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1 Paul Stankard blue bell flowers and root person botanical block paperweight. Three blooming bell flowers, each with cobalt blue petals cupping white stamens, are gathered with a companion bud, curling tendrils and green leaves above a mossy ground that conceals scattered roots and light brown earth spirit flowers, tended to by a root person. Clear ground. Four flat sides with grooved foot, flat top facet and concave base.
Width 2 7/16", height 3 11/16"
$2,000—3,000
2 Paul Stankard 2002 “Fruit Bouquet” with ant, bee and root people paperweight, from the Walt Whitman series. A honeybee hovers above a split red melon, an ant visiting the cup of an open half, next to a full mottled-red melon and a purple flower with a companion bud. Veined green leaves and tangled green moss create a soft bed for the fruit, while spirit people labor below an earthy ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$2,500—3,000
3 Paul Stankard 2000 rose, honeysuckle and coronet bouquet with honeycomb, bee, root people, ant and word canes paperweight. A white honeysuckle blossom, two diaphanous coronet flowers, a large pink tea rose, five shaded blueberries and colorful leaves sprout poetically from honeycomb cells as a hovering fuzzy honeybee examines the fruit of her labor from above. An ant
meanders nearby, while tangled roots are tended to by a pair of root people below. The words “fertile” and “seeds” appear in two green roots, suggesting a world of sensuousness and proliferation. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,500—4,000
4 Paul Stankard 1999 “Tap Root Bouquet” roses, coronets, blueberries, ant, word canes and root person paperweight. A large root person climbs a coarse root and more delicate tangled root hairs, where the word canes “dew” and two “nectar” are pressed, towards two large shaded-pink roses, two diaphanous coronet flowers, a quintet of blueberries and green leaves. An ant is exploring the blooms. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,600—2,000
5 Paul Stankard 1997 damselfly, seed pods, root people and word canes paperweight. A tangle of moss sprouts stems of shaded orange and white flowers, with curling tendrils and bladed leaves, and two fuzzy seed pods, one of which has spilled its red seed content. Two root people guard the natural scene from below while a blue damselfly hovers above. Two “seeds” word canes are visible in the undergrowth. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$2,000—3,000
6 Paul Stankard 2006 Experimental squash and seeds textured block paperweight. A hollowed squash, with an orange interior, is attached to a drying curved stem and releases its black seeds onto a sandy patch of ground. Four textured clear sides and clear top and bottom sides. Signed/dated. Rough surface as made.
Sides 2 1/2", height 2"
$1,500—1,800
7 Paul Stankard 1985 epiphytic orchid paperweight. A gorgeous pink and white epiphytic orchid has sprouted from a thin stem, along with two buds, from a cluster of green leaves and roots, growing on a mossy brown branch. Cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Dated. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,200—1,600
10 Paul Stankard 1978 “Wild Rose” bouquet paperweight. Three five-petalled pink roses, each with a tuft of yellow filament stamens at their centers, bloom amid scattered stems of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$700—1,000
11 Paul Stankard (1977) “Yellow Lady’s-Slipper” orchid paperweight, from the Orchid series. A yellow lady’s-slipper labellum droops heavily from beneath four pistachio-colored corkscrew sepals atop a curving stem shared by four shaded green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 75. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—600
8 Paul Stankard 1980 flax paperweight. A pale blue-striped white flax blossom and two buds in various stages of bloom perch on a stem with green leaves. Green ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16"
$800—1,000
9 Paul Stankard 1978 “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. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$1,200—1,600
12 Paul Stankard 1976 “Day Lily” orange flower paperweight, from the American Floral Series. A bright orange lily and three orange buds grow from a slender green stem above a cluster of long pointed green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #20 of a limited edition of 75. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3"
$700—1,000
13 David Graeber 2015 chrysanthemum and lilac bouquet orb. Orange, yellow and golden chrysanthemums, pinecones, pine fronds, white blossoms, green berries, red berries and lilac sprays are threaded together with variegated green and white leaves and protruding slender bits of branch. Shaped into a round design and encased within a clear ground dome, it enchants from every view. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/4"
16 David Graeber 2010 lilacs, berries, mums and bees paperweight. Three peach-colored chrysanthemums are symmetrically arranged with three lilac clusters atop a bed of blueberries 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 5/16"
$4,000—6,000
14 David Graeber 2011 berry and daisy bouquet paperweight. A bouquet of five ivory daisies, each with a thick yellow cushion center, is filled with a mix of small red strawberries and scattered blueberries. Slender stems of veined green leaves create a radial cornice. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Signed.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$2,500—3,000
17 David Graeber 2015 blueberry, sheep laurel and lilac bouquet paperweight. Arranged symmetrically around a cluster of blueberries, three pink lilac stalks and three pink sheep laurel blooms are embellished with tiny yellow-stamened white blossoms, variegated leaves and a nimbus of woody twigs. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,000—3,000
15 David Graeber 2010 yellow sunflowers and blue trumpet flowers bouquet paperweight. Three yellow sunflowers form the center of a bouquet that includes five light blue trumpet flowers and clusters of red berries, framed by carefully shaded and curving green leaves, each with a prominent central vein. Sandy russet ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,200—1,600
18 David Graeber 2019 trio of pumpkins paperweight. Three big pumpkins, deeply grooved and covered in air bubble warts, are stacked on a straw strewn pebbly ground against a cloudy blue sky. Signature/date cane. Internal flaw.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$1,800—2,000
$600—800
19 Andrew Byers 2005 daisy, crocus, lilac and berry all-over bouquet paperweight. Yellow daisies, purple lilac clusters, yellow crocus, blue forget-me-nots, red berries, white buds and assorted green leaves are gathered together into a lush spherical dimensional bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,000—3,000
20 Andrew Byers 2002 “Sunflower” bouquet paperweight. Four dimensional brown-centered golden-orange sunflowers bloom on stems with buds and brown-speckled green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
22 Nontas Kontes vegetables bouquet ovoid faceted paperweight. Purple eggplants, red-orange carrots and summer squashes are gathered into a bountiful bouquet, inside a green and white torsade, over a basket of green and white filigree. Clear ground. Top quatrefoil faceting and fancy basket-weave cutting at the perimeter of the base. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$1,500—1,600
21 Andrew Byers 2003 braided berry and flower bouquet paperweight. Three plump blueberries form a central cluster on a braid of stems which gather three blackberries, three pale pink bellflowers, sprays of small yellow flowers and buds, shaded-pink white flowers, blue lilac sprays and assorted green leaves together into a colorful bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$1,500—2,000
$2,000—3,000
23 James Kontes succulent strawberries paperweight. A dimensional white blossom, with cupped yellow stamens and green sepals, perpetuates the mouth-watering bounty to come, along with a sheathed companion bud, as demonstrated by the two plump ripe strawberries that grow from raised stems, on a bed of white upset muslin. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,800—2,000
24 James Kontes reddish roses and buds bouquet with torsade paperweight. Two open reddish-orange roses, with yellow and black filament stamen centers, and two sepal-sheathed companion buds share a network of thick green stems and leaves. A white torsade, edged in pink and wrapped in an aventurine thread, frames the blooms. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
$1,800—2,000
25 Tomomi Handa “Paramount Peace” mandala-style patterned flowers and ladybug marble. Carefully placed thin petals create two stunning, dimensional, complex and lush mandala-style lacey flowers, in pink, orange, yellow and blue, at opposing poles of an equator band of small yellow millefiori flowers, larger pink flowers, leaves, tendrils and a red ladybug. Fumed transparent blue and red central ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
28 Raj Kommineni 2014 milli and hurricane marble. Complex rod bundle canes are strung into two perimeter garlands by purple ribbons and ochre hurricane vortices, separating lone canes at the poles. Transparent blue aventurine interior. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$1,600—2,000
26 Tomomi Handa (2014) “Marble #1” mandala-style patterned flowers and snails marble. Carefully placed thin petals create two stunning, complex and lush mandala-style lacey flowers, in pink, orange, blue and white, at opposing poles of an equator band of millefiori flowers, leaves and four small white snails. Translucent blue central ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$350—500
29 Alex Craig 2014 fractal flower pulled surface design marble. Two aventurine blue flowers multiply into garlands that reach from the poles to the equator and create a fractal-style design in green, blue and orange. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$1,600—2,000
27 Gateson Recko 2022 “Universe” with opal moon marble. A striped blue planet and a crater-ridden planet escape the gravitational pull of a nearby silver and blue vortex, observed through a gaseous cloud, with a shimmering opal moon, against a dark background dotted with white stars. Half of the exterior is black, with a crescent moon, and a garland of leaf-shaped beige clouds and white dots. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$1,800—2,000
$350—500
30 James Alloway yellow and orange spiral marble. Cascading staves of yellow and clear spiraling ribbons reveal an orange inner core, creating a swirling spiral effect with pulled flowers at the poles. Signed “1952”. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2"
$250—400
31 Lost Coast Art Glass 2003 monarch murrina, flower and vortex marble, by Malachi Wilkinson. A detailed murrina of a monarch butterfly stands against an iridescent green ground at the opposing side of a large vortex of aqua and iridescent green swirls, with garlands of flowers and purple, orange and blue swirls surrounding the equator. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 1 5/8"
34 Richard Hollingshead 2015 cane anemone explosion marble. Striped orange and black canes are shaped into anemones and dot a field of 24k gold-fumed needles, held by a pink goldfumed finger coral. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$150—200
32 Zach Jorgenson 2011 butterfly murrina marble. A colorful and detailed butterfly murrina sits on a white disc pressed into a swirling blue and white ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$300—400
35 Richard Hollingshead 2016 fumed explosion flower marble. A pink flower, held in a marbled green cup atop radial pink petals spaced by thin blue petals, is dotted by tiers of fine silver and 24K gold-fumed petals. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 5/16"
$250—400
33 Rick Caffrey 2016 “Orange Formal Coral” flamework coral flower marble. A dimensional flower is composed of tiers of circular orange petals, striped with white, each with a central green pistil, all cascading and pulled into a point. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 11/16"
$300—400
36 Steven McCarthy 2014 upright morning glory flower marble. A trumpet flower, with orange and yellow-shaded petals around a dark center where six fumed blue filament stamen rise, tops a tapered green stem. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 7/16"
$150—200
$250—400
37 Ayako Hattori pink and yellow flowers and butterflies marble. Four yellow, black and white murrini butterflies play amongst scattered pink and yellow flowers that sprout from stems and fans of green leaves. Translucent blue-over-white core, with air bubbles. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$500—800
38 Ayako Hattori (c. 2011) pink and yellow orchid flowers marble. Four sinuous green stems of orchid flowers, all in combinations of white, pink and yellow, rise on a gold aventurine-speckled ruby red core. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
40 Dinah Hulet 2004 blue and orange pulled swirls surface design marble. Three rings of looped blue and black hurricane swirls encircle the surface of an orange sphere. The two outer rings are pulled into vortices at the poles. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/2"
$400—600
39 Ayako Hattori blue jay with flowers and snow marble. A swirling and mottled white and blue core, with shimmers of silver, is surrounded by layers of white and blue flowers, tiny snowflakes, leaves, vines and beautiful murrini blue jays in flight. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/4"
$350—500
41 Sabina Boehm 2006 butterfly flower marble. A butterfly, with a black and white striped body, is camouflaged as a flower with pink-shaded petals as wings, each striped with a dark pattern, and two robust antennae. Clear ground. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/2"
$500—800
$250—400
42 Hot House 2014 multi-colored and white chequerboard marble. A white sphere is chequered by iridescent multi-colored squares that are pulled to a point at each pole. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250—400
43 Colin Richardson 2002 “Spotties” surface dots marble. Stacked dots of dark blue, light blue and bright red are densely packed in rings on a yellow surface. Signed/dated “CKR”.
Diameter 1 9/16"
$250—400
44 Ken Rosenfeld millefiori and multi-colored swirl marble.
Two contrasting blue and white millefiori dot opposing poles of a spiraling core of copper aventurine, orange and black, with two striped ribbons, one green and one white, spiraling to and from the flowers. Clear ground. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/16"
46 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"
$120—150
45 James Daschbach Art Glass 2003 dichroic vortex marble. A white and dichroic vortex spirals into an abyss, giving way to looped brown hurricanes on the lower half of the exterior. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 1 1/4"
$700—1,000
$800—1,000
47 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
48 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"
$450—600
49 Chris Buzzini 2012 azalea, rosehip and loosestrife bouquet paperweight. Yellow-shaded orange azalea flowers, with fine yellow stamens at their centers, are carefully balanced by black-shaded dark red rosehip and spikes of carefully striped five-petalled yellow loosestrife flowers, gathered into an arching bouquet by three blue flowers, leaves and tendrils. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 7/16"
52 Chris Buzzini 2001 berry and flower arching bouquet paperweight. Two dimensional yellow blossoms, each with a yellow and black stamen core, yellow buds, seven ripe blueberries, a white flower, two red raspberries, tendrils and attending leaves, are joined into a lush arching bouquet by the stems. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,500—3,000
50 Chris Buzzini 1998 “Ribbon Bouquet” white peregrine thistle paperweight. Two dimensional white peregrine thistles shine like beacons on a forking stem with thorny bladed leaves, a bulbous root and curling roots. A spun blue ribbon is intertwined between the leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,000—3,000
53 Chris Buzzini 1995 “Velvety Stickseed” flower stem on a log paperweight. A spray of blue flowers, each flower with a cupped white center, is topped by buds and blooms on a slender green stem, with spaced bladed leaves, from a moss-covered log. Clear ground. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,500—2,000
51 Chris Buzzini 2002 lilac, gentian, brown-eyed Susan and raspberry bouquet paperweight. Small yellow brown-eyed Susan flowers bloom among white gentians, a purple lilac spray, dark red raspberries, two large brown-speckled green leaves and spiraling tendrils. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$2,000—3,000
$800—1,000
54 Chris Buzzini 1999 “Serpentine Hawkweed” orange flower paperweight. An orange hawkweed blossom, with straight-edged petals around a cluster of small orange bells and black stamens, blooms at the tip of a curved stem with two companion buds and green leaves. Two bulbous roots support trailing roots. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,000—1,400
55 Chris Buzzini 1988 epiphytic orchid paperweight. A mauve-spotted white epiphytic orchid, with a red and yellow center, grows from a long stem, with a closed bud, slender green leaves sprouting from bulbous stems and trailing roots. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$600—800
56 Chris Buzzini 1998 apple blossoms and speedwell paperweight. A stem of purple speedwell flowers and buds complements a pair of pale pink apple blossoms and dark green leaves, over a clear ground. Edition #14 of a limited edition of 25. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
58 Chris Buzzini 1990 “Maxillaria Tenuifolia Orchid” paperweight. A trio of Maxillaria tenuifolia orchids, each flower with three brown-spotted yellow sepals supporting a yellow labellum and red anther cap, sprouts from bulbous stems with long green leaves and one companion bud above trailing white roots. Clear ground. Edition #12 of a limited edition of 40. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,200—1,500
57 Chris Buzzini 2005 Star flower and berry bouquet paperweight. Red-speckled yellow berries are scattered in a bouquet with blue bellflowers, mauve asters, tendrils and a thick spray of white flowers. 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"
$1,500—2,000
$1,200—1,500
59 Chris Buzzini 1993 Artist Proof twisted-stem bouquet paperweight. A dimensional pink rose, with delicate yellow filament stamens, blooms alongside a shaded purple lilac spray, red cinquefoil blossoms, yellow buds and green leaves, all gathered into a bouquet on twisted stems with trailing roots. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$1,200—1,500
60 Chris Buzzini 1986 flower bouquet paperweight. A simple bouquet, with a large purple flower, a yellow flower, two yellow bellflowers and one pink bellflower, is gathered on stems with attending leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$600—800
61 Gordon Smith 2024 corn snake and succulents paperweight. A sinuous snake, with detailed white and mauve scales forming a sectional pattern on its back, raises its textured head and two black eyes to peak from behind a spiky gray succulent. It contorts on a rock-strewn pebbly ground framed by a magenta pink succulent near its tail, a yellow succulent to one side, amidst moss and pink succulent blossoms. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$2,500—3,000
62 Gordon Smith 2025 orange corn snake and trillium flowers paperweight. Two dimensional upright trillium flowers, their trios of peach-speckled white petals alternating with green sepals and cupping an upright cage of yellow stamens, sprout opposite an orange corn snake, the latter full of carefully and masterfully applied scales and entangled in a tree branch. Rocks, some covered in moss, are scattered around a pebbly sandy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
64 Gordon Smith 1994 “Ocean Interior” clownfish seascape upright plaque paperweight. Three tomato clownfish, each with a vertical white stripe just behind the head, gambol in an underwater world of yellow, lavender and pink coral, all sprouting from a mottled green sea floor. Transparent teal green ground. Upright plaque. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/4", depth 1 1/4"
$500—800
65 Gordon Smith 1991 strawberries with blossoms paperweight. Three ripe strawberries, one green unripe strawberry, three curling leaves, a lovely white blossom and a companion bud, twist and arch at the tops of seven individual green stems joined at the base. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$2,000—2,500
63 Gordon Smith 2025 dragonfly over blooming rose bouquet paperweight. A dimensional red dragonfly, with four dichroic marbled wings, hovers above a dimensional bouquet of pink roses, companion buds and furled green leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$2,000—2,500
$700—1,000
66 Gordon Smith 2014 roses and buds bouquet paperweight. Two multi-tiered pink roses spring from a common nexus along with five sheathed buds and three stems of fanning furled green leaves, five to a stem. Star-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$1,400—1,600
67 Johne Parsley 1995 flower and dogwood bouquet paperweight. A central white dogwood, with highly contrasting red accents, is haloed by dimensional blue, yellow, pink and white flowers, each with a cage of central stamens, a companion bud and stems of shaded green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$1,000—1,500
68 Johne Parsley 1995 three white and red dogwood blossoms paperweight. Red buds and berries space three fully-splayed white dogwood blossoms, each with red accents at the center and tips of their petals, in a bouquet with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$800—1,000
69 Johne Parsley 1993 frog and pink flower faceted paperweight. A dimensional green frog approaches a pink flower, with yellow stamens and a yellow companion bud, next to two veined green leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
70 Johne Parsley 1988 flower and knotweed bouquet faceted paperweight. Two flowers, one yellow and one white, each with delicate filament stamens, grow on a symmetrically arching vine with scattered green leaves and yellow buds at each end, separated by a central vine that sports two parallel racemes of yellow and red knotweed. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$1,000—1,500
71 Johne Parsley 1993 daffodils miniature faceted paperweight. A pair of very small exquisite yellow daffodils looks upwards in reverence to the sun, as they rise from a fan of bladed leaves with two little buds. Rare transparent vaseline yellow ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$800—1,000
$800—1,000
72 Johne Parsley 1994 pears and torsade faceted paperweight. Two orange-shaded yellow pears hang in a radial arrangement of striped green leaves inside a white and pink torsade. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Seven and one facets. Signature cane. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$700—1,000
73 Melissa Ayotte sunflowers paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three bursting yellow sunflowers bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils, wispy white blossoms, a purple bud and blue bells, over a dusty white ground. Supporting the paperweight is an aqua blue hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Paperweight diameter 3 5/16",
Mount diameter 5 13/16"
$500—600
74 Melissa Ayotte 2018 magenta cabbage roses paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three densely tiered pink roses bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils and petite purple and white blossoms, over a light green ground. Supporting the paperweight is a gray hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Paperweight diameter 3 3/16",
Mount diameter 5 9/16"
$500—600
75 Melissa Ayotte yellow and white flower paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. A tiered flower, with white and yellow-striped petals, blooms at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils and white blossoms, over a purple
ground. Supporting the paperweight is a mauve hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Paperweight diameter 3 1/8",
Mount diameter 5 13/16"
$500—600
76 Melissa Ayotte 2011 “Spider Mum” flower bouquet on blue ground paperweight. A bouquet of white and chartreuse spider mums, pink tulips, blue bellflowers and purple buds rests on a translucent blue ground. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$700—1,000
77 Melissa Ayotte 2009 “Lavender Bouquet” in green stone faceted paperweight. Assorted lavender pink flowers, with green leaves and tendrils, grow from a curved vine, over a green ground. Irregular stone-like speckled green exterior, with a circular top facet. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Good condition.
Maximum diameter 3 13/16"
$600—800
78 Melissa Ayotte 2010 “One Love” red, purple and yellow bouquet paperweight. A bouquet of purple New England asters, a yellow sweet clover spray and a single red rose is gathered with tendrils and shaded leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 15. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$900—1,200
79 Cathy Richardson 2008 clownfish, octopus and coral underwater scene magnum paperweight. A spectacular coral reef, with an assortment of colorful sea plants at the bottom of an aventurine and pink sandy ocean floor, is the home of a white-dotted black octopus and a school of clownfish, all busy with their daily toil. Mottled blue, green, brown and black ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/16"
82 Cathy Richardson 2025 foxglove and peony bouquet paperweight. Stalks of foxgloves, in shades of pink, and a few pink flowers are gathered by the stem around a dimensional pink and white peony, above a skirt of green leaves. Dusted green, blue and purple ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,200—1,600
80 Cathy Richardson 2015 “Summer Trees” high-domed paperweight, from the Forest Seed series. A clear conical dome is traced with a verdant canopy of three deciduous trees in full leaf, in a single layer, rising from a deep blue and green aventurine-speckled forest floor. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16", height 4 15/16"
$900—1,200
83 Colin Richardson 2013 tropical flowers and berries paperweight. A long arching stem of pink berries frames one side of a bouquet of orange and red flowers, gathered with long striped leaves on sturdy stems. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/ dated. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$500—800
81 Cathy Richardson 2015 tide pool with green anemone paperweight. A secluded tide pool is shared by two starfish, brightly colored grasses, striped shells, kelp, mussels and six green sea anemones, on a rocky substrate. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$700—1,000
$350—500
84 Colin Richardson 2013 fruit tree on a boulder paperweight. Growing from a brown aventurine rocky ground, a gold-streaked tree trunk gracefully bows to display a scattering of variegated green leaves and large red berries. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$400—600
85 Debbie Tarsitano scattered flowers on earth ground paperweight. Various flowers, including a purple pansy, red and white dogroses, dahlias and clematis flowers are scattered with green leaves on a sandy earth ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$1,000—1,500
86 Debbie Tarsitano blue dahlia magnum paperweight. An impressively large multi-tiered shaded cobalt blue dahlia is centered by an upright yellow tuft of stamens, cupped by upright blue petals, and centers a spaced halo of radial green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 13/16"
88 Debbie Tarsitano dahlia bouquet with blue bow magnum paperweight. Three colorful dahlias are joined by a red morning glory trumpet flower, a spray of purple bellflowers, a satin blue flower and a pink flower, gathered on stems with leaves, trailing roots and a blue bow. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$1,700—2,000
87 Debbie Tarsitano seven-flower bouquet magnum paperweight. A delightful pink, blue, yellow and white bouquet has seven scattered flowers, including three perky pansies and a pink lady’s-slipper orchid. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$1,000—1,500
89 Debbie Tarsitano antique-style rose, dogrose, dahlia and wheatflower bouquet faceted paperweight. A dahlia, with three tiers of pink-striped purple petals, is bordered by a blue-spotted yellow wheatflower, a red and white dogrose, a white rose cane and a pink rose cane, gathered on stems with green leaves and a pink ribbon. Star-cut clear ground. Top facet with scalloped edge.
Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$700—1,000
$1,000—1,500
90 Debbie Tarsitano dahlia bouquet paperweight. A lush pink and lavender-colored dahlia is joined by a yellow blossom, with dark stripes and a dot on each of its petals, and a blue flower, with a dark dot on each of its petals, to form a bouquet adorned with white sprays over a bed of crenulated greenery. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$700—1,000
91 Debbie Tarsitano flower bouquet fancy-cut paperweight. Two russet flowers, each with five petals and a thick tuft of yellow stamens, two blue cupped flowers, with an inner lining of yellow petals as well as yellow stamens, and two sprigs of pale yellow buds are all gathered into a dainty bouquet with attendant leaves and stems. Radial miter-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Winter 2012 50th Auction as lot 171.
Diameter 2 7/16"
94 Debbie Tarsitano pink rose bouquet paperweight. Three upright pink roses, each cupping a tuft of yellow filament stamens, are spaced in a bouquet with companion buds and racemes of blue buds, all gathered on brown stems adorned with green leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$800—1,000
92 Debbie, Delmo Tarsitano, Paul Ysart and Ed Poore collaborative flower and millefiori bouquet faceted paperweight. A green complex star cane, with a Delmo Tarsitano shamrock center, a purple, orange and white cane by Paul Ysart, a pink Clichy-type rose by Debbie Tarsitano and a five-petalled pink flower, again by Debbie Tarsitano, are woven together with leaves and stems. Star-cut clear ground and six and one facets, cut by Ed Poore. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$800—1,000
95 Delmo Tarsitano pair of peaches paperweight. Two plump blushing yellow peaches hang from a sturdy brown branch, surrounded by spurts of smooth green leaves, over a cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. “He drew his subject matter from things that delighted him as a boy. Growing up in Queens, just outside of New York City, during the Depression, Del saw vegetables, peaches and other farming scenes that formed his character and love for nature.”—1991 PCA Bulletin. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$700—1,000
93 Debbie Tarsitano “Basket of Flowers” pansy bouquet faceted paperweight. Three purple and yellow pansies and two blue buds, each with a tuft of filament yellow stamen at the center, are gathered with copious green leaves into a woven blue basket, topped by a pink and blue torsade handle. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$500—800
96 Delmo Tarsitano strawberries paperweight. Two red strawberries, studded with air bubble seeds, ripen on short stems that grow from a cluster of green variegated leaves, a sprig of leaves and three promising white blossoms. Star-cut clear ground. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$800—1,000
$500—800
97 Victor Trabucco 1996 “Inclusion” swallowtail butterfly and blossom laminated sculptural paperweight. A large yellow swallowtail butterfly hovers close to a delicate white blossom, on a stem with a pair of white buds and several green leaves, inside a laminated light blue circular rim that interrupts two spaced parallel laminated blue lines, in an angular rectangular clear block. Fine condition. Signed/dated.
Height 9" *Shipping Priced at Cost*
$1,600—2,000
98 Victor Trabucco 1999 yellow rose and berry bouquet faceted paperweight. A dimensional yellow rose, a yellow bud, purple berries, sprigs of pink flowers and dark green leaves are gathered into a colorful bouquet. White upset muslin ground. All-over geometric faceting. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
100 Victor Trabucco 1985 rose and morning glory bouquet magnum paperweight. A well-balanced three-dimensional bouquet, with a central pink rose bordered by a partially open pink rose, a pair of light blue morning glories, white and yellow blossoms, buds, green leaves and spiraling tendrils, blooms over a clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4"
$1,000—1,400
101 Victor Trabucco 1987 pink rose on red paperweight. A dimensional satin pink rose, flanked by pairs of pink buds, has a crown of green leaves and sits above three green stems. Opaque red ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
99 Victor Trabucco 1991 raspberries and blossoms magnum paperweight. Three ripe red raspberries share a forking woody stem with a single open white blossom, two companion buds and carefully shaded green leaves to complete the design. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$500—800
102 Victor Trabucco 1983 salamander paperweight. A dark brown lizard, with tan stripes, strikes a pose on a green and beige pebbly ground. Edition #4 of a limited edition of 50. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$900—1,200
$350—500
103 Victor Trabucco 1999 pink China rose blueberry bouquet paperweight. A pink rose, with fine brown-tipped yellow stamens, grows on a stem with a companion bud, ripe blueberries and green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$600—800
104 David & Jon Trabucco 1997 purple China rose and berry bouquet paperweight. A lush purple rose, with a tuft of yellow filament stamens, blooms on a dark common stem shared by a companion bud, two small pink blossoms, five purple berries and green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
106 Victor Trabucco 2001 “Fuchsia” flower and buds on upset muslin paperweight. A delicate blue and red fuchsia, with blacktipped orange filament stamens, grows from a curved brown stem, with two red buds and variegated green leaves, over a white upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$450—600
105 David & Jon Trabucco 1999 lavender China rose bouquet paperweight. A light purple China rose, its center filled with a tuft of yellow stamens, is tucked into a small spray with two small pink flowers, a cluster of four pink bellflowers and a flourish of green leaves. White upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$450—600
$800—1,000
107 Victor Trabucco 1996 pink rose bouquet paperweight. A multi-tiered splayed pink rose blooms on a stem with a pale pink bud, sprigs of small white flowers, green leaves and dark spiraling tendrils, on a bed of white upset muslin. Signature cane. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$800—1,000
108 Victor Trabucco 1987 yellow rose bouquet paperweight. Tiers of satin yellow petals, each shaded with delicate variegation, are haloed by two pairs of small companion buds, two satin white trumpet flowers, five blue bells with tufts of white stamens and green leaves. Three gathered stems trail below. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600—800
109 Eric Hansen 2014 flower bouquet paperweight. A dimensional bouquet of three flowers in contrasting colors of blue, purple, yellow and red is gathered with assorted leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$350—500
110 Eric Hansen 2005 pansy paperweight. An ample purple and yellow pansy, with a curled green stem, is haloed by several variegated light green sepals and is surrounded by a border garland of purple and white millefiori. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
112 Jim D’Onofrio 2003 “Gargoyle” gray male statue paperweight. A crouching gray gargoyle, with bat-like wings, a long tail and horns, is roped to a concrete pillar. Clear ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$300—400
111 Clinton Smith 2015 peaches and blossoms paperweight. Three pink blossoms are encircled by five ripe peaches and connected together by bright green leaves and stems. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600—800
113 Jim D’Onofrio 2003 “Boogie Men” bones and flowers paperweight. Two human-like creatures, each having brown-spotted light skin, long black hair, horns and long tails, crouch on their hands and knees, next to a pile of white bones, a skull and a forking vine of purple flowers. Earth ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$500—800
$500—800
114 Jim D’Onofrio 2000 frog and lily pads pond paperweight. A dimensional green frog is caught mid leap over a translucent green pond, topped with a pink lotus and two speckled green lily pads. Three aloof blue, pink and white fish swim below the surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$700—1,000
115 Randall Grubb 2002 “Bonsai” tree compound magnum paperweight. A lone bonsai cypress tree forks and winds on rocky boulders against a backdrop of green ground and a light brown mountain rising to meet a blue sky. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 15/16"
$500—800
116 Randall Grubb 1992 lavender plum blossoms on green paperweight. Two clusters of lavender plum blossoms, each with upright yellow stamens, grow on a forking brown branch towards clusters of tight purple buds, topped by trios of green leaves. Translucent emerald green ground. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
118 Randall Grubb 1989 red rose bouquet paperweight. Five red roses, with yellow stamens, are carefully spaced on a stem with four furled red buds and mint-green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$450—600
119 Randall Grubb 1989 violet bouquet paperweight. Three central violets, encircled by pink roses and white and pink bellflowers, contrast with light green stems and leaves to form a delicate bouquet. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$800—1,000
117 Randall Grubb 1991 white plum blossoms paperweight. A forked stem, thick with yellow-stamened white plum blossoms, culminates at each tip in tight white buds and a flourish of three green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$450—600
120 Randall Grubb 1990 violet and crocus bouquet paperweight. Three blue violets are framed by three sprays of yellow flowers and buds, five purple crocuses, a purple bud and radial green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800—1,000
$450—600
121 Mayauel Ward 1995 arching flower bouquet upright faceted paperweight. A pale yellow rose, two yellow-centered white blossoms, three shaded berries, a purple orchid and a spray of pink trumpet flowers arch and cascade in a graceful burst of color, dramatically displayed against a black ground. Front and display facets. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
124 Mayauel Ward 2015 flower and berry bouquet over black ground paperweight. A yellow ranunculus, two white bellflowers, three blue forget-me-nots with two attendant buds, two scarlet raspberries and three blueberries are threaded together with small green leaves and tendrils. Opaque black ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$700—1,000
122 Mayauel Ward 2001 flower bouquet paperweight. A large pale pink daisy, five delicately striped blue flowers, a spray of white blossoms and two shocks of orange blooms all twist and wind together with tendrils and leaves, over a clear ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$450—600
125 Mayauel Ward 2008 tree and full moon compound marble. A tree, with green foliage, rises from green moss, next to a brown split-rail fence, bordered by red and yellow flowers, below a white full moon and spaced white stars. Black ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$700—1,000
123 Mayauel Ward 2006 rose, lilac and morning glory bouquet paperweight. Two yellow roses are woven into a bouquet with two pale pink lilac sprays, a pink trumpet flower, two red berries, delicate blue flowers and sprigs of blue buds, tendrils and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$200—300
126 Mayauel Ward 2019 yellow butterfly and blue flowers compound paperweight. A yellow butterfly, with black-tipped dotted wings, hovers below a sinuous vine with three blue flowers and green leaves. Spiraling mottled purple ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
$150—200
127 Alison Ruzsa 2014 “Falling Leaves” couple in fall trees compound paperweight. A black silhouette of a man and woman appear to swirl with orange and yellow leaves of windblown trees in a park with fall colors. Frosted base. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$500—800
128 Alison Ruzsa 2006 “Baby Carriage in the Garden” weeping willow paperweight. A colored image of a mother pushing a baby carriage is framed by the weeping branches of a willow tree and assorted flowers. Frosted base. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$500—800
129 Peter Raos 2003 “Van Gogh” scattered multi-colored flowers high-domed paperweight. Prolific scatterings of millefiori flowers in yellow, orange, red, blue and lavender cascade delicately across the surface of a mottled light blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16", height 3 1/2"
$200—300
130 Peter Raos 1999 “Pink Paradise” pink blossoms highdomed paperweight. Exotic large pink blossoms and heart-shaped green leaves grow on vines, against a mottled blue background. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 3/8"
$200—300
131 Peter Raos 1998 “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 are encased in a thin layer of clear glass. Signed/dated. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16", height 3 5/16"
$300—400
132 Peter Raos 2000 “Spring” millefiori flowers low-domed millefiori 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.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$300—400
133 Ken Rosenfeld 2015 morning glory, rose and forget-menot bouquet paperweight. Two purple morning glories, a pink rose and a blue aster dominate a dimensional bouquet filled with pale forget-me-nots, buds and curling tendrils. Clear ground. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 3 1/2"
136 Ken Rosenfeld 1990 autumn bloom paperweight. A yellow blossom, an orange Christmas cactus flower and three red chrysanthemums, with accompanying buds, are gathered with fall foliage. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$600—800
134 Ken Rosenfeld 2015 rose and clematis flower bouquet paperweight. A single large lush pink rose presides at the center of a ring of three purple clematis flowers, each with a fan of green sepals, and a companion rosebud, all threaded together by swirling tendrils. Opaque black ground. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$450—600
137 Ken Rosenfeld 2008 sunflower and morning glory bouquet paperweight. A golden-yellow sunflower blooms alongside three white-striped blue morning glories, blue buds, two purple and pink flowers, green leaves and spiraling tendrils. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$500—800
135 Ken Rosenfeld 2014 morning glory and forget-me-not bouquet paperweight. A carpet of blue forget-me-nots and tiny blue flowers, with pink trumpet cores, gives way to two large orange dahlias with long pink stamens and one purple and white morning glory. Clear ground. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
$600—800
138 Ken Rosenfeld 2001 “Red Berry Bouquet” morning glory and sunflower paperweight. A blue morning glory, a bright yellow sunflower, a purple daisy, red berries and two pink and blue flowers with yellow filament stamen centers, are gathered into a tight bouquet with green leaves. Black ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$600—800
139 Ken Rosenfeld 1997 sunflowers and buds paperweight. Two yellow sunflowers, with thick brown stamen tufts, lilt gracefully atop diverging stems as two partly sheathed buds, each sprouting from the joint of two leaves, balance the motif, with a few more leaves haloing the blooms. Transparent blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$400—600
140 Ken Rosenfeld 2000 pinecone with white blossoms pedestal paperweight. A single pinecone hangs amid a cluster of leaves and pine needles along with a small white blossom and white companion bud. Clear ground. Footed black base. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/2", height 2 5/8"
$400—600
141 Ken Rosenfeld 2006 “Honeycomb Spider and Flowers” paperweight. A brown honeycomb spider is suspended from a slender thread between two vines of assorted flowers, in blue, white and pink, with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$450—600
142 Ken Rosenfeld 1989 “Vegetable Garden” paperweight. A colorful harvest of seven red radishes, with leafy tops, five tapered orange carrots, three asparagus spears and two purple turnips is gathered across a clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8"
$400—500
143 Ken Rosenfeld 2008 bee and flower bouquet paperweight. A honeybee, with black latticinio wings and a fuzzy collar, alights on a bouquet with four small white flowers, a large purple clematis flower, with perky filament stamens, two companion buds, green leaves and tendrils. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/2"
$300—400
144 Ken Rosenfeld 2014 bunny rabbit and flowers paperweight. A soft brown bunny, with a fluffy white cottontail, pauses at the center of a mossy green ground near five scattered blue blossoms and a tuft of pink blossoms. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$400—600
145 Rick Ayotte 2001 “Tranquility Bouquet” pink and white roses magnum faceted paperweight sculpture, from the Hallucination Series. A pink rose, pink-centered white roses, rosebuds and green leaves are gathered into a serene bouquet above a transparent aqua ground. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Nine rounded panel facets flared to a nonagon top facet reflect the bouquet into a stunning wreath. Signed/dated.
Diameter 7 11/16" *Shipping Priced at Cost*
$3,500—5,000
146 Rick Ayotte 1994 “Eternal Love” triple-stacked roses faceted paperweight. At the base of three tiers of paperweights, which graduate in size from top to bottom, a pair of blood red roses rests on a bed of green leaves interwoven with a petite red rose and groupings of white wildflowers. A similar design is repeated in the next tier, featuring a single red rose on a bed of green leaves surrounded by white wildflowers. At the apex of the display is a single rose, with velvety red petals, resting on a fan of green leaves. Five side facets around the middle tier. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 5. Signed/dated.
Base diameter 3 9/16", height 5 15/16"
$2,500—3,000
147 Rick Ayotte 2011 “Graceful” flower bouquet and swan statuette paperweight, from the Still Life series. A dense bouquet of flowers in various shades of blue and pink, each with yellow stamens and a few green sepals, emerges from a blue and white vase, on a blue shelf, next to a white swan statuette. A delicate
tube-painted blue and white wallpaper ground appears similarly on the flower vase. The artist developed a new technique for dotting the design on the opaque surfaces by dipping a hollow tube in glass paint. This series represents a new vision and meaning for glass paperweights by the artist. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/4"
$1,500—2,000
148 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Joy” lily and daisy bouquet magnum paperweight. Two large pink gerbera daisies and three yellow daylilies cluster together with a colorful assortment of smaller blooms and attendant leaves, in a guileless and cheerful bouquet. Translucent green ground. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/4"
$1,200—1,600
149 Rick Ayotte 2010 pink tea rose faceted vase. A single dimensional pink rose and its companion pink bud bloom upright on a stem, with a few green leaves. Clear vase with long neck. Front facet. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/8", height 4 7/16"
$500—800
150 Rick Ayotte 2011 dragonfly and blue water lily magnum paperweight. A luscious tiered blue water lily, with pretty blue stamens, floats on an iridescent blue pond ground as a pink dragonfly peaks from the folds of its outer petals. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 3. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/16"
$800—1,000
151 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Sunshine” chickadee and sunflowers paperweight. A black, white and gray chickadee perches on a plant with two large brown-centered yellow sunflowers, its favorite supper, along with green blooms and variegated green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$1,000—1,200
152 Rick Ayotte 1998 “Rainforest Rainbow” scarlet macaw compound paperweight. A scarlet macaw, with long red tail feathers, perches on the green leaves of a red, yellow and blue shrimp plant, over a fan of broad red and green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/8"
$1,500—2,000
153 Rick Ayotte 2000 “Terror in the Treetops” lizard and fly in magnolia tree paperweight. A green and brown wall lizard gives chase to a green aventurine, yellow and red robber fly, across an upright pink-tinted white magnolia, with a sturdy red gynoecium at its core, and a halo of green leaves. Limited edition. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
154 Rick Ayotte 1983 “Clouded Sulphur Butterflies” paperweight. Two yellow and black clouded sulphur butterflies hover above a branch of marbled green leaves, one holding a camouflaged green chrysalis, while a green caterpillar makes its way up the branch. Wine red ground. Edition #20 of limited edition. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800—1,000
155 Rick Ayotte 2007 pastel bouquet paperweight. Purple, magenta, salmon and yellow magnolia-like flowers bloom in a bouquet arrangement that is enhanced by purple, pink and salmon bells and foliage of different greens. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$1,000—1,500
$1,300—1,600
156 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Countryside Blue” blueberry and daisy bouquet on blue magnum paperweight. A trio of multitiered yellow-centered daisies, one pink, one blue and one white, is enfolded by clusters of plump blueberries, a few not yet ripened, and three variegated green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4"
$1,200—1,600
157 Rick Ayotte 2001 “December Morning” carnation and pinecone bouquet paperweight. Red and white carnations center a festive seasonal bouquet with pinecones, sprigs of mistletoe, holly and red berries, buds and green pine needles. Clear ground. Limited edition. A holiday edition displayed in the artist’s home during the holiday season. Signed/dated. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. 31st Auction as lot 123.
Diameter 3 9/16"
160 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Abundance” all-over chrysanthemum and berry bouquet magnum paperweight. A spherical bouquet of scarlet and purple chrysanthemums is flushed with colorful autumn berries, evoking thoughts of harvest and bounty. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4"
$1,200—1,500
158 Rick Ayotte 1992 “Cedar Waxwings with Fall Foliage” compound upright faceted paperweight. A pair of cedar waxwings, one of the birds holding a red berry in its beak, perches inconspicuously within autumn foliage, stained crimson by a thicket of red berries. Clear ground. Display facet. Limited edition. Signed/dated. “This design was made especially in celebration of our twenty-fifth wedding anniversary. It is my wife’s favorite Northern bird.” —Songs Without Words.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$900—1,200
159 Rick Ayotte 1982 Blackburnian warbler and pine branches compound paperweight. A yellow, black and white Blackburnian warbler perches in a pine tree with dark green needles and pinecones. Clear ground. Edition #18 of a limited edition. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3"
$1,400—1,800
161 Rick Ayotte 2001 “American Beauty” all-over red rose bouquet magnum paperweight. A lush and dense bouquet is filled above and below with multi-tiered red roses and punctuated with white baby’s-breath buds, small red and white rose buds, stems of white buds and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 15/16"
$1,800—2,000
162 Rick Ayotte 1997 “White Mountain Bouquet” lilies paperweight. Red and white lilies grow on a bed of white and blue buds and leaves, while an occasional red bud or tendril peeks out from the edges. Clear ground. A depiction of the artist’s favorite area in New Hampshire. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$1,200—1,600
$650—800
163 Rick Ayotte 1993 Artist Proof cosmos and tiger lily bouquet paperweight. Two double-tiered white flowers, each with a tuft of fluffy yellow and orange stamen at their center, are spaced in a bouquet with a yellow-striped orange tiger lily, buds, green leaves, blue flowers and pink flowers. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$1,200—1,600
164 Rick Ayotte 1989 “American Plum Bouquet” paperweight. Three luscious ripe purple plums and three candid white plum blossoms, their cores aflame with scarlet-tipped yellow stamens, hang against a thick patchwork of pointed plum leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$700—1,000
165 Rick Ayotte 2001 “Fleurs du Soleil” sunflower bouquet paperweight. A three-dimensional bouquet consists of two golden-yellow sunflowers, a multi-tiered red rose, orange carnations, blue irises, red tulips, purple flowers, berry clusters, white sprays, buds and assorted leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
166 Rick Ayotte 2003 “Eternal Life” dahlia bouquet paperweight. Three lush multi-tiered dahlias, in pink, deep russet and golden-orange, form the center of an everlasting fall bouquet, punctuated with buds and yellow-edged green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$1,200—1,500
167 Rick Ayotte 1984 “Vermilion Flycatcher with Trailing Arbutus” miniature paperweight. A bright vermilion red flycatcher, with a brown face stripe, rests on a conveniently slanted branch carrying two arbutus flowers and several dark leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$350—500
168 Rick Ayotte 2003 magnolia paperweight. Many tiers of cupped blushing pink petals gather around a central green and yellow-dotted stamen cluster to form a single magnolia blossom that rests inside a halo of five green sepals. Translucent emerald green ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$1,400—1,600
$500—800
169 Barry Sautner 1988 white clematis on blue carved cameo plate. Beautifully shaded white clematis, scattered companion buds and copious leaves are carved intricately with subtle relief into a masterful cameo within a spun white border at the rim of a clear plate. A translucent cobalt blue underlayer is also carved with similar subjects, creating a shaded background for the fully illuminated top layer. Signed/dated.
Diameter 7 1/2" *Shipping Priced at Cost*
$2,500—3,000
170 Doug Merritt and Barry Sautner 1987 collaborative “Tulip Tree 1” diatreta and insculpture faceted paperweight. A dimensional forking tree branch, sporting small leaves interspersed with six tulip tree flowers in various stages of bloom from sheathed bud to fully-splayed flower, has been sculpted inward into a frosted insculpture, viewed through a slanted top window to a textured surface. An intricate, complex and raised network of branches and leaves has been carved in a layer of black glass all around the textured clear core, and supports upright blooming tulip tree flowers, which have been carved in additional layers of white and red glass. The delicate features and color of the dimensional carvings could only be achieved through the utmost control and mastery of the incredibly difficult technique of diatreta. Artist Proof edition #1 of 1, from the artist’s personal collection. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4" *Shipping Priced at Cost*
$4,000—5,000
171 Loren Stump 1999 murrini portraits paperweight. A ring of nine colorful archetype murrina portrait canes, each different
from the next, surrounds a larger scenic cane at its focus where a village square is pictured. Black and white meandros canes are interspersed among the images and frame the design. Aventurine pebble ground. Signature/date cane. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800—1,000
172 Mickael Hingant pink, mauve and black flower bouquet plaque paperweight. A bouquet of various flowers includes two sprays flanking a large radial flower with a trumpet cane center. A similar radial flower sprouts from a long stem above dark buds, next to a delightful double-tiered mauve flower, with a filament core, and a quintet of furled pink buds. The bouquet is joined by green leaves and stems. Blue ground. Rectangular plaque with beveled clear sides. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Width 3", height 4 5/16", depth 1 7/16"
$500—800
173 Francis Whittemore South Carolina jessamine faceted paperweight. A yellow trumpet flower and a yellow bud are joined by green leaves, over a mottled purple ground. Five long side facets and one top facet. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$250—400
174 Francis Whittemore pink crimp rose overlay miniature faceted paperweight. An upright pink crimp rose is cradled within four green sepals and floats above a clear ground. Transparent ruby overlay. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$250—300
175 Charles Kaziun Junior yellow crimp rose salt dish. A charming upright yellow crimp rose, with four rows of petals and four aventurine green leaves, floats within the base of a clear salt dish. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 11/16", height 1 9/16"
$450—600
176 Charles Kaziun Junior orange pansy and bud with bee miniature paperweight. Two notched orange upper petals and three blue cog cane lower petals connect with a bright yellow stardust center to form a pansy. The blossom is framed by three pointed green leaves and shares a stem with a companion bud, additional leaves and a gold bee. Purple ground. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 1/8"
178 Charles Kaziun Junior green snake and pink rope rose paperweight. A green snake, striped in yellow and brown, raises its black head to better gaze at a pink rope rose, cupped within three green sepals. Orange and white jasper ground. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$350—500
179 Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature paperweight. A white and pink millefiori flower, on a stem with three pointed green leaves and a little stem, is encircled by a white and pink torsade. Aventurine-speckled blue ground. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$500—800
177 Charles Kaziun Junior blue convolvulus and bud on trellis paperweight. A white-centered blue convolvulus and its companion bud share a green leafy vine that grows on a white trellis, over a translucent amethyst ground. A gold-foil bee rests on the inside edge of the flower. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$350—500
$350—500
180 Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori miniature pedestal paperweight. A complex cane, with two concentric rings of green, pink, blue and white cogs, including shamrocks, a heart and a signature cane is the lone subject on a tilted translucent amethyst ground. Footed clear base. Signature gold-foil “K” on the underside. Good condition.
Diameter 1 7/16", height 1 3/4"
$300—400
181 Bob Banford six flower radial bouquet piedouche paperweight. A double-tiered mauve blossom, with a white stardust center and a mane of green sepals, is haloed by a ring of five spaced assorted flowers, each with a stacked yellow center and a mane of sepals, all connected by radial stems. White upset muslin cushion over translucent cobalt blue ground. Pedestal base of spaced alternating cobalt blue and white staves bordered by blue and white torsades at the top and bottom. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/8", height 3 1/4"
184 Ray Banford radial rose bouquet fancy-cut basket paperweight. A pink cabbage rose is centered by a ring of alternating pink and white cabbage roses which bloom on radiating stems with mint-green leaves. The bouquet floats within a basket, with two oblong side facets and fancy-cutting on the lower half. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,000—1,500
182 Bob Banford pink clematis and spun stem bouquet paperweight. Four double-tiered pink clematis blossoms, each with a yellow millefiori center, grow on twisted stems, with multiple dark green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Spring 2007 38th Auction as lot 184.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$600—800
183 Bob Banford daffodil bouquet magnum faceted paperweight. A bright bouquet of yellow and white daffodils and buds blooms atop a lush gathering of long green leaves. Diamond-cut clear ground. Three tiers of ten side facets and one top facet. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$600—800
185 Ray Banford pink iris bouquet magnum paperweight. A quartet of dimensional irises, all in different shades of pink, and their companion buds are gathered into a bouquet with green leaves and stems. Swirling sky blue ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$500—800
186 Ray Banford pink rose bouquet and torsade paperweight. Three pink cabbage roses share a forking stem with green leaves and rest on white upset muslin inside a pink, blue and white torsade. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$400—600
$600—800
187 Bob Banford dueling snakes paperweight. A pair of dueling snakes, one black with yellow and brown spots, the other striped in yellow and orange, faces off on a pebbly ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$450—600
188 Bob Banford snake and rose paperweight. A black snake, with red and yellow dorsal dots spacing the length of its body, is interrupting his sinuous slithering to gaze upward at an upright pink cabbage rose, which has emerged from a trio of green leaves. Pebbly earth ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
$450—600
189 Bob Banford purple dahlia and torsade paperweight. A quadruple-tiered purple dahlia, with a white stardust cane center, has a halo of crenulated green leaves and is encircled by a purple and white torsade. White upset muslin ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
190 Bob Banford white clematis and buds paperweight. A double-tiered white clematis, with a ring of upright yellow filament stamens at its middle, is flanked by two companion buds which share a leafy stem and is crowned by nine leaves. Strawberry-cut clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—600
191 Ray Banford pair of pears on a branch paperweight. Two golden pears hang on stems from a beige branch with a clump of green leaves. Parallel transparent white latticinio staves over clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$600—800
$350—500
192 Ray Banford white flowers overlay miniature faceted paperweight. Four white blossoms, in profile, hang on curved stems with green leaves. Aventurine blue ground. Red-over-white double overlay. Six and one facets. Signature cane.
Diameter 1 5/8"
$150—200
193 Richard Loesel 2022 blue butterfly, ladybug and scrambled flowers paperweight. A blue and yellow butterfly, with black wing details, shimmering wing spots and a shimmering striped body, hovers over myriad flowers and leaves, including a four-leaf clover, a pink lily, a rose cane, a sunflower and bellflowers. A plump ladybug crawls on a leaf and hollow red heart canes are strewn about the colorful ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/2"
196 Richard Loesel 2022 pansies flower bouquet in a basket paperweight. A basket is outlined by a beige torsade and cleverly filled with a wavy beige ribbon lattice as the woven side. The basket bursts with pansy flowers in yellow, white, pink, purple and blue. Green leaves and stems complete the design while a contrasting bright red ladybug crawls on the basket. Purple ground. Signature/ date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800—1,000
194 Richard Loesel lizard, spider, ladybug and flowers paperweight. Two upright pink pompon flowers, each centering a trio of pointed green leaves, flank an iridescent blue and black lizard, a red ladybug and a yellow and black spider, amidst a few rocks and fallen leaves. Sandy earth ground. “MOF” signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$800—1,000
197 Richard Loesel 2022 pink, purple, blue and yellow flower bouquet paperweight. A radial bouquet of various flowers includes yellow flowers with star cane stamens, purple flowers with filament yellow centers, blue bud clusters and pink bud clusters, all gathered on thin green leaves and meandering tendrils. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$600—800
195 Richard Loesel 2021 grasshopper in flower bouquet paperweight. Two sprays of white buds, yellow flowers, red flowers, blue bellflowers, buds and radiating leaves form a fan-shaped bouquet where an orange and yellow grasshopper appears not so inconspicuously. Light blue ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$700—1,000
198 Richard Loesel blue pompon and millefiori butterfly miniature paperweight. A dimensional blue flower, with a yellow stamen core, has a halo of radial green leaves and is approached on the surface by a pink complex cane butterfly. Aqua ground.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/4"
$600—800
$120—200
199 Saint Louis 1977 swirling filigree newel post. Double-swirl filigree threads, in alternating cobalt blue, white and pink, emanate from a pink Clichy-type rose at the apex and cascade downward to a footed clear base. Hollow clear interior. Limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Good condition.
Diameter 3 13/16", height 5"
$500—800
200 Saint Louis 1991 red, blue, green and white crown newel post. A large majestic crown, consisting of an alternating pattern of twists in green and white or red, blue and white, separated by white filigree that cascade from a top signature/date cane, sits on a footed clear base. A similar piece can be found in Sotheby’s Paperweights June 26, 1996 auction catalog as lot 42. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 4", height 4 15/16"
$600—800
201 Saint Louis 1977 “Honeycomb” amber beehive newel post. Concentric C-shaped red and white canes shower down the perimeter of a clear hollow orb, departing from a pale yellow Clichy-type rose with a pink core at the crest. Footed clear base. Limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Good condition. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 7/8", height 4 15/16"
$800—1,000
202 Saint Louis 1979 millefiori and latticinio candlestick holder. Atop a millefiori base of four concentric rings of varied complex canes encircling a blue, yellow and white central complex cane and cupped by a white stave basket, a diagonally spiraling white latticinio column moves upward to a protruding lip and finally a pink and white torsade rimmed orifice. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 3/8", height 6 3/8"
$700—1,000
203 Saint Louis 1973 close concentric millefiori penholder. A swirling white latticinio cup, with a pink and white torsade encircling the rim, stands above a paperweight-shaped base containing a close concentric arrangement of colorful and assorted complex canes. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4", height 5 1/4"
$600—800
204 Saint Louis 1977 pink beehive millefiori penholder. An assortment of scattered complex millefiori is pressed into a white upset muslin cushion, over a clear ground, which creates the base for a clear neck and a flared vessel made of hollow C-shaped pink canes gathered and drawn into a close packed beehive design, with a fine white lace torsade as the rim. Limited edition of 450.
Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16", height 5 5/16"
$1,000—1,500
205 Saint Louis 1989 close concentric millefiori magnum piedouche paperweight. A white double-swirl latticinio base, supported and crowned by white torsades enclosing white twists, serves as the pedestal to nine close concentric rings of complex canes in shades of blues, reds, pinks and green. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 11/16", height 3 11/16"
$2,500—3,000
206 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.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$1,500—1,800
207 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 5/16"
208 Saint Louis 1987 close packed millefiori ball paperweight. A highly cambered blue cushion is concealed by a close packed assortment of myriad complex millefiori. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—500
209 Saint Louis 1977 upright flower bouquet in a basket paperweight. Several dimensional lampwork flowers, in blues, red, yellow, white and mauve, are cradled within a bed of radial green leaves and held by the gathered conical stems of four large velvet green rounded leaves. A double-swirl white and yellow latticinio basket envelops the stem. A signature/date cane is centered in one of the flowers. Etched “A-B”, possibly as a prototype.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$500—600
$600—800
210 Saint Louis 1974 close concentric complex millefiori piedouche paperweight. Nine close concentric rings of contrasting millefiori, some cogs, others star bundles, primarily in red, yellow, white and blue, are gathered around a large cross and cogs complex cane. The design rests atop a double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base with white latticinio torsades at the top and bottom. Signature/ date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition. Diameter 3", height 2 7/8" $1,200—1,600
211 Saint Louis 1984 “Kaléidoscope jaune” grid patterned millefiori on yellow ground paperweight. An opaque yellow ground is studded with parallel rows of spaced lavender complex canes that alternate with white and pink star-centered cogs in a repeating pattern that extends to the outer periphery. Limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
214 Saint Louis 1982 “Bonbons anglais sur tapis de Millefiori” spaced concentric millefiori on carpet ground paperweight. Two spaced concentric rings of complex canes, in a variety of color and design, encircle a central green complex cane and rest on a carpet of white stardust canes. Limited edition of 450. Signature/ date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600—800
212 Saint Louis 1987 “Champignon overlay jaune et blanc” concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A millefiori mushroom, with a stunning blue and white stardust cane at its center, encircled by six concentric rings of assorted complex canes, erupts from a red stem. Clear ground. Yellowover-white double overlay. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600—800
215 Saint Louis 1979 Tutankhamen gold inclusion and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A 24-karat gold death mask of a pharaoh is encircled by a white, blue, red and yellow complex millefiori garland. Blue ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$600—800
213 Saint Louis 1973 four-colored crown paperweight. White latticinio ribbons, with alternating twists of blue and chartreuse and others of red and green, emanate from a central signature/ date cane to form a regal crown reminiscent of the iconic antique design. Limited edition of 400. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$500—600
216 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"
$350—500
$350—500
217 Baccarat 1970 “Church Weight” zodiac millefiori paperweight. Silhouettes of all twelve zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of assorted complex canes. Edition #50 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$700—1,000
218 Baccarat “Church Weight” close packed millefiori and zodiac silhouettes paperweight. A close packed variety of complex canes, predominantly in bold hues of pink, green, blue and white, includes silhouettes of the zodiac. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base.
Diameter 3"
220 Baccarat 1987 “Flowering Cherry Branch” paperweight, from the Oriental Collection. Five pink and white striped cherry blossoms and seven small white buds emerge against a forking black branch over an opaque purple ground. Edition #118 of a limited edition of 200. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$700—1,000
219 Baccarat 1997 moon and star millefiori paperweight. Yellow star canes are scattered above a crescent of three stacked arched rows of complex canes, the outer two with a small yellow moon crescent at each of their centers and the middle row composed of green star canes. Transparent cobalt blue ground. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$700—1,000
221 Baccarat 1982 “Libellule aile verte” dragonfly and flower paperweight. A brown dragonfly, with green wings, hovers near a yellow blossom, with a cage of orange filament stamens, over a translucent green ground sprinkled with yellow pebbles and angular stones. Edition #135 of a limited edition of 175. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$600—800
$400—500
222 Baccarat 1977 “Escargot” snail and flowers paperweight. A three-dimensional light brown snail crawls between three spaced flowers, two in purple and one white, on a translucent dark green ground, with scattered silver pebbles. Edition #170 of a limited edition of 300. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—500
223 Mike Hunter 2024 “Pillar” European goldfinch murrina, millefiori and roses paperweight. A large finch murrina is ringed by tiny red roses, white and orange daisies, red bundle canes and complex millefiori, atop a cylinder of clusters of the same canes. Clear interior. Edition #1 of 1. Signature canes. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/16", height 2 5/16"
$1,200—1,400
224 Mike Hunter 2024 patterned millefiori, toucan and Gouldian finch murrine and roses paperweight. Parallel rows of complex canes, including a row of toucan murrine and a row of orange daisies, contrast with shorter perpendicular rows that include more toucan murrine and yellow roses, and frame a carpet of red roses housing a pair of Gouldian finches murrina. Basket of hollow white staves, with multi-colored interiors. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$900—1,200
225 Mike Hunter 2023 close concentric millefiori, finch murrini and roses paperweight. A red rose cane centers a ring of pink roses, then a ring of purple roses, inside a ring of spaced Gouldian finch murrini, followed by a final ring of pairs of red rose canes. The spaces are filled with complex millefiori. White hollow tube stave basket. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
226 Mike Hunter 2024 close concentric large owl murrina, roses, millefiori and daisies paperweight. A very large owl murrina stares on at the viewer from the center of a ring of stacked orange daisies, purple roses and white daisies, inside a border garland of pairs of red rod bundles and lone pink complex canes. Basket of hollow white staves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$800—1,000
$600—800
227 Mike Hunter 2011 close concentric millefiori and butterfly silhouettes paperweight. Seven papilio hesperus butterfly silhouette canes, rimmed in blue cogs, circle a large central ochre and olive cane. Three differing concentric rings of rod bundles encircle the butterflies. White star stave basket. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$500—800
228 Mike Hunter (2015) “Cornflower” lizard magnum paperweight. Across a cornflower blue surface, evenly and copiously covered with amber flower-like shapes, spaced millefiori complex canes lie studded across the periphery and a large, three-dimensional, blue and white lizard perches atop the dome. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane.
Diameter 4"
$2,000—2,500
229 Parabelle Glass 1997 Artist Proof open concentric hearts and rose moss ground paperweight. A large rose cane is ringed by ten alternating heart and star canes, then by a ring of red, white and green crimp canes and an outer ring of red and white cog canes, each with a tiny pansy cane at the center. Yellow rose-studded green moss ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,600—2,000
230 Parabelle Glass 1998 close packed Clichy-type roses paperweight. Assorted pink, salmon, yellow and white rose canes, all with green aventurine sepals in different sizes, are gathered into a lush prairie and rest on a white upset muslin ground. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
232 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof rose and pansy green aventurine ground chequer paperweight. Thirteen assorted pansy canes and twelve contrasting rose canes, some shimmering with aventurine sepals, are divided by twenty-five white chequerboard squares, over a beautiful translucent green aventurine ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$2,500—3,000
233 Parabelle Glass 1993 rose and swirl paperweight. Alternating rods of white, pink and rust-red swirl inward into a large green rod-ringed pink and green rose cane. Clear ground. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 3"
$1,500—2,000
231 Parabelle Glass 1997 pansies and roses on a moss ground paperweight. A large central Clichy-type rose in pink and green is closely ringed by nine pastry mold canes, followed by a spaced ring of alternating purple pansies and pink and green roses, eight in all, on a bed of moss ground framed by a garland of lavender cogs. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$500—800
234 Parabelle Glass 1986 Artist Proof close packed millefiori in stave basket paperweight. A colorful assortment of millefiori, including pansy canes, hearts, a rooster silhouette, stardust, honeycombs, roses, cogs and bull’s-eyes, forms a charming carpet within a red and white stave basket. Translucent amber ground over a white core. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,000—1,500
$600—800
235 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. Translucent wine-red ground. Limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 3/4"
238 Parabelle Glass 1990 spaced millefiori on opaque red ground paperweight. An assortment of nineteen complex canes, including a central yellow pansy, is spaced in a hexagonal pattern on an opaque Chinese red ground. Limited edition of 75. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$800—1,000
236 Parabelle Glass 1992 close concentric millefiori and rose paperweight. A central pink rose cane is centered by several concentric rings of contrasting cog canes in various colors. The outer ring alternates between red and blue cog canes. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$450—600
237 Parabelle Glass 1995 millefiori garland and bell silhouettes on carpet ground paperweight. A large complex cane, with a ring of blue and white bell silhouettes, is ringed by a garland of blue and white flower canes. White stardust carpet ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 10. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/8"
$250—400
$350—500
239 Parabelle Glass 1986 interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. A pair of interlaced trefoil garlands, one of blue complex canes and one of purple complex canes, encircles a central white Clichy-type rose within a ring of purple canes. A white Clichy-type rose rests within each of the six loops of the garlands. White upset muslin cushion over clear ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$350—500
240 Parabelle Glass 1986 scattered millefiori paperweight. A central pansy cane is surrounded by several assorted colorful complex canes, including a white and green Clichy-type rose, all scattered on a white upset muslin cushion over a clear ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$350—500
241 Damon MacNaught 2022 close concentric millefiori, roses and torsade paperweight. A pink and green rose cane is ringed by honeycomb cog canes, spaced by blue and white rods, inside a ring of pink and green cogs. A green and white torsade ensues and is held in a border garland of rose canes and white cogs. White and blue stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$500—600
242 Damon MacNaught 2022 close concentric millefiori, roses and torsade paperweight. A blue and black torsade, closed by a pink heart, rings a concentric design of pink rose canes, pink dogwood canes, blue rods, white stardust, yellow cogs and white complex canes. The design is encircled by a border garland of alternating green and white rods, pulled downward into a stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 5/8"
244 Virginia Wilson Toccalin 2001 commemorative two-colored crown paperweight. Pink and blue twisted ribbons cascade from a black and white commemorative date cane, spaced by white fillagree staves, down the side of a clear interior with a central white filigree swirl core, into a festive crown for the Paperweight Collectors Association. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Signed.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$200—300
245 Pairpoint pink crimp rose overlay faceted paperweight, by Robert Mason. An upright pink crimp rose is cupped by four green sepals and is viewed through an intimate top facet to a dark blue-over-white double overlay, with five mitre cuts cleaving five panels with three stacked printies each. Star-cut clear ground. Signed. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$500—800
243 Damon MacNaught 2019 close concentric millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A ring of blue and white-lined four-petaled pink dogwood canes surrounds a complex cane, at the center of a carpet of concentric blue, green, pink, yellow and white complex canes. The outer ring is pulled downward into a striped stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$150—200
246 Tomasz Gondek 2020 spaced millefiori plaque paperweight. Twenty-five complex canes are spaced in an alternating grid pattern on a black aventurine ground. Rectangular plaque with beveled clear sides. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Width 2 1/2", height 3 9/16", depth 1"
$500—800
$500—600
247 Drew Ebelhare & Sue Fox 2012 pansy and millefiori garland paperweight. A pink and yellow pansy is ringed by a halo of six white latticinio buds, spaced by trios of daisy canes and trios of green leaves, inside a border garland of alternating pansy and complex canes. Opaque ruby red ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$500—800
248 Drew Ebelhare 2009 close packed millefiori staves paperweight. Varied complex crimp, cog and rod bundle canes explode outward to reveal predominantly white staves and pink, blue, green, orange and yellow interiors, spaced by small air bubbles. The outer ring of canes is pulled toward the center into a radial stave ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
250 Drew Ebelhare 1993 close concentric millefiori piedouche paperweight. An aqua and white millefiori cane is the focus of five close concentric rings of different millefiori in white, aqua and pink. The design rests on a blue and white stave pedestal, with the top and bottom enclosed by a blue and white torsade. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 5/16", height 1 9/16"
$400—600
249 Drew Ebelhare 1993 paneled millefiori and twists paperweight. Intersecting perpendicular rows of pink, white, blue and yellow millefiori are lined with pale twists to form the dividing hedges of a decorative European garden design. The resulting four panels are packed with contrasting complex millefiori. Pink and white cog stave basket. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$350—500
251 Julie Scrutton Lewis 1999 concentric millefiori and rose paperweight. A central pink and green aventurine rose cane is encircled by a ring of six spaced complex canes, in blue, yellow, pink and white. Red ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of ten. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$250—400
252 Julie Scrutton Lewis 1999 close packed millefiori paperweight. A pink Clichy-style rose, a white rose cane, bells, moss, a shamrock, hearts and a whale silhouette cane, are scattered within a field of varied and colorful millefiori complex canes ringed by a gold aventurine, red and white torsade, over an opaque white ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$250—400
$300—400
253 Whitefriars 1980 radial patterned millefiori and twists faceted paperweight. Six pink and white twist ribbons space stacked white and yellow canes, topped by an arch of four pink canes, around a central pink cane and yellow cane ring. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets, spaced by six small printies. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$300—400
254 Whitefriars 1978 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A trio of large complex canes, around a central green complex cane and a spaced trio of small blue canes, is ringed by two rings of green complex canes, separated by a ring of white canes, which can also be found surrounding the central trio with tiny pink canes and more small blue canes. Cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3"
256 Whitefriars 1979 star-patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. A close concentric millefiori, with very small details, is ringed by a carpet of blue rod bundle canes, then by quartets of pink complex canes, spaced by white complex canes. Eight equally-spaced blue stacked millefiori triangles radiate around the central rings to create an eight-point star pattern, encircled by spaced pink and white canes. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$200—300
255 Whitefriars 1979 star-patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. A mauve complex cane is ringed by white cog canes, pink complex canes and pink rod bundle canes, arranged in eight equally-spaced triangles to create an eight-point star pattern, encircled by spaced pink and blue canes. Translucent blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$350—500
$350—500
257 Whitefriars 1975 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A carpet of yellow bundle canes surrounds a ring of pink complex canes and a blue center cane. A blue stardust cane garland borders the design and completely covers a small cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$300—400
258 Whitefriars 1974 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A very complex cane is ringed by six similar canes, each spaced by a small pink cane, inside a ring of assorted complex canes and a border garland of green and white canes. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$300—400
259 Whitefriars 1978 interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. Two multi-colored millefiori trefoil garlands interlace into a six-lobed design, over a translucent cobalt blue ground. A millefiori dots every cell created by the interlaced garlands. Edition #5 of a limited edition. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—400
260 Whitefriars 1978 interlaced millefiori trefoil and circlet garlands faceted paperweight. Two white millefiori trefoil garlands are interlaced into a six-lobed pattern, each lobe dotted by a contrasting cane that represents the color of the linked millefiori circlet that surrounds the inner and outer perimeter. A pink cane dots the center void. Translucent blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
262 Whitefriars 1978 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A yellow and green complex cane sits at the center of a ring of blue complex canes, followed by two concentric rings of blue hollow tube canes, separated by a ring of alternating yellow and purple canes, completely covering a small cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$300—400
263 Whitefriars 1977 interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. Two multi-colored millefiori trefoil garlands interlace into a six-lobed design, over a translucent aqua ground. A millefiori dots every cell created by the interlaced garlands. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$150—200
261 Whitefriars 1978 green millefiori garland paperweight. A six-lobed garland has inner and outer border garlands of green complex canes and a sinuous central garland of yellow complex canes, each looping around a pink complex cane. A pink cane centers the design. Translucent blue ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—300
264 Whitefriars 1977 scattered millefiori faceted paperweight. White, pink and yellow millefiori of various sizes lie randomly scattered like flowers floating in a bowl on a translucent light blue ground. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$200—300
$250—400
265 Lundberg Studios 1992 “White Cranes” compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A pair of graceful white cranes flies over blue iris blossoms, over a translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 13/16"
$1,200—1,600
266 Lundberg Studios 2003 “Monet Water Garden” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A picturesque scene, viewed from above, hides a green lily pad covered dichroic blue pond, where Clichy-type yellow roses float like lotus flowers, revealed through layers of branches of diaphanous ruffled mauve blossoms and dogwoods. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
267 Lundberg Studios 2001 “Yellow Rose of Texas” with millefiori rose garland compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An upright dimensional yellow rose, with three radial yellow buds and green leaves below, is encircled by a spaced ring of yellow Clichy-type roses. Green ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/4"
268 Lundberg Studios 2006 “Apple Blossoms” compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Three delicate white apple blossoms, each with two tiers of scalloped petals and bright orange stamen clusters, share a gnarled branch with three buds in different stages of bloom and green sepals. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 15/16"
$600—800
269 Lundberg Studios 1993 daffodil bouquet compound paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. Two bright yellow daffodils stand behind three smaller white and golden-yellow daffodils, on stems with long slender green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$600—800
$600—800
270 Lundberg Studios 1987 white daffodil paperweight, by Steven Lundberg. A white daffodil flower, with a traditional yellow center, rises from five-bladed leaves. Clear ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—600
271 Steven Lundberg Glass Art 2000 “Night Flight” blue butterfly compound paperweight. Five large blue lampwork iridescent kingfish butterflies are caught in flight against a black ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$600—800
272 Lundberg Studios 1997 yellow sundrop flowers paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A scattering of translucent golden-yellow sundrops, with deeply scalloped petals, blooms on dark stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$450—600
273 Lundberg Studios 2012 yellow sundrop flowers paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A scattering of translucent yellow sundrops, with deeply scalloped petals, blooms on brown stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
274 Lundberg Studios 1999 pink magnolia blossoms and buds compound paperweight. Three large six-petaled shaded pink and white blossoms and five companion buds share a craggy system of slender stems with five companion buds. Clear ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$700—1,000
275 Lundberg Studios 1992 “Worldweight” magnum paperweight. Planet Earth is artistically depicted with continents in brown, green and white, surrounded by blue oceans. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$350—500
$350—500
276 Lundberg Studios 2007 pink apple blossoms surface design paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A Tiffany-style surface design of delicate iridescent pink apple blossoms is elegantly presented by the convergence of three thin and sinuous branches, with a few scalloped green leaves, at the apex of a gold-luster surface. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—600
277 Orient & Flume 1980 white millefiori flower on iridescent blue surface design paperweight. A flower, with five white hollow tube bundle cane petals around a central blue complex cane, blooms on a pulled-feather vine, with tiered green leaves, inside a ring of iridescent gold pulled-feather leaves, atop an iridescent blue dome. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
280 Orient & Flume 1982 butterfly, flowers and vines surface design paperweight. A red and gold-spotted white butterfly hovers near vines bearing a green flower and small white millefiori flowers, on a translucent iridescent gold surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250—400
278 Orient & Flume 1978 iridescent gold pulled-feather surface design paperweight. A golden dogwood blossom design sits at the apex of a radial quadrant Tiffany-style pulled-feather design in iridescent gold, mauve and maroon. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$150—200
281 Orient & Flume 1978 flower and pulled-feather surface design paperweight. A six-petalled iridescent red and beige flower, with a complex cane center, blooms atop a stem with ascending looped green leaves from a perimeter of dark blue pulled-feather waves on an iridescent blue surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$150—200
279 Orient & Flume 1985 iridescent pulled-feather surface design paperweight. A white complex cane rests at the apex of four pulled-feather designs of three striped leaves each, in white, gold, brown and black. Translucent iridescent gold surface. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$150—200
282 Orient & Flume (1989) “Earth & Moon” overlay faceted paperweight, by Ed Alexander. A large mottled blue and beige orb, representing earth, floats beneath a white moon and a starry sky, at the center of a speckled iridescent aubergine overlay. Front display facet. Edition #20 of a limited edition of 250. Signed.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$150—200
$250—400
283 Correia Art Glass 1984 silver and black lizard sculpture paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A three-dimensional silver and black lizard rests on a black surface speckled with textured silver dust. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$150—200
284 Correia Art Glass 1984 millefiori spider and threads sculpture paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A spider, with a raised black body dotted with a raised millefiori, has iridescent legs and tops a dark dome above raised golden threads around the perimeter. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16"
286 Correia Art Glass 1984 striped snake surface sculpture paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A three-dimensional silver-striped cobalt blue snake, with white eyes and a long silver tongue, is coiled on the surface of a glossy black orb. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$150—200
285 Correia Art Glass 1984 dragonfly sculpture paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A dragonfly, with white latticinio wings flanking an iridescent dark red body, a silver articulated tail and two silver eyes, rests on the surface of a translucent cobalt blue orb. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$150—200
287 Correia Art Glass 1986 pink sphere spiral and air bubble overlay upright circular plaque paperweight. A round bubble presides at the center of pink spiral sphere, inside a dichroic veil layer, in turn encircled by an outer ring of translucent blue. Iridescent gold overlay. Flat front and back facets and a round concave facet centered on the back. Edition #28 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$150—200
$200—300
288 Robert Eickholt 1992 abstract spiral parachute and air bubbles plaque paperweight. A black spiral tops a ruffled iridescent blue cushion, with air bubbles tucked in each of its grooves. Clear ground.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$200—300
289 Grant Randolph 1980 flowers and vines pulled-feather surface design paperweight. Three iridescent gold, white and light blue flowers grow from vines of red and white pulled-feather leaves, around a perimeter ring of pulled-feather waves. Iridescent gold surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$250—400
290 Bridgeton Studio pulled-feather surface-design paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A four-panel pulled-feather design, in white and gold, decorates the clear-encased surface above a turquoise cushion.
Diameter 2 11/16"
292 James Hart 2016 pink flower and red berries miniature paperweight. A crimped pink flower, with a tuft of filament stamens at the center, shares a fallen branch with a bud, green leaves and two trios of red berries. Red, copper aventurine and white coarse pebble ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$120—150
291 Bridgeton Studio 1977 yellow flowers on vines pulledfeather surface design paperweight. Trailing iridescent gold vines thread three yellow flowers together, bridging parallel yellow stripes around the perimeter and pulling them upward into waves. Iridescent blue surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$200—300
293 James Hart 2016 multi-colored flower and berry bouquet paperweight. Pink, purple and yellow berries are spaced in a bouquet with blue, orange and pink flowers, atop a bed of leaves. White upset muslin over copper aventurine ground. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$150—200
$200—300
294 Josh Simpson 1989 “Inhabited Planet” abstract world and air bubbles magnum paperweight. A curving field of tiny air bubbles shades a foreign world of blue oceans and protruding continents of canes, mottled color and gold leaf. Futuristic millefiori spaceships orbit the planet. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 9/16"
$250—400
295 Josh Simpson 2013 “Megaworld” abstract design magnum paperweight. Assorted canes, surface textures, colors and compositions suggest planet Earth, continents and islands rising up out of vast stretches of blue, all within a clear encasement. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/4"
298 Murano green millefiori carpet ground magnum paperweight. White and yellow daisy cane-centered green and white bull’s-eye complex canes are gathered tightly into a blooming prairie. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 5/8"
$350—500
296 Michael O’Keefe 1988 abstract amber spiral high-domed paperweight. Swirls of transparent blue and pale amber smoke start wide at the base and gradually work their way to the top in increasingly smaller tiers, within a clear dome, flattened at the front and back. Signed/dated.
Height 4 1/8", width 3 1/8", depth 1 7/8"
$150—200
297 Unidentified two dollhouse millefiori ultra miniature paperweights. A pair of extremely tiny paperweights, each containing a detailed concentric millefiori pattern, over a clear ground, is a remarkable achievement and is perfect for a dollhouse accessory.
From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameters 5/16-3/8"
$150—200
299 Chinese reverse painted ladies in a garden hollow orb. Using a very difficult technique, four ladies dressed in colorful robes have been painted into the interior of a hollow dome. They enjoy time in a garden with bamboo reeds, a palm tree and rock formations. A clear glass encasement wraps the painted dome.
Diameter 4 3/16"
$400—600
300 Chinese reverse painted two cats and butterfly hollow orb. Using a very difficult technique, two kittens eyeing a butterfly in flight have been painted into the interior of a hollow dome. They play in a grassy garden with orange daisies. A clear glass encasement wraps the painted dome. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250—400
$250—400
301 Paul Ysart concentric millefiori and twists magnum paperweight. Four concentric rings of alternating canes and twists, including cogs in pink, white, blue and orange, white and copper aventurine twists and green complex canes, are spaced on a transparent cobalt blue ground, around a central ring of green complex canes and a large pink complex cane at the apex. Signature cane.
Diameter 4 1/2"
$700—1,000
302 Paul Ysart aventurine snake pedestal paperweight. A three-dimensional green aventurine snake, decorated with a sinuous dorsal orange stripe, flanked by alternating red and orange spots, coils on dewy green ground, over a footed clear base. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$700—1,000
303 Paul Ysart orange flower with millefiori garland paperweight. A burnt-orange clematis, with two tiers of striped petals around a pink cog center, is perched on a stem with three green leaves. A patterned garland of green millefiori encircles the flower. Beige jasper ground. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
304 Paul Ysart imitation dragonfly and butterflies paperweight. An aventurine-bodied dragonfly, with green and white cane wings, and two aventurine-bodied butterflies, with orange, pink, green and blue wings, are spaced by and around complex canes. Black ground. “Dropped Y” bi-colored signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$200—300
305 Paul Ysart five flower bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. Five flowers, in blue, pink and yellow, are gathered on long stems with two bladed green leaves, flanked by purple-striped blue millefiori, inside a border garland of alternating blue and white complex canes. Mottled translucent cobalt blue ground. Rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$400—500
$400—600
306 Paul Ysart millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight. A butterfly, with a green aventurine body, a little red head and a pair of yellow antennae, has salmon-pink, green and white complex cane forewings and white complex cane hindwings. The insect appears within a border garland of alternating orange cogs, purple cogs and complex canes. Translucent wine-red maroon ground.
Diameter 3"
$500—800
307 Paul Ysart millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight. A gold aventurine butterfly, with a red head and antennae, has pink complex millefiori wings and is encircled by a garland of alternating pink and blue complex canes. Mottled cobalt blue ground.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$500—800
308 Paul Ysart millefiori butterfly paperweight. A hovering butterfly, with a red aventurine body, a green aventurine head and two yellow antennae, has two yellow millefiori forewings and two orange millefiori hindwings. Cobalt blue jasper ground.
Diameter 2 15/16"
310 Paul Ysart six flower bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. Four flowers, in blue, white and yellow, are joined by a red bud and a white bud in a bouquet with green leaves and stems. A border garland of alternating green cog canes and blue complex canes encircles the blooms. Translucent gray ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
$400—600
309 Paul Ysart butterfly and millefiori garland paperweight. A red aventurine butterfly, with blue and red wings adorned with colorful eyespots, is ringed by a border garland of alternating pairs of white bundle canes, pink complex millefiori and blue bundle canes. Clear ground. Signature cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$500—800
311 Paul Ysart concentric millefiori paperweight. A very large complex cane is ringed by white complex cog canes and a border garland of alternating white complex cog canes and red complex canes. Light blue and white jasper ground. Rought pontil scar. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—600
$300—500
312 Paul Ysart millefiori circlet garland paperweight. A large red and white cog complex cane is encircled by five spaced circlets, each of a different style and color and centered by a contrasting complex cane, and further encircled by a spaced border ring of orange cog canes. Yellow ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3"
$400—500
313 William Manson 2013 tree snake on a branch textured upright magnum faceted paperweight. A red snake, with white and black dorsal dots, wraps around a sturdy tree limb and dangles in the air over a patch of mossy earth. Textured transparent mottled yellow ground. Front viewing facet. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 3/8"
316 William Manson 2009 red aventurine salamander paperweight. A red aventurine salamander, with a red-spotted head, crawls on a mossy ground, strewn with rust-red rocks, next to an upright mauve flower sprouting from aventurine leaves. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$350—500
314 William Manson 2010 snake, scorpion and succulent textured faceted paperweight. A red-banded serpent slithers around an upright spiky succulent plant and a few rocks in a sly manner towards a posturing orange scorpion, tail raised high. Sandy earth ground. Textured clear surface with front display facet. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—400
317 William Manson 2013 penguins upright faceted paperweight. Four adorable rockhopper penguins, with distinct yellow eyebrows contrasting with their black and white suits, are conferencing on a rocky shore. Front display facet. Textured translucent blue ground. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$300—400
315 William Manson 2012 orange, white and black-striped coral snake paperweight. A striped orange, white and black coral snake, slithers and lifts its freckled head over a sandy earth ground, strewn with copper aventurine, red, blue and green pebbles and stones. Two orange flowers and a branch are scattered on the ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 5. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$400—500
318 William Manson 2009 silkworms paperweight. Eight striped silkworms devour their lunch of green leaves, scattered on a carpet of white spiral translucent blue rods, in homage to the antique design. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—600
$200—300
319 Caithness Glass (1984) “Two Salmon” three-dimensional fish paperweight, by William Manson, from the Traditional Collection. A pair of red aventurine fish, with pink dorsal spots, swims over a sandy yellow, green and blue ground. Edition #51 of a limited edition of 100; 86 made. Signed. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250—400
320 Caithness Glass 1980 “Cobra” three-dimensional red aventurine snake paperweight. A shimmering red aventurine cobra snake, with yellow dorsal dots, lifts its intimidating head to show its ribbed neck to potential aggressors. Sand-over-blue earth ground, strewn with orange pebbles. Edition #50 of a limited edition of 50; 27 made. Date cane. Signed. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 5/16"
322 John Deacons and William Manson 2006 dragonfly and millefiori paperweight, from the Strathearn Collection. A dragonfly, with blue aventurine wings and a green aventurine body, rests on pale blue ground, bordered by a ring of blue spiral-encased yellow rods, which alternate with pairs of complex canes. Edition #11 of a limited edition of 25. “JD 2006” signature/date cane and “WM” signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$250—400
321 Selkirk Glass 1983 “Butterfly” and millefiori garland paperweight. A millefiori butterfly, with purple and white wings, attached to an aventurine body, red head and green antennae, is encircled by a spaced garland of red and white cog canes. Translucent aqua ground. Edition #114 of a limited edition of 250. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$300—400
323 John Deacons 2003 four-colored crown paperweight. A blue, green and white complex cane stands at the apex of seven green and blue twist ribbons, spaced by pink and red twists, each spaced by one white latticinio twist, all cascade outward around a clear interior to form a regal crown. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$200—300
$450—600
324 “J” Glass 1981 red and white primrose faceted paperweight, by John Deacons and Allan Scott. A dark red flower, its petals edged in white and striped with three short lines each, has a pink cane cluster center and a companion bud as it blooms from a stem with green leaves. Alternating pink and blue millefiori garland. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Signature canes. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$150—200
325 Peter McDougall close packed millefiori newel post finial. Close packed multi-colored complex canes are gathered into a dense sphere above a sturdy brass base.
Diameter 3 15/16"
$800—1,000
326 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) loggerhead shrike paperweight. A North American shrike bird, with a black beak and mask, black wings, a black and white tail, a white body and a little white eye, looks on as it grips a barren tree limb. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1, made for the 2001 PCA Convention Artists’ Exhibit. Signature cane. Pictured in “The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights: The Final Years”, page 90.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$600—800
327 Perthshire Paperweights One-of-a-kind flower bouquet encased overlay magnum faceted paperweight. A bouquet of three flowers, in salmon-pink, blue and yellow, with a cluster of berries and a few leaves, sits on a translucent dark magenta cushion, inside a fancy-cut magenta-over-white double overlay, encased in clear glass. Two tiers of six facets, the lower ones grid-cut, spaced by small printies and with crow’s feet cutting around a top facet. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$600—800
329 Perthshire Paperweights 1998 “Magnum Butterflies” flock in millefiori paperweight. Eight large butterflies, each with a blue head, yellow antennae, black eyes and a yellow body, with contrasting millefiori wings in hues of green, blue, pink, purple, orange and yellow, frolic in a cluster over a black cushion ground. Limited edition of 25; 11 made, exclusively for G. W. McClanahan. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$500—800
330 Peter McDougall 1989 close packed Perthshire Paperweights picture canes paperweight. Famous Perthshire Paperweights picture canes are gathered together into a large and colorful close packed design, over a translucent pink ground. Signature/date canes and paper label.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$450—600
331 Perthshire Paperweights Jaguar gold logo and concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A leaping jaguar and the word Jaguar, representing the logo of the famed auto-maker, appear in gold inside three concentric rings of complex millefiori. Black ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$350—500
328 Perthshire Paperweights 1989 close packed millefiori paperweight. A large signature/date cane is surrounded by a variety of close packed complex canes, none of which is the same, over a ground of twists and latticinio. Limited edition of 300; 214 made. Diameter 3 3/8"
$600—800
332 Perthshire Paperweights (c. 1973) One-of-a-kind dragonfly and flower bouquet compound paperweight. A purple-bodied dragonfly, with white latticinio wings, hovers over a trio of flowers, including a pink and yellow pansy, a blue double clematis and a yellow flower, spaced by pairs of green leaves. Plum purple cushion ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$400—600
333 Perthshire Paperweights scattered silhouettes and picture canes low-domed paperweight. Eleven assorted picture canes and silhouette canes, including a snail, puffin, horse and zebra, each with a colorful border ring of millefiori, are scattered on a yellow and white ground.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$300—400
334 Perthshire Paperweights One-of-a-kind blue and white flower and parallel curlicue paperweight. Three parallel yellow cog staves are pulled inward together as gathered curtains on each side of a blue and white double clematis, with a stem and leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$350—500
335 Perthshire Paperweights 2000 One-of-a-kind pink and blue radial bouquet with aventurine paperweight. A blue double clematis centers three radial stems of a bud and a blue flower, spaced by pink double clematis and serrated green leaves. Black cushion ground, sprinkled with copper aventurine pebbles. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
terns, alternating between green cogs and pink cogs, each with a different picture cane at the center. Transparent blue cushion ground. Matching blue overlay, with six side facets, spaced by stacked pairs of smaller facets which are connected by a garland of small facets around the base, and a notched top facet. Edition #74 of a limited edition of 200, made exclusively for The Art Institute of Chicago. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$350—500
338 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) Wisconsin violet faceted paperweight. The Wisconsin state flower, a pretty violet flower, sprouts from gathered stems with leaves and a companion bud. Radial mitre-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Edition #12 of a limited edition of 15, made exclusively for the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass. Signature canes.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$400—600
336 Perthshire Paperweights 1980 One-of-a-kind flower bouquet encased overlay faceted paperweight. A blue double clematis, with a white stardust center, is topped by two yellow buds and flanked by green leaves as it sits atop a short stem with leaves inside a fancy-cut amber-over-white double overlay, encased in clear glass and encased in another amber-over-white double overlay. Four and one facets, spaced by long finger facets, creating a cube effect. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$700—1,000
337 Perthshire Paperweights circlet millefiori garland with picture canes overlay faceted paperweight. A complex picture cane of a snail is encircled by a garland of concentric circlet pat-
$300—400
339 Perthshire Paperweights 1987 scattered picture canes on close packed millefiori paperweight. An assortment of colorful complex canes is dotted by several picture canes, including animals and dancing characters. Transparent green ground. Limited edition of 250; 150 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$400—500
340 Perthshire Paperweights (1993) pair of pears faceted piedouche paperweight, by Peter McDougall and Johne Parsley. Johne Parsley’s finely detailed lampwork, consisting of two blushing yellow pears, a white blossom and veined green leaves, rests on parallel strips of white latticinio, encircled by a ring of pink complex canes. A footed white double-swirl latticinio pedestal base supports the fruit with a pink, blue and white torsade above and below. Two rings of eight side facets and one top facet. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 35. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16", height 2 1/2"
$1,000—1,200
341 Perthshire Paperweights (1996) blue bellflowers on a vine faceted paperweight. A circular vine, ending in trailing orange hair roots, is adorned with cobalt blue bellflowers, each with a trio of yellow filament stamens, and olive-green leaves. Star and grid-cut clear ground. Four tiers of ten side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 25. Signed.
Diameter 3 3/16"
345 Perthshire Paperweights (1993) “Black Overlay” bouquet faceted paperweight. An assortment of blossoms, buds and green leaves floats over a star-cut clear base within a black overlay. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #83 of a limited edition of 300; 199 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$400—500
342 Perthshire Paperweights (1991) radial flower and berry bouquet faceted paperweight. A three-dimensional bouquet has an upright white and pink conical flower at its center surrounded by a halo of radiating stems and leaves supporting a blue flower, a mauve flower, two yellow sundrop flowers and a few red berries. Star-cut clear ground. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #58 of a limited edition of 300; 170 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—500
346 Perthshire Paperweights 1993 commemorative bouquet faceted paperweight. A bouquet of lampwork and millefiori flowers, which are encircled by the words, “Perthshire Paperweights Festival, November 7th, 1993”, in yellow script, rests on a translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Made personally for Gary McClanahan, in honor of the factory’s 25th anniversary.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$400—500
343 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 close packed millefiori overlay fancy-cut paperweight. A cushion of vivid close packed millefiori is glimpsed through fancy-cutting, with eight oblong side facets giving way to a top octagonal facet, spaced by two tiers of small printies below, over a clear ground. Amber-over-white double overlay. Limited edition of 250; 152 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$350—500
347 Perthshire Paperweights (1992) “Magnum Garland” cinquefoil millefiori garland overlay faceted paperweight. A central cluster of pink and blue 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 #130 of a limited edition of 300; 160 made.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$350—500
344 Perthshire Paperweights (1994) “Magnum Bouquet” flower bouquet with bow faceted paperweight. A dimensional pink rose and three sheathed companion buds are joined in a bouquet with dimensional scalloped flowers and small yellow and orange flowers, all tied by the stems with attending leaves by a spiraling lavender ribbon bow. Grid-cut clear ground. Three tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 35; 29 made.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$450—600
348 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) blue flower cylindrical faceted paperweight. A blue and ivory flower, with yellow stamens, blooms upright at the center of radial blue buds, ruby buds and green leaves. Black ground. Flared cylindrical shape, with notched garlands at the top and bottom, eight small facets around the base and one top facet. Edition #47 of a limited edition. Signed.
Diameter 2 5/16", height 2 1/8"
$600—800
$300—400
349 Perthshire Paperweights (1998) “Whiskers” cat and millefiori garlands paperweight. A black and white cat is encircled by two concentric garlands of complex canes, which are separated by a ring of twists, over an opaque teal ground. Limited edition of 100, produced exclusively for L.H. Selman Ltd. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
$350—500
350 Perthshire Paperweights (2000) “Kissing Fish” pink fish and millefiori paperweight. A fish, composed of a yellow-striped dark pink body, with yellow latticinio tail and fins, is encircled by two concentric rings of pastel-colored complex canes, separated by a ring of alternating canes and twists. Opaque teal ground. Limited edition of 100, made exclusively for L.H. Selman Ltd. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
353 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 pink flower and two-colored crown faceted paperweight. A pink 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 5/16"
$300—400
354 Perthshire Paperweights (2002) commemorative “Employee Weight” blue flower paperweight. A blue flower, with two tiers of scalloped petals around a central yellow stamen, is flanked by a pair of serrated green leaves above and tops a short stem with green leaves. Radial-cut clear ground. Made for the employees of the factory at the time of its closure, in a limited edition of 17.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$300—400
351 Perthshire Paperweights 1998 rooster picture cane, patterned millefiori and radial twists faceted paperweight. A central rooster picture cane is surrounded by seven radial twists, dividing contrasting panels of complex millefiori, each closed by an additional twist, inside a double border garland of pink cog bundles. Transparent green ground. Seven and one facets. Edition #40 of a limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$350—500
355 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) One-of-a-kind blue flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Shaded blue flowers and buds contrast with bright green stems and leaves in a gathered bouquet, over a contrasting translucent dark purple ground. Four side facets and one top facet. Made as a sample for the 2001 PCA Convention Weight. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$300—400
352 Perthshire Paperweights (1989) close packed millefiori and nosegay faceted paperweight. A large circle of assorted close packed complex canes is bordered by a spaced ring of five millefiori nosegays. Turquoise cushion ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 200; 148 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$300—400
356 Perthshire Paperweights (1996) “Pink Flower” and buds faceted paperweight. A pink flower, with thin yellow filament stamens, blooms atop a long green stem, flanked by two pink buds and green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #171 of a limited edition of 250.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—500
$350—500
357 Perthshire Paperweights (1997) “Snowmen” Christmas frosted ovoid faceted paperweight. Two snowmen, with red and green scarves, have lost their cane that now lays on patchy snow. Clear ground. Frosted exterior with a viewing facet opposing two engraved stars. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 250. Signed.
Diameter 2 5/8", height 3"
$500—800
358 Perthshire Paperweights 1985 “Polar Bear” hollow overlay faceted paperweight. A pair of three-dimensional polar bears stands upon a speckled white glacier, within a hollowed dome, encased by a transparent blue overlay, with two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 282 made. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$500—600
359 Perthshire Paperweights (1975) “Penguin” hollow overlay fancy-cut faceted paperweight. An upright penguin stands on an ice floe, contemplating the reflection of a transparent blue overlay through four large side facets, spaced by smaller printies and fancy-cut crisscrossed arches, and a top facet. Limited edition of 350; 316 made. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/8"
361 Perthshire Paperweights 1978 Christmas holly overlay faceted paperweight. A sprig of three green holly leaves and red berries is encircled by a green millefiori garland, on an opaque white ground. White overlay, with two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 325; 322 made. Signature/ date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$450—600
360 Perthshire Paperweights (1970s) swirl paperweight. Green, white and red twists spiral inward in a counterclockwise direction into a swirl cushion, with a large central complex cane at the apex. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$120—150
$400—600
362 Perthshire Paperweights (1986) Christmas candle in a basket paperweight. A glowing spun red candle, with green holly leaves and red berries, floats over a stave basket composed of red and white candy cane latticinio twists, alternating with green rods. Edition #69 of a limited edition of 350; 338 made. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/16"
$350—500
363 Perthshire Paperweights 1981 Christmas picture canes paperweight. Five colored picture canes with Christmas themes, including a reindeer and Santa Claus, are spaced around a central doily cane inside a border garland of smaller white doily canes with pastel colored dots. Transparent green ground. Edition #19 of a limited edition of 300; 225 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8"
$350—500
364 Perthshire Paperweights 1979 “Christmas Angel” paperweight. A central angel picture cane is closely encircled by a ring of white star canes, then by scattered white and light yellow stars and completed with a close concentric border of alternating white and yellow stars. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #258 of a limited edition of 325; 307 made. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16"
$250—300
365 Perthshire Paperweights 1985 Christmas crown paperweight. A picture cane of a red candle and green holly leaves crests a clear-encased crown of cascading spaced red, white and green twists in alternation with ribbons of white latticinio. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$350—500
366 Perthshire Paperweights 1974 “Christmas Robin” crown paperweight. A complex robin picture cane sits at the top of a crown composed of spaced radial green and white twists. Clear ground. Edition #222 of a limited edition of 325; 317 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—500
367 Perthshire Paperweights 1993 “Nativity Scene” faceted paperweight. A Nativity scene picture cane, with Mary praying by infant Jesus in a cradle, rests at the center of a five-point star, composed of yellow stardust canes, bordered by white latticinio rods. Wedges of assorted canes surround the star, including five cobalt blue and white star canes, over a translucent cobalt blue ground. Five and one facets. Edition #133 of a limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
369 Perthshire Paperweights 1994 “Christmas Bells” and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A pair of white stardust cane bells, tied together with a yellow cane bow, chimes above a sprig of holly and is encircled by a red and blue complex millefiori border garland. Translucent green ground. Top facet. Edition #70 of a limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$400—500
370 Perthshire Paperweights 1990 “Partridge in a Pear Tree” Christmas faceted paperweight. A large partridge in a pear tree picture cane is surrounded by four spaced robin picture canes, which alternate with sprigs of green holly leaves and red berries. Two concentric rings of complex millefiori encircle the border of the design. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #224 of a limited edition of 400; 341 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—500
368 Perthshire Paperweights 1991 Christmas millefiori peace dove faceted paperweight. A dove, composed of white stardust canes, clutches an olive branch between its talons, wings spread in flight, inside a delicate border garland of white stars. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #135 of a limited edition of 375; 288 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3"
$500—600
$400—500
371 Perthshire Paperweights 1989 “Christmas Bouquet” poinsettia and holly faceted paperweight. Two red poinsettias, green holly leaves and red berries rest on an opaque white cushion ground. Top facet, encircled by a ring of six small facets. Limited edition of 350; 340 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$400—500
372 Perthshire Paperweights 1995 mistletoe and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. An arching mistletoe stem, with striped green leaves and white berries, is encircled by a double border garland of alternating pink and radial candy cane twists on the inside and white stardust and green complex canes on the outside. Translucent ruby ground. Six and one facets. Edition #22 of a limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3"
$250—400
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