Winter Auction 2025 PAPerWeight Price guide
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1 Extremely rare antique Baccarat “Ducks-on-a-Pond” hollow faceted paperweight. A waddling of three small ducks, one headed in the opposite direction of the other two, floats at the center of a hollow-blown dome. Each duck is beige with yellow, red and green feather stripes and has a red bill and eyes. The avian friends swim over clear water inside a narrow ring of green and white jasper, depicting a grassy bank surrounding the pond, inside a star-cut clear footed base. Six side facets and a top facet serve as portals to view the intimate undisturbed scene within. For similar examples, see Sotheby’s, July 1, 1968, auction catalog, page 41, lot 277, and Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 117. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$9,000— 12,000
2 Rare antique Silesian/Bohemian Josephinenhutte 1848 scattered millefiori and silhouettes paperweight. Boldly-colored complex millefiori, some whole and some partial, include the silhouettes of two pairs of dancing devils and two monkeys, as well as a rare date cane. The delightful selection of millefiori is spaced on a cambered cushion of white upset muslin with bits of colorful filigree. Star-cut ground.
Diameter 3 1/8"
3 Antique Clichy pink, white and blue flower bouquet with ribbon paperweight. A double-tiered pink clematis appears to the right of a dense bouquet while a white counterpart appears to the left, below a trio of small blue flowers. Each bloom is centered by a complex cane and accompanied by a companion bud, still tightly-sheathed in thin sepals. The bouquet is gathered on stems, filled with crenulated green leaves and tied with a pink ribbon. Clear ground. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$7,000— 10,000
$7,000— 10,000
4 Rare antique Baccarat 1848 spaced concentric millefiori and Gridel silhouette magnum paperweight. Four concentric rings of millefiori include silhouette canes of a deer, horse, dog, monkey, elephant, rooster, goat, moth, pelican and pheasant, picture canes of a flower and of shamrocks and colorful complex millefiori with trefoils, arrows, six-point stars and cogs, spaced on a dense cushion of white upset muslin with bits of colorful filigree and ribbons. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 15/16"
$7,000— 10,000
5 Excellent antique Clichy close packed millefiori, roses and signature cane paperweight. A field of tightly-packed millefiori in rich colors includes bull’s-eyes, stardust and cogs, along with a “C” signature cane at the perimeter. Numerous very rare blue, purple, green and yellow rose canes are scattered about in the prairie, as well as several iconic pink and green roses and uncommon white and pink roses. A basket of alternating blue and white staves holds the design. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$6,000— 8,000
6 Exquisite antique Clichy light blue and white swirl with large rose cane miniature paperweight. A beautiful and large light pink and green rose cane rests at the center of alternating turquoise blue and white curved radial staves that create a mesmerizing vortex. “Under the magnification of the dome, whirling millefiori pinwheels create a scintillating visual illusion, forming a dramatic ground for the millefiori cane. This piece holds one spellbound, a twisting whirlpool with a rose at its center.” The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition, page 28.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$6,000— 8,000
7 Very rare antique Baccarat “thousand petal” rose and forget-me-not two-flower bouquet with millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A deep red “thousand petal” rose sits atop a short pert stem flanked by a single leaf on one side and a twoleafed sprig with a red forget-me-not flower and an additional leaf on the other. Six spaced leaves and a companion red bud crown the bloom. A millefiori garland of alternating green and white crimp canes and red bull’s-eye and white stardust canes borders the design. Star-cut clear ground. All-over geometric faceting and top octagonal facet. A similar example is pictured and discussed in Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 100, fig. 324. “...roses used this way are rare and this is a very special weight.”
Diameter 3 1/16"
$5,000— 6,000
8 Excellent antique Clichy cinquefoil millefiori garland and central rose faceted paperweight. A large iconic pink and green rose cane dots the center of five intertwined garlands shaped like large question marks, each made of a chain of pastry mold in different colors and dotted by a large contrasting complex cane. White upset muslin over parallel latticinio rods on the underside. A carefully positioned round facet appears over each lobe, spaced by long vertical windows, below a top facet. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$5,000— 6,000
9 Very rare antique Baccarat tricolor primrose paperweight. A large flower has a surprising blue and white whorl and white stardust cane center, surrounded by six white-rimmed cobalt blue petals, each with a patch of violet near the core. Seven green leaves protrude from behind the primrose, as it blooms on a short green stem with six additional green leaves. Clear ground. A similar example is pictured and discussed in Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 93, fig. 301. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$3,500— 4,000
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10 Rare antique Saint Louis close concentric millefiori, dog silhouette and signature cane paperweight. A purple and white cog cane contains the silhouette of a dog, surrounded by five close concentric rings of sawmill cog canes and complex canes, in pink, white, green and blue. A signature cane resides near the canine friend, while the whole design sits in a green and white-striped stave basket. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$4,000— 5,000
11 Very rare antique Baccarat “Légion d’honneur” enameled gold-foil medal and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A replica of the obverse of the French Legion of Honor medal has a white Maltese asterisk above a wreath of green laurel leaves on the left and oak leaves on the right. A blue seal inscribed with “Bonaparte I consul 1802” surrounding a radiant profile of Napoleon I, centers the wreath, all in colored enamel over gold-foil. The medal hangs from a silver-foil chain, from a red enameled ribbon. A border garland of alternating white stardust canes and red arrowhead canes surrounds the medal. Star-cut clear ground. All-over geometric faceting and one top facet. Established by Napoleon Bonaparte, for military and civil service, the Legion is France’s premier order. “Enameled gold and silver foil incrustations are normally found in paperweight related objects...They are very rare in paperweights.”
Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$4,000— 5,000
12 Very rare antique Baccarat clematis with bud paperweight. Six ridged red petals are superimposed atop six larger ridged white petals and share a nexus of white star canes with a red and white bull’s-eye core. The bloom sits atop a stem from which fork two additional stems, one with three leaves and the other with four leaves and a sepal-enclosed red bud. Eight leaves crown the flower. Clear ground. See Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 80, figure 255.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,000— 4,000
13 Rare antique Clichy scattered millefiori and pseudo roses on sodden snow ground paperweight. Partial and whole complex canes, in vivid shades of pink, blue, green, yellow, red and white, including two pink pseudo-rose canes and two pseudo-rose bundle canes, are strewn onto an opaque white ground like a handful of fallen candies.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,000— 4,000
14 Antique French, possibly Pantin or Clichy, millefiori and rose chequer faceted paperweight. Scattered millefiori and flattened-tube roses in pink and white, are spaced by short white latticinio canes in a cushion with a red, white and blue cog and star complex cane at the apex. Parallel staves of white latticinio are visible from the underside. Clear ground. Four tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$3,000— 4,000
15 Unusual antique Baccarat two-flower bouquet and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A white clematis blooms alongside a dark purple, blue and white Type I pansy, which is bordered by five spaced green leaves, atop attached stems, along with a pair of shaded green leaves. A garland of white and red cogs and white and blue cogs surrounds the design. Clear ground. Five and one facets.
Diameter 3 1/8"
exquisite iconic roses focus on a blue and white cog cane. The design is held in a white and pink stave basket, which is drawn down to a footed clear base. Clear ground. “All of the major French factories produced pedestal weights, but Clichy excelled in this area.” The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. Good condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 2 1/4", height 1 13/16"
$3,000— 4,000
17 Antique Clichy interlaced millefiori and rose quatrefoil garlands paperweight. A quatrefoil garland of green moss canes interlaces with a quatrefoil garland of thirty-one iconic pink and green rose canes, around a close concentric design of pink and purple pastry molds and a central green pastry mold cane. White upset muslin ground over parallel latticinio staves. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$3,000— 4,000
16 Rare antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and roses miniature piedouche paperweight. Four close concentric rings of contrasting complex canes and an impressive ring of sixteen
$3,000— 4,000
18 Very rare antique Baccarat buttercup and millefiori garland miniature paperweight. An amalgamated buttercup and primrose flower has five cupped yellow petals topped by a second tier of smooth red petals around a central red bull’s-eye-centered white stardust cane, adorned by a halo of four leaves and a leafy stem, flanked by two more leaves, inside a garland of alternating red-cored white crimp canes and complex six-point star canes. Star-cut clear ground. “Very rare variations, such as, yellow cupped petals surrounding red clematis type petals are known.” Baccarat
Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 72. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$2,500— 3,000
19 Rare antique Saint-Mandé close concentric millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. A cobalt blue, pink and white complex cane is ringed by seven Clichy-type pink and white rose canes, then by a ring of mint-green complex canes and an outer ring of blue and pink complex canes. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$2,500— 4,000
20 Rare antique Saint Louis close concentric millefiori and pseudo roses mushroom faceted paperweight. A central arrowhead cane is ringed by five concentric rings of assorted complex canes, including one of fifteen rare salmon-colored roses, creating a cambered mushroom cap. The outermost ring is pulled downward into a white stem for the mushroom and is surrounded by a cobalt blue and white torsade and a partial mercury ring. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$2,500— 3,500
21 Antique English, attributed to Bacchus, close packed millefiori paperweight. Ruffle, crimp, cog, star and triangle canes, in red, blue and white, are gathered and drawn to a tightly-packed and continuous carpet, drawn down into a stave basket.
Diameter 3 3/8"
22 Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A ring of alternating green and pink canes encircles a ring of white stardust and red bull’s-eye canes and a central blue complex cane. It is in turn surrounded by a ring of purple cog canes and a ring of alternating pink and white canes. An outer ring of green canes supports the design over a blue and white stave basket, pulled downward to create a stem. Grid-cut clear ground. Cobalt blue-over-white double overlay, with five and one facets. Good condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$2,500— 4,000
23 Rare antique Pantin pear on a branch miniature paperweight. A short brown branch, with four variegated green leaves, shields a dimensional amber pear, with a green calyx and a short pink stem, cooled by the morning dew droplets. Clear ground.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$2,500— 4,000
$2,500— 3,000
24 Rare antique Clichy blue, purple and white three-colored swirl paperweight. Moving inward in a counter-clockwise motion, ribbons of alternating white, purple and blue swirl toward a central pink and white complex cane. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$2,500— 3,000
25 Antique Saint Louis green carpet ground with spaced complex canes paperweight. Set within a carpet of green cogs, a central motif begins with a red, pink, blue, green and white complex cane, inside a ring of green-dotted white complex cog canes, and repeats five more times as a spaced garland. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$2,000— 3,000
26 Antique Baccarat 1848 scattered millefiori and Gridel silhouettes on blue carpet ground paperweight. A central salmon-pink, blue, green and white star arrowhead cane is surrounded by an assortment of complex millefiori, including the Gridel silhouette canes of a dog, a deer, a butterfly, a goat and a squirrel, which are scattered on a lush carpet of cobalt blue and white six-point star canes. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
28 Rare antique Baccarat upright flower and millefiori bouquet faceted paperweight. A rare blue and white arrow cane Type II primrose centers an upright bouquet built upon four tiers of green leaves that are drawn down into a gathered and tapering stem. Framing the primrose are four flowers, two white and two blue, each centered by a complex cane. A spiraling blue and white torsade encircles the base. Star-cut clear ground. Three tiers of side facets in graduating size and one top facet. “[Upright bouquets] from Baccarat are much rarer, and with few exceptions, much nicer.” Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$7,000— 10,000
27 Antique Clichy millefiori and roses blue and white barber pole chequer paperweight. A green, red and white complex cog cane presides at the center of two spaced concentric rings of complex canes, which include a white and red rose and two iconic pink and green roses. Each cane is individually framed by latticinio-encased cobalt blue and white twist segments, organized in a traditional chequer pattern and set above a layer of parallel white latticinio strips. Excellent condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$1,800— 2,500
$3,000— 4,000
29 Antique Clichy pansy and bud paperweight. A pansy flower, with two purple upper petals faded at the tips and three pale yellow lower petals striped with purple, perches atop a thin stem alongside a drooping sheathed purple bud, above a bouquet of serrated green leaves. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$1,600— 2,000
30 Antique Giovanni Franchini 1845 silhouettes round swirl plaque. A date cane, recognizable as the one found in the famous Bigaglia paperweights, centers a spaced ring of alternating pink complex canes and animal silhouettes, including a dog, two horses and two ducks. Alternating spaced rods of blue, white and copper aventurine form a swirl beneath the animals, with an aventurine, white and blue stave cushion pressed in the interior. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/2", height 1/2"
$2,000— 3,000
31 Rare antique Baccarat yellow wheatflower and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. Two tiers of six rounded black-dotted yellow petals are joined at their nexus by a complex white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane, below a crown of five green leaves, to form a nice wheatflower that sits atop a thin stem with a few more leaves. An uncommon garland of white stardust canes and red arrowhead canes encircles the bloom. Star-cut clear ground. “Only 14% of yellow examples are surrounded by a garland.”
Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty, page 97.
Diameter 2 3/8"
34 Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and rose paperweight. An iconic pink and green rose cane centers a ring of cobalt blue cog canes, inside a ring of alternating pink cogs and white star complex canes. A ring of green pastry molds ensues, inside a ring of alternating blue cog complex canes and white florets, then a ring of pink ruffle canes and an outer ring of green cogs. The design is held in a blue and white hollow stave basket. Clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$1,200— 1,600
32 Antique Silesian/Bohemian, attributed to Riesengebirge Josephinenhutte, spaced concentric millefiori and silhouettes paperweight. Boldly-colored millefiori circlet canes, including the silhouettes of an eagle and two bees, are spaced on a cambered cushion of white upset muslin, with bits of colorful twists. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$1,500— 2,000
33 Antique New England Glass Company 1852 concentric millefiori paperweight. Assorted complex canes, including three unusual date canes arranged in a bee shape, twelve iconic running hare silhouettes and various complex cogs, are spaced into three patterned rings around a large white cog complex cane. White upset muslin cushion ground. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800— 1,000
$2,500— 3,000
35 Antique Val Saint Lambert patterned millefiori and ribbon garland paperweight. A lone dark green cog cane, with a white cross center, sits inside a garland of pink, green and blue ribbons, surrounded by a border garland of red, white and blue nested cog canes, each centered by a green cross, framed by the semi-circles of another pink, green and blue ribbon garland and a lighter-colored torsade. Off-white ground. Internal flaw.
Diameter 4 5/16"
$600— 800
36 Antique Val Saint Lambert concentric millefiori paperweight. A large hollow white cog cane, with a red, white and blue complex millefiori center, is the focus of a ring of hollow pink cog canes, each centered by a yellow fortress cane, and a border of alternating nested hollow green and pink cog canes and very large pink-collared yellow fortress canes. Mottled white ground over frosted base. Fair condition. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$600— 800
37 Antique Baccarat 1847 scattered millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A central complex shamrock cane is surrounded by assorted spaced complex canes, including a red flower portrait cane and Gridel silhouette canes of a horse, deer, goat, elephant, pheasant, squirrel, rooster, black monkey and red devil. White upset muslin, with bits of colored filigree. Signature/ date cane. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$2,500— 3,000
38 Antique Baccarat 1848 close packed millefiori with Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A colorful assortment of millefiori canes includes four Gridel silhouettes of a squirrel, a rooster, a stork and a monkey, as well as examples of trefoil, quatrefoil, fortress, whorl, arrow, star, leaf and bundled rod canes. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$2,500— 4,000
39 Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes miniature paperweight. A colorful assortment of complex canes in blue, red, green, yellow, purple and white, includes honeycomb, whorl, shamrock, quatrefoil, fortress and arrowhead canes, amongst others, and conceals the silhouette canes of a pair of lovebirds. A bit of lace peers between the canes. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 1/8"
40 Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and clematis paperweight. A butterfly, with marbled multi-colored millefiori wings of which the top ones are red and have central blue and white complex canes and the lower ones are in contrasting hues, an amethyst latticinio body and light blue eyes, hovers above a white double clematis with a star honeycomb center. Five green leaves emanate from behind the flower, which grows from a stem with a white bud and three additional leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,500— 2,000
41 Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and garland faceted paperweight. A butterfly, with turquoise eyes, an eggplant purple latticinio body and a pair of black antennae, is adorned with complex quatrefoil cane upper wings and multi-colored millefiori lower wings. It is encircled by a garland of blue bull’s-eye-centered white stardust canes, alternating with red and white arrowhead canes. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Internal flaw.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$1,200— 1,600
$1,500— 2,000
42 Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and garland miniature paperweight. A butterfly, with turquoise eyes, a purple latticinio body and marbled millefiori wings, is encircled by a garland of blue, red and white arrowhead canes, alternating with white, maroon and pale yellow crimped canes. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$1,500— 2,000
43 Antique Baccarat hunting scene faceted paperweight. A detailed white sulphide depicts a single hunter, shotgun in hand, in the company of a large hunting dog. Two trees, rocks and some low grasses complete the motif which is viewed against a transparent cranberry ground. Large honeycomb faceting to the side and one top facet. Similar example pictured and discussed in The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights, page 175. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$2,500— 3,000
44 Antique Baccarat interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands overlay faceted paperweight. An arrowhead cane is encircled by a ring of red bull’s-eye-centered stardust canes to form a central design around which a trefoil garland of white complex cog canes interlaces with a trefoil garland of red crimp canes. A green bull’seye-centered white stardust cane dots each loop. Clear ground. Blue-over-white double overlay, with six and one facets. Scalloped base edge, ringed by twelve printies. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,000— 1,500
45 Antique Baccarat red clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A double-tiered red clematis, with a crown of four leaves and a red bull’s-eye-centered white stardust cane center, blooms on a green stem, with a red bud and three green leaves, inside a border garland of alternating green and white canes. White upset muslin ground.
Diameter 3 1/8"
alveoli depart from a central yellow stardust cane to form a lush pompon blossom, atop a short stem with two opposing green leaves, below a crown of four green leaves and two sheathed white buds. A stem, with a pair of additional leaves and a surprising third companion bud, sprouts to the right of the flower. A border garland of white crimp canes and arrowhead canes encircles the flower. Clear ground. Six and one facets, spaced by mitre-cuts that descend to the base.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,500— 2,000
47 Antique Baccarat pink pompon, buds and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. Concentric tiers of C-shaped alveoli grow in size around a yellow stardust cane, forming a lush pompon blossom atop a short sinuous stem with two green leaves. Two tightly sheathed pink buds peer from behind the bloom and interrupt a crown of five green leaves. A border garland of alternating blue and green arrowhead canes and white stardust canes encircles the flower. Star-cut clear ground. Six side facets. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,000— 1,500
46 Unusual Antique Baccarat white pompon, buds and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. Graduated concentric white
$500— 800
48 Antique Baccarat Type III pansy and bud paperweight. A nicely formed pansy, with two velvety purple upper petals and three amber lower petals, striped in black and stained with patches of purple and with a white stardust center cane, sits atop a pertly curving stem shared by a companion bud and leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$400— 600
49 Antique Clichy garland of millefiori circlets with rose faceted paperweight. An iconic pink and green rose cane centers a central ring of green cog canes, which is encircled by a garland of five circlets, each of a different color and style, dotted by contrasting complex canes. White upset muslin ground over parallel latticinio staves. Five side facets, spaced by pencil-cuts, and one top facet.
Diameter 2 3/4"
52 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and rose miniature paperweight. An iconic pink and green rose cane centers a ring of cerulean blue cog canes, inside a border garland of pairs of green pastry mold canes, spaced by large red cog complex canes. White upset muslin ground over parallel latticinio staves.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$1,200— 1,600
50 Antique Clichy close packed millefiori and roses paperweight. A delightful offering of numerous purple, yellow, green, white and pink rose canes is strewn in a largely concentric prairie of pastry mold, white floret, cog, stardust and bull’s-eye complex canes. A completely white stave basket holds the blossoms. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$800— 1,000
53 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. Five beautiful iconic pink and green roses are spaced by pairs of rich purple pastry molds to form a ring around an inner ring of edelweiss flower canes and a large moss cane at the apex. Clear ground. Appeared in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Spring 2002 27th auction as lot 86. Excellent condition.
Diameter 1 11/16"
$3,500— 5,000
51 Antique Clichy scrambled millefiori, roses and signature cane paperweight. Whole and partial complex canes, including a blue rose, part of a white rose, sections of pink roses and a signature cane, create a colorful cushion over a layer of hollow tube canes and bits of various canes, only visible from the bottom, to give a peek into the factory’s daily work.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600— 800
54 Antique Clichy millefiori nosegay faceted paperweight. Three pastry mold canes, in pink, cobalt blue and white, form a triangular bouquet to sweeten one’s odorat. They bloom below three green leaves, atop a stem flanked by two leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$1,500— 2,000
$600— 800
55 Antique Clichy scattered millefiori on sodden snow paperweight. Red, green and white complex canes of various designs, with a few accents of blue, create a festive design scattered on a sodden snow white ground.
Diameter 3"
$1,500— 2,000
56 Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A large green and white ruffle cane centers a spaced ring of pink crimp canes, then a ring of white complex canes, alternating between green cores and blue cores, and a border garland of trios of alternating red, white and green canes. Sodden snow white ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$1,600— 2,000
57 Antique Clichy spaced millefiori and rose chequer paperweight. A white and green rose appears in the outer ring of two spaced concentric rings of complex millefiori. Dense tubes of white latticinio space the canes to create a chequer pattern with parallel latticinio rods viewed from below.
Diameter 2 5/8"
58 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. Three spaced rings of various complex canes, in bold shades of purple, blue, green, red and pink, include a pink and white rose, two iconic green and pink roses, moss canes, cogs and pastry molds, amongst others, and are centered by a complex cane with an iconic rose center and a ring of cobalt blue stars. Clear ground.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,200— 1,500
59 Antique Clichy scrambled millefiori paperweight. An unusual loose scattering of whole and partial millefiori includes a surprising cane made of six pink and green pseudo roses, pressed unto a cerulean blue ground.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$600— 800
$700— 1,000
60 Antique Clichy cinquefoil millefiori garland paperweight. A garland of alternating red cog canes and white stardust canes has five lobes that each separate a blue and white crimp cane. It centers a large pink and white crimp cane. Transparent green ground.
Diameter 3"
$800— 1,200
61 Antique Saint Louis close packed millefiori mushroom and torsade paperweight. Rod bundle, collared floret, cog and star canes are gathered tightly into a mushroom cap and pulled downward into a colorful stem, predominantly in pink, green, white and blue. A blue spiral-encased white chaplet bead torsade surrounds the base of the mushroom, topped by a single mercury ring. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 3"
$1,800— 2,500
62 Antique Saint Louis end-of-day scrambled millefiori with silhouettes and aventurine miniature paperweight. A vibrant array of yellow, red, blue, pink and white filigree and latticinio segments holds a ring and a central dot of large green aventurine rods, resembling emeralds, that space five silhouette canes of dancing characters including a lady, a man, a devil and a couple. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 1/4"
and white torsade, with two mercury rings, lines the perimeter. Star-cut clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$3,000— 4,000
64 Antique Saint Louis close concentric millefiori mushroom faceted paperweight. A large central bull’s-eye and stars complex cane in mauve, white and blue is surrounded by a ring of golden rod millefiori, then by a ring of green cogs, to form a mushroom cap, sitting on a ring of purple star staves, pulled downward into a tapered stem for the mushroom. Transparent amber-stained ground. Six and one facets. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$1,200— 1,500
63 Antique Saint Louis close concentric millefiori mushroom and torsade paperweight. A striking pistachio-green 28-point cog, with ruffled white edges, cups a quartet of pink-lined blue and white star rods, providing the color palette for a ring of complex canes that encircles the cog, followed by a contrasting ring of similar complex canes. The concentric green, pink, blue and white design is cambered atop a basket of large blue and white star staves, pulled downward into an elegant stem. A cobalt blue
$1,000— 1,500
65 Antique Saint Louis blue dahlia on a stem paperweight. A lush flower, with tiers of striped blue petals around a central yellow matchhead and pink stamens center, blooms atop a green stem flanked by two serrated leaves and two more leaves peering from behind the bloom. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Good condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$500— 600
66 Antique Saint Louis millefiori on jasper ground miniature paperweight. A single complex cane in green, white and red is at the apex of a vivid red and white jasper cushion ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$300— 400
67 Antique Saint Louis four-colored crown paperweight. Spaced radiating twists, in colored pairs of red and green and cobalt blue and cadmium yellow, alternate with double-spiral white latticinio rods, all emanating from a red, white and blue complex cane, to create a delightful crown. Hollow clear interior. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$800— 1,000
68 Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A perky red flower is flanked by white and blue companion flowers and spaced by two cane flowers in red, white and blue, all surrounded by serrated bright green leaves and topping drawn stems. A cobalt blue spiral-encased white chaplet bead torsade encircles the base of the bouquet, bordered by two air-ring inclusions. Clear ground. All-over geometric facets. Fair condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
70 Antique Saint Louis close concentric millefiori mushroom faceted paperweight. A pink, white and blue complex cane is encircled by a ring of blue canes and then by a ring of pink canes, held in a stave basket of green and white floret canes that is pulled downward into a stem for the cambered mushroom cap. Clear ground. Three tiers of circular side facets and one top facet.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$1,000— 1,500
71 Antique Saint Louis millefiori nosegay and garland over amber ground paperweight. Four contrasting millefiori, in pink, blue, white and yellow, are packed tightly below three spun smooth green leaves, flanked by two serrated green leaves and are gathered by green stems into a charming bouquet. An alternating pink and white complex cane garland encircles the bouquet. Diamond-cut amber-stained ground.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600— 800
69 Antique Saint Louis two cherries faceted paperweight. Two crimson cherries hang on thin yellow stems from a bit of brown branch shared by three serrated green leaves and refract misleadingly, viewed through a series of top honeycomb facets and eight round side facets. Grid-cut clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/16" $400— 600
$700— 1,000
72 Antique Saint Louis scrambled millefiori wafer dish. A clear and shallow bowl, with a pink and white torsade around the rim, is shaped with six ruffled lobes and rises from a base filled with scrambled millefiori, filigree and white latticinio. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/8", height 3"
$2,500— 3,000
73 Antique Bohemian engraved stag and doe red-stained pedestal paperweight. A pastoral landscape of a grassy clearing in the woods reveals a recumbent stag protecting a grazing doe. The engraved scene is captured against a transparent ruby red-stained base. Oval low dome above a footed clear base. Good condition.
Length 3 5/8", width 2 11/16", height 1 1/8"
$1,200— 1,500
74 Antique Bohemian engraved doe blue-stained low-domed pedestal paperweight. A pastoral landscape of a grassy clearing in the woods reveals a doe calmly trotting. The engraved scene is captured against a footed transparent blue-stained base. Good condition.
Diameter 2 7/8", height 1 1/2"
76 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"
$350— 500
77 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 mica.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$1,200— 1,600
75 Antique Bohemian etched hound on amber flash miniature faceted paperweight. An etched image of a running hound bounds across a grassy knoll, framed by two small trees, on amber flash ground. Five and one facets. Previously sold as lot 243 in the Sotheby’s November 1, 1984 auction of the Franklin Schuell Miniature Paperweight Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$500— 800
$500— 800
78 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company tri-colored bouquet paperweight. A patriotic bouquet has a pink flower and a blue flower, each with a white center and sprouting from a stem above a green leaf, and a white flower, with a pink center, shining like a beacon atop a pair of serrated green leaves. Clear ground. A similar design is pictured in The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company, page 72, figure 5.4.26.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$800— 1,000
79 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company poinsettia and gloved-hand pedestal paperweight sculpture. A dimensional clear hand sculpture, wearing a glove, holds a clear paperweight with a red double-tiered poinsettia flower, centered by a red dot and gold aventurine and blooming on a stem flanked by two leaves below a crown of three more leaves, and rises from a footed star-cut clear base. Fine condition.
Width 4 3/4", height 4 7/16"
82 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company pink and blue weedflower with Lutz rose paperweight. Two upper notched pink petals and three lower notched blue petals form a pansy-like bloom with a white, red and green Lutz rose cane center. A thin stem and two green leaves support the bloom. Clear ground. Good condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$700— 1,000
80 Antique New England Glass Company close concentric millefiori paperweight. Six concentric rings of contrasting millefiori, in green, blue, pink and white, are gathered around a pink and white stardust cane and held in a stave basket created by the outer ring of cobalt blue complex canes. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$800— 1,000
81 Antique New England Glass Company patterned millefiori circlet paperweight. A garland of six millefiori circlets, alternating between white and dark blue, surrounds a large central white and pink complex cane and a ring of ten red and white complex canes. Unusual double-swirl white latticinio cushion over dark-hued clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$600— 800
$600— 800
83 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company striped yellow pears paperweight. Three yellow pears, each with a thick red stripe, are spaced by serrated green leaves in a triangle around a slender stem. Clear ground. “The Americans generally shunned the multi-faceting treatment, and instead simply showcased the individual fruits in all their glory. Most of these refreshingly simple designs give the appearance of fruit just plucked from a tree.” The Art of the Paperweight: The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$500— 800
84 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company blue dahlia with aventurine paperweight. A dahlia has two tiers of six cobalt blue petals each and a central tier of copper aventurine petals, all homing in on a central pink, white and yellow center. A halo of five green leaves frames the flower above a short stem flanked by two more leaves. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 7/8" $800— 1,000
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85 Yoshinori Kondo 2024 pink stacked dots marble. A translucent milk-white core is mounted on one end in a setting of two bands of stacked dots in pink, white and light yellow, cupping a dichroic signature opal. A radial star-patterned porthole of stacked dots tops the opposing pole below a symmetrical garland of stacked dots at the equator. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$4,000— 5,000
86 Akihiro Okama and Tomomi Handa collaborative (c. 2014) yellow dahlia, Gilson opal, monarch butterfly and mandala-style flower marble. A lush and dimensional yellow dahlia, each of its feathery petals striped in orange and white, cups a floating polyhedron opal that has attracted a detailed murrini monarch butterfly that soars overhead. A dense mandala-style lacey flower, made of numerous smaller components like pink flowers, red buds and ribbons, sits at the opposing side of the dahlia. A transparent blue twisted ribbon meanders at the equator. Clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 15/16"
and yellow stacked dots surrounds the opposing designs. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$600— 800
88 Richard Hollingshead 2013 fumed flower with orange seedpod marble. A prominent striped orange seedpod sits at the top of concentric fumed needle petals, cascading downward into a growing flower that sits in a basket of pink petals. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/16"
$400— 600
89 Joshua Sable 2012 “Subtle Insanity” mandala-style spike flower fumed marble. Intersecting white petals cup fumed pink spikes to create a mandala-style flower, surrounded by more fumed pink spikes. The flower sits at the opposing pole of a patterned cluster of white and pink spikes, cupped by concentric collars of alternating pink and white. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$2,500— 3,500
87 Whit Baylis 2014 “Fume Cello 3” stacked dots and vortex marble. A large red-over-white stacked dot tops the rising point of six red, white and black feathers that seem to blend into the black underside of a double-swirl yellow vortex and its central pulsar found at the opposing pole. A band of melding red, white
$600— 800
90 Robin Moore 2014 dot mosaic marble. A striking colorful beadwork-style mosaic has a pattern of overlapping and alternating squares made of tiny dots on one side and spikes on the other. It floats at the center of an iridescent beige and black swirling band at the equator. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$1,000— 1,500
91 James Alloway multi-colored and iridescent square spiral marble. A tightly-wound spiral is widest at the center and shortest at the opposing poles, its loops made of a surprising square ribbon of blue, white, iridescence, green, orange, yellow and pink. Clear ground. Signed. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$400— 600
92 Malachi Wilkinson 2002 iridescent vortex marble. Blue, orange and yellow iridescent bands, a red stave and a blue stave all spiral into a deep vortex, inside a blue and white torsade at the surface that gives way to an orange and blue pulled-feather design, tied by three hurricane vortexes at the perimeter and one more at the pole. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 3/4"
94 Ayako Hattori (c. 2014) koi fish and cherry blossoms marble. Delicate pink cherry blossoms drift calmly, like snowflakes, onto the surface of a silver-shimmering pond where white and yellow koi fish murrini meander. A white core, with a dark amber bottom and white ribbon waves, represents the depth of the pond.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$500— 800
93 Joshua Sable 2011 dichroic puffball and thunderbolt murrini marble. A shimmering dandelion puffball explodes in all colors like fireworks within a black cup, on the surface of which green aventurine, dark blue and black waves and hurricane swirls space rings of green and white thunderbolt canes and daisy complex canes. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 11/16"
$500— 800
95 Ayako Hattori (c. 2014) yellow lilies and yellow-bellied tit birds marble. Yellow French lilies, with dark stamens, burst out from scattered stems and leaves through a purple core, speckled with silver foil. Detailed yellow-bellied bird murrini flutter about gaily. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$500— 800
96 Ayako Hattori (c. 2011) pink and white sweet William flowers and butterflies marble. Tiers of serrated flowers, with shaded pink and white petals, and interspersed turquoise leaves are the playground of three murrini butterflies. Translucent blue core. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$400— 600
$500— 800
97 Mike Gong 2009 fumed flower of spikes marble. Tiny blue and green spikes fill a flower-shaped cup, with nine lobes, rising through tiers of transparent pink and yellow spikes to create an intriguing flower. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 1/8"
$600— 800
98 James Daschbach Art Glass millefiori spikes marble. Two white spikes, with orange cores and white surface stripes, one striped blue spike, two beige spikes and five orange spikes are gathered into a cluster at the center of a deep fumed white cup, nestled in a pulled-feather design on the surface.
Diameter 1 5/16"
100 Akihiro Okama (c. 2014) flower bouquet diamond-shaped cut marble. A bouquet of dimensional flowers, two red roses, a purple daisy and beige blossom, is gathered into a sheath on leafy stems, over a swirling iridescent ground. All-over diamond-style facets. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 15/16", height 2 1/16"
$1,000— 1,500
99 Travis Weber 2006 blue spiral cushion marble. A sculpted cushion consists of a blue outer spiral carved by six radial v-groove canyons, revealing a yellow and green vortex at their junctures. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$600— 800
$1,200— 1,500
101 James Alloway multi-colored rainbow spiral marble. A deeply-grooved parachute cushion is striped with spun colorful bans in the colors of the rainbow, each centered by a rod of shimmering iridescence, and cascades on a clear interior. Signed. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$500— 800
102 Richard Hollingshead 2011 Proof yellow, orange, blue and white sinuous staves marble. Two pairs of contrasting quartets of striped staves, in combinations of orange, blue, yellow and white, radiate outward into a cage of s-shaped stripes and connect into pinwheels at opposing poles. Hollow clear interior. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$400— 500
103 Shin-ichi & Kimiake Higuchi 1999 “Square Cabbage Leaf” ‘pâtede-verre’ sculpture. A green worm and a snail survey their next meal, an immaculately rendered square veined green cabbage leaf. A clear waterdrop hangs on the underside. Signed/ dated. “We are inspired by the naturalism and refined style of Japanese arts. In the riches of nature, blessed with seasonal changes, our ancestors have cultivated an exquisite culture that is unique in the world. Natural objects, such as flowers, birds and fish, etc. that characterize the seasons, are often enjoyed as designs for clothing and vessels, and they can also be seen as motifs for Japanese cakes.” The rediscovered technique of ‘pâte-de-verre’ dates back to ancient Egypt and was prominent during the Art Nouveau era. It entails crushing previously kiln-fired glass and placing the powder in a plaster mold before firing it in the kiln again.
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Width 8 3/4" $4,000— 5,000
104 Paul Stankard 2005 fruit and flower spherical bouquet paperweight. Purple lilac clusters, pink apple blossoms, yellow daisies, blueberries and red berry bunches intertwine sumptuously with a mossy cluster of delicately veined leaves in greens and the earthy tones of autumn, in a floating sphere of flora. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Winter 2012 50th Auction as lot 145.
Diameter 3 5/16"
107 Paul Stankard 1987 three raspberries and blossom paperweight. A trio of dimensional ripe red raspberries is scattered on an angular brown branch with a promising white blossom, its bud and several green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$3,500— 5,000
105 Paul Stankard moss, purple flower, beetle and ant spherical bouquet magnum orb. A stunning display of exuberant purple blooms, each with long white stamens tipped with yellow bulbs, wraps itself around the exterior of a thicket of moss, the occasional furling green leaf and curling tendril adding interest and dimension. A beetle and an ant visit the scene. Clear ground. Signature cane. Accompanying metal display stand.
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Diameter 5 3/8"
$5,000— 6,000
106 Stankard Studio 2007 “Climbing Roses on Trellis” paperweight, by David Graeber. Lush light pink roses, buds and spiraling tendrils grow from a vine and moss on a fan-shaped white trellis. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$2,000— 3,000
$1,500— 2,000
108 Paul Stankard 1981 bee and yellow flowers paperweight. A fuzzy yellow and black bee alights on a stem of yellow buttercup flowers, with five mature blossoms, five closed buds and slender dark green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$2,000— 3,000
109 Paul Stankard (c. 1977) “First Bouquet” red, white, blue and yellow flowers paperweight. Three red St. Anthony’s fire flowers are interspersed with blue forget-me-nots, an array of white chokeberry blossoms, two yellow meadow wreath flowers, blue sprays, red chokeberries and foliage to form a quintessential and delicate bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$1,200— 1,600
110 Paul Stankard 1980 “Apple Blossoms” compound paperweight. Two sprays of white apple blossoms, one superimposed above the other, are delicate studies in the progress of each flower. Some are fully splayed, with pink-tipped white stamens, some shyly emerging pink blossoms and yet others are still tightly wrapped in a cocoon of green sepals. Clear ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/2"
113 Paul Stankard 1983 daisy plant paperweight. Three fully-splayed white daisies, with textured yellow and green centers, are joined by a still-emerging companion bud on forking stems, with green leaves, which have sprouted from a thick root and fine hair roots. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,500— 2,000
111 Paul Stankard 1979 “Purple Lilacs” compound paperweight. Six purple lilac clusters droop interspersed with gathered green leaves and stems in two superimposed bouquets. Flared clear ground. Edition #4 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3"
$1,000— 1,500
114 Paul Stankard 1978 “Wild Rose” bouquet paperweight. Five five-petalled pink roses, each with a tuft of yellow filament stamens at their centers, bloom amidst radiating stems of green leaves. Opaque sky blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$1,600— 2,000
112 Paul Stankard 1979 experimental berry and flower bouquet paperweight. Three red St. Anthony’s fire flowers, with upright black and yellow filament stamens, are framed by three dark purple blackberries, two yellow cactus blossoms and two stalks of white foxglove, on gathered stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. A variation of the classic “Sippewisset Bouquet”.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$1,200— 1,500
115 Paul Stankard 1975 “Cattleya Orchid” paperweight, from the American Floral Series. A single pink and white cattleya orchid rests atop a green stem with two green leaves. Opaque green ground. Edition #59 of a limited edition of 75. Signature cane. Dated. For a similar example, see page 56 of “Homage to Nature”. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Fall 2003 31st Auction as lot 121.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$2,000— 3,000
$700— 1,000
116 David Graeber 2023 rose, crocus, lilac and lemon bouquet fancy-cut plaque paperweight. Pink cinnamon roses and white tea roses are spaced in a bouquet with purple crocuses, pink lilac sprays, yellow sundrops and their companion buds, all gathered around a trio of lemon halves with green leaves and a ripening raspberry, over a patch of green moss. Clear ground. Fancy basket-cutting and miter-cut top facet by Jim Poore. Signature/date canes. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 4", height 2 1/4"
$4,500— 6,000
117 David Graeber and Ed Poore 2010 collaborative rose, daisy and forget-me-not bouquet heart-shaped fancy-cut paperweight. A bouquet of lavender daisies, lush pink roses, blue forget-me-nots, pink bellflowers, buds, tendrils and leaves centers a clear heart-shaped encasement, cut expertly into a basket by Ed Poore. Notched edge to flat top. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Width 3 1/4", length 3 1/8", height 2 1/4"
$3,000— 4,000
118 David Graeber and Ed Poore 2012 collaborative “Asian Rose Bouquet” collaborative fancy basket-cut paperweight. Lush pink Asian roses, some open and some still budding, nestle snugly into a formal bouquet enlivened by three trumpet blooms and rimmed in a garland of red berries, pink bellflowers and variegated leaves pushing through the flora for contrast. Star-cut clear ground and fancy basket-weave cutting, with two oblong
windows around a straight-cut handle, by Ed Poore. Signature/ date canes. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,500— 4,000
119 David Graeber (2015) “Lilac Memories” mountain laurel, lilac, blueberry bouquet paperweight wall mount. A lush bouquet features delicate lilac clusters in pink, magenta, white and purple, interspersed with branches, green leaves, several pink mountain laurel blooms and the occasional scrumptious blueberry. Blue ground. Ring of small printies around base. Mounted on a black plaque with metal hanger. Fine condition.
Diameter 4", width 6"
$1,800— 2,000
120 David Graeber 2022 red anthurium, blueberry and sunflower spherical bouquet orb. Two large sunflowers compete for warm sunrays next to bright red anthurium flowers, with contrasting yellow spadices. A few ripe blueberries are scattered along with a few buds and leaves. Clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,800— 2,000
121 David Graeber 2011 lilacs, berries, mums and bees paperweight. Three pale yellow chrysanthemums are symmetrically arranged with three purple lilac clusters atop a bed of cranberries and radial chartreuse-rimmed dark green leaves. Three diaphanous-winged bees survey the possibilities from above. Opaque sky-blue ground. Signature/date cane. Signed.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,500— 3,000
122 David Graeber 2010 “Roses and Forget-me-nots” bouquet paperweight. A lush dimensional bouquet contains three cascading yellow roses, five opening companion buds, light blue forget-me-not flowers, buds, blueberries, tendrils and striped green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$2,500— 3,000
123 David Graeber and Jim Poore 2024 rose, crocus, berry and forget-me-not flower bouquet fancy-cut paperweight. Yellow and pink roses are gathered into a bouquet with purple crocuses, blue forget-me-not, speckled red berries, green leaves and buds on a patch of green moss. Star-cut clear ground and fancy basket-cutting to side, by Jim Poore. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$3,000— 4,000
124 David Graeber experimental brown chrysanthemum flowers miniature paperweight. Two dimensional chrysanthemum flowers, one light brown and the other rust-red, sit in cups of light green sepals and are joined by short stems with leaves. Clear ground. Signed “First Test Piece”. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2"
125 James Kontes 1993 succulent strawberries and torsade ovoid paperweight. A dimensional white blossom, its slightly-opened petals cupping an explosion of yellow stamens, is joined by a promising companion bud to perpetuate the mouth-watering bounty to come as demonstrated by two plump ripe strawberries, dotted with yellow seeds, that grow from sinuous stems on a sturdy leafy stalk. The arrangement rests inside a white torsade. Clear ground. Spun mitre-cuts at the lower perimeter. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 2 5/8", height 3 3/4"
$2,000— 3,000
126 James Kontes purple roses and buds bouquet with torsade paperweight. Two shaded purple roses, with textured petals and bright yellow stamens cupped by black cages, are gathered on green stems with leaves and three purple buds. A pink filigree torsade encircles the bouquet. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
$400— 500
$2,000— 3,000
127 James Kontes pears and blossom on a branch fancy-cut paperweight. Two blushing yellow bartlett pears, each with a dark green calyx, hang from short stems with green leaves and a promising white blossom. Melon-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,500— 2,000
128 Rick Ayotte 1989 “Blueberry Bouquet” magnum paperweight. Three large pink blossoms, each with a yellow center atop cascading pink petals, interlace with ripe blueberries, sprays of small white and pink blossoms and green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 1/2"
$1,500— 2,000
129 Rick Ayotte 1998 “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. Three green and yellow leaves create a fan behind the bouquet. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/8"
131 Rick Ayotte 1997 Artist Proof passionflower paperweight. A dimensional passionflower casts its sturdy pistil and stamens upward from a halo of fine diaphanous black corona filaments above alternating pink and white petals. Tendrils, stems, leaves and buds decorate the delicate and detailed flower. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$1,000— 1,400
130 Rick Ayotte 1992 “Pink Peace” rose bouquet paperweight. Two lush pale pink roses bloom next to a partially opened companion, atop a bed of pink and white rosebuds and blue leaves. Overall pink hues give an aurora of peace to the bouquet. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$900— 1,200
132 Rick Ayotte 2001 “Tranquility Rose Bouquet” paperweight. A lush and dense bouquet is filled with multi-tiered white and pink-shaded roses, a variety of pink and white wildflowers and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 11/16"
$1,200— 1,500
133 Rick Ayotte 1990 “Chrysanthemum Bouquet” paperweight. Three plump chrysanthemums, in a lively color palette of yellow, russet and lavender, each cupped within a cage of its own spidery petals, form a colorful ring interrupted by three companion buds and green leaves, as a symbol of happiness. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$1,200— 1,600
$1,000— 1,400
134 Rick Ayotte 1989 “Seascape” seagull birds and waves compound magnum 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 4 1/8"
137 Rick Ayotte 2004 flower bouquet and bumblebee paperweight. A plump bumblebee successfully discovers the location of these fragrant pink-shaded white blossoms and takes a pause on one of the many variegated green leaves that radiate from the blooms. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$500— 800
135 Rick Ayotte 1996 Artist Proof “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 two hungry fledglings, heads raised upward with open beaks, sits at the bottom of the wreath. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. Elements of the design were encased separately, resulting in a challenging double-encasement.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$1,000— 1,500
136 Rick Ayotte 1986 “Yellow-throated Warbler with Iris” paperweight. A yellow-throated warbler calls to his friends, beak agape, from his perch within a clump of three purple irises with buds and bladed green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$1,000— 1,500
$1,200— 1,600
138 Rick Ayotte 1993 “American Beauty Red Rose” paperweight. Three very lush crimson roses, one not quite completely opened, display against a bed of white lily of the valley with dark green leaves and stems. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$1,200— 1,500
139 Rick Ayotte 1984 Sutton’s warbler with yellow wood sorrel paperweight. A Sutton’s warbler bird surveys the land, his yellow throat showing handsomely among yellow wood sorrel flowers. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800— 1,000
140 Rick Ayotte (c. 1981) red-breasted robin with nest compound paperweight. A red-breasted robin, with black wings and head, dangles a worm from its yellow beak above the gaping mouths of three hungry fledglings ensconced within a mossy treetop nest, concealed in overlapping leafy branches. Clear ground. Limited edition.
Diameter 3"
143 Rick Ayotte 1986 robin with flowering dogwood blossoms miniature paperweight. A spring robin sings from a branch in a blossoming dogwood tree, inside a triangle of three white flowers, each flower with orange-tipped petals and perky yellow cores. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$800— 1,000
141 Rick Ayotte 1993 mockingbirds paperweight. A pair of gray and white mockingbirds sings gaily from the umbrage of a peach tree, thick with pink blossoms and green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Summer 2014 57th Auction as lot 126.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$600— 800
144 Rick Ayotte 2004 “Sparrow Hawk” miniature paperweight. A pale blue, brown, white and black hawk, with intricate feather details, perches attentively among dark green leaves. The rather difficult beak and legs are masterfully placed and encased. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$1,200— 1,500
142 Rick Ayotte 1992 “Yellow-breasted Chats” and nest paperweight. From within the scattering of purple berries, white blossoms and dark green leaves of a hawthorn tree, a happy couple of yellow-breasted green birds watches over a nest of twigs with three promising eggs resting inside. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$500— 800
145 Rick Ayotte 1987 salmon-crested cockatoo miniature paperweight. A pink salmon-crested cockatoo, with a yellow tail, perches next to a white cattleya orchid, with green leaves, over a clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$1,200— 1,500
$500— 800
146 Debbie Tarsitano 2009 “Ruby Bird” flower wreath and berries sculpture and stand. Five blue flowers, with pink centers, are spaced with blue corkscrew tendrils in a wreath of leafy vines, at the center of scattered red berries. The flora is encased in a clear bird sculpture, engraved with a feathery pattern on its matte and clear surface, and dotted by an amethyst-colored gemstone. Black square acrylic base, with scratched design, and raised metal support hooks. Signed/dated. “This design was inspired by my own pet bird, Elmo. I love birds and have always studied their gestures which often suggest what they are thinking. If you get to know a bird you will find that out. I wanted to bring out the subtle spirit of the animal. I achieved this through a combination of hot sculpting, encasement, engraving, cutting, sandblasting and painting. I also decided to use a real garnet for the eye.” *Shipping priced at cost*
147 Gordon Smith 1994 red and blue poison dart frog paperweight. A mottled red and blue poison dart frog rests near an orange blossom, two buds, green leaves and twigs on a dark earth ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,200— 1,600
148 Gordon Smith 2021 butter and opal corn snakes with succulents paperweight. Two sinuous snakes, each made of detailed scales, one striped white, yellow and orange, the other diamond-backed pink, salmon and burgundy, both with red eyes, raise their textured heads to peek from behind spiky succulents from a moss and rock-strewn sandy desert ground. Signature cane. Dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$3,000— 4,000
149 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. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
150 Gordon Smith 1991 strawberries and blossom paperweight. A pair of three-dimensional plump red strawberries, with tiny yellow seeds, grows from long green stems to one side of a white blossom and three shaded green leaves. Transparent blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$600— 800
151 Gordon Smith 2001 Arizona coral snake, eggs, rocks and branch paperweight. A meticulously rendered coral snake is a triumph of articulation, its body sheathed in individually applied scales in segments of brown, yellow and red, sinuously coiled around loosely scattered pebbles, contorted branches, rocks and dried grass. The snake guards five white-speckled eggs filled with visible offspring. Rust-colored ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$1,000— 1,500
$3,000— 4,000
152 Gordon Smith 1991 striped snake and flowers paperweight. A brown, yellow and orange-striped snake slithers across a sandy desert floor near two clusters of flowers, one yellow and one red, and tangled leaves. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,500— 2,000
153 Delmo Tarsitano spider and ladybug on a wreathed nest paperweight. A plump-bodied spider, in mottled brown and with long thread-like legs, and its prey, a red ladybug, sit atop a white nest of webs, wreathed by forking branches of leaves, two cattails, two blue blooms, a white blossom and a blushing yellow flower, centered on a sandy ground with scattered rocks. The nest shines red when lit from below. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/2"
156 Delmo Tarsitano honeybee and strawberries paperweight. A bee pollinates a strawberry plant’s four promising white blossoms, with yellow cane centers, in hope of perpetuating the bounty of two delicious red strawberries, with air bubble seeds, over a bed of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,000— 1,500
154 Debbie Tarsitano red dahlia paperweight. Pointed red petals cascade in alternating tiers from a central tuft of red and yellow stamens, with a red pistil center, to create a dense and radiant dahlia which is surrounded by a halo of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$500— 800
155 Delmo Tarsitano bee and honeycomb faceted paperweight. A round disc honeycomb, beige with honey-filled amber cells, is visited by a delicate gossamer-winged bee in the course of a deposit. A red flower, with a tuft of pollen-rich stamens and a crown of three green sepals, brings the bounty closer to home. Clear ground. Two tiers of eight side facets, evoking a hexagonal honeycomb, and one top facet. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$1,400— 1,800
$700— 1,000
157 Delmo Tarsitano spider and fly in a strawberry patch fancy-cut block paperweight. A gray spider, with black legs, stands sentry in its sandy domain, atop a webby nest across from a fly which has been successfully caught in its web on the opposite side of a strawberry patch, with two ripe strawberries and four pink blossoms. Four angled sides, with beveled top corners around a concave circular-cut top facet, above a diamond-cut lower design. Signature cane.
Width 2 11/16", height 3 1/8"
$2,000— 2,500
158 Debbie Tarsitano antique-style dahlia bouquet paperweight. A bouquet is composed of a spectacular multi-tiered blue dahlia, a dark blue-spotted yellow wheatflower, a red and white dogrose and an upright white pompon, cupped by four yellow sepals. The bouquet is gathered on joined stems with green leaves and held by a pink ribbon. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,000— 1,500
159 Ken Rosenfeld 2013 morning glory and forget-me-not braided stems bouquet paperweight. A bouquet is dotted with two honeycomb tufts, a third tuft belonging to a pink gerbera daisy, blue forget-me-not flowers, white roses, a purple morning glory and a furled companion bud, all gathered on braided stems. Translucent sky-blue ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3"
$800— 1,000
160 Ken Rosenfeld 2013 orange, blue and purple flower bouquet paperweight. Two exotic orange flowers, each with six shaded petals and a plethora of exuberant brown-tipped white stamens, are the highlight of a bouquet with small orange buds, small blue blossoms and one large purple morning glory and its furled bud. Leaves and tendrils complete the design, which floats above an opaque green ground. Signature/date cane. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Summer 2014 57th Auction as lot 171.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$800— 1,000
161 Ken Rosenfeld (c. 2012) snail and white flowers paperweight. A dimensional snail, with a perfect spiraling dorsal shell, advances through a cluster of green leaves that belongs to two white flowers. Red and beige earth ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$500— 800
162 Ken Rosenfeld 1991 tomatoes paperweight. Four juicy red dimensional tomatoes and one green tomato grow on leafy vines. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/8"
$300— 400
163 Ken Rosenfeld 2014 morning glory bouquet paperweight. Two large purple morning glories dominate a bouquet with a blue Gerber daisy, small pink flowers and white roses, with tendrils and green leaves. Clear ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$700— 1,000
164 Ken Rosenfeld 2007 “Blue Morning Glory Bouquet” paperweight. Three white-striped blue morning glories and a furled blue bud are surrounded by small pale pink bellflowers, green leaves and spiraling tendrils to create a charming dimensional bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$700— 1,000
165 Johne Parsley 1992 apples and blossoms miniature faceted paperweight. A delightful gathering of two pink blooms and two red apples is displayed against a fan of five variegated green leaves, over a transparent aqua blue ground. Two tiers of eight overlapping side facets and one octagonal top facet. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$1,200— 1,600
166 Johne Parsley 1992 pink dogwood miniature faceted paperweight. A lone pink dogwood flower, with its four petals tipped in red, is joined by a trio of green leaves, a pair of green leaves, a red berry and striped stems. Translucent turquoise ground. Ten continuous pencil facets to side and one decagonal top facet. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$800— 1,200
167 Johne Parsley 1989 spring bouquet paperweight. A single pink blossom crowns the crest of a symmetrically spaced bouquet, flanked by two knotweed sprays, then two yellow blossoms and two three-leafed sprigs. The blooms are gathered together on brown stems that meet at a white flower nexus. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
168 Johne Parsley 1994 wildflower bouquet faceted paperweight. Two yellow blossoms, with red stamens, a blue blossom, with orange stamens, four red berries and racemes of yellow and red knotweed are gathered into a fanning bouquet with green leaves and stems. Clear ground. Seven and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$1,000— 1,500
169 Johne Parsley 1999 pink flowers and torsade miniature faceted paperweight. Two striped pink flowers, with perky red stamens, are gathered by the stems with two companion buds and a fan of clusters of green leaves. A white, mauve and blue torsade encircles the design. Clear ground. Seven and one facets. Signed/ dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$1,200— 1,600
$700— 1,000
170 Johne Parsley 1999 blue blossom and knotweed bouquet miniature faceted paperweight. A white-striped periwinkle blue flower, with five slightly-curled notched petals radiating around a central ring of delicate yellow filament stamens and a red central pistil, grows on a branch with scattered green leaves, companion buds and three racemes of yellow knotweed. Clear ground. Seven and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$800— 1,000
171 Chris Buzzini (2009) Star “Thistle Bouquet” with blue lilac and rose battuto-cut faceted paperweight. A thick blue lilac spray centers a bouquet of five fluffy white thistles, one fully-splayed pink rose, attending buds, leaves and tendrils, all gathered by the stems into a charming bouquet. Clear ground. Hammered-cut frosted exterior with top facet for viewing. Edition #1 of 1. Star paperweights are designated as such by the artist as the epitome of immaculate craftsmanship.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,500— 3,500
172 Chris Buzzini 2010 Star “Lilac and Western Wallflower” orange and purple blossom stalk bouquet paperweight. A beautiful stalk of orange wallflower blossoms, each flower with four petals and a yellow stamen core, graduates from open blooms at the bottom to tightly sheathed promising buds at the top. Long-bladed leaves sprout from the stalk which entwines with a magnificent thick purple lilac spray, brown leaves and tendrils. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Star paperweights are designated as such by the artist as the epitome of immaculate craftsmanship.
Diameter 3 7/16"
Star paperweights are designated as such by the artist as the epitome of immaculate craftsmanship.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$2,500— 3,500
174 Christ Buzzini 2009 “Orange Daisy” blueberry and phlox bouquet paperweight. Blue-speckled white phlox flowers, three plump blueberries and three striped orange daisies, with fuzzy stamen centers, are gathered into a bright bouquet with attending buds, tendrils, stems and leaves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,000— 3,000
175 Chris Buzzini 2012 Experimental “Phalaenopsis Orchid” paperweight. A long branch of five white orchid blooms, each with red-speckled lower petals and a yellow center, has two opening buds and four tightly sheathed green buds as it rises from a group of five striped green leaves and curling air roots. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,000— 3,000
173 Chris Buzzini 2010 Star “Loops and Spirals” azalea, rosehip and white camellia ribbon bouquet paperweight. A large white camellia flower, with a fuzzy yellow center, contrasts sharply with the warm colors of orange-shaded azaleas, speckled red rosehip, a dark purple ribbon and various green leaves and tendrils, in a lush and radiating bouquet. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
$1,800— 2,000
176 Chris Buzzini 2011 Star “Rough Menodora Blossoms” red seedpods and yellow flowers paperweight. A pretty plant has five five-petalled flowers, with brown filament centers, and contrasting green-speckled red seedpods scattered in its forking stems amidst a few bladed leaves, tendrils and sepals. A trailing root system supports the plant. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Star paperweights are designated as such by the artist as the epitome of immaculate craftsmanship.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$1,800— 2,000
177 Chris Buzzini 2014 lilac sprays, yellow flowers and berry bouquet paperweight, from the Legacy Series. Two lush blue lilac sprays and one purple lilac spray are gathered into a bouquet with contrasting red berries, black-speckled yellow flowers, tendrils and various green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$2,000— 3,000
178 Chris Buzzini 2012 Peregrine thistle, blueberry, azalea and forget-me-not bouquet paperweight. An arching bouquet of blueberries, orange azaleas, light blue forget-me-nots and one white thistle is gathered with curling tendrils and green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$1,800— 2,000
179 Chris Buzzini 1988 Artist Proof red blooms with sprays paperweight. Three crimson blooms, each with five splayed petals and a cluster of vibrant yellow stamens, sit at the center of a gathered bouquet including sprays of yellow and lavender loosestrife, two of them still closed, as well as four white oleander blossoms and spears of bladed leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
180 Chris Buzzini 1992 pink epiphytic orchids paperweight. Four delicate pink and white orchids and four companion buds rise from several green tubers amidst long bladed green leaves. Thin beige roots wrap around a bit of dark mossy branch hosting the flora. Clear ground. Limited edition #3 of a limited edition of 40. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,200— 1,500
181 Chris Buzzini 1988 “Canada Violets and Lilacs” bouquet paperweight. A well-balanced arrangement consists of two white, purple and yellow Canada violets and three sprays of shaded purple lilacs, on stems with their accompanying green leaves. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800— 1,200
182 Chris Buzzini 1988 “Pink Morning Glories” arching bouquet paperweight. Three open pink morning glory blooms and two companion buds grow from an arching stem flanked by twisting leaves and outstretched tendrils. Clear ground. Signature/ date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,200— 1,500
$700— 1,000
183 Cathy Richardson 2009 “Wood Frog” in branches and mushrooms environmental paperweight. A spotted brown frog pauses near fallen branches, white mushrooms and vines of leaves. Sandy straw-covered ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$700— 1,000
184 Cathy Richardson 2009 “Red Woodland Salamander” flowers, rock and amphibian paperweight. A skinny red salamander searches for a hiding spot behind a rock and pebbles, a vine of white flowers, leaves and straw spread across an earthy forest floor. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
186 Cathy Richardson 2011 “At Water’s Edge” frog and waterlily paperweight. A pale green frog hops from lily pad to lily pad through an array of blooms as he makes his way to a nearby rocky and sandy shore. Translucent blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$700— 1,000
185 Cathy Richardson 2011 octopus and coral paperweight. A dimensional rosy octopus, with white suckers along its legs, lurks cannily amid a watery jungle of colorful corals and anemones, over a mossy ocean floor. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,000— 1,200
$800— 1,000
187 Cathy Richardson 2013 Artist Proof “Brazilian Series #1” tropical foliage and pink flowers paperweight. A tropical croton plant, with deeply veined pink, green and yellow leaves, has sprouted two flowering spikes. Mottled transparent blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$800— 1,000
188 Cathy Richardson 2022 blooming cactus and succulents paperweight. A few mammillaria cacti sprout white flowers and cleave a patch of prickly pear cactus, with bright orange flowers and buds. Shaded green succulents and a finger cactus encircle the blooming cousins. Pebble-strewn sandy ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,000— 1,500
189 Cathy Richardson 2022 blooming cactus and succulents paperweight. A large turquoise mammillaria cactus sprouts a crown of pink flowers and cleaves a patch of prickly pear cactus, with bright orange flowers and buds. Shaded green succulents encircle the prickly cousins. Pebble-strewn sandy ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
192 Cathy Richardson 2012 “Alpine Spring Beauty” paperweight. Six beautiful pink flowers, each with five delicately striped petals and a thick cluster of stamens, emerge from a rocky alpine terrain along with accompanying leaves and four dark pink buds. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$1,000— 1,500
190 Cathy Richardson 2007 yellow cactus roses paperweight. Four yellow cactus flowers sit amongst a bed of upright green and brown cactus plants, many topped by closed buds. Pebble-strewn sandy desert ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carte Collection.
Diameter 3"
$800— 1,000
193 Cathy Richardson 2011 “Mini Spring Beauty” paperweight. Four pale pink desert blossoms, each with a sturdy tuft of yellow stamens, push through a bed of rocks over a rusty ground, along with two pink buds and bladed dark green leaves cleaved by a single pale stripe. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$700— 1,000
191 Cathy Richardson 2017 blooming cactus paperweight. Rounded mammillaria cacti are topped by bright orange flowers and buds and launch tendrils in various directions. Sandy earth ground with shimmering aventurine. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,000— 1,500
$500— 800
194 Andrew Byers (2007) honeybee, poppy and forget-me-not spherical bouquet paperweight. A pair of entwined curved vines bears several violet-blue poppies, clusters of small blue forget-menot flowers and assorted green leaves as a honeybee crawls across leaves at the center of the arrangement. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,500— 3,000
195 Bob Banford entwined black snake with spider and ladybugs paperweight. A black snake, studded from head to tail with small red-centered yellow spots, is cunningly wrapped within the foliage of a creeping leaf-covered vine, stalking a brown-bodied spider with a splay of black legs, itself seemingly stalking two bright red ladybugs who are distractedly meandering through the vine. Pebbly ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600— 800
196 Bobbi Banford green frog with insects on lily pads paperweight. A dimensional green frog crouches and prepares an attack on either of two scrumptious bugs, a purple dragonfly with latticinio wings or an orange ladybug, from a cluster of green lily pads and three yellow lotus flowers. Transparent speckled green pond ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400— 600
197 Bob Banford four-flower bouquet with a pansy paperweight. A flower bouquet has at its center a purple and yellow pansy, with a flower portrait cane center, bordered by three double-tiered blossoms of assorted colors and enhanced by two buds and green foliage. Diamond-cut clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
198 Ray Banford pink roses and buds paperweight. Two full pink roses grow from intertwining stems along with two sheathed buds and green leaves. Diamond-cut clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400— 500
199 Ray Banford bluejay bird and nest paperweight. A rich blue bluejay bird perches on a brown branch, with green leaves, near a nest containing three white eggs. Light blue frit ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$400— 500
200 Bobbi Banford ocean scene with jellyfish paperweight. A gray jellyfish floats above a translucent blue watery ground where two yellow and green tropical fish ride the undulating ocean currents past coral and anemones that grow from a pebbly ground.
Signature cane.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$300— 400
$800— 1,000
201 Mayauel Ward 1997 lady’s-slipper orchids pedestal paperweight. Two elegant pink, lavender and white orchids bloom upon a thin curving stem accompanied by a pink bud, tall green leaves and trailing roots. Footed black base. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/8", height 2 3/8"
$600— 800
202 Mayauel Ward 1990 flowers on sandy ground paperweight. Four yellow sundrop flowers, buds and striped green leaves grow from a vine which winds between three speckled rocks. Sandy ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/16"
204 Mickael Hingant flower bouquet and plaque paperweight. A large red and black dahlia, with a yellow millefiori center, is joined in a bouquet with a pink dahlia, also with a yellow center, a yellow dahlia, with a green and pink center, a purple and pink dahlia, with a signature cane center, green leaves and thin stems. Marble-style white ground. Six smooth sides. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Width 2 15/16", height 4 3/16", depth 1 9/16"
$500— 800
$400— 500
203 Clinton Smith 2021 blooming mammillaria cactus and lizard paperweight. A spreading family of green cactus plants, made of large grooved globes with white dots, has reached its spectacular mature blooming stage, launching pink flowers upwards, on pebbly sandy ground, where a large lizard crawls. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Detachment to the tail.
Diameter 3 1/4"
205 Melissa Ayotte 2002 blueberry bouquet miniature paperweight. A bouquet is composed of blueberries in various stages of ripening, pale pink and white flowers and colorful foliage. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$500— 800
206 Melissa Ayotte (c. 2005) “Mother Nature” crocus flowers and nurturing hand miniature paperweight. Five crocus flowers, in white, purple, lavender and yellow, grow from the palm of a hand which extends from an earthy ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$350— 500
$250— 400
207 Jim D’Onofrio 1992 lizard, little man and southwestern pottery paperweight. A pale brown lizard, with blue dorsal spots, appears unaware of the little man who has snuck up on all fours behind a painted clay pot to restrain him with a rope by the tail. Pebbly earth ground with a sedimentary purple rock. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
210 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 2017 “Branch and Yucca” stream and flora paperweight. A painted tree branch reaches over a swirling stream, with purple flowers dotting its green banks, and is pointing towards a tall spear of bright yellow yucca blossoms. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$800— 1,000
208 Jim D’Onofrio 1992 frog on a pond with waterlily paperweight. A delightfully and masterfully rendered dimensional green pond frog, with darker green dorsal spots and a light underbelly, prepares to leap across brown-speckled green lily pads near an upright white waterlily. Translucent dark green pond with a few pebbles. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$600— 800
211 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1993 Artist Proof “Flowering Vine” paperweight. Trailing clusters of yellow millefiori hang from the end of stems that spring from a striped vine with tendrils and green heart-shaped leaves, above a highly contrasting transparent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800— 1,000
209 Jim D’Onofrio 1997 lizard and skeleton paperweight. A long and slender blue lizard, with a yellow head and black body stripes, walks over the skeleton of a compatriot, their feet touching with an allusion of resurrection. Sandy beige ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$500— 800
212 Yaffa & Jeff Todd 1991 birch tree paperweight. A sturdy birch tree, with a black-striped white trunk and a network of branches supporting a green canopy of young leaves, has two vines of pink flowers dangling above two brown boulders, which rest on a soft green grassy knoll, peppered with blue flowers. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$700— 1,000
$500— 800
213 Victor Trabucco 1995 coiled snake and red rose magnum paperweight. A smooth black snake, with yellow side stripes and a tan underbelly, coils between a crimson red flower, with four furled green leaves and two silver-speckled black rocks. His black head lifts attentively over a sandy desert floor. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/8"
216 David & Jon Trabucco 1993 frog paperweight. A mottled brown frog crouches, ready for a leap, on a sandy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$900— 1,200
214 Victor Trabucco 1998 pears and blossoms paperweight. Two blushing yellow pears hang from a leafy branch with a white blossom and two white buds, over a clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$500— 800
217 David & Jon Trabucco 1997 blossom and berry bouquet paperweight. A large pink blossom, with a tuft of yellow stamens, and two companion buds, with pink stamens, are the promise of a continuing bounty of five purple berries, all connected by a leafy stem. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$800— 1,000
215 David & Jon Trabucco 1994 red berries and white blossoms paperweight. Two clusters of red berries, hanging from thin stems on a forking branch, contrast with two white blossoms, with filament yellow stamen centers, and their buds blooming overhead. Rust-colored sandy ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600— 800
218 David & Jon Trabucco 2003 berry and flower bouquet miniature paperweight. Two small coiled amber-orange flowers and three plump red berries are joined on a stem with green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$350— 500
$600— 800
222 Richard Loesel 2021 “Mandala” pink dahlia flower paperweight. A splendid flower has a large white stardust center, encircled by seven rings of petals, each different from the next, in pink, yellow, mauve and white. The bloom reaches the entire perimeter and completely fills its radiant halo of green leaves with a bright burst of warm colors. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
$600— 800
219 Richard Loesel 2022 crown over flower prairie compound paperweight. A small crown, made of cascading spun ribbons in blue, green, pink and white, has a small millefiori at the apex and creates a cage around a central upright yellow flower that floats in a clear interior. The crown hovers over a prairie of strewn flowers, bits of ribbons, hollow heart canes, a leaf and an orange ladybug. Pebbly earth ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Diameter 3 5/16"
220 Richard Loesel 2022 flower bouquet in a basket paperweight. A basket is outlined by a white-encased white torsade and cleverly filled with a large white filigree twist as the woven side. The basket bursts with various blue flowers including lilac sprays, daisies, bellflowers and pompons, amongst others. A halo of buds and leaves peers from beyond the torsade handle while a yellow ladybug investigates the blooms. Light green ground. Signature/ date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/16"
Diameter 3 1/4"
$500— 800
223 Richard Loesel 2022 flower wreath with hearts paperweight. Red, pink, purple, yellow and white flowers, each with five notched petals, are gathered in a perfectly round wreath with leaves, buds, hearts and an orange ladybug. A shimmering blue heart fills the open void of the bouquet. Clear ground. Signature/ date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$800— 1,000
221 Richard Loesel 2021 pink butterfly, ladybug and flower wreath paperweight. A pink and orange butterfly, with black wing details, shimmering wing spots and a shimmering striped body, hovers over an open wreath of various yellow flowers, striped pink flowers, red bellflowers, leaves and tendrils with purple morning glories finishing the open ends. A plump ladybug crawls on a leaf. White ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$700— 1,000
224 Andrew Byers 2002 fanning azalea bouquet paperweight. A fanning bouquet is centered by two bright orange azalea flowers, surrounded by a fan of white bud clusters, two yellow mustard flowers and five bladed green leaves, and gathered by the stems. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800— 1,000
$1,000— 1,500
225 Saint Louis 1999 “Les petites marguerites” upright daisies and poppies bouquet faceted paperweight. An upright bouquet of four white daisies, with three companion buds, and three yellow poppies grows from a salmon-colored sunflower skirt above a dark blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #90 of a limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,000— 1,500
226 Saint Louis 1970 blue dahlia faceted paperweight. A complex signature/date cane sits at the center of a multi-tiered blue dahlia, over a clear ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 300.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,000— 1,500
227 Saint Louis 1970 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A complex signature/date cane sits at the center of a mushroom, surrounded by six close concentric rings of assorted complex canes, atop a faded blue stem. Tealover-white double overlay. Five and one facets. Made in blue, red, yellow and white in a limited edition of 800. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
228 Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. Seven dimensional lampwork flowers, in shades of blue, red, yellow and white, rest on a bed of dark green leaves, over a double-swirl white latticinio basket. A pink and white torsade completes the design. Three tiers of seven side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$800— 1,200
229 Saint Louis 1985 four-flower bouquet on blue latticinio paperweight. A bouquet of four red-tipped white flowers, each with a complex millefiori center, along with two buds and green leaves, is gathered by the ends of slender stems and rests on a double-swirl light blue latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$700— 1,000
$600— 800
230 Saint Louis 1986 three-colored flower bouquet paperweight. An antique-inspired elegant arrangement consists of a white double clematis, a red and white primrose and three blue forget-me-not flowers, gathered on stems with several dark green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$500— 800
231 Saint Louis 1977 “Honeycomb” red 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. Footed, clear base. Limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 13/16", height 4 5/8"
$1,200— 1,500
232 Saint Louis 1992 “Sarah” close concentric millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A stave basket of nine rings of identical pink and white complex canes, with a slightly larger iteration at the center, offers a cohesive design in pattern and color. Edition #90 of a limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3"
234 Saint Louis 1999 “Comète” millefiori stars compound paperweight. Two four-point millefiori stars, layered atop each other in alternation, float above a cushion of green and white close concentric star canes, which focus on a concentric ring pattern of blue and white complex millefiori with an outer border of red semi-circles. Opaque turquoise ground. Edition #13 of a limited edition of 75. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800— 1,000
233 Saint Louis 1974 “Ruche rouge” red honeycomb dahlia 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. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3"
$1,200— 1,400
$800— 1,000
235 Saint Louis 1981 four-paneled close packed millefiori paperweight. Green-centered white stardust canes are arranged in perfect perpendicular lines and framed by pink and white twists to form straight edges for a colorful and varied prairie of millefiori, reminiscent of the antique Saint Louis design. Pink ground. Limited edition of 500. Signature/date cane. Good condition. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800— 1,000
236 Saint Louis (c. 1982) strawberry bouquet faceted paperweight. Four red strawberries, speckled with yellow seeds, rest on a bed of green leaves. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Possible prototype of the 1982 limited edition made on a latticinio basket. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400— 600
237 Saint Louis 1981 “Basket of Flowers” Clichy-inspired patterned millefiori pedestal paperweight. A central complex cane is encircled by several oval concentric rings of assorted complex canes and a border of spaced cane clusters that creates a blooming prairie of millefiori. The field of flowers sits atop a wide pedestal basket of double-swirl white latticinio, bordered by two blue and white torsades, reminiscent of the rare antique Clichy basket. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Width 3 15/16", depth 3 3/16", height 2 1/4"
$1,000— 1,500
238 Saint Louis 1991 close concentric millefiori piedouche miniature paperweight. Six concentric rings of canes in various colors are centered by star canes in white and ochre. The outer ring is drawn into a blue stave basket for the design, which sits atop a double-swirl white latticinio pedestal, enclosed by two white torsades. Edition #25 of a limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 5/16", height 2 1/4"
$1,000— 1,400
239 Saint Louis 1990 close concentric millefiori piedouche paperweight. A crisscrossed latticinio base, supported and crowned by white torsades, serves as the pedestal to nine concentric rings of complex canes in shades of maroon, green and blue, which surround a central stardust cane. Edition #4 of a limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16", height 3 1/2"
$1,000— 1,500
240 Saint Louis 1992 “Tourbillon” swirling ribbons and rose paperweight. Thin spaced ribbons, alternating between green and white, emanate from a central pink Clichy-type rose and spiral downwards in a mesmerizing colorful delight on the surface of a cambered blue cushion ground. Edition #92 of a limited edition of 300. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600— 800
241 Saint Louis 1975 “Hawaiian Millefiori” parallel stripes paperweight. Stripes of turquoise, green, magenta and white flower canes create a fabric effect. This design was suggested to the Saint Louis factory by Paul Jokelson, who was inspired by a shirt. Clear ground. Limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$500— 800
242 Saint Louis 1975 “Hawaiian Millefiori” Prototype close packed paperweight. Fortress canes in turquoise, green, magenta, red, yellow and white are an explosion of color in the style of tropical flowers. This design was suggested to the Saint Louis factory by Paul Jokelson, who was inspired by a shirt. Clear ground. Prototype of the striped limited edition of 450. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600— 800
243 Baccarat 1992 “Grand bouquet” flowers paperweight. Fourteen assorted flowers, including tulips, trilliums, a lilac cluster and clematis blossoms, in shades of purple, pink, yellow and white, are gathered by the stem with their attending green leaves, over a translucent green ground. Edition #85 of a limited edition of 150. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Good condition.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$1,000— 1,500
244 Baccarat 1999 “Paimpol” flower garden compound paperweight, from the Gardens of the World collection. Vines of pink flowers trail across a bright blue fence, next to a bush of blooming blue hydrangeas, against a pale yellow and green ground, in tribute to the French coastal village of Paimpol. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Edition #39 of a limited edition of 100. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Fall 2008 42nd Auction as lot 212.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$1,000— 1,500
245 Baccarat 1972 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A red, white and blue cane is encircled by complex canes of the same color to create a mushroom cap, which sits atop a ring of pink trefoil bundle canes, pulled downward into a tapered stem. Clear ground. Cobalt blue-over-white double overlay with five and one facets. Edition #180 of a limited edition.
Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$400— 600
246 Baccarat (presumed 1958) “Church Weight” close packed millefiori, zodiac and “8” cane paperweight. A colorful close packed gathering of millefiori is achieved with a wide palette of predominantly pastel hues and a variety of complex canes, including the silhouettes of the zodiacs and an “8” cane. A revisiting of the classic antique “Church Weight”. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800— 1,000
247 Baccarat 1974 “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 #38 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800— 1,000
248 Baccarat 1973 Gridel pelican close concentric millefiori paperweight. A large central pelican silhouette cane is encircled by five concentric rings of assorted complex canes, including one ring of the eighteen different Gridel silhouettes, over a layer of parallel white latticinio tubes. Edition #11 of a limited edition of 240. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400— 500
249 Mike Hunter 2023 “Pillar” close packed millefiori, rose and silhouettes cylindrical paperweight. Moth silhouettes are scattered between white stardust canes and blue and ochre bundle canes on the surface of a clear cylinder that is topped by close concentric rings of pink roses and complex canes, centered by a red rose. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/2", height 2 1/2"
$1,000— 1,400
250 Mike Hunter 2022 close concentric millefiori, roses, bird murrini and daisies paperweight. A large complex cane is ringed by small white daisy canes, inside a ring of pairs of murrini, with toucans, Gouldian finches and kingfishers, each pair facing in opposite directions, spaced by small purple roses and large tube complex canes. Two more rings of pink and blue complex millefiori, spaced by purple roses ensues, inside a basket of hollow white staves, a few lined-in blue. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 15/16"
252 Mike Hunter 2021 close concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. A red rose is ringed by small red and white cog canes, orange daisy canes, purple complex canes, yellow daisy canes and alternating purple complex canes and red roses with green sepals. The design is held in a white hollow tube stave basket. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$700— 1,000
253 Mike Hunter 2008 Prototype woven ribbon and yellow roses paperweight. A cascade of interwoven white and blue ribbons creates windows where yellow roses are displayed, while a lone rose holds the ribbons together at the apex, over a yellow and green-speckled blue core. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3"
$600— 800
251 Mike Hunter 2015 close concentric millefiori, roses and central pansy paperweight. A large central blue and orange pansy is ringed by complex canes of six sister pansies each, spaced by yellow roses, inside a circle of pink and blue canes and, finally, an outer garland of pink complex canes. White hollow cog stave basket. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3"
$500— 800
254 Mike Hunter latticinio stave hollow crown paperweight. A small complex cane tops descending and cambered staves of blue, purple, red, black and white latticinio, forming a hollow crown. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$400— 500
$600— 800
255 Jim Brown 2010 three-paneled close packed millefiori faceted paperweight. Three stacked trios of white cog bundle canes are flanked by white and green torsades and radiate out from a central ring of dark green moss canes, dotted by a complex green, white and red cane, creating panels filled with myriad colorful millefiori. Red-lined white hollow cogs and green hollow cogs stave basket. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
canes, inside a ring of alternating white stardust canes, white-cored cobalt blue rods and complex canes, held in a white, green and pink torsade, closed by a blue dogwood cane, and a border garland of pink dogwood canes and yellow cogs. Green rod and white cog stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$600— 800
256 Jim Brown 2019 close packed millefiori on green ground paperweight. A loose gathering of complex millefiori, in pink, blue, green and white, is pressed into an opaque green ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$300— 400
257 Damon MacNaught 2016 close packed millefiori paperweight. An explosion of colorful canes includes stardust, cartwheel, roses, stars, a red and white whorl, a turkey silhouette and cogs, amongst others. The outermost ring is pulled downward into a colorful stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$500— 800
258 Damon MacNaught 2022 close concentric millefiori, stardust, dogwood and torsade paperweight. A daisy flower cane sits in a ring of alternating pink dogwood flowers and neon yellow cog
$500— 800
259 Damon MacNaught 2022 close concentric millefiori, roses and torsade paperweight. A white cog cane is encircled by a ring of pink and green roses, yellow cogs and blue rods. A ring of honeycomb canes ensues, inside a green and pink torsade, held in a green rod and yellow cog border garland and a white and pink cog stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3"
$400— 500
260 Damon MacNaught 2016 commemorative close concentric millefiori, roses and Texas picture cane paperweight. A state of Texas picture cane, dotted with a lone star, is encircled by yellow roses, inside a ring of blue and white stars, a ring of complex canes and green cog canes, within a border garland of alternating yellow roses and blue and white stars. Hollow white tubes and blue cogs stave basket. Clear ground. Stamped “Texas PCA 30th Anniversary”. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$400— 600
261 Drew Ebelhare & Sue Fox 2014 concentric flowers and millefiori paperweight. A dimensional purple flower centers a ring of yellow, pink and white cane segment flowers, inside a garland of small millefiori florets and pompon canes. Blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$600— 800
262 Drew Ebelhare 2009 snowflake-patterned millefiori paperweight. A central pink pompon cane is ringed by small colorful flowers and then by alternating pink flowers and green leaf trios that radiate outward. A border garland of alternating pink and blue flowers surrounds the design. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Summer 2013 54th Auction as lot 250.
Diameter 2 5/8"
264 Tomasz Gondek 2021 close packed millefiori in stave basket paperweight. A prairie of complex millefiori, including arrowhead canes, cogs and ruffles, in pink, yellow, white, green and blue, with a bit of aventurine, is held in a stave basket of alternating green and white tubes. Translucent red ground. Signed/ dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$600— 800
263 Drew Ebelhare 1993 concentric millefiori miniature piedouche paperweight. A tiny signature cane presides at the apex of a close concentric design of four rings of complex millefiori and a central rod bundle cane in pastel colors. The design rests on a pink and white striped pedestal enclosed top and bottom by a matching torsade. Translucent cobalt blue interior. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 3/16", height 1 3/8"
$400— 500
265 Tomasz Gondek 2020 spaced millefiori on moss ground plaque paperweight. Thirteen contrasting millefiori in green, blue, pink, yellow, white and orange are spaced in an alternating grid pattern on a carpet of closely-packed green moss canes. Rectangular plaque with beveled clear sides. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Width 1 3/4", height 2 9/16", depth 1"
$400— 500
266 E.S. “Skip” Dubois III close concentric millefiori miniature faceted paperweight. A charming assortment of canes, in yellow, red, blue and white, is arranged in a radial pattern with rings of alternating highly contrasting canes. Blue ground. Seven and one facets. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/16"
$400— 500
$300— 400
267 Parabelle Glass 1996 Artist Proof open concentric roses and pansies piedouche paperweight. A ring of small Clichy-type pink and green aventurine roses surrounds a central maroon pansy and is surrounded by a ring of eight more pansies. Green moss ground. A white and pink stave pedestal base supports the design, with gold and fuchsia torsades above and below. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 3/4", height 1 5/8"
$1,600— 2,000
268 Parabelle Glass 1996 close concentric millefiori with central roses paperweight. A large central pink and green Clichy-type rose is ringed by ten smaller pink roses and then by an assortment of canes, including pansy canes, in predominant hues of pink and purple. An outer ring of alternating pink and green aventurine cog canes frames the design. Criss-crossed white latticinio ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$800— 1,000
270 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof concentric roses and pansies with torsade paperweight. A purple, white and gold aventurine torsade rings a border garland of pairs of small pink and green aventurine roses, spaced by purple pansy canes. A ring of yellow and green aventurine roses stands at the center with a large pink and green aventurine rose at the apex. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,200— 1,600
271 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof close packed millefiori with torsade paperweight. Colorful and varied millefiori, including roses, pansies, hearts and moss canes, are encircled first by a border garland of assorted canes and then by a red and white torsade. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,000— 1,500
269 Parabelle Glass 1994 millefiori turquoise chequer paperweight. Defined by turquoise cables, twenty-five checkerboard squares host twenty-five complex canes of various colors and styles, including a few rose canes, over an opaque white ground. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3"
$1,500— 2,000
272 Parabelle Glass 1996 Artist Proof close concentric millefiori, pansy and roses paperweight. A central purple and yellow pansy cane is encircled by a ring of small pink and green roses and surrounded by three rings of alternating canes, including yellow and green roses, purple pansies, yellow pansies, white daisies and red complex cogs. A border garland of alternating purple and red complex cogs encircles the design. Criss-crossed white latticinio ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800— 1,000
273 Parabelle Glass 1998 spaced pansy and hearts paperweight. A central pink and maroon pansy is circled by a spaced ring of purple and red hearts bundle canes, a ring of alternating purple and pink pansies and enclosed by a border ring of alternating pairs of red and white cog canes and single purple and red heart center canes. White upset muslin ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,000— 1,500
274 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof concentric roses and pansies paperweight. A large mauve pansy cane is encircled by a ring of smaller yellow pansies, which is surrounded by a spaced ring of assorted roses with green aventurine sepals and petals alternating between pink, yellow and white. Opaque pink ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$1,000— 1,500
275 Parabelle Glass 1996 Artist Proof concentric millefiori, pansies and rose on moss ground with torsade paperweight. A pink and green aventurine rose cane centers a ring of spaced pink complex canes, inside a ring of pairs of purple and white pansies spaced by white complex canes, all held inside a green and white torsade. Green moss ground, dotted with tiny purple pansies. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
276 Parabelle Glass 1990 white rose bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. A triangular-shaped arrangement of pink bell millefiori flowers and white Clichy-type roses is joined together on a bed of green aventurine leaves and rests on a bed of white upset muslin. A border garland of alternating green aventurine cog canes and pink cog canes surrounds the design. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$500— 800
277 Parabelle Glass 1990 close concentric millefiori, pansy and roses paperweight. A maroon pansy is encircled by five concentric rings of complex canes, including several pink roses, pink arrowhead flower canes, green aventurine-lined complex ruffle canes, crimps and cog canes, all held in a basket of alternating red and white hollow staves. Black ground. Limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$800— 1,000
$1,000— 1,500
278 Parabelle Glass 1981 pink millefiori heart and garland paperweight. A large heart-shaped motif, built from purple, pink and white complex canes and a few pink rose canes, rests like a valentine upon a cushion of white upset muslin and is surrounded by a border garland of pink cogs. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600— 800
279 Lundberg Studios 2001 “Moth Orchids” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Pink-centered white moth orchids bloom on a curved green stem, which grows from several broad green leaves, with exposed roots. Translucent dark green ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$700— 1,000
280 Lundberg Studios 1989 “Marsh Marigold with Finger Facets” pink blossoms compound faceted paperweight, by Steven Lundberg and Samuel Sturgeon. Three pink flowers, each with five notched and striped petals around an upright center of black filament stamens, rise higher than the next from a trio of wavy green leaves, where three buds have also emerged, one of them with its own trio of leaves. Clear ground. Arching, deepgroove facets and one front viewing facet. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8" $700— 1,000
281 Lundberg Studios 2006 “Sweet Pea Bouquet on Green” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Pastel blue, pink and lavender sweet pea blossoms grow from slender vines with buds, tendrils and striped green leaves. Emerald green ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
282 Lundberg Studios 1989 upright tiger lily compound orb and stand, by Steven Lundberg. A dramatic upright orange tiger lily, with six reddish orange petals speckled with tiny black accents, is supported by six offset green leaves, which rise up from the base. Five gray stamens, with orange tips, rise and curl elegantly out of the center of the flower, ringing a central pistil with a round tip. Clear display stand. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$500— 800
283 Lundberg Studios 2000 white crane paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A spread-winged white crane spans a translucent cobalt blue ground threaded with lighter blue swirling waves. Signed/ dated. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Winter 2014 56th Auction as lot 283.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$350— 500
284 Lundberg Studios 1987 white crane paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A white crane, with spread wings, spans a translucent cobalt blue ground threaded with lighter blue watery swirls. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$500— 800
$350— 500
285 Lundberg Studios 1989 hydrangea flower bouquet paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A bouquet of delicate cobalt blue and pink hydrangea blossoms, with crimped green leaves, rests over a clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$500— 600
286 Lundberg Studios 1992 blue angelfish with seaweed and anemones compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An aqua blue angelfish navigates a course below a string of air bubbles and through billowy arms of seaweed and a cluster of white anemone millefiori. Translucent dark blue iridescent ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/2"
288 Lundberg Studios 1983 pair of yellow daffodils paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two yellow daffodils, with upright trumpet centers, bloom atop thin stems, gathered at the base by three bladed green leaves. Opaque cobalt blue ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$400— 500
287 Lundberg Studios 1991 school of pink tropical fish compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A school of three pink horizontally-striped fish enjoys a moment of calm in green and red seaweed, with two white anemones. Translucent iridescent red, blue and white pebbly ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$500— 800
$500— 800
289 Lundberg Studios (1993) upright lady’s-slipper orchid paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An erect lady’s-slipper flower, its pouch a light pink, has two twisting and curving white sepals and emerges from a crossroads of four ribbed and ruffled green leaves. Green ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$250— 300
290 Lundberg Studios 1989 “Worldweight” paperweight, by James Lundberg. A clear-encased depiction of Earth, with wisps of translucent white clouds swirling about, has a white polar ice cap, brown continents and sky-blue oceans. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$150— 200
291 Orient & Flume 1986 whooping crane paperweight, by Lee Hudin, from the Studio Collection. A white and black whooping crane stands on a patch of powdery white ground, over a cobalt blue-lined sky-blue cushion with bladed brush. Signature cane. Fine condition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$250— 300
292 Orient & Flume white betta fish paperweight, by Scott Beyers. A white betta fish, its body laced with brown latticinio, swims through an underwater seascape of large white pastry mold cane anemones and two scrolling green sea ferns, golden bubbles dotted throughout the scene. Edition #59 of a limited edition of 250. Signed. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
294 Orient & Flume white and pink orchid paperweight. A large pink-striped white orchid springs from the nexus of five striped green leaves on a thick curving stem and displays against a mottled orange and black cushion ground. Edition #98 of a limited edition of 250. Signed.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250— 300
295 Cape Cod pink and green crown with rose cane paperweight, by William Burchfield. Eleven twisting ribbons, of green and pink edged in white, are spaced by white double twisted filigree ribbons and cascade from a large rose signature cane to create a delicate crown. Clear interior and ground.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$250— 300
293 Orient & Flume 1983 red betta fighting fish paperweight, by Scott Beyers and Lee Hudin. A red and white betta fish, with drooping tail fins and a purple face, makes his way across a cushion of a pale mottled pond bottom strewn with copper bubbles, while a sea fern curls above. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$400— 600
296 Cape Cod end-of-day scrambled millefiori with rose paperweight. Vibrant latticinio twists and complex canes, including a green, white and pink rose cane, are worked into a chaotic globe of color around a yellow and white jasper core. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$250— 300
$300— 400
297 Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori aventurine chequer faceted paperweight. A chequerboard pattern, formed with aventurine cables, creates nine squares, each of which hosts a complex or silhouette cane. Included in the design are two four-leaf clovers, a stardust cane, a turtle silhouette and a central pink rose cane. Opaque pink-over-white ground. Six and one facets. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$500— 800
298 Charles Kaziun Junior pair of pansies and bud miniature paperweight. Two pansies each have a pair of notched pink upper petals, cobalt blue-cored white cog lower petals, a crown of three pointed green sepals and a central yellow and orange stardust cane center, as they bloom on a forking stem shared by a sheathed companion bud and a gold-foil bee sitting on a lone leaf. Opaque sky blue ground. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 1/4"
300 Charles Kaziun Junior Martha Washington silhouette miniature faceted paperweight. A black silhouette of Martha Washington’s bust is set against a small white plaque which is in turn set against a larger black one. The portrait is at the center of an opaque pink ground and is framed by a spaced ring of white complex canes. Six and one facets. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside.
Diameter 1 9/16"
$400— 500
301 Charles Kaziun Junior snake and flower miniature paperweight. A purple and white millefiori flower blooms at the center of three green sepals, one with a gold-foil bee, and has attracted a curious yellow and red striped snake with a black head. Blue and white jasper ground. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$800— 1,000
299 Charles Kaziun Junior three rose on a white trellis miniature faceted paperweight. Three pink rope roses climb a white trellis on a serpentine vine, with a few leaves, joined by a gold-foil bee. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside. Good condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$500— 800
$400— 500
302 Charles Kaziun Junior cherries honeycomb faceted paperweight. Two red cherries hang on cadmium yellow stems from a delicate light-brown branch, with pairs of green leaves, over a white ground. The fruit is multiplied by all-over honeycomb faceting and viewed simply through a top facet. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$400— 500
303 Max Erlacher 1970 “The Bird and the Nest” engraved paperweight. A detailed bird perched in a tree, near a nest containing three eggs, is engraved in the base of a clear dome. Edition #25 of a limited edition of 100. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$400— 500
304 Wheaton Arts 2012 Demo lilac bouquet paperweight, by Carl Carter and David Graeber. A purple lilac spray and a white neighbor flank a sturdy stem with several radiating green leaves. Clear ground. Signature/date canes. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Made as a collaborative class at the 2012 Paperweight Fest, Wheaton Arts.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$200— 300
305 Lundberg Studios 1979-1980 collection of five iridescent Tiffany-style pulled-feather surface design miniature vases, by Chris Buzzini. Five small vessels, each different from the next, all shimmer with blue and gold iridescence on their surface where various designs of vines and leaves are drawn using a pulled-feather surface technique. Signed/dated.
Diameters 2" – 2 11/16", heights 2 1/16" – 3 3/16" $1,000— 1,500
306 Francis Whittemore bouquet on sodden snow paperweight. A blue clematis, a pink primrose and a spray of yellow flowers are joined together on green leafy stems and rest on a sodden snow ground. Signature canes.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$300— 400
307 Lotton Studio 1994 purple flowers and vine compound paperweight. Round and striped purple flowers, with white undersides, float above a tangled wreath of vines and leaves, around a central translucent mottled blue and purple mound. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$400— 600
308 Abelman 1979 three orange flowers on silver surface design paperweight. Three orange flowers, their petals streaked with white and black, each have a small white spherical cane pressed into their central depression as they grow in a network of gray vines formed by the negative space in a silver surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$300— 400
309 Whitefriars 1977 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A central blue and white millefiori is ringed by close concentric complex canes in aqua, yellow and gold, and by a border ring of dark purple star canes. Clear ground. Forty square or trapezoidal side facets and one top facet create intriguing refractions. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
312 Vandermark-Merritt 1981 pinwheel etched surface design paperweight, by Barry Sautner. A pinwheel pattern is etched into an iridescent blue dome to reveal the black surface underneath, creating a cascade of alternating blue and black ribbons like those of a maypole. Transparent amber interior. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$200— 300
310 Whitefriars 1978 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Close concentric complex millefiori, in red, white, blue, purple and green, form a cushion in a shallow stave basket. Clear ground. Six and one facets, with a ring of small facets around the top and base. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$200— 250
311 James Hart close concentric roses miniature paperweight. A central pink and red complex heart signature cane is encircled by a ring of purple rose canes, followed by a ring of white roses and, finally, a ring of red roses with central yellow stamens. Clear ground.
Diameter 1 7/16"
$400— 600
313 Vandermark 1979 stars and moon pulled-feather surface design paperweight. A white and blue millefiori tops and centers a descending flower with iridescent green-edged clear petals, each dotted by either a pink star or pink moon. Each petal of the bloom is outlined in iridescent pink and echoed in undulating pink ripples down a shimmering matte-finished surface. White core. Edition #61 of a limited edition. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250— 300
$400— 500
314 Chris Sherwin 2014 pink crimp rose pressed paperweight. Two tiers of three petals each and then two outer tiers of four petals each graduate from small at the center to quite large on the sides to form a pretty pink crimp rose. It is framed by five striped green leaves and a stem with a companion bud. Five clear glass petals are pressed on the surface, around the perimeter. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$400— 500
315 Paul Ysart white mouse and cheese paperweight. A three-dimensional white mouse investigates two pieces of bright yellow cheese. Dew-speckled black-over-white ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$800— 1,000
316 Paul Ysart trio of aventurine fish paperweight. Three dimensional aventurine fish, two red and one green, each have yellow eyes, aventurine fins and a row of spaced dorsal dots on each side. The fish swim through tranquil waters above a sandy ground strewn with colorful rocks. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$1,000— 1,500
317 Paul Ysart three ducks on a pond pedestal faceted paperweight. A trio of three-dimensional ducks, two with orange bodies, one with a blue body, floats atop a translucent pale blue pond alongside a yellow water lily. Beneath the surface of the pond lies a scattering of sparkling white pebbles and a signature cane. Footed translucent dark blue base. Five and one facets.
Diameter 3 1/16", height 2 9/16"
$700— 1,000
318 Paul Ysart white and pink latticinio snake paperweight. A snake, composed of a white spiral-encased pink rod, coils on itself and raises its head upward to better examine the sky through its yellow eyes. Mica pebble-strewn moss green ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$1,000— 1,500
319 Paul Ysart pink flower and spaced millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A pink flower, with five gray-striped pointed petals alternating with green sepals, has a stem with three green leaves and is the central focus of a border garland of spaced white complex canes. Transparent black ground. Four side facets, spaced by stacked pairs of smaller facets, and one top quatrefoil facet, creating a kaleidoscope effect. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$500— 800
320 Paul Ysart yellow clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A double-tiered yellow clematis, with striped petals radiating around a complex cog cane center, blooms on a stem flanked by three leaves. A pink complex cane garland surrounds the flower. Translucent dark green ground. Signature cane. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$300— 500
321 Paul Ysart millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight. A lovely butterfly has a red aventurine body, flanked by two pairs of teardrop-shaped pink complex millefiori, and rests at the center of a garland of alternating pink and white complex canes. Purple ground. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Fine condition with rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2 13/16"
324 Paul Ysart Harland-era fish and millefiori garland paperweight. A pink fish, with a striped body and translucent red fins, glides through a spaced ring of complex canes, every other with a miniaturized central cane. Green and white jasper ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$600— 800
322 Paul Ysart three millefiori butterflies paperweight. A trio of millefiori butterflies, one white, one golden aventurine and one striped amber, each with a set of four millefiori wings, is spaced by blue and white complex cog canes and encircles a central red, white and green cog cane. Black ground. From the Carl E. Carter collection. Fair condition with rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$350— 500
325 Paul Ysart aventurine fish and millefiori garland paperweight. A whimsical pink fish, with aventurine fins sprouting here and there from his tapering striped body, is surrounded by a border garland of alternating complex canes in pink and golden yellow complex canes. Yellow and white jasper ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400— 600
323 Paul Ysart millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight.
A red aventurine-bodied butterfly has pink complex cog millefiori wings that contrast with a border garland of pairs of blue complex canes, spaced by pink complex canes. Translucent mottled blue ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$550— 700
326 Paul Ysart patterned millefiori paperweight. A trio of purple and red cog bundle canes is at the center of five spaced trios of contrasting canes, spaced by small pink cog bundle canes, inside a spaced border garland of large pink cog canes. Light blue ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$800— 1,000
$400— 500
327 Jack Choko salamander and aventurine pebbles paperweight. A black, green and brown patterned salamander strikes a pose on a sandy yellow ground with scattered aventurine pebbles. Signature cane. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$300— 400
328 Jack Choko salamander and green leaf flower paperweight. A black, green and yellow striped salamander scampers across a dahlia of green leaves with a central yellow flower housing a signature cane. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$300— 400
329 Arlie F. Carpenter 1969 black lizard paperweight. A yellow-spotted black lizard, with a long tail, basks in the desert on an earthy sand ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/16"
330 Scottish Borders Art Glass “Three Fish” and scrambled ground paperweight, by Andrew Holmes. A school of three fish, one blue, one pink and one green, advances over a scrambled white ground with colorful millefiori, spirals, various green, pink and yellow plants and vines. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$350— 500
331 Caithness Glass (1996) Artist Proof “Tropical Bouquet” faceted paperweight, by Allan Scott, from the Traditional Collection Nature Studies series. A bouquet, with an upright red flower and two yellow flowers, contrasts with green and purple leaves. Clear ground. Flat top facet and side-panel facets. Limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Signed.
Diameter 3"
$300— 400
$400— 600
332 Caithness Glass (2004) “Hellebore” yellow flowers compound faceted paperweight, by Allan Scott, from the Whitefriars Collection. Two splayed yellow bellflowers and two companion buds are arranged on stems with green leaves, over a fan of serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Parallel tiered horizontal cuts to side and one top facet, with a display facet. Edition #62 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250— 400
333 William Manson 2005 fish, seashells and starfish perfume bottle and stopper. Four dimensional fish, two in aventurine green and two in copper aventurine pink, circle above a starfish and seashells amid strewn orange, green, brown and beige pebbles. Starfish and seashells in matching stopper. Sandy grounds. Edition #1 of 1. Signature canes. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2", height 6"
$300— 400
334 William Manson 2002 snake on a pedestal paperweight. A green aventurine snake, with patches of defined gray scales on its head and body, curls on a pebble-strewn sandy ground. Footed black base. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 5/8", height 2"
$350— 500
335 William Manson 1979 sturgeon fish paperweight. A blue aventurine sturgeon fish, with a long nose, a white belly, translucent aventurine fins and scutes, meanders and circles in deep waters, over a sandy seabed strewn with brown algae and pebbles. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 150. Signature and date canes.
Diameter 3 3/16"
336 William Manson 2010 three ducks on a pond paperweight. Three upright mallard ducks, with brown bodies, gold aventurine wings, blue aventurine heads, white neck bands and bright orange beaks, float on a cool pond between lily pads and yellow, pink and purple lotus flowers. Translucent speckled blue pond ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250— 400
337 William Manson 2002 Artist Proof aventurine frog in garland paperweight. A three-dimensional green aventurine frog hops through a wreath of green aventurine leaves, red petals and pale green leaves. Translucent blue ground. Master sample. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$300— 400
$250— 300
338 William Manson 2002 “Dichroic Green Butterfly” and millefiori garland paperweight. A green aventurine butterfly, with shimmering silver wings, in hues of blue and edged in white and black dots, is encircled by a spaced garland of pink millefiori. Aqua ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$350— 500
339 Perthshire Paperweights (1995) butterflies and flowers compound fancy-cut overlay encased faceted paperweight. A yellow butterfly hovers over a pair of pink flowers, each with three notched petals and dangling stamens, gathered into a bouquet with two stems of green leaves. A blue butterfly, in profile, examines the pollen of the flowers. Clear ground. Plum-over-white double overlay with two tiers of six side facets and one top facet, inside an exterior fancy-cut plum-over-white overlay with six and one facets. Edition #1 of 1, from a limited edition of 228.
Diameter 3 11/16"
343 Perthshire Paperweights (c. 1990) flower bouquet overlay faceted paperweight. A colorful bouquet of various types of flowers, sprays, buds and leaves is gathered above a signature cane and held inside a green-over-white double overlay, with three tiers of twelve side facets and one top facet, over a grid and star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800— 1,000
340 Perthshire Paperweights (1999) flower bouquet in overlay faceted pedestal paperweight. A lively bouquet of colorful flowers and buds is splayed across a translucent cobalt blue cushion, encased within a plum-over-white double overlay. Hexagonal feather-cut clear footed base. Three tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #40 of a limited edition of 150. Signed.
Diameter 2 1/2", height 3 1/16"
$500— 600
344 Perthshire Paperweights red flower bouquet fancy-cut overlay faceted paperweight. Three red flowers, each of a different style but having the same center cane, are spaced by two racemes of red buds and stems of green leaves to create a fanning bouquet. Star-cut clear ground. Red-over-white double overlay. Fancy-cut six and one facets. Signed.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$600— 800
341 Perthshire Paperweights (1992) “Magnum Garland” cinquefoil millefiori garland overlay faceted paperweight. A central cluster of pink and green close concentric canes is surrounded by a double millefiori garland with five lobes. Star-cut clear ground. Transparent red overlay, with three tiers of five facets and one top facet. Edition #55 of a limited edition of 300; 160 made.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$400— 500
345 Perthshire Paperweights (1982) “Double Overlay” bouquet fancy-cut paperweight. A bouquet, with a large pink flower, two aqua flowers, two opening buds and bright green leaves, floats over a star-cut clear ground within a dark blue-over-white double overlay. Six vertical side flutes with fancy cutting and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 205 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$600— 800
342 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 yellow flower and two-colored crown faceted paperweight. A yellow flower, having a complex cane core and green sepals, rests on a white spiral latticinio cushion, at the apex of cascading blue, white and green twist ribbons, alternating with white latticinio ribbons. Top facet. Limited edition of 200; 193 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$300— 400
346 Perthshire Paperweights (1991) “Translucent Overlay” flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A bouquet of assorted pastel-colored blossoms floats above a diamond-cut clear ground, within a transparent blue overlay. Three tiers of six side facets in various sizes and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 178 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
$250— 300
$400— 500
347 Perthshire Paperweights (1986) golden dahlia faceted paperweight. An upright golden dahlia, with four tiers of narrow petals that fade from dark to light, is centered by a signature cane and floats above a clear ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 300; 279 made. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$700— 1,000
348 Perthshire Paperweights (1994) “Fruit” faceted paperweight. Two oranges, a pear, a lemon, two bunches of purple grapes and a sprinkling of small red cherries are symmetrically arranged atop a bed of fanning leaves, over a feather-cut clear ground. Three tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Signed.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$600— 800
349 Perthshire Paperweights (1989) “Cherries” cluster faceted paperweight. A cluster of five red cherries is suspended beneath two green leaves. Grid-cut clear ground. All-over honeycomb facets. Limited edition of 300; 154 made. Signed.
Diameter 2 5/16"
351 Perthshire Paperweights (1986) dragonfly faceted paperweight. A dragonfly, with latticinio wings and a yellow-spotted green aventurine body, perches on green leaves. V-groove star-cut clear ground. Three lower side facets, six upper side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 170 made. Signature cane. Good condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$250— 300
352 Perthshire Paperweights 1973 One-of-a-kind dragonfly and flower wreath paperweight. A purple dragonfly, with white latticinio wings, centers a circular garland of spaced flowers, including a double-tiered blue clematis, a yellow pansy and a red primrose, and trios of green leaves, all sitting atop a large purple cushion wrapped in a double-swirl white latticinio cage. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250— 400
350 Perthshire Paperweights (1987) “Theobroma Cacao Flower & Pods” faceted paperweight. A stylized pink and yellow tropical flower, with a cluster of long red stamens, connects with three green chocolate pods through variegated green stems. Star-cut clear ground. Eight side facets and one top facet with a scalloped edge. Limited edition of 350; 172 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400— 500
$500— 800
353 Perthshire Paperweights (1987) “Hummingbird” faceted paperweight. A translucent green hummingbird, with aventurine wings, flutters delicately towards two blue gentian flowers. Diamond-cut clear ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 160 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$250— 400
354 Perthshire Paperweights One-of-a-kind dragonfly over flower bouquet encased overlay faceted paperweight. A copper aventurine dragonfly, with white latticinio wings, hovers over a bouquet of three flowers, in pink, white, yellow and blue, inside a fancy-cut red-over-white overlay, encased in clear glass. Top facet.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400— 600
355 Perthshire Paperweights (1985) “Scottish Broom” flowers on green ground faceted paperweight. Yellow flowers and buds grow on green stems, over a translucent green ground. Three tiers of side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 350; 227 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$300— 400
356 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 acorns faceted paperweight. Two amber-colored acorns, tied to a green branch of oak leaves, are set on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Eight side facets, with a top garland of small printies, around a top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$250— 400
357 Perthshire Paperweights 1987 scattered picture canes on close packed millefiori magnum paperweight. An assortment of colorful complex canes is dotted by several picture canes, including animals and dancing characters. Translucent green ground. Limited edition of 250; 150 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/2"
359 Perthshire Paperweights 1982 white flower and millefiori circlet garland paperweight. A large white flower is ringed by six multi-colored circlets, each consisting of a central cane surrounded by two rings of millefiori, to form a thick garland. Translucent ruby ground. Limited edition of 300; 165 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$300— 400
360 Perthshire Paperweights (1977) patterned millefiori flower and garland paperweight. A central pink flower, composed of six cog canes stretched into teardrops around a signature cane center, is surrounded by a scalloped border garland of white millefiori canes punctuated by spaced pink canes. Translucent pink ground. Limited edition of 400; 346 made. Good condition.
Diameter 3"
$400— 500
358 Perthshire Paperweights (1994) thistle garland faceted paperweight. Five pink Scottish thistles surround a complex center of millefiori and white stardust canes and are encircled by a looping garland of white stardust canes. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 300; 220 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$300— 400
$300— 400
361 Perthshire Paperweights 1992 spaced pink millefiori clusters faceted paperweight. A grid of nine spaced pink millefiori is dotted by twelve small yellow millefiori. Transparent light blue ground. Six side facets and top honeycomb faceting. Edition #27 of a limited edition of 300; 156 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$350— 500
362 Perthshire Paperweights (1997) pink flower and millefiori garland in pink staves miniature faceted paperweight. A pink double-tiered blossom, with a yellow stardust center, is encircled by a pink complex millefiori garland. The design floats in a cage of spaced pink staves, pressed into the surface of a clear dome. Clear ground. Top facet. Limited edition of 350.
Diameter 2"
$500— 600
363 Perthshire Paperweights 1983 “Ducks in the Pond” hollow overlay faceted paperweight. Three brown ducks sit atop a translucent green, blue and brown-speckled cushion, inside a hollow dome. Transparent light green overlay. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 254 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$350— 500
364 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. Within the porthole lies a large rooster picture cane, framed by a translucent green ground and bordered by a garland of blue millefiori. Limited edition of 350; 334 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$250— 300
365 Perthshire Paperweights 1984 yellow flower and crown paperweight. A double-tiered yellow flower, with a complex cane center and a halo of sepals, is centered on radiating latticinio twists, in yellow, white and aventurine, that cascade into a cambered crown cushion, over a translucent cobalt blue core. Limited edition of 300; 152 made. Signature/date cane. Perthshire’s first use of aventurine.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$500— 600
366 Perthshire Paperweights 1971 “Ryder Cup” USA GB golf clubs paperweight. Produced exclusively for the Ryder Cup golf tournament, two blue golf clubs cross above a complex cane containing “USA GB”, within a ring of purple complex millefiori canes. White latticinio ground. Limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$250— 300
367 Perthshire Paperweights 1988 pink flower on honeycomb carpet ground miniature paperweight. A double-tiered pink flower is encircled by five spaced complex canes on a carpet of pale green and white honeycomb canes. Transparent red ground. Limited edition of 400; 254 made. Signature/date. Fine condition. Diameter 2 3/16"
$150— 200
368 Perthshire Paperweights 1976 concentric millefiori moss ground paperweight. A central flower in a cog complex cane is encircled by three concentric rings of green moss canes, alternating with rings of red and white cog canes. Limited edition of 300; 168 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3"
$400— 500
369 Perthshire Paperweights 1994 “60” millefiori carpet ground faceted paperweight. The number “60” appears in aqua green millefiori at the center of a carpet of pink cog canes. Translucent cobalt blue cushion ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$300— 400
370 Perthshire Paperweights 1994 “40” millefiori carpet ground faceted paperweight. The number “40” appears in blue millefiori at the center of a carpet of light yellow cog canes. Translucent cobalt blue cushion ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$300— 400
371 John Deacons (2006) white rose and purple clematis flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Three pink-centered white roses bloom alongside purple clematis flowers and stems of green leaves, over a white ground. Five and one facets, spaced with long miter cuts. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400— 500
372 John Deacons 2003 three-colored crown paperweight. A blue, green and white complex cane stands at the apex of eight green and red twist ribbons, spaced by cobalt blue and red twists, each spaced by one white latticinio twist, all cascading outward around a clear interior to form a regal crown. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$500— 800
373 John Deacons 2011 primrose and cog carpet encased faceted paperweight. A mauve, yellow and white flower perches on a forking stem with leaves and a bud, on a cushion of white lace. It is viewed through a rose cane garland porthole to a purple cog carpet overlay, encased in clear glass. Top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 7/8"
375 John Deacons 2000 pink rose on latticinio crown overlay faceted paperweight. A multi-tiered dark pink rose, in the style of the classic thousand petal rose, has a halo of green leaves and a stem, resting on a white latticinio crown cushion, within a white-over-pink double overlay. Three tiers of overlapping side facets and one star-patterned top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$500— 600
376 John Deacons 2001 pompon on latticinio crown and millefiori garland paperweight. A three-tiered pink pompon, haloed by four dark green leaves and supported by a stem and its trio of leaves, rests on a lacy cushion crown of radial white latticinio staves. A border garland of alternating pink stardust and green stardust canes surrounds the bloom. Clear ground. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 3"
$400— 600
374 John Deacons 2013 flower in rose cane carpet encased faceted paperweight. A carpet of colorful rose canes moves from the base to a central porthole rimmed with white stardust canes. A red and white double-tiered flower, with a green stem, leaves and a bud, is revealed through the porthole lying upon a white upset muslin cushion. Top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$400— 600
$350— 500
377 John Deacons, Gordon Taylor and William Manson 2004 collaborative pheasant overlay faceted paperweight. A brown and white pheasant perches on a brown fence post, over a blue cushion ground. Green-over-white double overlay, with two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane. Signed. Diameter 3 7/16"
$500— 600
378 John Deacons 2000 pansy and millefiori garland on stave cushion paperweight. A black and amber pansy has a white stardust center, a crown of three green leaves, a stem with three additional leaves and a border garland of alternating purple and yellow stardust canes, as it sits on a white latticinio stave cushion. Clear ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$300— 400
379 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 13/16", height 3 5/16"
$400— 600
380 Peter Raos 1998 “Madame Butterfly” white millefiori blossoms on pink high-domed paperweight. Dainty little millefiori white flowers, with yellow stamens, are scattered around green vines, circling in a high dome against an opaque magenta ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4", height 3 1/8"
$500— 800
381 Peter Raos 1998 “Night Jasmine” white blossoms over blue high-domed paperweight. Dainty little millefiori white flowers, with yellow stamens, are scattered around brown vines, circling in a high dome against an opaque blue sky. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3", height 3 3/8"
$500— 800
382 Peter Raos 1998 “Monet-Summer” millefiori high-domed paperweight. Varied clusters of white millefiori daisies are scattered across a painted leaf motif tracing the surface of a translucent dark blue core. Clear encasement encapsulates the design. Signed/ dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 1/4"
383 Peter Raos 2002 “Spring” millefiori flowers low-domed paperweight. Flower canes, in a vivid assortment of colors, fill the surface of a low dome, over a black-threaded green ground, speckled with aventurine. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$400— 500
$300— 400
384 Peter Raos 2002 “Madame Butterfly” white blossoms low-dome paperweight. Criss-crossing aventurine-dusted green branches are studded with white cane flowers over a mottled red ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$200— 300
385 Peter Raos 2015 close packed rose and flower millefiori low-domed paperweight. Pink and white rose canes intermingle with various white, blue and green flowers, pressed on the surface above a transparent blue interior cushion. A rose cane is pressed in the base. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Diameter 3 1/8"
$200— 300
386 Daum France ‘pâte-de-verre’ green frog on a lily pad sculpture. A dimensional translucent green frog sculpture, its little nose at the tip of its darkening head pointing upwards to the viewer, crouches comfortably at the heart of a dimensional matte-finished clear lily pad sculpture. Signed.
Width 4 1/8", depth 3 1/4", height 2 1/16"
$300— 400
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Bidding
Initial bidding begins Tuesday, February 18, 2025 at 9:00 am cst . All initial bids must be in hand on Monday, March 3, 2025 by 5:00 pm cst .
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Bidding Process
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Bids must be made in the following increments:
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$1,000 to $2,000: $100
Reserves
$2,000 to $5,000: $250
$5,000 to $10,000: $500
$10,000 and over: $1,000
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Estimate
Estimates provided reflect current trends. Use them as a guideline when placing your bids.
Exhibition
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Condition
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Excellent condition: Insignificant surface wear
Fine condition: Minor surface wear or damage below the sightline
Good condition: Visible but tolerable surface wear
Fair condition: Visible surface wear that obstructs the design
Internal flaws, including annealing cracks, will be mentioned separately.
Payment
Successful bidders will be invoiced at the auction’s close. Unsuccessful bidders will not be contacted. Successful bidders must pay, in U.S. dollars, the full amount of the hammer price, the Buyer’s Premium calculated on the hammer price, all shipping fees and all applicable taxes. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice and a 2% per month penalty on monies owed will be charged after 15 days. Split payments and payment plans are not accepted without prior approval, at the sole discretion L.H. Selman Ltd. A Buyer’s Premium of 20% will be applied to all forms of payment and an additional 3% will be applied to the total invoice as a processing fee for debit and credit card payments. We accept Visa, Mastercard, AmericanExpress and Discover cards, checks, cash, Zelle QuickPay and bank wire transfer payments. Bank wire transfer fees are the responsibility of the buyer. No other forms of payment are accepted. All checks must be drawn from a U.S. bank and mailed to PO Box 1732, North Riverside, IL 60546. Purchases will not be shipped to the buyer until full payment is received.
Shipping
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Return Policy
Upon the close of each lot, purchase is understood to be final. The buyer must notify L.H. Selman Ltd. of any discrepancy within 48 hours of receipt. All items have been carefully selected and described, but if you feel that a lot has been misrepresented, requests for return will be handled on an individual basis. Returned merchandise will not be accepted without prior approval. In no event will L.H. Selman Ltd. incur liability beyond the purchase price of an individual lot.
Guarantee
All lots are sold on an “as is” basis. L.H. Selman Ltd. makes every effort to describe each lot with complete accuracy and accepts responsibility for the authenticity of the items offered for auction. Photographs are provided for the guidance of the buyer. If you have any questions, please call L.H. Selman Ltd.
