L.H. Selman Ltd.'s Spring 2000 Paperweight Price Guide & Mail Auction

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lenging Tradition, p. 22, ill. 18; The Encyclopedia o f Glass Paperweights, pp. 1 0 9 - 1 1 1 ; Glass Paperweights o f The New- York Historical Society, pp. 7 3 -7 5 ; Paperweights: <(Flowers which clothe the meadows”, p. 88, ill. 209; Ptfperweightsfor Collectors, p. 79, p.'8i, ill. 181) Diameter 2 u/i6n.

see side view p .

27. $ 3 0 0 0 -3 5 0 0

50. Saint Louis faceted upright bouquet weight. An Indian yellow clema­ tis, with a blue matchead center, crowns a bouquet with a Persian blue lampwork flower, a white lampwork flower, a salmon lampwork flower, a complex pink and white cog cane, and two red, white and blue six-pointed star canes. The flowers are nestled on a bed o f green leaves with a short three-dimensional stem that extends to the bottom of the piece. The pet­ als o f the top flower have been variegated to add realism — a nice and un­ usual touch. Six and one faceting. “A concrete example o f Victorian sensi­ bilities, this exquisite display merges the fineness o f the products of in­ dustry and nature.” — The Art o f the Paperweight— Challenging Tradition. “ Upright bouquets with torsade are complete and nearly perfect in them­ selves and should not be considered as dress rehearsals for the encased overlays.” — The Encyclopedia o f Glass Paperweights. From the Winters col­ lection. (See The Art o f the Paperweight, pp. 10 3 - 10 4 ; The Art o f the Paper­ weight— Challenging Tradition, p. 22, ill. 18; The Encyclopedia o f Glass Pa­ perweights, pp. 1 0 9 - 1 1 1 ; Glass Paperweights o f The New-York Historical Society, pp. 7 3 -7 5 ; Paperweights: uFlowers which clothe the meadows”, p. 88, ill. 209; Paperweights fo r Collectors, p. 79, p. 81, ill. 181) Diameter 2 15/ie\ $ 2 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0

51. Saint Louis faceted nosegay weight, also known as a flat bouquet, with four complex cog and six-pointed star cane flowers, in Persian blue, salmon, sulphur yellow and white, on a stalk inside a tiara o f emerald green

leaves. The top o f the piece is cut with a circular facet and there are two rows of circular side facets. “ The Saint Louis flat bouquet and the spiral latticinio ground are the two greatest influences on American paperweight making.” — The Encyclopedia o f Glass Paperweights. (See The Art o f the Paperweight, pp. 10 2 -10 3 ; The Encyclopedia o f Glass Paperweights, pp. 1 0 1 102; Glass Paperweights o f The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, plate 52, ill. 632; Glass Paperweights in The Art Institute o f Chicago, p. 42; Paperweights for Collectors, p. 72) Diameter 3". $ 12 0 0 - 14 0 0

52. Saint Louis four-flower, nosegay garland weight, with a central pink and white crimped cog cane surrounded by complex cog and six-pointed star canes, in salmon, Persian blue, chartreuse and white, on a stalk inside a tiara o f spring green leaves, inside a garland o f Persian blue and white cog canes, alternating with powder blue, white and lake red six-pointed star canes. Two o f the leaves are separated. From the Winters collection. (See Identifying Antique Paperweights— Lampwork, p. 6 1 and plate 50; Pa­ perweights for Collectors, p. 72) Diameter 2 7he". $ 8 0 0 -12 0 0

53. Clichy nosegay weight with a ruby cog cane, a pink pastry mold cane and a white edelweiss cane on a stalk with five green leaves. “ Only a few nosegay paperweights were made by Clichy.” — The Art o f the Paperweight. Diameter 2 Vs". $ 7 0 0 - 10 0 0

54. Nice Clichy miniature nosegay weight with two pink and white roses, and a complex ruby, white and powder blue stardust cane flower, on a stalk inside a tiara of five green leaves. From the Winters collection. Diameter 1 “ As".

SPRING 2 0 0 0

$ 8 0 0 -12 0 0

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