott Byers. A cute raccoon is rinsing his paws in cool and clean river water, with a few green millefiori plants on the riverbank, sitting on a sturdy rock and hidden behind some dark reeds. Mottled and speckled earth ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—500 285 Abelman 1997 red and white hearts pulled-feather surface design paperweight. Two large red heart leaves and two smaller white heart leaves end the crests of iridescent dark blue waves, shaped by tiers of white waves in a pulled-feather pattern, on the surface of a clear iridescent dome. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16" $300—400

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286 Glass Eye Studio 2003 abstract iridescent patches, air bubble and millefiori paperweight. A very festive design consists of fireworks of millefiori and staves, with large air bubble centers, which burst through a dark cloud with iridescent gold and blue patches, below an arch of dichroic squares and stripes. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $200—300 287 Robert Hamon abstract swirling ribbons and air bubbles paperweight. Five ribbons, in magenta, turquoise and faded-blue, swirl with strings of blue and copper aventurine specks, inside a spaced cloud of air bubbles. Clear ground. Signed. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $100—150 288 Frank Englesby 2011 red crimp rose pedestal magnum paperweight. A very large red crimp rose faces forward, cupped by three large green sepals that terminate into a vortex behind the bloom, over a clear, footed base. Clear ground. Signed/dated. *Shipping priced at cost”. Diameter 5 1/16" $400—600

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289 Francis Whittemore pink crimp rose overlay miniature faceted paperweight. An upright pink crimp rose is cradled within four green sepals and floats over a clear ground. Translucent cobalt blue overlay. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/16" $300—400 290 Francis Whittemore South Carolina jessamine faceted paperweight. A yellow trumpet flower and a yellow bud are joined by green leaves, over a mottled purple ground. Five side finger facets and one top facet. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 5/16" $300—400 291 Francis Whittemore North Carolina dogwood flowers faceted 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. Transparent emerald green ground. Five side finger facets and one top facet. Edition #14 of a limited edition. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $300—400

292 Francis Whittemore yellow rose and bud paperweight. A yellow rose and a bud are gathered on thin stems with sprigs of green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 9/16" $300—400 293 Francis Whittemore purple violets paperweight. Three violet flowers exemplify the stages of bloom of the flower as they rise on drooping stems from a pair of rounded leaves. Opaque light blue ground. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/16" $300—400 294 Francis Whittemore bleeding hearts paperweight. A pink bleeding heart blooms on a stem, with two pink buds and green leaves, over a transparent green ground. Edition #28 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8" $300—400

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295 Peter McDougall barber pole millefiori chequer magnum paperweight. Large complex canes are arranged in three open concentric spaced rings and focus on a complex millefiori that centers a well-organized network of blue and white latticinio tubes. White upset muslin ground. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 4 7/16" $1,000—1,500

298 Peter McDougall millefiori flower and bud bouquet paperweight. Two flowers, one pink and one purple, each with complex cane petals around a central star cog stamen, top slender stems, flanked by trios of small matching buds and scattered leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 13/16" $500—600

296 Peter McDougall dimensional millefiori flower paperweight. A flower has five petals made from complex purple, white and blue Maltese cross and star complex cane slices, attached in an upward slant to the tip of a green stem, below a central white cog stave. The bloom is matched by three plump cane buds that emerge from shorter stems and green leaves in the shade of the flower’s petals. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4" $500—800

299 Peter McDougall three millefiori butterflies, flower and buds paperweight. A lovely millefiori flower, its petals made of complex blue and white canes each with a Maltese cross center, has sprigs of pink millefiori buds and sprigs of leaves radiating outward from between its petals, as well as two small white sepals that fill the voids, inside a parade of three charming millefiori butterflies, in profile. Light orange ground. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $600—800

297 Peter McDougall flower bouquet and millefiori dragonfly compound faceted paperweight. A radial bouquet of five blooming flowers, spaced by small buds, is gathered on stems below a dragonfly with a blue body, curly black antennae and two pairs of complex millefiori wings. Clear ground with mitre-cuts around the base. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $500—600

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300 Peter McDougall pink millefiori flower and buds paperweight. A lovely bloom, with five pink millefiori petals growing from a cog cane center stamen, shares a curved and forking leafy stem with three millefiori companion buds. White upset muslin ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 30. Signature cane. Diameter 2 11/16" $300—400

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301 William Manson 2000 butterfly and red roses overlay magnum faceted paperweight. A yellow butterfly, with white and brown-spotted wings, flutters over a bouquet of three red roses, a single red bud and green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Red-over-white double overlay, with two tiers of side facets and one scalloped top facet. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 15. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Good condition. Diameter 4 1/8" $600—800

304 John Deacons 2003 primrose on crown cushion overlay faceted paperweight. A white, purple and yellow flower, with a stars complex cane center, grows on a short stem and is accompanied by green leaves. It rests on a crown cushion of spaced latticinio rods, alternating between white and pink. Clear ground. Close packed millefiori overlay, including the silhouette canes of a rabbit, horse and elk. Four and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16" $500—800

302 William Manson 1980 pink rose on sandy ground paperweight. A flower has three tiers of upright pink petals, around a furled center, and blooms on a stalk with green leaves, above a sandy earth ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8" $300—400

305 John Deacons 2005 four-colored stave crown paperweight. A large blue, pink and white stardust cane sits at the apex of ten ribbon twists, in green-striped red and yellow-striped blue, which alternate with white double latticinio twists and cascade outward around a clear interior to form a regal crown made of twenty staves. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $500—800

303 William Manson flower bouquet with ladybug and caterpillar faceted paperweight. A purple flower grows on a stem with blue buds, green leaves and a pink spray of heather. A caterpillar meanders through the colorful flowers while a clever red ladybug has spotted the signature cane at the center of the flower. Translucent amethyst ground. Six and one facets. Excellent condition. Diameter 3" $400—500

306 “J” Glass cinquefoil millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A looped garland with five lobes, each made of small stardust canes of changing colors including blue, green, yellow, pink and purple, has a contrasting stardust cane in each loop and a large green cane in the center. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400

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307 John Deacons 2000 blue and pink flowers on crown cushion overlay faceted paperweight. A pair of pink and blue clematis flowers, with petals striped in white and white stardust cane centers, grows on joined stems, with green leaves, atop a cushion of radial white latticinio rods. Clear ground with fancy-cut edge. Purple-over-white double overlay, fading to the base. Two tiers of six side facets, spaced by small printies, and one fancy-cut top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8" $400—500 308 John Deacons 1999 blue flower overlay faceted paperweight. A double-tiered blue clematis, with a white stardust cane center and a halo of four spaced green leaves, blooms atop a stem with three green leaves, on a white latticinio stave cushion. Clear, groove-cut ground. Translucent amethyst overlay. Two tiers of six side facets, spaced by small printies, and one top facet, all with scalloped edges. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8" $300—400 309 “J” Glass 1981 flower garland on crown cushion overlay faceted paperweight. Four clematis flowers, in shades of pink, purple and white, grow on an arching vine, with green leaves, atop a crown cushion of white latticinio staves. Clear ground. Transparent ruby overlay. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400 www.selman.com

310 John Deacons 1993 rose on latticinio crown cushion paperweight. A multi-tiered pink rose, with green leaves and a stem, rests on a crown cushion of radial white latticinio staves. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300—400 311 John Deacons scalloped blue and white flower on latticinio swirl paperweight. A multi-tiered central flower, with an inner tier of white scalloped petals and an outer tier of blue scalloped petals further embellished by green sepals, blooms at the end of a stem with leaves. Double-swirl pink and white latticinio ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400 312 John Deacons double clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A large blue and white double-tiered clematis flower, with a white stardust cane center and a halo of four green leaves, rises from a short green stem with three additional leaves and is framed by a blue and purple stardust garland. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400

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317 Perthshire Paperweights 1993 “Barber Pole” millefiori chequer paperweight. A central complex cane is surrounded by two spaced rings of colorful millefiori, divided by pink and white latticinio twists, on a ground of white latticinio strips. Edition #55 of a limited edition of 350; 258 made. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $450—600 318 Perthshire Paperweights 1991 “Chequerboard” millefiori and picture canes paperweight. Assorted spaced complex canes, including nine picture canes, are divided by crisscrossed light blue cables, which form a chequerboard pattern, over a white upset muslin ground. Limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $350—500 319 Perthshire Paperweights 1999 patterned millefiori and radial latticinio spokes paperweight. A very large complex cane is encircled by a ring of green complex canes, from which depart ten white latticinio spokes dividing graduated rows of complex millefiori, including more iterations of the central cane. Transparent emerald green ground. Edition #8 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $400—500 320 Perthshire Paperweights 1977 “Rooster” millefiori porthole paperweight. An opaque magenta cushion, embedded with a pentagonal garland of alternating green and orange millefiori, has a central porthole rimmed with pink and green millefiori canes. Within the porthole lies a large rooster picture cane, framed by a translucent green ground and bordered by two rings of white millefiori. Limited edition of 350; 334 made. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $400—500

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325 Perthshire Paperweights 1993 “Fuchsia” paperweight. A gracefully drooping fuchsia blossom, in pink and lavender, shares a long matrix stem with three pink buds and eight green leaves on a cushion of white upset muslin. Edition #236 of a limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $500—800 326 Perthshire Paperweights flower bouquet overlay fancy-cut faceted paperweight. A pretty bouquet, with a pink and a white double-clematis, a pink and a yellow single clematis, two blue buds and two bladed green leaves, sits on a transparent red cushion, inside a luxurious red-over-white double overlay. Five and one facets, with fancy triangular cutting around the top facet. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $600—800 327 Perthshire Paperweights (1990) butterfly and flower overlay faceted paperweight. A butterfly in profile, with detailed blue and yellow wings, hovers close to a blue double clematis, on a stem with buds and green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Redover-white double overlay, with two tiers of eight side facets and a notched top facet. Edition #40 of a limited edition of 300; 132 made. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $300—400 328 Perthshire Paperweights (1987) “Snowdrops” overlay faceted paperweight. Three white snowdrop flowers, with green stamens, grow from stems, with green leaves, over a clear ground. Red-over-white double overlay, with eight spiral-cut side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 294 made. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/2" $300—400

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329 Perthshire Paperweights (2000) “Bouquet in Basket” millefiori garlands faceted paperweight. A bouquet of two yellow flowers, with white stardust centers, pink buds and green leaves, rests inside a cog garland, pulled downward into a regal cobalt blue stave basket, within a second garland of alternating pink and green cogs, also pulled downward into a basket. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 250. Signed. Diameter 2 1/2" $400—500 330 Perthshire Paperweights 1983 blue clematis on millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A cobalt blue clematis flower, with a yellow stardust cane center, has a few leaves and tendrils radiating from behind, at the center of two concentric rings of spaced green millefiori, on a carpet of pink ruffle canes. Pink cushion ground. Limited edition of 300; 141 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16" $500—800 331 Perthshire Paperweights 1995 blue clematis crown paperweight. A cobalt blue clematis flower, with two finely-veined green leaves and two stemmed buds, crowns the top of a cushion of radiating white latticinio cables and an inner layer of ruby and blue ribbon twists. Edition #44 of a limited edition of 350; 284 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 13/16" $400—500 332 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 “Blue Gentian” on white latticinio strips paperweight. A cobalt blue gentian flower, with a complex cane center, rests on a bed of parallel white latticinio strips, encircled by a border garland of blue and white complex millefiori. Translucent purple ground. Limited edition of 400; 265 made. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4" $300—400 62

333 Perthshire Paperweights 1983 yellow flower in millefiori and twists frame paperweight. A pert yellow flower stands alone on a thin stem, with two green leaves peeking from behind the bloom, and is frame by a square of blue twists, connected at the corners by pairs of white cogs, inside an angular garland of pistachio yellow complex canes, further encircled by a ring of orange twists and yellow cogs. Transparent blue ground. Limited edition of 300; 241 made. Signature/date cane. Good condition. Diameter 2 5/8" $300—400 334 Perthshire Paperweights (1992) “Clematis on Trellis” flower vines paperweight. Vines of pink and white clematis flowers, buds and assorted leaves, climb a golden trellis, over a translucent green ground. Edition #112 of a limited edition of 300; 277 made. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $400—500 335 Perthshire Paperweights (1974) dragonfly and flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A dragonfly, with four latticinio wings, hovers above a pansy and two clematis blossoms, their stems tied with a yellow bow. Clear, grid-cut ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 300. Signature cane. Diameter 3 5/16" $300—400 336 Perthshire Paperweights (1979) five-flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A bouquet, reminiscent of the patriotic French tri-colored antique Baccarat design, is composed of a yellow double clematis, a pink and white primrose and three purple forget-menots that bloom on green leafy stems. Clear, star-cut ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 450; 332 made. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16" $300—400

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337 Perthshire Paperweights 1969 two-colored crown paperweight. Red and blue twists, alternating with spiraling white latticinio ribbons, emanate and cascade downward from a central red, blue and white cane. Clear ground. Limited edition of 350; 268 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $300—400

341 Perthshire Paperweights 1979 patterned millefiori cross faceted paperweight. A Maltese cross of rows of millefiori cogs is framed by twists, dividing triangular panels of yellow cog canes. Mottled translucent emerald ground. Top facet. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3" $300—400

338 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 close packed millefiori overlay faceted paperweight. Multi-colored millefiori are closely packed into a cambered cushion and rest within a purple-over-white double overlay. Opaque amethyst cushion ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300. Perthshire’s first double overlay. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16" $450—600

342 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A colorful assortment of complex canes is arranged in a spaced concentric pattern on a translucent cobalt blue ground. Limited edition of 500; 425 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $200—300

339 Perthshire Paperweights (1997-1999) scrambled millefiori fountain paperweight. Sparsely scattered pastel millefiori canes carpet a parachute-like top, with waves and folds defined by air bubbles, above a scattered layer of cogs, over a contrasting black ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 7/8" $150—200 340 Perthshire Paperweights 1999 end-of-day scrambled millefiori and picture canes paperweight. Whole and partial complex canes, including spaced picture canes of a spider, a horseman and a swan, are mottled together, over a translucent black ground. Edition #45 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/16" $300—400

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343 Perthshire Paperweights 1990 spaced picture canes and millefiori garland miniature paperweight. Spaced animal canes form a cross in a stave basket of alternating blue and red cog canes. White upset muslin ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2" $150—200 344 Perthshire Paperweights (1984-1997) close concentric millefiori fluted doorknob. A signature cane presides at the heart of five concentric rings of cog canes in yellows, pink, greens and blues. Cobalt blue ground. Pressed fluted edge. Brass base. Diameter 2 9/16" $100—200

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345 Caithness Glass 1997 “Saladin” abstract pink air bubble ovoid faceted paperweight, by Colin Terris, from the Collectors’ Society series. A misty and swirling pink wisp drapes a large air bubble and a small air bubble, which float above a grid of small air bubbles. Clear ground with transparent turquoise overlay background. Rounded teardrop-shaped front viewing facet. Edition #398 of a limited edition of 1995. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4", height 3 5/8" $300—400 346 Caithness Glass (1999) “Latticinio Posy” flower garlands paperweight, by Allan Scott, from the Whitefriars Collection. A pink flower and a yellow flower, with yellow filament stamen cane centers each, top an arching stem that carries three companion buds and green leaves, arranged in a Yin-yang pose. White upset muslin ground. Edition # 26 of a limited edition of 50. Signature cane. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16" $300—400 347 Caithness Glass 2016 “Crimson Poppy” faceted paperweight, by Allan Scott, from the Lampwork Collection. A beautiful crimson poppy, with a green, white and black stamen center, along with leaves, stems and opening buds, rests on a bed of white snow. Six concave side facets cut into a top facet, and one display facet. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $300—400 348 Caithness Glass abstract air bubbles and multi-colored ground paperweight. A garland of eight air bubbles, each rising on a thin stem around a central bubble, punctuates and shapes a mottled ground, with whole and partial millefiori, large chips 64

of different colors and a signature cane, into a reverse parachute. Translucent black ground. Signed. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4" $300—400 349 Selkirk Glass 1992 “Coronet” abstract air bubble vortex paperweight. A central spinning spire of copper-colored bubbles rises ominously over a brew of mottled translucent pink and green. Edition #103 of a limited edition of 500. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $300—400 350 Peter Holmes three flower bouquet paperweight. Three multi-tiered flowers, each with a coiled center in a bed of amber, magenta and purple petals, are gathered together on a common stem, with crenulated green leaves. Dark blue ground above a blue and white jasper base. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/8" $400—500 351 Selkirk Glass 1985 “Lovebirds” and heart with millefiori garland paperweight. A pair of pink and blue lovebirds, with a dark pink heart above their heads, rests on a translucent cobalt blue ground. A spaced ring of red and white heart cog canes surrounds the design. Edition #236 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4" $200—300 352 Selkirk Glass 1984 “Snowdrops” flowers and latticinio garland paperweight. A trio of white snowdrop bell blossoms springs from three thin green stems, with two bladed leaves, inside a latticinio border garland. Very dark translucent purple ground. Edition #190 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8" $250—400

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353 Antique American sailboat motto plaque faceted paperweight. An image transfer of a red schooner, above aqua waves, includes the motto “ROCKED IN THE CRADLE OF THE DEEP” in bold blue lettering around the perimeter of a white plaque. Top facet. Good condition. Diameter 3 5/16" $300—400

357 Robert Eickholt 1991 abstract iridescent cushion with gold-foil air bubbles upright plaque paperweight. A dark iridescent mound is striped with gold-foil and surrounded by a spaced pattern of organized air bubbles. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 5 7/16", width 2 1/4" $300—400

354 Joe Saint Clair frog sulphide paperweight. A three-dimensional green frog sits atop a marbled green and yellow parachute, with an air bubble between each groove. Stamp signed. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2" $150—200

358 Unidentified Bison plaque transfer paperweight. An image of a furry bison in profile, with short horns and a beard, has been transferred onto a white dichroic cushion. Clear ground. Fine condition and pontil scar. Diameter 3 3/8" $150—200

355 Joe Saint Clair 1984 pink crimp rose faceted paperweight. A large multi-tiered pink crimp rose, its petals reaching dimensionally upwards, blooms above five upturned translucent green sepals. Three and one facets. Stamp signed/dated. Illegible signature. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16" $300—500

359 Chinese 1995 zoo animals painted hollow paperweight. Using a very difficult technique, zoo animals, including a zebra, lion, bear, giraffe, elephant and caribou, are painted in the interior of a clear dome through a hole in the base. Signed “BYA” and dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16" $300—400

356 Joe Saint Clair blue crimp rose and green sepals etched faceted paperweight. A baby-blue crimp rose, with fifteen petals, rises above four translucent green sepals. Clear ground. Engraved variegation woven between four and one facets. Stamp signed. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/8" $500—800

360 Chinese women in a garden plaque paperweight. A scene depicting a lady, dressed in a traditional blue, yellow and pink outfit, sitting in a blooming garden, is painted on a white plaque. “China” scratched on the base. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/16" $150—200

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