151. Victor Trabucco 1992 strawberry weight containing a ripe ruby berry
Choko from Millville. Also, the Banford family has its roots in the Vine-
with yellow seeds, hanging on a stem bearing a large white blossom, with
land, New Jersey area, a region rich in glassm aking history and tradi
orange-tipped yellow stamens, and closed white buds. The upright design
tion.” — The Art o f the Paperweight. From the Winters collection. {The Art
floats in a crystal dome with a flat front facet and frosted back. From the
o f the Paperweight, pp. 5 5-5 6 ) Diameter 3
Winters collection. Diameter 3 Vs".
$ 6 0 0 - 12 0 0
$ 18 0 0 - 2 5 0 0
154. Bob Banford fruit bouquet weight, a formal arrangement, contain
152. Victor Trabucco 1986 red rose weight containing a large furled blos
ing four yellow pears, with an orange blush, and five ruby cherries, on a
som on a stalk with three closed buds and green leaves over a translucent
bed o f green leaves set on an upset muslin ground, inside a spiraling pink
cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.“ In 1977, after exam in
and green torsade. Signature cane. Diameter 3 V*".
ing a number of antique French paperweights, he began experimenting with paperweight making. He was fascinated with the possibilities inher ent in melding delicate lampwork arrangements with solid crystal; after a year of trial and error he successfully mastered the technique. He finds the paperweight format to be demanding, restrictive, and the ultimate chal lenge for him as a glass artist.” — The Art o f the Paperweight. Diameter 3 V4".
$ 5 0 0 -8 0 0
153. Bob Banford magnum pansy bouquet weight containing a central purple and yellow pansy, with stardust stamens, encircled by a garland o f clematis, wheatflower and fantasy blossoms, in pink, ruby, turquoise, sky blue, cobalt blue, yellow, brown and white, on stems with closed and twisted buds and emerald green leaves, over a diamond-cut ground. Signature cane. “ Bobs fascination with glassmaking is very much in keeping with the long time interest his fam ily has had in the profession. Bobs grandfather knew
$ 7 0 0 -9 0 0
155. Ray Banford cabbage rose and morning glories weight contain ing a furled pink rose on a stalk with a pair of twisted buds and emerald green leaves. A vine bearing tiny purple and white morning glories spirals up the stem o f the flower. Signature cane. (See All About Paperweights, p. 54) Diameter 2 15/ie\
$ 6 0 0 -9 0 0
156. Ray Banford double pink rose weight containing a pair o f threedimensional cupped blossoms, with ridged petals in two shades o f pink, on a twisted stem with closed buds and striped yellow green leaves, over a star-cut ground. Signature cane. “After watching Adolph Macho, an old South Jersey tank glassblower make a few paperweights, Ray was inspired to try his own hand at glass work, but with a torch.” — All About Paper
weights. (See All About Paperweights, pp. 54 -5 5) Diameter 2 15/i6M.
$ 6 0 0 -9 0 0
Em il Larson, an Am erican glass craftsman well known for his crimped
157. Gordon Smith 1986 trumpet flower weight containing three white
rose paperweights. Bobs father worked as an antique glass dealer for many
blossoms with yellow filament stamens, on a vine with slender, twisted,
years and often did business with paperweight makers Pete Lewis and John
yellow-green leaves, over a translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed and
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