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Auction Number 93
Antique Paperweights and Related Objects
1 Extremely rare antique European, possibly Pantin, tulip and patterned millefiori garland paperweight. Considered one of the Pantin “Rosetta Stones” that bridged the identification gap between lampwork and millefiori, a sprightly dimensional pink-shaded tulip has a cup of five exotic multi-tone petals, streaked in yellow, red and blue on the interior, with a swirled yellow pistil embedded safely within. The blossom emerges on a short stem from a swatch of five bladed mint-green leaves, inside a patterned millefiori garland of eight alternating millefiori circlets, each centered by an alternating complex cane, in red, white, blue and green. Clear ground. Pictured and discussed on pages 24-25 of the 2025 PCA Bulletin. Pictured on page 376 of La Cristallerie de Clichy. Diameter 3 3/16" $20,000—25,000
2 Extremely rare antique Mount Washington dimensional fruit and flower wreath magnum paperweight. A heaping cluster of shaded cobalt blue berries hangs in a colorful flower wreath with four double-tiered flowers, one light pink with aventurine stripes, one dark pink, one light yellow and one amber yellow, each centered by a lush and dimensional corresponding stamen bundle. The connecting circular vine also gives rise to an incredible bud, with a cascade of petals in the colors of its neighbors, and a few green leaves, all dusted with shimmering dew. Clear ground. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 11/16" $15,000—20,000
3 Rare antique Pietro Bigaglia and Giovanni Franchini 1846 spaced millefiori scrambled paperweight. An assortment of whole and partial Franchini canes includes rose trios, horses, ducks, two gondola canes, characters from the popular Italian “Commedia dell’Arte” the Harlequin and the Arlecchino canes, an anthropomorphic sun, a double eagle with the initials “F1” on its chest, the emblem of Austrian Emperor Ferdinand, an “1846” cane and a “PB 1846” cane, pressed into a Bigaglia gathering of bits of ribbons, canes, filigree and aventurine. Picture on page 68 of Identifying Glass Paperweights: The Less Familiar. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition. Diameter 2 13/16"
$12,000—16,000
4 Very rare antique Silesian/Bohemian Harrach Glassworks “Basket of Flowers” close concentric millefiori annotated paperweight. A dimensional basket, made of radial white staves, shaped and drawn to connect two green ribbon rims, is filled with close concentric rings of assorted complex canes in red, white and green. A green ribbon handle arches above the flowers and connects to the top rim of the basket. The design is encased in clear glass, etched in gothic calligraphy with “D. Glücksman”, which casts a stylish shadow on the stem of the basket. Pictured and discussed on page 187 of Classic Paperweights from Silesia/ Bohemia . Pictured and discussed on pages 69-70 and 73 of Glass Paperweights: The Heritage of the 19th Century Riesengebirge and Isergebirge Glassworks. “This weight required much labor as well as master skills to be made successfully.” Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$12,000—15,000
5 Rare antique European, attributed to Russia, scrambled millefiori paperweight. A dense cambered gathering of complex millefiori, several repeating throughout the design, includes arrowhead, star, rod and snowflake complex canes, in predominantly subdued shades of blue, pink, purple and white. The unusual collection of canes is discussed in the 2002 and 2007 PCA Bulletins, on pages 9-14 and 64-65, respectively, and attributed to Russian artists. “The Russian Empire invited art masters from around the world, so it’s possible that some millefiori glass masters immigrated to Russia from Bohemia, Silesia, or France. This would explain why Russian paperweights are very hard to find but are excellent examples of glassmaking art.” A similar example sold in the L.H. Selman Ltd. Fall 2022 82nd Auction as lot 2. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 3/16", height 1 7/16"
$10,000—12,000
6 Extremely rare antique Pantin magenta pink rose and bud paperweight. A sumptuous rose has several layers of overlapping shaded magenta petals, carefully sheathing a yellow center and haloed by bright green sepals that peer shyly from behind. A companion bud sprouts next to the rose, still cradled by a cage of mint-green sepals, amidst a crown of three large green leaves. A stem supports the delightful blooms, flanked by two more leaves. Opaque white ground. “Wherever they were made they are Victorian workmanship at its best.” —Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$9,000—12,000
7 Rare antique Baccarat four-flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A serene double-tiered white clematis, with a star honeycomb cane center, is framed by a pair of the rarest pansies, both Type I pansies with the hallmark arrowhead cane lower petals, and is crowned by a rare thousand-petal red rose bud, conical with tiers of cascading petals, joined by a sheathed bud. The nearly identical pansies differ only in the coloring of their top two velvety petals, one dark maroon and the other a shaded purple. The resulting delightful bouquet is balanced with bright green leaves, some shimmering with aventurine, and gathered by a pair of crossed stems. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Good condition. Diameter 3 9/16"
$7,000—10,000
8 Remarkable antique Clichy millefiori nosegay with large pink rose paperweight. An exceptionally large sublime rose cane, with tiers of delicate pink-shaded petals sheathing a central bundle of yellow stamens, belongs to a fragrant bouquet, topped by a pair of millefiori, one cerulean blue and the other red, spaced by three serrated green leaves and perched on a thin stem, flanked by two more leaves. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$4,500—5,000
9 Very rare antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes magnum paperweight. Brightly colored and varied millefiori, including the Gridel silhouettes of an elephant, monkey, rooster, goat, horse, a few pheasants and two dogs, a flower picture cane, whorl bundles and honeycomb, among other iconic designs, blanket an inner layer of colorful upset muslin like a cambered densely-blooming prairie. Diamond-cut to base. Signature/date cane. “This Baccarat staple is one of the most consistently interesting weight ever made, always revealing something new.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Good condition.
Diameter 4 1/16"
$8,000—12,000
10 Rare antique Saint Louis millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A large central composite cog cane, in dark blue, white and salmon-pink, is nestled in a carpet of long white cog-rod canes, which are lined with pink and centered with blue and white florets. Clear ground.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$7,000—10,000
11 Rare antique Saint Louis silhouettes on white carpet ground paperweight. Spaced silhouette canes of a dancing man, camel, dog, dancing devil and horse, each in a ring of blue, red and white hollow cog canes, encircle a central ring of the same hollow cog canes around a red, white and blue star complex cane at the apex. The design is spaced in a cambered carpet of ever-smaller red-core white complex cog canes. Clear ground.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$7,000—9,000
12 Rare antique Clichy C-scroll millefiori and rose garlands paperweight. A red complex cog cane centers three concentric rings of green, white and pink canes, around which six C-scroll garlands, each different from the next, including one with twelve red-centered white roses and one with eleven pink and green roses, mark the brand of Clichy. Opaque cerulean blue ground. See The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 134.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$6,000—8,000
13 Rare antique Baccarat patterned millefiori with shamrock and butterfly picture canes paperweight. Seven lucky green shamrocks on white canes encircle a central red and white rod cog cane and are in turn encircled by a ring of the rod cog canes. A contrasting ring of blue, red and white arrowhead canes ensues, before a ring of fourteen open and spaced butterfly canes encircles the design. White upset muslin cushion ground. “These are weights of power and impact whose design must have taken considerable thought.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$4,000—6,000
14 Antique Saint Louis 1848 close concentric millefiori with dog silhouette cane paperweight. A large white-lined purple dog silhouette cane, surrounded by a 28-point white cog, centers five close concentric rings of complex millefiori in pink, red, green, white, yellow and blue. A final ring of blue and white hollow cog canes is pulled downward into a stave basket. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,500—5,000
15 Remarkable antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and roses mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. An iconic pink and green rose cane centers five close concentric rings, including a ring with nine more cousins spaced by purple cogs, a ring with thirteen white and green roses spaced by red pastry molds, two rings of green canes and a ring of alternating white and pink ruffle canes. The concentric rings form the tuft of a mushroom, held in a white and green staves basket, pulled downward to create a stem. Clear ground. Cerulean blue-over-white double overlay, with five and one facets. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$3,500—5,000
16 Antique Clichy interlaced millefiori and roses quatrefoil garlands faceted paperweight. A quatrefoil garland of blue pastry mold canes interlaces with a quatrefoil garland of an impressive thirty-two iconic pink and green rose canes. Their center void is occupied by a close concentric design of a ring of red cogs, a ring of green cogs and a central white and green rose cane. Star-cut clear ground. Five and one facets. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
17 Rare antique Clichy barber pole millefiori chequer with roses paperweight. A beautiful trademark pink and green rose rests at the center of two concentric rings of diverse millefiori bundles, pastry molds, ruffles and cogs, including a green and white rose and an uncommon pink and white rose. Cables of cobalt blue and white latticinio, over parallel strips of white latticinio, divide the millefiori rings. This design departs from the traditional white chequer pattern with colorful blue and white filament twist for a bolder and richer effect. A similar example is pictured in Antique French Paperweights, page 112, figure C209. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,500—4,000
$3,500—5,000
18 Antique Clichy millefiori panel paperweight. A large central ring of pale blue and white bull’s-eye and stardust canes surrounds a ring of red and white bull’s-eye cogs and an inner ring of green complex canes, all focusing in on a tiny white complex cane at the apex as the nexus to eight radial petal-shaped panels. Each panel is different from the next, in white, blue, pink and green. Opaque pink-over-white ground. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$3,000—4,000
19 Antique Saint Louis patterned millefiori on pink carpet ground paperweight. Set within a carpet of coral pink-lined hollow sawmill white cogs, a central motif of three concentric rings in white, pink, green and blue, with the outer ring made of green cogs, is encircled by five spaced green cog circles, each with a pink-lined white sawmill cog cane center. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4"
$2,500—3,000
20 Antique Silesian/Bohemian, attributed to Riesengebirge Josephinenhutte, spaced concentric millefiori and silhouettes paperweight. Boldly-colored millefiori circlet canes, including the silhouettes of an eagle, two dogs and two monkeys, are spaced on a cambered cushion of white upset muslin, with bits of colorful twists. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 3"
$1,600—2,000
21 Antique Saint Louis 1848 close concentric millefiori mushroom and torsade paperweight. A mushroom has a central red and white star floret cane inside a ring of blue hollow cogs and a ring of red-line white tubes, encircled by four concentric rings of diverse millefiori staves, including ogee-tipped canes, tubes and complex canes. The rings are pulled down into a tapered white stem for the mushroom and includes a black signature/date cane. A blue-encased white chaplet bead torsade, topped by a single mercury ring, encircles the base of the stem. Star-cut clear ground. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$2,500—3,000
23 Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. Six close concentric rings of complex canes in pink, green, purple, cobalt blue and white, include a ring of seven iconic pink and green roses alternating with green cog canes and a border ring of green moss canes. Dark blue and white stave basket. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$2,500—3,000
22 Antique Clichy close packed millefiori with pseudo roses and signature cane in stave basket paperweight. Pink and green pseudo rose canes are scattered in a packed field of varied millefiori in rich colors, including stardust, rod bundles, bull’s-eyes and a “C” signature cane. A basket of thin white staves holds the design. Clear ground. “5569” scratched on the base. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/4"
$2,500—3,000
24 Very rare antique Baccarat Swan-on-a-Pond hollow faceted paperweight. A delicately-crafted dimensional white swan, with red eyes and a black beak, glides at the center of a placid clear pond, ringed by a green and white jasper bank, over a star-cut clear ground. Swans were a common heraldic symbol, standing for beauty and grace, a fitting motif for such a well-conceived paperweight. Six and one facets. “All of these designs are very rare. This classic motif has been the inspiration for many weights from other makers since.” —Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,000—4,000
25 Rare antique Baccarat pink snake on upset muslin paperweight. A stocky pink snake, with copious green dorsal markings and red eyes and nose, is coiled twice around itself as it rests its head gently on its own body. White upset muslin. A juxtaposition of delicate lace and a lethal snake. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition, with customary internal air inclusion.
Diameter 3"
$2,500—3,000
26 Rare antique Baccarat “Thousand Petal” red rose paperweight. Six green leaves crown a multi-tiered red rose as it blooms atop a thin green stem, with two additional green leaves. Starcut clear ground. “So called because of its numerous petals, the unmistakable splendor of the “thousand petaled” rose speaks of a love with boundless intensity. The blood-red color of the bloom alludes to the passion of the sender.” —The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition .
Diameter 2 7/16"
$3,000—4,000
27 Antique French, possibly Pantin, mauve pansy paperweight. A single flower, with two velvety dark purple petals topping three mottled amber, mauve and white petals, each with faint stripes radiating from a central yellow matchhead, grows from a thin green stem gathered with four folded serrated green leaves. Small air bubbles shimmer like dew. Star-cut clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$1,600—2,000
28 Extremely rare antique Baccarat Type I pansy and buds bouquet with millefiori garland paperweight. Rarest of the Baccarat pansies, this particular example features two lush aubergine-capped yellow petals atop a trio of translucent cobalt blue petals, each with white arrow markings and a white cog edge, around a central star honeycomb complex cane. It is crowned by six aventurine green leaves and sits atop a thick aventurine green stem, shared by a sepal-swathed purple bud, two more aventurine leaves and an unfurling translucent blue and white cog-edged cane flower, with a honeycomb cane core. Red and white arrowhead canes alternated with white star complex canes to create a border garland for the bouquet. Star-cut clear ground. “A type I pansy, the rarest type, representing perhaps 1% of Baccarat pansies.” —Baccarat Paperweights.
Diameter 3"
$2,000—3,000
29 Rare antique New England Glass Company buttercup on jasper paperweight. A white buttercup has a pink core, encircled by a white cup, followed by a yellow-over-white cup, inside its two concentric tiers of folded hollow petals, and is haloed by three green leaves and sits atop a short stem shared by two flanking leaves and a sheathed companion bud. Red and white jasper ground. “The New England Glass Company receives top honors for producing the buttercup paperweight, one of this factory’s rarer offerings.” —The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$2,000—3,000
30 Exceptional antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company red dahlia with aventurine paperweight. A superb dahlia has three tiers of seven pointed red petals around a central tier of transparent copper aventurine petals, all homing in on a central collared red and white rod bundle cane. The luxurious blossom is perched on a short olive-green stem, flanked by two green leaves, below a halo of five bright green leaves and adorned with air bubble dew drops. Clear ground. Pictured and discussed on page 61 of The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. “The best examples have a top layer of translucent goldstone petals.” Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$2,500—3,000
31 Rare antique Saint Louis pink and blue clematis on green aventurine ground paperweight. A small flower, with five salmon-pink petals, each striped with a striking cobalt blue line, is centered by an orange complex cog cane and haloed by five bright green sepals as it sits in a dark green aventurine ground, encircled by a wide yet delicate red and white torsade. “In rare instances, the clematis appears on a deep green aventurine ground surrounded by a red and white or pink and white torsade.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. “In French weights, especially from Saint Louis (where Nicholas Lutz worked), aventurine shows up as the softly sparkling green glass ground of a few rare flower weights...” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, pg. 14. Fine condition. Diameter 2 1/2"
$2,500—3,000
32 Extremely rare antique Mount Washington blue rose miniature paperweight. A very unusual small rendition of a blue rose from the factory has two tiers of blue petals, each folded at the tip into a white notch, around a dewy cobalt blue center with a lone yellow pistil. A pair of spaced mint-green leaves protrudes from behind the bloom along with a burgundy-tipped bud, all connected by tightly-wound yellow stems. Clear ground. Internal flaws.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$1,800—2,000
33 Antique Clichy garland of millefiori circlets with roses faceted paperweight. A ring of pink and green rose cane is dotted by a green pastry mold, at the center of a garland of five circlets, each of a different color and style, dotted by contrasting complex canes, including a large iconic pink and green rose cane. Clear ground. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$1,600—2,000
34 Antique Baccarat 1847 scattered millefiori and Gridel silhouette canes paperweight. A central pink rod bundle cane is surrounded by assorted complex canes, including the Gridel silhouettes of a horse, rooster, white squirrel, dog, monkey, elephant, lovebirds, goat and dancing devil, all resting on a cushion of upset muslin, with bits of colored canes. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
35 Rare antique Baccarat enameled gold-foil red convolvulus and bud paperweight. A bright red convolvulus, with two dew drops dotting its throat, is joined by a companion bud on a stem with serrated green leaves, all in colored enamel over gold foil.
“Enameled gold and silver foil incrustations are normally found in paperweight related objects...They are very rare in paperweights.” —Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty. Fine condition and internal flaws.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$450—600
$1,400—1,800
36 Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A close packed arrangement contains a signature/date cane among a colorful array of assorted complex canes, including shamrocks, fortresses, six-point stars, honeycombs, green leaves, whorls, trefoils and quatrefoils, as well as two different flower picture canes and the Gridel silhouettes of a pigeon, squirrel and dog. A few segments of colorful lace are revealed between the canes. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
39 Antique Baccarat interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. A large blue and green arrowhead cane is ringed by red and white cog canes, inside two interlaced garlands of contrasting millefiori, one in blue and green arrowhead canes and the other in white and red stardust and bull’s-eye canes. A white star and red arrowhead complex cane dots each loop of the garlands. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$2,000—3,000
37 Antique Baccarat scrambled close packed millefiori and rose cane paperweight. A beautiful combination of packed complete and partial millefiori of many genres, including a rare rose cane and arrowheads, bundles, stardust, bull’s-eyes, among others, lets a ground of white and multi-colored latticinio peek through. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$1,400—1,800
40 Antique Baccarat quatrefoil millefiori garland paperweight. An arrowhead cane centers a garland of white stardust and green bull’s-eye canes, inside a quatrefoil garland of white stardust and light blue bull’s-eye canes that alternate with red and white cog canes. A blue and white cog cane appear inside each of the garland’s four lobes. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$900—1,200
38 Antique Baccarat 1847 close packed millefiori, picture cane and Gridel silhouettes miniature paperweight. Gridel silhouette canes of a dog, monkey, rooster, horse and goat are scattered among an assortment of colorful complex millefiori, including stars, shamrocks, leaves, trefoils, quatrefoils, rod bundles and fortresses. White and colored upset muslin visible between the canes. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$900—1,200
$600—800
41 Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight. A butterfly, with blue eyes, a purple latticinio body and four marbled millefiori wings, hovers over a bed of white upset muslin, encircled by a border garland of alternating red and white canes. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$1,400—1,800
42 Antique Baccarat 1848 spaced concentric millefiori and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A central trefoil and quatrefoil complex cane is encircled by spaced millefiori and Gridel silhouette canes in two rings, including a goat, rooster, monkey, hunter, squirrel, lovebirds and a flower, along with six-pointed star and arrowhead canes. The canes rest on a cushion of white upset muslin and bits of colorful filigree. Signature/date cane. Good condition.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$700—1,000
43 Uncommon antique Baccarat open concentric millefiori garland and Gridel silhouettes paperweight. A red and white bull’s-eye, tightly ringed with white stars, presides at the center of a spaced circle of three green, blue, red and white complex star canes alternating with three variously colored Gridel canes, representing a dog, a goat and a rooster. A garland, in a pattern of stardust cane trios interrupted by either an arrowhead cane or a blue and pink complex canes frames the design. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
45 Antique Baccarat red and white wallflower with millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A white flower, with five red-rimmed petals around a central star complex cane, perches on a sinuous stem flanked by two crenulated green leaves and sports a halo of four more green leaves and a red bud. A millefiori garland of alternating white cog and green cog canes encircles the bloom. Star-cut clear ground. Three tiers of ten side facets and one top facet. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800—1,000
44 Antique Baccarat macedoine end-of-day scrambled filigree paperweight. A classic macedoine of multi-colored ribbons, torsades and latticinio segments, and one whirl cane, in blue, red, pink, green, yellow and white, is randomly arranged to create a thorough blast of color from end-of-day cane remnants.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$350—500
$1,200—1,500
46 Uncommon antique Baccarat wallflower and forget-me-not bouquet with millefiori garland paperweight. A wallflower, with five red-rimmed white petals around a central green arrowhead cane, shares a sinuous stem with a white forget-me-not flower on one side and a crenulated leaf on the other side. The bloom has a crown of four more leaves. Border garland of alternating white stardust and green star complex canes. Star-cut clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 5/8"
$1,200—1,600
47 Rare antique Baccarat two-colored clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A rare clematis specimen has a ring of five ribbed purple petals and an outer ring of white petals around a star honeycomb center cane. A sheathed red bud peers through the flower’s halo of five green leaves as it sits atop a steeply curved stem, flanked by two more leaves. A garland of alternating white cogs and blue arrowhead canes encircles the blossom. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$2,000—3,000
48 Antique Baccarat yellow pompon and bud with millefiori garland paperweight. A beautiful yellow pompon flower, with tiers of C-shaped petals, has a green arrowhead cane center and a halo of five crenulated green leaves. It is joined by a sheathed red bud below, sharing a curving stem with three more leaves. A garland of alternating white and green canes borders the design. Star-cut clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,400—1,800
49 Antique Baccarat crossed pink buds paperweight. Six plump symmetrically spaced pink buds, with striped petals, grow upward on a stem, the lower two being crossed by the stems. Pairs of bladed leaves space the buds and a seventh leaf tops the stalk. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 3 1/16"
51 Unusual antique Baccarat white clematis and millefiori garland miniature faceted paperweight. A double-tiered white clematis, whose petals are melded into each other and have become indiscernible, is centered by a green arrowhead cane and perched on a stem with two green leaves, below three more green leaves. A garland of alternating white stardust and arrowhead canes surrounds the unusual flower. Melon-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Good condition.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$700—1,000
50 Antique Baccarat Type III pansy and a bud faceted paperweight. A large and elegant Type III pansy, with two shaded purple upper petals and three yellow lower petals, striped with thin black lines and spotted with purple and blue, has a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane core and a crest of four dainty green leaves. It sits atop a curving stem, flanked by a sprig of three leaves on one side and four leaves and a bi-colored bud on the other. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$800—1,000
52 Antique Baccarat white double clematis and two crossed buds miniature paperweight. A double-tiered clematis, with striped white petals around a white stardust and red bull’s-eye cane center, grows from a stem with two crossed companion buds and two bladed leaves, below a crown of three green leaves. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$400—500
53 Antique Baccarat white wheatflower miniature paperweight. A wheatflower, with two tiers of ridged blue-spotted white petals around a green bull’s-eye and white stardust cane, is crowned by four green leaves. The flower shares a stem with two additional green leaves. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 2"
$400—500
$700—1,000
54 Antique Saint Louis strawberries and blossom paperweight. Two textured reddish-pink strawberries grow on each side of a long green stem, topped by a lone yellow-centered white blossom and flanked by two pairs of serrated green leaves. Double-swirl white latticinio basket ground.
Diameter 2 13/16"
57 Antique Saint Louis end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. A jumble of bits and pieces of millefiori, and some whole, is a colorful reminder of the diversity and workmanship of the factory. White upset muslin ground.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$800—1,000
55 Antique Saint Louis two-colored crown paperweight. Twisted ribbons of red and green, with a white edge, alternate with white latticinio ribbons and cascade into a cambered crown from a red, white, green and blue complex cane at the apex. Hollow interior. “A Saint Louis specialty.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$350—500
58 Antique Saint Louis end-of-day scrambled millefiori miniature paperweight. A vibrant array of whole and partial canes, filigree and latticinio segments, is gathered as a peek into the factory’s daily work.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$800—1,000
56 Antique Saint Louis Czar Nicholas I sulphide and millefiori garland paperweight. A silvery bust of Czar Nicholas I of Russia in profile, wearing a laurel wreath on his head, is encircled by a garland of alternating white rod bundle canes and red, white and green complex canes. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$350—500
59 Antique Saint Louis spaced concentric millefiori on upset muslin paperweight. Five cobalt blue, white and pink complex canes, in a spaced ring around a central pink, white and green complex cane, are bordered by a garland of alternating salmon-colored canes and cadmium green canes. White upset muslin ground.
Diameter 3"
$1,000—1,500
$400—500
60 Rare antique Saint Louis upright flower bouquet and pink torsade faceted paperweight. A blue lampwork flower, with a yellow matchhead center, tops a bouquet of two emerging flowers, in red and white, spaced by two millefiori buds and radial crenulated green leaves, all pulled down into a coarse stem. A white filament and coral pink ribbon torsade, with two air ring inclusions, encircles the bouquet. All-over geometric faceting. Good condition with internal flaw.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$900—1,200
61 Antique Saint Louis upright flower bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A central bouquet of lampwork and cane flowers in red, white and blue, is surrounded by bright green leaves, their stems extending to a clear ground. A red and white spiral torsade, bordered by narrow air-ring inclusions, surrounds the bouquet. Eight side facets and honeycomb faceting to top. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
green leaves, drawn downward into a short stem. Clear ground. Transparent red overlay, with six demi-circle facets around the base and honeycomb faceting to the top. Possibly a former drawer pull. Good condition.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$700—1,000
63 Antique Saint Louis striped orange apple miniature paperweight. A handsome orange apple is covered in shaded stripes and sports a diaphanous white stem from which sprouts a serrated green leaf, and is joined by an additional pair of leaves peering from behind. Clear ground. Pictured in Glass Paperweights of the New York Historical Society, on page 79. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$800—1,000
62 Rare antique Saint Louis upright flower bouquet overlay miniature faceted paperweight. A shaded orange five-petaled flower, with a blue core, erupts upwards at the center of a ring of alternating lampwork flowers and complex millefiori buds. The blooms are gathered into a bouquet inside a cup of serrated
$400—500
64 Antique Saint Louis fruit bouquet on latticinio basket paperweight. A bright green pear, a golden counterpart, three bright red cherries and a golden apple fan out on a carpet of serrated green leaves, over a double-swirl white latticinio basket. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$350—500
65 Antique Saint Louis blue dahlia on a stem paperweight. A lush flower, with three tiers of five striped cobalt blue petals around a central yellow matchhead, blooms atop a green stem, with two serrated side leaves, and with three spaced leaves peering from behind the bloom. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground. Diameter 3 1/16"
$800—1,000
66 Uncommon antique Saint Louis large blue pelargonium on latticinio swirl paperweight. A very large and very pretty flower, with five notched velvety cobalt blue petals around a dimensional yellow, black and green center, blooms atop a green stem alongside two slender green leaves, a slender sepal peering between each petal. Two faint black lines accent each of the flower’s petals. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion over clear ground, below a copious glass dome. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
69 Antique Saint Louis pink pelargonium miniature paperweight. Five notched pink petals, with thin green leaves between them, surround a central complex cane in yellow, black and green to form a lovely pelargonium bloom that grows on a thin stem with two opposing bladed leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$900—1,200
67 Rare antique Saint Louis pink pompon and millefiori garland paperweight. A lush pompon has numerous concentric rings of pink C-shaped hollow rods as petals, around a complex yellow, blue and white cog center. It is joined by a small sheathed pink bud on a stem with four green leaves. Normally seen on a latticinio swirl ground, the bloom is encircled by a millefiori garland of alternating pink and green complex canes. Star-cut clear ground.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$1,400—1,800
68 Antique Saint Louis nosegay faceted paperweight. Four contrasting millefiori, including a white sawmill cog and a golden rod cog, are gathered on stems with five deeply crenulated green leaves. Diamond-cut clear ground. Six large lower facets and one top facet encircled by seven small facets. Good condition.
Diameter 3"
$450—600
70 Antique Saint Louis pink pompon and bud miniature paperweight. Tightly-gathered pink C-shaped canes form an opulent pompon, punctuated at its core by a yellow filament stamen bundle cane. The flower sits atop a thin stem, flanked by two leaves, and is crowned by two spaced leaves and a companion bud. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion ground.
Diameter 2"
$500—800
71 Antique Saint Louis millefiori nosegay and garland over amber ground miniature faceted paperweight. Four contrasting millefiori, in pink, blue, white and yellow, are gathered below five green leaves, above gathered stems. An alternating blue and white complex cane garland encircles the bouquet. Diamond-cut amber-stained ground. Three tiers of side facets and one top facet. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$250—300
$300—400
72 Antique Clichy close packed millefiori and roses stave basket miniature paperweight. A plethora of varied complex canes, pastry molds, rod bundles and cogs, is gathered into a charming burst of color in pink, blue, green and white. Several white and green rose canes are sprinkled in the colorful prairie, as well as a pink pseudo rose cane and a white pseudo rose cane. Basket of alternating pink and white staves. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$1,400—1,600
73 Antique Clichy millefiori and roses chequer paperweight. Two concentric rings of spaced millefiori, including ruffles and pastry molds, are separated by delicate white latticinio tubes to create a chequer pattern. An iconic green and pink rose appears at the apex and a large purple and white rose appears in the outer ring. An underlying layer of parallel rows of latticinio supports the design.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$500—800
74 Antique Clichy C-scroll millefiori garlands faceted paperweight. A central arrangement of three concentric rings of complex canes, in pink, white and green, is bordered by six C-shaped millefiori garlands, each different from the next, in pink, blue and white, over a grid-cut translucent green ground. Finger facets around base. “A unique version of the circular garland motif is found in Clichy “C-scroll” paperweights. These garlands of canes,
which are arranged in semi-circles resembling the letter “C”, are considered a signature of the Clichy factory.” —The Art of the Paperweight. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$1,400—1,800
75 Antique Clichy millefiori trefoil garland with rose paperweight. A very large iconic pink and green rose cane is ringed by six spaced contrasting millefiori in pink, white and blue, laying the groundwork for a green pastry mold garland to meander between them. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,600—2,000
76 Antique Clichy star-shaped millefiori and rose garlands miniature paperweight. Thirty pink and white rose canes are arranged into a five-point star garland, inside an outer star-shaped garland of green cog complex canes. A very dark purple crimp complex canes centers the design. Clear ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2"
$900—1,200
77 Unusual antique Clichy open concentric millefiori paperweight. A white and blue pastry mold cane is ringed by six spaced cobalt blue cog complex canes, then by an alternating ring of red complex canes and green crimp canes, inside an outer ring of alternating varied white complex canes and cerulean blue cog canes. Clear ground. Good condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$600—800
78 Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and roses stave basket paperweight. A central green moss cane is the departure point of six close concentric rings of contrasting canes in white, green, red and pink, with one ring of seven spaced iconic pink and green roses and purple pastry molds and one ring of twelve white and green roses and cobalt blue pastry molds. A basket of green and white staves supports the cambered design. Clear ground.
Diameter 2 5/8"
81 Antique Clichy light blue and white swirl miniature paperweight. Alternating rods of light blue and white form a pinwheel design, radiating outward in a counter-clockwise motion from a central red crimp cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$3,000—4,000
79 Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and rose stave basket miniature paperweight. A large iconic pink and green rose cane tops a cambered concentric design with four rings, one of cerulean blue cogs, one of red, white and green crimps, one of alternating white edelweiss and purple pastry molds and, finally, the outermost one of alternating pink cogs and green crimps. A green and white basket holds the design. Clear ground.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$800—1,000
80 Antique Clichy open concentric millefiori on red ground miniature paperweight. A central light blue and white pastry mold cane is ringed by white edelweiss canes, each with a red center, and a border ring of large green ruffle canes spaced by pairs of blue crimps. Opaque red ground. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$800—1,000
82 Antique Clichy millefiori miniature paperweight. A large dark pastry mold cane is ringed by spaced pastry mold and cog canes in pink, green, red, white, purple and blue. Clear ground.
Diameter 1 11/16"
$350—500
83 Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and roses miniature faceted paperweight. A white stardust and green bull’s-eye cane is ringed by pink pastry molds and then by five blue roses that are spaced by pairs of white stardust and red bull’s-eye canes. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$400—500
$500—800
84 Antique New England Glass Company millefiori crucifix paperweight. A cross of complex canes is ringed by a partial wreath of canes inside a border garland of assorted canes. Clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$1,000—1,500
85 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company fantasy white and blue weedflower with rose paperweight. Two notched cobalt blue upper petals and three white lower petals, striped in light cobalt blue, create a well-designed flower that has a rare white rose cane center. It sits atop a short stem, flanked by two contrasting crenulated green leaves, while a third leaf protrudes from behind the bloom. Clear ground. Pictured and discussed on page 89 of The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
87 Antique New England Glass Company close concentric millefiori paperweight. Three concentric rings of millefiori, in delicate shades of blue, pink and yellow, are centered by a pink and mint-green complex cane and rest atop a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$800—1,000
86 Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company red poinsettia paperweight. A large flower, with a pink, white and blue cross cog complex cane center surrounded by two tiers of seven pointed red petals, each petal separated by a small air bubble, grows on a stem with two opposing green leaves. Clear ground. Internal flaw.
Diameter 3"
$500—800
$500—800
88 Antique New England Glass Company millefiori nosegay and garland faceted paperweight. Three small contrasting millefiori are gathered at the center of four green leaves and their stems to make a pretty bouquet, surrounded by a double border garland of pink complex canes. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion over clear ground. Four quatrefoil side facets, spaced by pairs of stacked facets, and quatrefoil top facet with crow’s-feet cutting in the quadrants. Good condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$600—800
89 Antique New England Glass Company multi-colored crown paperweight. Four sets of spiraling ribbons repeat their color combination of red, blue and white, yellow, green, blue and white, and combinations of those colors, in a spaced cascade that derives from a central complex cane. Hollow interior over clear ground.
Diameter 2 1 /2"
$800—1,000
90 Antique Saint-Mandé close concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. Six large millefiori, in pink, blue, green and white, are arranged in pairs at opposing sides of a ring around a central cobalt blue, white and pink complex cane. Clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 13/16"
$350—500
91 Antique Saint-Mandé concentric millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. A large white and blue complex cane is encircled by six large pink, white and green flatten-tube rose canes, inside a border garland of pink, white and blue complex canes. Clear ground. Good condition.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$400—500
92 Antique Val Saint Lambert concentric millefiori and torsade paperweight. A large white, yellow and red filament torsade surrounds a ring of eight very large pink cog canes, each with a white hollow tube and green quatrefoil center cane, all honing in on a central white cog cane, lined in red and dotted with a white quatrefoil bundle cane. Green Ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 13/16"
93 Antique Silesian/Bohemian, attributed to Josephinenhutte, spaced millefiori paperweight. A central green, red and white complex cane is surrounded by eight varied complex canes in blue, red, white and yellow. White upset muslin cushion ground with a few colorful segments.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$500—800
94 Antique Silesian/Bohemian scattered millefiori miniature paperweight. Alternating pink, green, white and blue complex millefiori form a spaced ring around a single complex cane, over a white upset muslin cushion, with bits of colorful canes. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$500—800
95 Antique Bohemian engraved hound on amber-stained ground paperweight. An image of a hound standing at attention in a grassy knoll is engraved in a transparent amber ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$600—800
$600—800
Glass Paperweights from the Art Institute of Chicago
96 A. Antique Clichy scattered millefiori and roses on moss ground paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
B. Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori and central white rose mushroom in pink and white stave basket blue double overlay faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
C. Antique Saint Louis Queen Victoria sulphide and laurel wreath with red ribbon faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 9/16"
D. Antique Pinchbeck copper men and horses scene paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$5,000—6,000
97 A. Antique Baccarat 1848 scattered millefiori and Gridel silhouettes on blue carpet ground paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
B. Antique Baccarat Type II primrose and red marguerite bouquet with millefiori and pseudo rose garland paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
C. Antique Clichy light blue double clematis and bud paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
D. Antique Baccarat interlaced millefiori garlands blue double overlay faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$5,000 —6,000
Glass Paperweights from the Art Institute of Chicago
98 A. Antique Clichy green barber pole millefiori and rose chequer paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 2 5/8"
B. Antique Clichy close packed millefiori with roses paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 7/16"
C. Antique Saint Louis red and blue jasper panel with millefiori and red torsade paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
D. Antique New England Glass Company parallel red and white twists faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$3,000—4,000
99 A. Antique Saint Louis upright flower bouquet with amber and white torsade faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
B. Antique New England Glass Company sheaf of flowers and fruit on white latticinio swirl paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/4"
C. Antique Clichy aqua blue and white swirl paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3"
D. Antique Clichy Comte de Chambord sulphide miniature paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$2,500— 3,500
Glass Paperweights from the Art Institute of Chicago
100 A. Antique Baccarat crossed stems pompon bouquet with four primroses and matching buds paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/2"
B. Antique Saint Louis red pelargonium on white latticinio swirl paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/2"
C. Antique Saint Louis red and white twist cordial glass with scrambled millefiori base. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 13/16", height 3 7/16"
D. Antique Baccarat hunter and dog sulphide hunting scene on transparent red ground faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fair condition.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$2,500—3,500
101 A. Antique Baccarat green and brown snake on lace paperweight. From the Atlan Club Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
B. Antique Saint Louis scrambled millefiori hand cooler. From the Atlan Club Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 1 7/8", height 2 9/16"
C. Post-classic American brown mottled spheres on white frit paperweight. From the Robert P. Bates Collection. Good condition. Diameter 3 1/4"
D. Post-classic American red frit bottle stopper. From the Miss Bessie Bennett Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$800—1,200
102 A. Saint Louis 1977 upright flower bouquet on white latticinio swirl encased blue double overlay magnum paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 13/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
B. Baccarat 1979 coiled green snake on mossy pebble ground paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
C. Perthshire Paperweights “State Bird” chickadee picture cane and close concentric millefiori encased red double overlay faceted paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 5/16"
D. Murano coiled brown snake on radial leaves paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
Glass Paperweights from the Art Institute of Chicago
103 A. Paul Stankard 1985 bee over pink daisies paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection.
Diameter 3 1/16"
B. Paul Stankard 1985 pink trailing arbutus paperweight. From the Rubloff Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
C. Ray Banford blue rose cruciform bouquet basket-cut paperweight. Cutting by Ed Poore. From the Rubloff Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
D. D’Albret 1969 W. Schweitzer sulphide overlay faceted paperweight. From the Jokelson Collection. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$750—1,000
$1,000—1,500
Modern Paperweights and Related Objects
104 Paul Stankard 2001 honeybee, ant, flowers and mask paperweight. A honeybee hovers over red seed pods, two pink tea roses, pale coronet flowers, yellow sundrop flowers and green leaves, that sprout from a tangle of brown moss with an ant. A gold leaf and red ‘pâte-de-verre’ mask is revealed on the underside, nestled in a bed of root hairs. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
107 Paul Stankard (c.2023) “Emily Dickinson’s Bouquet” blue and pink flower and pod bouquet orb. A light-colored moss anchors a celebratory arrangement made for the famed poet that includes lush blue flowers, pink flowers, white petals, three mottled purple pods and one red seedpod. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$2,500—3,000
105 Paul Stankard 2001 honeybee, ant, flowers and mask paperweight. A honeybee nears pink-shaded white seed pods and diaphanous blue coronet flowers, blue mountain laurel flowers, yellow sundrops, three blueberries and green leaves, gathered on a tangle of brown moss with an ant. A gold leaf and red ‘pâte-deverre’ mask is revealed on the underside, expressing a powerful yawn as it nestles in a bed of root hairs. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$3,000—4,000
106 Paul Stankard (2007) “July Flowers and Berries Orb” spherical paperweight. An all-over scene is has four yellow flowers, stems of small white blossoms and buds, clusters of shaded ripening blueberries, assorted leaves, looped green stems and speckled brown bulbs, which extend from a layer of tangled green and brown moss. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$3,500—5,000
$4,000—5,000
108 Paul Stankard 1993 morning glories and forget-me-not flowers with honeybee and root people paperweight. A little bee advances towards two white and blue morning glories, scattered with small blue and white forget-me-nots and foliage on a vine, between a few green plants, over a sandy ground that conceals a huddle of root people on the underside, shielded by a translucent mottled green surface around the lower perimeter. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,400—1,800
109 Paul Stankard 1999 “Tap Root Bouquet” rose, mountain laurel, blueberries, dragonfly, word canes and root person paperweight. A root person does acrobatics through two coarse roots and more delicate tangled root hairs, where the word canes “nectar” and three “seeds” are pressed, towards a large shaded-pink roses, a white mountain laurel flower, a few blueberries, a diaphanous honeysuckle flower and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,600—2,000
110 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. Dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
113 Paul Stankard 1985 three raspberries and blossom paperweight. A display of the life of a raspberry starts from a stem of leaves, followed by a white blossom, an unripe green raspberry, a ripe red raspberry and an overripe decaying elder. A sturdy brown stalk carries the life cycle. Pale blue ground. Signature cane. Dated. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$1,200—1,600
111 Paul Stankard 1980 “Apple Blossoms” compound faceted paperweight. Two sprays of white apple blossoms, one superimposed above the other, are delicate studies in the progress of each flower. Some are fully splayed, with pink-tipped white stamens, some shyly emerging pink blossoms and yet others are still tightly wrapped in a cocoon of green sepals. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$1,200—1,600
112 Paul Stankard 1976 Bicentennial commemorative chokeberries and blossoms paperweight. A stem of red chokecherries contrasts with a stem of white blossoms, buds and green leaves. Clear ground. Red, white and blue signature cane to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$700—1,000
$1,200—1,600
114 Paul Stankard 1977 flax paperweight. A striped white flax blossom and two buds, in various stages of bloom, share a stem with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600—800
115 Paul Stankard 1980 Experimental blue flowers paperweight. A stem rises from trailing roots and sprouts fans of green leaves and scattered blue flowers in the shape of little cups with yellow filament stamens. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600—800
116 David Graeber 2026 rose, mountain laurel and blueberry all-over bouquet orb. A bright orange dimensional flower and a dark purple sister are scattered in a bouquet with a yellow rose, two white mountain laurel flowers, blueberries and attending buds, gathered into an all-over bouquet with tendrils, stems, leaves and the word cane “Thank you Lord”. Clear ground. Signature/date canes.
Diameter 3 1/4"
119 Andrew Byers 2009 New Zealand marigolds and assorted flowers all-over bouquet paperweight. Three lavender wild New Zealand marigolds bloom among pink blossoms, stems of small pink and dark blue flowers, pale orange berries, small green pods, buds, assorted green leaves and tendrils. Clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$2,500—3,000
117 David Graeber 2010 “Autumn in Chicago” fall chrysanthemums paperweight, from the Chicago Series. A bouquet of two brown and one pink chrysanthemum flowers is joined by green, yellow and rust leaves that all rest in a marbled brown vase. Translucent ruby red ground, with a patch of mottled brown. Edition #4 of a limited edition of 20. Signature/date. Signed/ dated. Produced exclusively for L.H. Selman Ltd.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,600—2,000
120 Andrew Byers 2003 twisted stem flower and berry bouquet paperweight. Four blueberries and red cranberries center a radial bouquet with blue forget-me-nots, three lavender blossoms and three sprays of small pink flowers, gathered on spun stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,600—2,000
118 Paul Stankard and Rick Ayotte 1980 collaborative “Blackeyed Susans and Cardinal” paperweight. A red cardinal, by Rick Ayotte, perches on a cluster of green leaves next to a pair of contrasting bright yellow black-eyed Susans, each with a tufted brown center and halo of pointed petals. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,200—1,600
$1,400—1,600
121 Andrew Byers 2002 purple, yellow and white flower bouquet paperweight. Three splayed white flowers bloom on twisted stems with purple flowers, yellow flowers, buds and green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$700—1,000
122 Gordon Smith 2001 banded krait snake and eggs paperweight. A dimensional and very long banded krait snake is meticulously rendered in a triumph of articulation, its body sheathed in individually applied scales in segments of brown and yellow, as it coils and folds onto itself, guarding five white-speckled eggs filled with visible offspring. Pieces of bamboo, speckled rocks and green pine needles are strewn about a white sandy ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 11/16"
125 Cathy Richardson 2018 pink, purple and white flower bouquet engraved overlay faceted paperweight. A radial bouquet of pastel blossoms and buds, with green leaves, is spaced by three sprigs of yellow buds and grows inside an engraved surface design of the same subject in translucent purple and frosted glass. Clear ground. Top facet. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$3,000—4,000
123 Gordon Smith 2001 Arizona coral snake, eggs and tarantula paperweight. A coral snake, full of carefully and masterfully applied brown, yellow and red scales, coils and loops through rocks and fallen branches, raising its head high above a lurking predator, a large and hairy tarantula, which threatens the snake’s three white-speckled eggs filled with visible offspring. Rust-colored ground, strewn with dried grass. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$1,400—1,600
126 Loren Stump 2002 murrini portraits magnum faceted 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 frames the design. Aventurine ground with blue here and there. Eight side facets. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 4"
$3,000—4,000
124 Gordon Smith 1997 strawberries and blossoms paperweight. A dimensional strawberry plant, with six ripe red berries, two unripe light green berries, a pair of promising white blossoms and striped green leaves, grows from straw-covered earth ground. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,400—1,800
$1,800—2,000
127 Steven Lundberg and Randall Grubb 1993 collaborative butterfly and surface grape vines compound paperweight. An innovative design contains an orange butterfly, fluttering over clusters of purple grapes, green leaves and twisted brown grape vines, including two three-dimensional clusters of purple grapes, green leaves and vines pressed on the surface. Limited edition of 20. Signed/dated. Designed for the 1993 L. H. Selman Ltd. International Paperweight Festival.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,200—1,600
128 Nontas Kontes pair of peaches and torsade paperweight. Two blushing yellow peaches hang from a green stem that also supports leaves and a promising white blossom, with a yellow rod bundle core, over a white upset muslin cushion, inside a white torsade border. Transparent emerald green ground. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$3,000—4,000
129 James Kontes succulent strawberries and blossoms on pink lace paperweight. Three white blossoms, with yellow filament stamens, perpetuate the mouth-watering bounty to come, as demonstrated by two plump ripe strawberries, dotted with yellow seeds, which grow from drooping stems on a sturdy leafy stalk. The arrangement rests on a circular bed of pink upset muslin, over an opaque pink ground. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
131 Johne Parsley 1991 rose bouquet miniature faceted paperweight. Two light pink wild roses and a furled companion bud are joined into a bouquet, on radiating variegated green leaves, with a central signature cane. Transparent sky-blue ground. Seven side facets, with ten facets around base, and one top facet. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$800—1,000
132 Johne Parsley 1993 pink flowers on a vine paperweight. Four pink flowers, with yellow stamens, are joined on a curving vine by a few buds and striped green leaves. Transparent blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$2,000—3,000
130 James Kontes white rose and bud bouquet with torsade faceted paperweight. Two open white roses, with bursting yellow filament stamen centers, and a sepal-sheathed companion bud 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 emerald green ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane.
Diameter 3"
$800—1,000
133 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"
$800—1,000
$1,800—2,000
134 Debbie Tarsitano upright flower bouquet abstract-form sculpture. A bouquet of lampwork flowers, including a pink tulip, a white lace flower, two orange-speckled pale yellow flowers, two blue dahlias and green leaves, stands before a pink background strewn with pastel pink and blue fibers. Finish work, provided by Ed Poore, includes a layer of decorative mini battuto, which stretches across the top and borders the lower front edge of the piece. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Height 3 11/16", width 3"
$1,500—1,800
135 Debbie Tarsitano pansies, tulip and millefiori flowers with ladybugs on fiber ground paperweight. A large colorful pansy tops a bouquet with an upright pink tulip, a purple clematis and a double-tiered latticinio flower, where two visiting ladybugs have decided to vacation. Blue ground, strewn with filament fibers. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$700—1,000
136 Debbie Tarsitano purple dahlia faceted paperweight. Tightly-packed tiers of cobalt blue-rimmed purple petals radiate around a central delicate upright stamen center to form a rich dahlia, haloed by a ring of green leaves and blooming from a stem with several more leaves. Star-cut clear ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$700—1,000
137 Debbie Tarsitano antique-style rose, dogrose, dahlia and wheatflower bouquet faceted paperweight. A dahlia, with three tiers of pink-striped blue 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 blue ribbon. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/8"
$900—1,200
138 Debbie Tarsitano (1984) white and pink blossoms on a branch with buds paperweight. Three white and pale pink blossoms grow on a brown branch, with buds and several green leaves. Clear ground.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800—1,000
139 Delmo Tarsitano strawberries paperweight. Three ripe red strawberries emerge from green sepals at the end of gathered curving stems, with a few leaves, along with the promise of more bounty from three white blossoms. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$450—600
140 Rick Ayotte 2002 “Tranquility Rose Bouquet” upright faceted sculpture, from the Illusion series. A pale pink rose, two pink-centered white roses, rosebuds, small pink and white flowers and dark green leaves form a pastel bouquet that floats against a transparent rose-colored background. Front viewing facet with spiral-cut back. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Height 4 9/16", width 4 7/8"
$1,200—1,600
141 Rick Ayotte and Denali Crystal 1996 collaborative “Lady’s-Slipper Radiance” sculptural paperweight, from the Denali Collaborations series. Lush pink carnations, pink mink protea, two lady’s-slipper orchids and loops of ribbon are gathered together with bladed grasses and tendrils into a radiant bouquet. The bouquet is multiplied and reflected by angular panels of clear glass, laminated together into a shimmering diamond-cut point, over a mirror base. Signed/dated. Fine condition and internal flaw.
Height 6 1/8", width 3 13/16", depth 3 1/2"
$3,000—4,000
142 Rick Ayotte 1998 “Red Rose” faceted pedestal sculpture. A lone dimensional red rose sits facing forward atop a long stem on a halo of four green sepals, flanked by stems of leaves and a companion red bud. Clear ground. Panel facets around the bloom, atop a rectangular footed base. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Internal flaw.
Height 5 1/4"
143 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—1,600
144 Rick Ayotte 2001 “American Beauty” all-over red and white rose bouquet paperweight. A lush and dense bouquet is filled above and below with multi-tiered red roses and two white roses, and is punctuated with white baby’s-breath, buds and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$1,500—2,000
145 Rick Ayotte 2005 “Innocence” white and yellow rose and lily bouquet magnum paperweight. Two large white roses, with bright yellow stamens, display at the center of a dense bouquet otherwise filled with two pale green lilies and an assortment of buds in blooms in yellow , light green and white, all threaded with contrasting dark green leaves. Opaque white ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/4"
$1,200—1,600
$1,200—1,600
146 Rick Ayotte 1985 Artist Proof “Monarch Butterfly” paperweight. A dark orange, black and white monarch butterfly hovers near a branch with an orange-shaded white wood sorrel flower, two buds and dark green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. The artist’s first butterfly, to celebrate their astonishing southward journey.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,200—1,600
147 Rick Ayotte 1992 “Splendid Copper Butterfly” and yellow flowers paperweight. A splendid copper butterfly, with golden-orange wings, hovers over a bed of golden funnel flowers and green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 9/16"
149 Rick Ayotte 1984 ruby-throated hummingbird and trumpet flowers paperweight. A ruby-throated hummingbird hovers over a vibrant splash of orange and yellow trumpet flowers, its beak poised at the tip of a bloom, ready to plunge for nectar. Dark green leaves add contrast to the design. Clear ground. Edition #30 of a limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,200—1,600
148 Rick Ayotte 1986 “Hebonia Leucippe Butterfly with Daffodils” paperweight, from the Butterfly series. A large butterfly, with a brown body, two red upper wings and two yellow lower wings each centered by a black dot, rises above a spray of three yellow and white narcissus blossoms and companion buds that share a common stem crossed by thin bladed green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800—1,000
$600—800
150 Rick Ayotte 1982 yellow-throated vireo on grape vine compound paperweight. A detailed bird, with a white belly, yellow throat, black and white wings, black tail and brown head, advances towards a grape dinner on a twisting arched leafy vine above a radiating vine with two more grape clusters. Clear ground.
Edition #2 of a limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$700—1,000
151 Rick Ayotte 1982 Artist Proof sparrow on oak branch with sun compound paperweight. A brown sparrow perches on a short branch of green oak leaves, the tree not far behind, next to a shining sun. Opaque light blue sky ground. Signed/dated. Good condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$450—600
152 Rick Ayotte 1989 “American Plum Bouquet” magnum paperweight. Three very large deep purple plums hang beneath a trio of large white blossoms, each with a shock of scarlet stamens at its center. The blossoms and plums rest against a bed of long pointed green leaves, some darker and some lighter. Clear ground. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 9/16"
155 Rick Ayotte 1986 Swainson’s thrush bird with blue common flax flowers miniature paperweight. A shy brown-spotted Swainson’s thrush bird, with a white chest, sings longingly from a few branches adorned with blue common flax flowers and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2"
$900—1,200
153 Rick Ayotte 1990 “Blueberry Bouquet” paperweight. Three large pink blossoms, each with a yellow center atop cascading pink petals, interlace with ripe blueberries, sprays of small white and pink blossoms and green leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 11/16"
$350—500
156 Rick Ayotte 1989 blueberry bouquet miniature paperweight. A large pink blossom, with a yellow center atop cascading pink petals, interlaces with ripe blueberries, sprays of small white and pink blossoms and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$1,000—1,500
154 Rick Ayotte 2008 “Bountiful” fruit bouquet paperweight. Three blushing fuzzy peaches and three dusty purple plums form the nucleus of a fruit bouquet that is enhanced with a scattering of blueberries and with clusters of ruby red raspberries, all resting on yellow-tinged green leaves suggestive of a bountiful harvest. Limited edition. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$350—500
157 Rick Ayotte 1980 goldfinch miniature paperweight. A yellow, black and white male goldfinch perches on a sparsely leafed branch over clear ground. Edition #35 of a limited edition. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$1,200—1,600
$450—600
158 Saint Louis 1983 close concentric millefiori basket super magnum paperweight, with handle. A magnificent skillfully-constructed dimensional basket has a central white and red complex star cane encircled by hundreds of assorted complex canes, in an oval concentric pattern. Colors vary between red, cobalt blue, dark green, pale green, yellow and white. A double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base is bordered at both the top and the bottom by a white latticinio-encased pink and white torsade. A clear-encased white latticinio-encased pink and white torsade handle graces the top of the basket. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 12, made for distribution in the U.S. Signature/date cane. Internal flaws. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection.
Height 9", length 9 1/4", width 7", weight 17.68 lbs.
*Shipping priced at cost*
$7,000—8,000
159 Chris Buzzini 2010 lilac, blueberry and assorted flower bouquet paperweight. A pretty pink lilac stalk, a large yellow bloom with two companion buds, three small blue flowers with companion buds, two pink blooms and three large blueberries are pulled together into a bouquet threaded with long variegated leaves as well as stems and spiraling tendrils. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
162 Chris Buzzini 2007 white daisies and red berries battuto-cut faceted paperweight. Rising from a shared stem, twisting tendrils, leaves, red berries, white daisies with yellow stamens and two white buds are viewed through a top facet to a battuto-cut frosted exterior. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,600—2,000
160 Chris Buzzini 1999 Artist Proof blue gentian and yellow western wallflower bouquet paperweight. An arching spray of yellow wallflowers, ending in tightly sheathed buds, intertwines artfully with two cobalt blue gentians, two companion buds and attending green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,600—2,000
163 Chris Buzzini 2006 yellow daisies and red blossoms paperweight. Two large two-tiered yellow daisies, each with a companion bud, and a cluster of four small red blossoms with three companion buds are copiously threaded with leaves and tendrils pulling them into a bright bouquet. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,000—1,500
161 Chris Buzzini 2009 Star “Pink Orchids” paperweight. Seven pink blooms, each with five petals and a yellow-sheathed brown filament stamens, share a gracefully curving system of stems and exposed root with three pink companion buds as well as with spiraling tendrils and long green leaves. 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"
$1,400—1,800
164 Chris Buzzini 2008 Star “Orange Daisies” bouquet paperweight. Three impeccably rendered orange daisies, with honeycomb-style stamen centers, bloom at the end of thick stems that are gathered into a tight bouquet with green and brown tendrils, three companion buds and long shaded red and green leaves. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Star paperweights are designated as such by the artist as the epitome of immaculate craftsmanship.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$1,600—2,000
$2,500—3,000
165 Chris Buzzini 1996 ribbon bouquet with morning glories and red buds paperweight. Three white morning glories, their interior petals boldly striped in purple, two companion buds and two sprays of yellow-tipped red buds wind together with tendrils, bladed leaves and heart-shaped leaves. A purple and white ribbon coils through the design. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
168 Chris Buzzini 1988 exotic tiger orchids paperweight. Two yellow orchid blooms, their petals striped in orange and their yellow stamens cupped within white labella, grow from a forking stem, flanked by two pairs of bladed green leaves at its base and departing from a tuber and slender white roots. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,400—1,800
166 Chris Buzzini 1991 twisted stem flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Two pale pink blooms, a pink trumpet flower with a bud, purple forget-me-nots and sprays of blue bellflowers are threaded with bladed leaves and twisted together at the stems. Clear ground. Twelve thumbprint side facets and one top facet. Edition #23 of a limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$700—1,000
169 Chris Buzzini 1991 Artist Proof yellow China roses and asters paperweight. A dimensional yellow rose is gathered in a bouquet with two yellow-centered purple asters, along with assorted leaves and buds. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$1,300—1,600
167 Chris Buzzini 1988 “Canada Violets and Lilacs” bouquet paperweight. A well-balanced arrangement consists of two white, purple and yellow Canada violets and three shaded purple lilac sprays, on stems with their accompanying green leaves. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$800—1,000
170 Chris Buzzini 1998 pink Japanese cherry blossom faceted plaque paperweight. A dimensional pink blossom is centered by bursting yellow-tipped white stamens and a sturdy veiled pistil, as it blooms on a forking stem with a bid and speckled green leaves. Textured clear ground. Top faceted with scalloped edge. Signed/ dated. Fine condition and internal flaw.
Diameter 3 3/4", height 1 1/8"
$800—1,000
$700—1,000
171 Victor Trabucco 2000 “Salamander” lizard and pink flower magnum paperweight. Inspired by the antique Pantin salamander weights, a hulking green salamander, his skin uniformly perforated to create a spotty reptilian texture, seems to be transfixed on a brown and silver-white aventurine desert ground, from which one large pink succulent bloom thrusts through a clump of variegated leaves. An exceptional piece. Signature cane. Signed/dated. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 4 7/8" *Shipping priced at cost*
$4,000—5,000
172 Victor Trabucco 1988 satin rose bouquet magnum paperweight. A large multi-tiered satin pink rose is surrounded by light blue bellflowers, an unraveling rose bud, two white blossoms, yellow berries, a spray of white bellflowers, green leaves, stems and tendrils. Clear ground. Limited Edition of 2. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 5/8" *Shipping priced at cost*
$1,200—1,500
173 Victor Trabucco 1999 swallowtail butterfly and blueberries upright magnum faceted paperweight. A large yellow swallowtail butterfly hovers close to a delicate white blossom, on a stem with several green leaves and a cluster of blueberries. Clear ground. Front viewing facet. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 4 1/4"
174 Victor Trabucco 2003 berry and flower bouquet paperweight. Two pink-tinged white flowers, two plump red raspberries, three shaded purple blueberries, two racemes of white knotweed and green leaves are gathered into a dense bouquet. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600—800
175 Victor Trabucco 1993 blue morning glories upright paperweight. Two pale blue morning glories and two furling companion buds share a vine with a plethora of stems, leaves and a cluster of white bellflowers. Clear ground. Top facet and display facet. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 4"
$700—1,000
176 Victor Trabucco 2000 purple flower and berry bouquet paperweight. A purple-tinged ranunculus bloom, its center filled with delicate brown-tipped yellow stamens, displays against a bed of curling green leaves along with three blueberries and two purple raspberries. Dark earthy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$700—1,000
$800—1,000
177 Melissa Ayotte 2011 “Summer Garden” bouquet paperweight. Pink ranunculus, purple loosestrife and purple New England asters, among others, are gathered into a summer bouquet and framed against a bed of variegated leaves. Clear ground. Limited edition of 15. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$800—1,000
178 Melissa Ayotte 2006 jonquils in stone faceted paperweight. Two white daffodils, with orange trumpet centers, nest at the center of small gathered blossoms in various shades of pink and purple. Green leaves and stems intersperse the composition. Mottled yellow stone-shaped overlay with pink interior and one top facet. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
porting the paperweight is a fuchsia pink hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Paperweight diameter 3 1/4", mount diameter 5 13/16" $500—600
181 Melissa Ayotte (c. 2017) peonies and blueberries paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three lavender peonies, in varying stages of bloom, and five plump blueberries grow amid variegated green leaves, curling tendrils and pink blossoms, over a dusty pink ground. A periwinkle-colored hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back, supports the paperweight. Signed. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Paperweight diameter 3 1/4", mount diameter 5 1/2" $500—600
$800—1,000
179 Melissa Ayotte 2011 “Peony Bouquet” paperweight. A large pink peony is framed by purple, blue, pink, lavender and yellow blossoms, all with delicate yellow stamens, over a dichroic pink ground. Limited edition of 15. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$800—1,000
180 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 and purple bells, over a dusty white ground. Sup -
182 Melissa Ayotte 2019 purple camellia paperweight wall mount, from the Hive series. Three densely tiered purple camellias bloom at the center of a bed of variegated green leaves, curling tendrils, pink rose buds and petite white and yellow bell flowers, over a white ground. Supporting the paperweight is a white hexagonal aluminum board, with a hanging wire attached to the back. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Paperweight diameter 3 1/8", mount diameter 5 9/16" $500—600
183 Ken Rosenfeld 2002 “California Discovery” morning glory bouquet and gold rocks paperweight. Two pink-striped white morning glories, a purple flower, small blue flowers and green leaves, are surrounded by several gold-speckled rocks. Dark earthy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$500—800
184 Ken Rosenfeld 1995 flower bouquet pedestal paperweight. A white blossom, pink bellflowers, three blue flowers. three purple flowers, a pink flower and a bunch of red berries are gathered together into a dense bouquet with assorted green leaves. Footed clear base. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16", height 3 1/8"
186 Jim D’Onofrio 1991 clay pot with corn, garlic and peppers paperweight. A branch of red and green chili peppers, a cluster of garlic bulbs and two ears of yellow corn have their stems poetically entangled and rest on a sandy desert ground around a colorful Native American clay pot. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$800—1,000
187 Jim D’Onofrio 1991 flowers and gnome roots paperweight. Two heads of stern gnome-like creatures hang among the roots of a plant, which bears a splayed vermillion flower and a stalk of buds. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$450—600
185 Ken Rosenfeld 2001 pair of pink dahlias paperweight. Two lush dimensional pink dahlias, made of cupped pink petals, and a plump pink companion bud share a curved stem with several dark green leaves. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$500—800
188 Jim D’Onofrio 2006 “Carousel Horse” compound paperweight. A three-dimensional white carousel horse, with a black tail and mane, stands against a speckled cobalt blue ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$350—500
$700—1,000
189 Ray Banford radial rose bouquet basket-cut paperweight. A pink cabbage rose is centered by a ring of alternating pink and white cabbage roses, which bloom on radiating stems with green leaves. The bouquet floats within a fancy-cut basket, with two oblong side facets and basket-weave cutting around the lower half. Diamond-cut clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$450—600
190 Bob Banford pansy and clematis bouquet faceted paperweight. A purple and ochre pansy, with a signature cane center, is surrounded by several clematis blossoms and buds, in shades of pink, white, purple and yellow. The flowers, some open faced and some in profile, grow on vines with several bright green leaves. Clear ground. Two tiers of seven side facets and one top facet.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$600—800
191 Bob Banford two sunflowers paperweight. A pair of dimensional sunflowers, with two tiers of yellow petals each around mottled-brown cores, is gathered on long stems with a central stem carrying a closed bud like a torch. Striped green leaves support the flowers and the stems. Clear ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$400—600
192 Ray Banford cabbage rose and buds faceted paperweight. A pretty pink rose, with a halo of green sepals, shares a forking stem with two closed buds and a leaf. Clear ground. Fancy mitrecut to base with six and one facets, by Ed Poore. Signature cane. Diameter 3"
$400—500
193 Bob Banford three clematis bouquet ovoid faceted paperweight. Three clematis in blue, purple and pink, each with three tiers of dimensional petals around a contrasting bundle cane center, are gathered by the stems over five green leaves. Clear ground. Six lower facets and six long side facets below a top facet. Good condition.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$300—400
194 Bob Banford pair of purple flowers on yellow ground paperweight. Two purple flowers, each with five striped petals and long yellow stamens, are gathered by the stems with purple buds and bladed green leaves. Transparent yellow ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$400—600
195 Mayauel Ward 2007 lilac, berry and rose bouquet paperweight. A sprawling bouquet is centered by a dimensional lavender rose from which blue flowers, red bunchberries, pink lilac sprays and trailing tendrils radiate. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
196 Mayauel Ward 2005 yellow rose bouquet paperweight. Two scalloped yellow roses define a bouquet with three red berries, white bellflower, small blue flowers and buds, three lilac sprays and green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$800—1,000
197 Mayauel Ward 2011 arching bouquet pedestal paperweight. A crescent-shaped bouquet, with a pair of white blossoms, green bellflowers, red berries, blue flowers, two clusters of pink buds, variegated green leaves and trailing roots, floats above a footed black base. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
198 Mayauel Ward 1990 yellow flowers and rocks on sandy ground paperweight. Three yellow flowers, mauve morning glories, buds and striped green leaves grow from a vine which winds between two speckled rocks on a sandy surface over a black ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$350—500
199 Mayauel Ward 2007 white flowers and blue butterfly compound paperweight. Floating over a large iridescent cushion, a translucent white flower, with five notched petals and a tuft of yellow stamens, is visited by a blue butterfly. Leaves and buds add further interest to the scene. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$600—800
$250—350
200 Mayauel Ward 2010 orange hibiscus compound magnum paperweight. A very large hibiscus, with tiers of silky ruffled shaded orange petals around a tightly closed core, is framed by five ribbed sepals and sits atop a mottled blue and ochre ground. Encased in an unusually large clear gather. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 11/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
$400—600
201 Randall Grubb 1993 “Springtime Orchard” apple blossoms magnum paperweight. A large bough, laden with several pale pink apple blossoms, pink buds and green leaves, extends across a clear ground. Limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/ dated. Good condition.
Diameter 4 9/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
$800—1,000
202 Randall Grubb 1991 lavender plum blossoms paperweight. Two clusters of lavender plum blossoms, each with upright yellow stamens, grow on a forking brown branch towards tightly shut purple buds, topped by trios of green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
204 Randall Grubb 1996 orange silky balsam root blossom paperweight. A flower, with six golden-orange petals around a yellow and red center, grows from a thin stem, flanked by a pair of bladed green leaves, with a halo of green sepals. Clear ground. Limited edition of 50. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$350—500
205 Randall Grubb (2001) “Blue Dahlia” flower paperweight. A dimensional dahlia, with five tiers of five shaded blue petals around fine upright yellow filament stamens, floats over a clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600—800
203 Randall Grubb 1992 violet bouquet paperweight. Several open-faced violets, in shades of pink, blue and lavender, are surrounded by purple and pink crocus blossoms, a stem of small purple buds and assorted green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$350—500
206 Randall Grubb 1991 “Chardonnay” grapes compound paperweight. Three clusters of light green grapes, with a scattering of variegated green leaves and curling tendrils, grow from two twisted brown vines, one of which floats above the other. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$600—800
$450—600
207 Clinton Smith 2013 peach branch and caterpillar miniature paperweight. A black and white caterpillar struggles to decide which fruit to have for lunch, either one of two fuzzy peaches, a few green leaves, a splayed blossom or two buds, all supported by a brown branch. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/4"
210 Eric Hansen 2014 flower bouquet paperweight. Five contrasting flowers, including a blue morning glory and a pink fuchsia, are gathered into a radial bouquet with green leaves. Translucent white ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$300—400
208 Clinton Smith 2011 she-devil miniature paperweight. A vamp red she-devil, sporting knee-high black boots and a black tail, strikes a pose within vines of red buds and green leaves. Sandy ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$300—400
211 Eric Hansen 2014 white flowers on black ground paperweight. Five off-white flowers contrast with beige stalks adorned with green leaves and even more with translucent black ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$300—400
209 Eric Hansen 2014 human figure in flower bouquet paperweight. A human-form revels at the existence of a bouquet filled with flowers and green leaves, including roses. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$300—400
$300—400
212 Eric Hansen 2011 mauve flowers and dark roots paperweight. Dimensional mauve flowers, with upright stamen clusters at their centers, belong to a plant that has emerged from a dark root bulb, with root hairs, and also carries a cluster of three buds and leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$300—400
213 Charles Kaziun Junior pansy and bud paperweight. A pretty pansy flower, with two pink notched upper petals and three amber cog arrow cane lower petals, sports a yellow stardust center and blooms atop a green stem with leaves and a bud, over a blue ground. A gold-foil bee rests on one of the leaves. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$500—800
214 Charles Kaziun Junior convolvulus, bud and spiderweb paperweight. A pink and white convolvulus grows from a serpentine vine alongside a small bud and four green leaves. A gold-foil bee visits the flower and a companion bee has been trapped in a spiderweb millefiori. Blue ground. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 2 5/16"
216 Charles Kaziun Junior rose and heart-shaped millefiori garland miniature paperweight. A central pink and green rose cane, with a tiny yellow stardust cane center, is surrounded by a heart-shaped garland of blue-centered white stardust canes, over a pink goldstone ground. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$450—600
215 Charles Kaziun Junior spider lily miniature pedestal paperweight. A yellow spider lily, with a yellow and orange bunch of stamens and four slender green leaves, rests at the center of a tilted pink ground, strewn with copper aventurine. Footed clear base. Gold-foil signature “K” on the underside.
Diameter 1 3/16", height 1 9/16"
$160—200
$500—800
217 Charles Kaziun Junior “Sunbonnet Sue” silhouette and millefiori faceted paperweight. A black silhouette of a bonneted lady displays on a black-rimmed, white oval plaque at the center of garland of alternating pink and green millefiori. White upset muslin cushion over translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$350—500
218 Charles Kaziun Junior yellow crimp rose pedestal paperweight. A dimensional upright yellow crimp rose, with fourteen petals and four green leaves, floats over a footed clear base. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Diameter 2 1/4", height 3 1/2"
$400—500
219 Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios 1986 “Orchid” diatreta and insculpture paperweight, by Barry Sautner and Doug Merritt. An orchid, with leaves and roots, is carved inward into a three-dimensional masterpiece, called an insculpture, within a textured frosted surface, with a stylized wreath of stems, roots, five drooping buds and four flowers that have been expertly carved into several layers of opaque green, white and pink glass, an ancient technique called diatreta. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Greek for “latticework”, diatreta carvings are created by removing glass from beneath the design and releasing forms, in this case flowers and leaves, from a vitreous mass while leaving behind a meticulous network of posts which binds the lattice to the original subject. This specimen is a sublime example of the techniques developed at the Vandermark Merritt studio.
Diameter 3 15/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
$3,500—4,500
220 Richard Loesel pink pompon miniature paperweight. A dimensional pink flower, with a yellow filament stamen core, is ringed by three spaced buds and stems of green leaves. Double-swirl dichroic blue and white latticinio basket over clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 1/8"
$150—200
221 Richard Loesel 2022 flower bouquet in a basket paperweight. A basket is outlined by a pink torsade and cleverly filled with a wavy pink ribbon lattice as the woven side. The basket bursts with various flowers including purple lilac sprays, orange
and pink daisies and white pompons, amongst others. Light green ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Diameter 3 7/16"
$600—800
222 Richard Loesel monarch butterfly and pink flower paperweight. A large orange butterfly has black veins and edges on its wings, speckled with white dots all around the border, and a shimmering striped body. It approaches an upright pink flower with yellow filament stamens and three spaced green leaves. Clear ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$600—800
223 Richard Loesel 2021 the hands of Mother Earth and pink pompom flowers paperweight. A lush pink pompon flower, with a filament yellow core, is held up on a literal pedestal, cupped in hand-like branches atop leg-like trunks and feet-like roots belonging to the spirit of the earth. Vines of more pink flowers and their buds meander at the foot of the tree. Earthy brown ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Fine condition, rough pontil scar and unfinished base, likely an experimental design. Diameter 3 7/16"
$500—800
224 Richard Loesel 2023 thistle and flower bouquet paperweight. Tufts of blue filaments top thorny involucres of thistle flowers scattered in a bouquet with white daisies, yellow flowers, purple bells and pink flowers. Light green ground. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$600—800
225 Saint Louis 1972 concentric millefiori penholder or vase. A swirling white latticinio cup, with a pink and white twist torsade encircling the rim, stands above a paperweight-shaped base containing a concentric arrangement of assorted colorful complex canes. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 125.
Height 5"
French Revolution. Edition #28 of a limited edition of 300. Signed. Diameter 4 1/4", height 8 3/8" *Shipping priced at cost* $900—1,200
$700—1,000
226 Saint Louis 1992 commemorative millefiori nosegay and garland overlay faceted vase. An eight-flower millefiori bouquet, with a crown of dark green leaves and a pointed stem, sits on a lush white upset muslin cushion in the center of a pink and yellow millefiori garland, at the base of a long flared vase with a transparent ruby overlay and a white torsade around the rim, cut with long rectangular clear facets. Edition #42 of a limited edition of 75. Signature/date cane. Signed. Made in the image of the extraordinary antique Saint Louis vase to commemorate 225th anniversary, a similar example was exhibited at the “Musée de la Poste” in 1996 and pictured in the exhibition’s catalog as no.144. Diameter of the rim 5 5/8", diameter of the base 3 7/8", height 12 7/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
228 Saint Louis (1974) close packed millefiori newel post finial. A multitude of complex canes like stars, cogs and bundles, is pressed into a ball in a pink ground, encased in a thin layer of clear glass. Clear foot attached to a flared brass base. Limited edition of 300. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/2", height 6 3/4" *Shipping priced at cost* $800—1,000
229 Saint Louis 1984 “Boule de rampe avec monture” millefiori chequer newel post finial. A handsome chequer arrangement employs a rich assortment of millefiori complex canes, each delineated by individual squares of white latticinio tubes over a bed of white upset muslin. A long clear neck, attached to a brass foot, supports the design. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 7/16", height 6 3/4" *Shipping priced at cost* $800—1,000
$1,600—2,000
227 Saint Louis (1989) commemorative gilded tricolor blue goblet. Trios of red, white and blue ribbon cascade down the footed clear stem below a transparent cobalt blue vessel, cut with a doily pattern around the stem and gilded with commemorative garlands and a top rim. Created for the 200th anniversary of the
230 Saint Louis 1991 red, blue, green and white crown newel post finial. 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.
Diameter 3 15/16", height 5" *Shipping priced at cost* $800—1,000
231 Saint Louis 2001 “Verte prairie” patchwork millefiori and surface butterfly paperweight. A beautiful quilt, made of interlocked millefiori carpet patches, has attracted an elegant white stardust millefiori butterfly, now circling overhead to gaze in awe at the prairie below. White ground. Edition #53 of a limited edition of 75. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$1,200—1,600
232 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 3"
$1,200—1,500
233 Saint Louis 2011 Artist Proof “Le papillon” butterfly paperweight. A black-bodied, lampworked butterfly, its fore and hinter wings a sky blue nestled within pink and orange and each hosting a black-dotted, white eye, floats within a clear encasement with spiraling diagonal cuts and a single large top facet. Signature/ date cane. Signed E.A.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$1,500—2,000
234 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. Diameter 3 1/4"
$800—1,000
235 Saint Louis 1980 close packed millefiori paperweight. A colorful assortment of close packed canes including arrows, cogs, stardust bull’s-eyes, stars and more incorporates a signature/date cane into the design and forms a tight cushion. Transparent green ground.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$450—600
236 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.
Diameter 3"
$350—400
237 Saint Louis 1976 close packed millefiori with central rose piedouche paperweight. A large central Clichy-type pink rose is surrounded by a multitude of intricate complex canes, including a signature/date cane. Double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base, with two white latticinio torsades. Limited edition of 250. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16", height 3 1/8"
$1,000—1,400
238 Saint Louis 1972 close concentric millefiori piedouche paperweight. A cog cane is centered by several concentric rings of assorted complex canes, pulled into an orange stave basket which rests atop a double-swirl white latticinio pedestal base, with white latticinio torsades at the top and bottom. Limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16", height 2 13/16"
240 Saint Louis 1994 “Summer Night” white jasmine blossoms on a vine paperweight. Three white flowers, with yellow centers, are spaced by buds and green leaves on a curved vine. Opaque cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$350—400
241 Saint Louis 1983 yellow rose faceted paperweight. A dimensional pale yellow rose shares a forking thorny stem with a sheathed bud and green leaves. Opaque cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$1,600—2,000
239 Saint Louis 1972 patterned millefiori on blue ground paperweight. Five parallel rows of spaced complex canes alternate with spaced parallel white latticinio rods, on an opaque light blue ground. Limited edition of 400. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$350—500
242 Saint Louis (1950s) striped yellow wheatflower-like blossom paperweight. A five-petalled flower, each petal tipped with black and striped with three black lines, resembles a wheatflower design, has a center complex millefiori, is crowned by three green leaves and grows from a stem with three more leaves. Clear ground. Good condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$400—500
$300—400
243 Baccarat 1982 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A central blue and white star cane is surrounded by five close concentric rings of green and white millefiori in alternating combinations of green and white with pink or blue. A sixth outermost ring is pulled down to create a slender pink stem. Clear ground. Green-over-white double overlay. Five and one facets. Edition #45 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3"
$450—600
244 Baccarat 1970 close concentric millefiori mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. Close concentric rings of white, yellow, pink and blue millefiori create a mushroom cap, which is supported on the underside by a spaced ring of red-cored white cog tube staves that is pulled down to create a mushroom stem. Star-cut clear ground. Yellow-over-white double overlay. Six side facets and one top facet with six spaced connected facets. Edition #30 of a limited edition of 200. Signature cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$450—600
245 Baccarat 1983 yellow peony blossoms and beetle paperweight. Two yellow flowers, with orange stamens, and their companion bud are gathered on arching stems with sprigs of leaves. A yellow and pink insect suns himself on the bouquet. Translucent
amethyst ground. Edition #134 of a limited edition of 175. Acidetched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated. Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—400
246 Baccarat 1973 Gridel elephant millefiori paperweight. A large elephant silhouette cane, in black and white, sits at the center of a carpet of white cog canes, with yellow centers, scattered with various colored canes of the other Gridel silhouettes, in a shallow stave basket of the yellow and white canes. Edition #150 of a limited edition. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$600—800
247 Baccarat 1969 “Church Weight” zodiac silhouettes and millefiori paperweight. Very fine silhouettes of all twelve zodiac symbols are scattered throughout a colorful close packed design of assorted complex canes. Date cane. Acid-etched Baccarat insignias on the base. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$900—1,200
248 Baccarat 1985 pink fuchsias and ladybug paperweight. Three pink and lavender fuchsia flowers hang from three conjoined drooping stems, with scattered leaves, on which an orange and black ladybug is stationed in preparation for ascent. Blue and white jasper ground. Edition #17 of a limited edition of 200. Acid-etched Baccarat insignia on the base. Signature/date cane. Dated.
Diameter 3 3/16" $600—800
249 Mike Hunter 2024 “Pillar” toucan murrine, millefiori, silhouettes and roses paperweight. A large murrina of a toucan on a leafy branch is ringed by two rings of contrasting complex canes and an outer ring of moss canes, atop a cylinder of close packed toucan murrine, moth silhouettes, moss canes, complex canes and pansies. Translucent cobalt blue interior. Edition #1 of 1. Signature canes. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/2", height 2 1/2"
$1,000—1,200
250 Mike Hunter 2024 close concentric millefiori, roses, silhouettes and kingfisher murrine paperweight. A large purple rose cane centers a ring of small red roses, inside a ring of red rod bundle canes, followed by a ring of moth silhouette canes, then a ring of kingfisher murrine spaced by pairs of stacked daisy canes, inside a border garland of pink complex canes. Basket of hollow white staves. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$900—1,200
251 Mike Hunter 2023 close packed millefiori, murrina, silhouettes, picture canes, roses and pansies paperweight. A swan murrina wades through a colorful field or large roses, pansies, silhouettes of insects, dancers and four-legged friends, two panda picture canes, complex canes and hollow tubes. Blue and white stave basket. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
252 Mike Hunter 2024 “The Crowd” close packed dafties character faces paperweight. A colorful variety of smiling face canes, inspired by “The Beano” comics, ranging in size from quite small to quite large, looks straight up at the viewer, interspersed with colorful rods. Hollow white stave basket. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #6 of a limited edition of 6. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$800—1,000
253 Mike Hunter 2024 “The Crowd Mini Me” close packed dafties character faces paperweight. A colorful variety of smiling face canes, inspired by “The Beano” comics, ranging in size from quite small to quite large, looks straight up at the viewer, interspersed with colorful rods. Hollow blue stave basket. Translucent blue ground. Edition #12 of a limited edition of 20. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 5/16"
$350—500
254 Mike Hunter 2024 “Mini Me” close concentric millefiori, roses and picture cane paperweight. A picture cane of a panda bear is encircled by a ring of complex canes, followed by a ring of yellow and white pansies. Hollow blue stave basket. Translucent blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$500—700
$400—500
255 Jim Brown 2004 green millefiori carpet ground paperweight. A large white ruffle cane, encircled by a ring of white crimp canes and then a ring of red cog canes, lays at the center of a cambered prairie of close-packed green tube-centered green cog canes. Five white ruffle canes are spaced in a ring around the central design. The outer ring of canes is pulled downward into a stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 7/8"
258 Damon MacNaught 2023 close concentric millefiori, honeycomb, stardust and rose in green and white stave basket paperweight. Four close concentric rings of contrasting canes include white stardust, pink and green roses, golden honeycomb, blue dogwood flowers and a variety of cogs, all held in a green and white stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$350—500
256 Jim Brown 2003 millefiori moss ground paperweight. Green tube bundles, dotted with red tips, create a lush carpet for a spaced ring of contrasting pink and white complex millefiori, all around a central ring moss canes with borders of white stars, around a large central cane moss cane. White hollow cog stave basket. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/8"
$350—500
259 Damon MacNaught 2021 close concentric millefiori and turkey silhouette in white and purple stave basket paperweight. A small turkey silhouette cane centers two concentric rings of contrasting canes, including complex canes and pink flower canes. The design is held in an alternating stave basket of purple and white ruffle canes. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/2"
$300—400
257 Jim Brown 2006 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A white, yellow and green ruffle complex cane is encircled by six concentric rings of assorted canes in pink, white, blue, yellow and green, resting in a basket of blue-centered white ruffled staves. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—300
260 Damon MacNaught 2022 close concentric millefiori, dogwood and rose paperweight. A central rose cane is surrounded by honeycomb cells, followed by dogwood centered hollow rod bundles, inside a pink and white stave basket. Clear ground. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$450—600
$300—400
261 Parabelle Glass 1998 Artist Proof millefiori orange chequer paperweight. Defined by dark orange cables, twenty-five checkerboard squares host twenty-five pansy and rose canes, shimmering with green aventurine and in different colors, over a white upset muslin ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$2,500—3,000
262 Parabelle Glass 1997 open concentric millefiori paperweight. A central amethyst and white pansy cane is encircled by assorted complex canes, on a cross-hatched white latticinio ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$1,000—1,200
263 Parabelle Glass close packed millefiori paperweight. Assorted millefiori, including silhouettes of a shamrock, roosters and fish, rose canes and arrowhead canes, are gathered over a translucent red ground. Good condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
264 Parabelle Glass 1985 close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central red pansy cane is encircled by alternating rings of pure white complex canes and rings of assorted colorful canes, with a border ring of green canes. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—600
265 Parabelle Glass 1992 millefiori nosegay on carpet ground miniature paperweight. Four millefiori canes, including a small purple and white pansy, a red and white cog, a blue and white gear and a green and white cog, are haloed by five aventurine green leaves and sit atop a stem. White stardust carpet ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$300—400
$300—400
266 Drew Ebelhare 2010 close concentric white, blue and green millefiori paperweight. A white-collared cane is encircled by a ring of white and red cog canes, then by a ring of white-collared blue floret canes, a ring of green complex cog canes and, finally, by a ring of white-collared blue ruffle canes. The last ring is pulled downward into a stave basket. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 11/16"
$350—500
267 Lundberg Studios 1992 “White Cranes” and blue irises compound magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A peaceful scene depicted in no less than four overlapping tiers, has two graceful white cranes just taking flight over a scattered field of blue irises and their green leaves and stems, against a translucent cobalt blue night sky with swirling fog. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 15/16" *Shipping priced at cost*
$1,200—1,600
268 Lundberg Studios 2002 “Blue Rose” and butterfly compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A blue butterfly hovers near a dimensional, multi-tiered blue rose, with a blue bud and leaves. The scene rises against a swirling fog blue and white ground. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 5. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 13/16"
$600—800
269 Lundberg Studios 2003 “Blue Opium Poppies” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Two delicate pale blue opium poppies bloom on a vine, with a bud and green leaves, over a clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 11/16"
270 Steven Lundberg Glass Art 2002 “Light Blue Orchid” compound magnum paperweight, by Justin Lundberg. An orchid, in two shades of blue, blooms on a stem with a pale blue bud and shaded lavender leaves over swirled iridescent blue and ivory ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 25. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4 1/8"
$600—800
$600—800
271 Lundberg Studios 2005 “Kona Reef” tropical fish and coral reef compound extra magnum paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An assorted school of tropical fish, including five specimens each of yellow tangs, turquoise angels and lavender angels, swims past dense layers of colorful coral, kelp, sea grass and sea anemones. A spectacular scene. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 4 3/4" *Shipping priced at cost*
$1,600—2,000
272 Lundberg Studios 1993 school of angelfish and starfish faceted frosted orb, by Daniel Salazar. An underwater world where four blue angelfish casually blow air pearls above a shaded blue ground of three colorful starfish among barnacles is revealed through a top facet in a frosted surface covered with dimensional vines. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 4"
$600—800
273 Lundberg Studios 2006 “Moth Orchids” compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Pink-centered white moth orchids bloom all around a curved green stem, which grows from several broad green leaves, with exposed roots, over a dark green ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 15/16"
276 Lundberg Studios 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 5/16"
$700—1,000
274 Lundberg Studios 2001 “Worldweight” Earth encased paperweight. Green and brown continents rest within deep cobalt blue oceans to create a world globe, encased within a layer of clear glass. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$350—500
277 Lundberg Studios 1988 yellow sundrop flowers miniature paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A scattering of golden-yellow sundrops, with deeply scalloped petals, blooms on dark stems with green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$250—300
275 Lundberg Studios 2000 upright lady’s-slipper orchid paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. An erect lady’s-slipper flower, its labellum in marbled yellow and its anther in dark purple, has two twisting and curving mauve sepals and emerges from a crossroads of four ribbed and ruffled green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$200—300
278 Lundberg Studios 1979 iridescent Tiffany-style pulledfeather surface design vase, by Chris Buzzini. Shimmering blue and gold pulled-feather leaves rise on a flared iridescent vessel with a footed base. Signed/dated.
Diameters 3 13/16", heights 5 11/16"
$250—300
$250—400
279 Orient & Flume 1982 “California Poppies” paperweight, by Ed Seaira. Two orange poppies, a bud and pulled green leaves rise over a dark brown-speckled transparent dichroic cushion. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$200—300
280 Orient & Flume (1989) Chinese poppy upright paperweight, by Matt Quinn, from the Studio Collection. An upright red Chinese poppy, with black stamens, springs up on a striped stem from a halo of radial and curved green leaves. Clear ground. Edition #31 of a limited edition of 250. Signed.
Diameter 3 3/16"
282 Lost Coast Art Glass 2003 “Winter” pink, white and blue flowers compound paperweight, by Jared DeLong. Two shaded cobalt blue flowers top a tier of three spaced pink flowers and a lower tier of four white flowers, each centered by a yellow and orange filament stamen tuft, over a translucent dark cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/8"
$350—500
281 Orient & Flume “Calla Lilies” ovoid magnum paperweight, by Scott Beyers and Bruce Sillars. Three spaced white calla lilies, each with a prominent yellow spadix center, rise upward between layers of long green leaves. Clear ground. Signed.
Diameter 3 5/8", height 5 1/2"
$350—500
$300—500
283 Bridgeton Studio 1977 yellow flower on vines pulledfeather surface design paperweight. Trailing iridescent gold vines lead to a large bright yellow flower at the apex, bridging parallel cream-colored stripes around the perimeter and pulling them upward into waves. Iridescent blue surface. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$150—200
284 Bridgeton Studios 1978 spider and pulled-feather design paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A white dome is encased in clear glass that has been embellished with a blue pulled-feather design, as well as long-bladed plants, dotted with yellow millefiori flowers. A black spider, with a large millefiori cog dorsal marking, makes the pulled-feather threads its home. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$250—300
285 James Hart red, white and blue close concentric millefiori paperweight. Four close concentric rings of complex millefiori, all in combinations of red, white and blue, are gathered around a little silhouette of a Scottish terrier dog. Opaque white ground, speckled with aventurine and green. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 5/8"
288 Ronald Hansen magenta crimp rose ring holder. A magenta pink crimp rose, with fifteen petals and four translucent green leaves, blooms in a clear dome below a clear spire, all set on an opaque milk white base. Signed.
Diameter 1 1/2", height 3 3/8"
$250—300
286 James Hart 2016 red, white and purple flower and berry bouquet paperweight. A white flower tops a bouquet of red flowers and three purple berries, sitting on a bed of green leaves. White, red and aventurine jasper ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$200—300
287 James Hart 2016 blue and red flower and berry bouquet paperweight. A blue flower is flanked by two companion buds and trios of green leaves, atop six red berries. White upset muslin cushion over clear ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$100—200
289 Bridgeton Studios 1978 seahorse surface design paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A mint green orb is encased in clear glass that has been embellished with a pulled-feather design of thin white parallel lines now and then swirling into waves, as well as long-bladed sea ferns dotted with yellow millefiori flowers. An orange seahorse with blue markings floats alongside. Signed/dated. Internal flaw.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$200—300
$150—200
290 Bridgeton Studio 1977 surface design flower paperweight, by Chris Buzzini. A translucent royal blue core is swathed in thin undulating white lines and crested by an eight-petaled white flower, ocher vines anchoring it across the dome. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$250—400
291 Jonathan Harris 2018 silver cased graal butterfly, beetle, blossoms and leaves magnum paperweight. A layer of blue-edged silver-foil leaves, stems of blossoms, butterfly and beetle shields an inner white core wrapped with a blue spiral and speckled gold-foil. Silver-foil “H” signature. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 3/8", height 4 5/8" *Shipping priced at cost*
$700—1,000
292 Peter Raos 1999 “White Calla Lily” high-domed paperweight. Three upright white calla lilies trace the interior of a clear high dome, their long bladed leaves cupped within them around a translucent cobalt blue core. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16", height 3 13/16"
$250—300
293 Peter Raos 2000 “Monet-Summer” millefiori low-domed paperweight. Light pink millefiori lotus are scattered across a field of small green lily pads, tracing the surface of a translucent blue core pool, held in a mottled and spun basket in yellow, green, blue and aventurine. Clear ground. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16", height 1 7/8"
$350—500
294 Yaffa and Jeffrey Todd 2002 “Wildflower” perfume bottle and stopper. Stalks of blue and yellow flowers, spaced by long green leaves, encircle the perimeter of a clear bottle and are reflected into a second tier by the hollow interior. Round clear stopper with pointed stem. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 13/16", height 4 1/16"
$300—400
295 Cape Cod 1995 commemorative marbrie paperweight, by William Burchfield. A central pink rose cane, encircled by a ring of pink and white canes including one marked “PCA 95” in honor of the Paperweight Collectors Association convention of 1995 and a Cape Cod Glass signature cane, tops alternating swags of blue, pink and white that cascade down to the base in a traditional marbrie style. Clear interior. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 50. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$350—500
296 Pete Lewis 1972 pansy miniature paperweight. Reminiscent of the iconic antique design, a single purple and yellow pansy, with a white stardust center, is crowned by three green leaves and grows on a short stem along with two additional leaves and a companion bud. Clear ground. Signature/date canes. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$250—300
297 Francis Whittemore aventurine hummingbird and blue flower paperweight. A green aventurine and white hummingbird, with a red throat, perches on a plant with a blue bellflower and green leaves. Transparent amethyst ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$350—500
298 Francis Whittemore wild rose and bud paperweight. A rose, with five light pink petals and yellow filament stamens, is bordered by a small drooping pink bud, light green leaves and a short stem. Translucent green ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$200—300
299 Francis Whittemore South Carolina jessamine miniature paperweight. A yellow trumpet flower and a yellow bud are joined by green leaves, over a mottled purple ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
300 Francis Whittemore fuchsia and bud paperweight. A lavender fuchsia, with a pink crown and protruding pink stamens and pistil, hangs from a slender arching stem shared by three leaves and crested by a pink companion bud. Translucent green ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$250—300
301 Francis Whittemore pink rose miniature paperweight. A graceful pink rose, its petals unfurling, displays on two crossed light brown stems between two delicate leaf fronds. Transparent green ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$250—300
$200—300
302 Francis Whittemore two pink and white dogwood flowers paperweight. Two pink and white flowers, both in profile and with notched and pointed petals, rise atop separate stems and are flanked by two ribbed green leaves. Translucent emerald green ground. Edition #37 of a limited edition. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$200—300
303 John Deacons 2001 pompon on latticinio crown overlay faceted paperweight. A three-tiered blue pompon, haloed by four dark green leaves and supported by a stem and its trio of leaves, rests on a lacy cushion crown of radial white latticinio staves. Pink-over-white double overlay with three tiers of eight side facets, spaced by small printies, radial mitre-cuts around the base and one scalloped top facet. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—500
304 John Deacons 2001 close packed millefiori and silhouettes mushroom and torsade magnum paperweight. Silhouette canes of a moose, ram, dog, rabbit, squirrel, rooster and finch are scattered in a mushroom cap made of myriad complex millefiori, with hearts and a thistle, amongst others, nestled in a green and white stave stem pulled downward into a translucent deep cobalt blue ground. Two concentric white torsades encircle the base of the stem, separated by a ring of alternating latticinio segments, roses and pansy canes. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 11/16"
over-white-over-pink triple overlay, with two tiers of five side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—500
306 John Deacons open concentric millefiori and roses paperweight. A large pink, white and green rose cane is ringed by white stardust canes and a red signature cane, inside a border garland of five more rose canes, spaced by strings of four stardust canes. Star-cut clear ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$450—600
305 John Deacons 2012 close packed millefiori and silhouettes overlay faceted paperweight. A cambered cushion of myriad millefiori, including picture canes, silhouette canes, a thistle cane and roses, sits atop a basket of alternating opaque white and cobalt blue staves on a translucent blue cushion. Clear ground. Yellow-
$250—300
307 “J” Glass three-flower bouquet paperweight. In the style of the antique Baccarat design, a bouquet of three contrasting flowers includes a pompon, made of tiers of white-edged yellow C-shaped canes, a pink rose, resembling the iconic antique “thousand petal” rose design, and a trio of blue forget-me-nots. The bouquet is gathered on brown stems with scattered green leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$200—300
308 “J” Glass 1979 clematis and crossed buds miniature paperweight. A double-tiered golden-yellow clematis flower, with a star complex cane center, blooms above two golden-yellow buds and two green leaves, on crossed stems. Transparent pink ground. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 1/4"
$120—150
309 Peter McDougall dimensional millefiori flowers bouquet faceted paperweight. A dimensional bouquet of pink, blue and purple complex millefiori flowers and their buds, with multi-colored variegated leaves, is joined by a knot of green stems. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
312 Peter McDougall 2011 millefiori alphabet chequer paperweight. All 26 letters of the alphabet appear each in a cog cane and are spaced in the cells of ten crisscrossing cobalt blue cables, along with an initial cane, a signature/date cane, a few heart canes and a rod bundle cane. Opaque black ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$600—800
310 Peter McDougall (c.2011) fruit bouquet paperweight. A colorful assortment of summer fruits, including bananas, plantains, cherries, grapes, plums, papayas, mangoes and avocados, is arranged in a dimensional bouquet. Double-swirl white latticinio cushion over clear ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$350—500
313 Peter McDougall 2011 fuchsia paperweight. Gracefully drooping fuchsia blossoms, in pink and lavender with red-dotted yellow stamens, share a long matrix stem with a pink bud and green leaves. Blue and white upset muslin cushion ground. Signature/ date cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$700—1,000
311 Peter McDougall close packed millefiori paperweight. A close arrangement of assorted, colorful, large and small complex canes, rests on speckled pink and pale blue frit ground. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 7/16"
$180—200
$400—500
314 Peter McDougall 2010 pink flower branch bouquet faceted paperweight. A tree branch, made up of a network of three stems, is flush with splayed pink flowers, each with a central complex cane and a halo of green sepals, and floats above a V-groove starcut clear ground. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—500
315 William Manson 2003 flower bouquet and ladybug magnum faceted paperweight. A red ladybug approaches a bouquet of colorful flowers that share a common stem with radial leaves. Star-cut transparent green ground. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Edition #10 of a limited edition of 10. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/8"
318 William Manson 2011 blue manta ray paperweight. A blue aventurine manta ray, with white dorsal dots, glides across an ocean floor, above an orange starfish, shells and coral. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Edition #1 of 1.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$600—800
316 William Manson 2012 two pink flowers and millefiori garland paperweight. Two double-tiered pink clematis flowers, with aventurine striped petals around center cogs, sprout from a common vine with two shimmering pink buds and green leaves. Black, white and green cog border garland. Black ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 5. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3"
$250—400
319 William Manson 2000 yellow and blue fish paperweight. A yellow, white and blue aventurine fish blows a string of air bubbles as it swims towards a green sea fern that has sprouted from an aventurine algae-covered sandy patch of seabed. Light blue ground. Edition #9 of a limited edition of 150. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$250—400
317 William Manson 1999 strawberry and blossom perfume bottle and stopper. A bright red strawberry, speckled with yellow seeds, hangs below a five-petalled white blossom with yellow stamens, the latter embellished by large green leaves with dew drops. The design sits at the bottom of a clear vessel, on a translucent blue ground, below a clear stopper. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 3/4", height 4 5/8"
$200—300
320 William Manson 1998 green fish textured upright faceted paperweight. A green fish, with yellow accents, swims past green aquarium plants and a bit of orange coral that sprout from a sandy patch. Mottled blue and clear textured background. Front display facet. Edition #40 of a limited edition of 100. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 9/16"
$350—500
$150—200
321 William Manson Jr. 2023 snake and flowers paperweight. Reminiscent of the iconic antique Baccarat design, a green aventurine snake coils on a translucent green earth ground, its body and slightly raised head patched with dark scales, inside a spaced garland of five dimensional flowers. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$500—600
322 William Manson Jr. 2023 ochre flower bouquet faceted paperweight. Three fully splayed ochre flowers, with brown stamens, are spaced in a bouquet with several sheathed buds and striped leaves. Clear ground. Star-cut translucent emerald green base. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 1/16"
324 Whitefriars 1972 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. A carpet of green bundle canes surrounds a ring of alternating pink and blue complex canes and an ochre center cane. A blue complex 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. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—500
323 William Manson Jr. 2022 pink flower bouquet miniature paperweight. Two dimensional pink flowers and two companion buds are joined by a stem with a few elegantly-variegated leaves on an off-white ground. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 5. Signed/ dated.
Diameter 2 3/16"
$300—400
325 Whitefriars 1978 interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands paperweight. Two trefoil garlands, each of their loops made of contrasting millefiori, 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. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$160—200
$250—400
326 Whitefriars 1978 scattered millefiori faceted paperweight. Green, white, blue, 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.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250—400
327 Perthshire Paperweights close packed millefiori newel post finial. Close packed multi-colored complex canes are gathered into a dense sphere above a sturdy brass base.
Diameter 4"
$800—1,000
328 Perthshire Paperweights 1988 “Kingfisher” bird hollow overlay faceted paperweight. A kingfisher, with detailed blue wings and an orange and white body, perches on a brown stump on a mottled red, blue and green cushion. Transparent light green overlay. Two tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 250; 139 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4"
latticinio-encased twists rests on a raised blue cushion ground and is bordered by a ring of alternating purple and blue complex canes on the outside and spaced blue and pink complex canes in its corners. It borders an inner ring of white millefiori, which gives way to a porthole opening that reveals an underlying cushion of close packed multi-colored millefiori. Top facet. Limited edition of 300; 295 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 9/16"
$500—800
329 Perthshire Paperweights 1978 upright flower encased overlay faceted paperweight. A blue-striped white flower, with six radial petals around a colorful signature cane center, rises up from a halo of five arching green leaves, from a mottle translucent blue cushion, at the center of an emerald green-over-white double overlay, cut with six round side windows, spaced by white mitre cuts, and one top facet. A thick clear layer of glass encases the design and is cut, with six and one facets, to align with the interior perfectly. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 5/16"
$350—500
332 Perthshire Paperweights 1979 “Blue Silhouette” patterned millefiori and picture canes faceted paperweight. A complex central cane is surrounded by three rings of close concentric millefiori and four picture canes that sit in the corners of a square of twists, with four spaced millefiori canes midway between each corner. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Eight and one facets. Limited edition of 450; 373 made. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$400—500
330 Perthshire Paperweights (1993) flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A three-dimensional lampwork bouquet, with flowers and buds, in shades of pink, yellow, blue and white, floats over a translucent cobalt blue patch, centered over star-cut clear ground. Three tiers of eight side facets, with a ring of demi-circle facets around the base, and one top facet. Limited edition of 250. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$250—300
333 Perthshire Paperweights (1984) “Caterpillar” on green leaves faceted paperweight. A green millefiori caterpillar, its body made of a string of round black-dotted green millefiori ending with a red head, stretches across two green leaves. Clear ground. Four long side facets, framed by four smaller facets each and connected by an undulating garland of small facets, below one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 208 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$350—450
331 Perthshire Paperweights 1976 “Magnum Cushion Weight” millefiori porthole faceted paperweight. A hexagon pattern of
$300—400
334 Perthshire Paperweights (2001) “Toca Toucan” bird faceted paperweight. A black and white South American toucan, with a black-tipped yellow beak, perches on a curved branch, which sports two pairs of brown leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Edition #117 of a limited edition of 250. Signed.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$300—400
335 Perthshire Paperweights 1972 upright pink dahlia faceted paperweight. An upright pink dahlia, with four tiers of narrow pointed petals and a yellow and pink complex cane center, rests on a clear ground. Four and one facets. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$500—700
336 Perthshire Paperweights 2001 “Little Gem” pink, purple and white flower miniature faceted paperweight. A pink-tipped white flower, with radial mauve lines around its yellow and black core, has two green leaves peering from behind and sits on a stem with a pair of leaves. Opaque light blue ground. Four tiers of eight side facets and one top facet surrounded by four trio garlands of small facets. Signature/date cane. Edition #35 of a limited edition of 50.
Diameter 1 15/16"
$150—200
337 Perthshire Paperweights (1995) “Rose Bouquet” faceted paperweight. One pale lemon rose, one ruby rose, three buds and leaves form a delicate lampwork bouquet. Star-cut clear ground. Three tiers of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 251 made. Signed.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$350—500
338 Perthshire Paperweights (1986) strawberries and blossom faceted paperweight. Two rounded red strawberries, each framed by jagged green leaves, ripen alongside a white blossom and three radial white buds. Strawberry-cut clear ground. Two tiers of alternating side facets and one top facet surrounded by four garland trios of facets. Limited edition of 300; 218 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 13/16"
$250—300
339 Perthshire Paperweights 1992 sunflower-patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. A large sunflower bloom, its center a beautiful pattern of orange and yellow canes with a single pink and blue pompon-like cane at the core, wears a circular crown of spaced amber leaves alternating with small pale green sepals. Translucent mottled emerald green ground. Top facet. Edition #293 of a limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Good condition. Diameter 3 5/16"
$350—500
340 Perthshire Paperweights (1992) flowers and buds overlay faceted paperweight. A pale blue lampwork flower is surrounded by sprays of small flowers and buds, on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion, within a transparent amethyst overlay. Two tiers of six side facets and one top facet. Edition #247 of a limited edition of 300. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3"
$300—400
341 Perthshire Paperweights (1984) “Floral Spray” paperweight. A large flower, with five finely grooved magenta-tipped white petals and a yellow stardust stamen, is crowned by five pink buds on drooping green stems. The arrangement rests on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. Limited edition of 400; 271 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$250—300
342 Perthshire Paperweights 1994 thistles and millefiori garland faceted paperweight. Five Scottish thistles surround a complex center cane of millefiori and stardust canes and are encircled by a looping garland of white stardust canes. Opaque black ground. Five and one facets. Edition #183 of a limited edition of 300; 220 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$350—500
343 Perthshire Paperweights (1982) “Double Overlay” bouquet fancy-cut paperweight. A bouquet, with a large pink flower, two aqua flowers, two opening buds and bright green leaves, floats over a star-cut clear ground within a cobalt blue-over-white double overlay. Six vertical side flutes with fancy cutting and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 205 made. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 11/16"
garland of blue and pink complex canes. Star-cut clear ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 250; 177 made. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250—300
344 Perthshire Paperweights (1983) pink radial flower paperweight. Eleven long pink petals are spaced by green leaves and radiate around a central green complex cane to create a brightly colored flower. Translucent black ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$200—300
345 Perthshire Paperweights (1978) bluebells faceted paperweight. A single spray of three blue flowers, with a row of three green leaves, floats delicately over a star-cut clear ground. Lower tier of eight side facets, top tier of complex-cut garlanded facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 350. Signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/8"
$350—400
348 Perthshire Paperweights (1980) “Floral Overlay” clematis garland faceted paperweight. A blue clematis, with a leafy green stem and tendrils, is surrounded by a garland of six alternating off-white and pink buds, each with a leafy green stem. Translucent amethyst cushion ground. Transparent amethyst overlay, with two tiers of six side facets, spaced by miter cuts around the base, and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 212 made. Signature cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 3/4"
$150—200
346 Perthshire Paperweights 1986 “Royal Wedding” white rose faceted paperweight. The White Rose of York, growing from leafy stems shared by a white bud and orange thorns, rests on translucent red ground inscribed with the date “23-7-86”, in commemoration of the wedding of Prince Andrew of England to Sarah Ferguson. Garland of two tiers of interlaced facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 300; 132 made. Signature cane. Dated.
Diameter 2 5/8"
$250—300
349 Perthshire Paperweights (1978) “Bouquet” trio of flowers on dark ground paperweight. A bouquet of three lampwork flowers in red and white, pink, and blue, each with a millefiori center, includes a yellow bud and is held together by a leafy dark green stem. Dark cobalt blue ground. Limited edition of 350. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$250—300
347 Perthshire Paperweights (1985) “Faceted Primroses” flowers and millefiori paperweight. Three spaced pink and white primrose flowers alternate with three complex canes, inside a border
$250—300
350 Perthshire Paperweights (1974) dragonfly and flower bouquet faceted paperweight. A dragonfly, with four latticinio wings, hovers above a pansy and two clematis blossoms, their stems tied with a yellow bow. Grid-cut clear ground. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 300. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$250—300
351 Perthshire Paperweights 1986 close packed millefiori faceted paperweight. An assortment of intricate complex canes surrounds a central signature/date cane, and is held in a colorful complex millefiori rings. White upset muslin ground. Four and one facets. Limited edition of 400; 379 made.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$250—300
352 Perthshire Paperweights 2000 “Millennium Weight” millefiori garland faceted paperweight. A millefiori flower rests on a circle of yellow upset muslin, framed by a garland of cog canes, which is in turn bordered by a spaced ring of picture canes, silhouette canes and a “2000” date cane. White upset muslin ground. Six and one facets. Edition #282 of a limited edition of 500. Signature cane. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3"
$250—300
353 Perthshire Paperweights 1988 patterned millefiori paperweight. Arrow canes are spaced in a complex cane at the center of two close concentric rings of millefiori in blue, pink, white and orange. A spaced ring of alternating big and small pink canes supports a seven-point star garland made of pink, light green and white twists. The points of the star are dotted with a cobalt blue and yellow cane, connected by a border garland of twist segments, and the void of the points are filled with millefiori triangles in blue and pink. Translucent pink ground. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 2 9/16"
355 Perthshire Paperweights 1971 close concentric millefiori overlay faceted bottle and stopper. Two concentric blue and pink millefiori rings encircle a green millefiori at the base of a flared hollow perfume bottle. A matching stopper, with the same cane pressed into the top, sits in the bottle. Transparent amethyst overlay with three tiers of eight side facets, similar for the stopper. Limited edition of 300; 147 in amethyst. Signature/date cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 9/16", height 4 5/8"
$250—300
356 Perthshire Paperweights (1984-1997) close concentric millefiori fluted set of two miniature drawer pulls. A signature cane presides at the heart of five concentric rings of cog canes in contrasting colors for each of two drawer pull handles. Cobalt blue ground. Pressed fluted edge. Brass base. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$400—500
354 Perthshire Paperweights 1979 interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands and picture canes paperweight. A central picture cane of a horseback rider is surrounded by two interlaced millefiori trefoil garlands, each of their six loops dotted with a different picture cane of an animal. Opaque ruby red ground. Limited edition of 400; 293 made. Signature/date cane. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
$250—400
$250—300
357 Perthshire Paperweights (1980-1983, 1987-1994) pink flower faceted shot glass. A pink blossom, with six petals that are spaced with green leaves around a signature cane center, sits on a translucent cobalt blue ground at the base of a clear vessel. Fluted to multiply the flower image. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 1 15/16", height 2 13/16"
$100—150
358 Perthshire Paperweights (1975) “Millefiori Circlets” paperweight. A central signature cane is encircled by a ring of mint green complex canes, which is surrounded by five spaced clusters of pistachio green canes, all encircled by a pink cane border garland. Opaque red ground. Limited edition of 400. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$120—150
359 Paul Ysart aventurine snake paperweight. An exceptional three-dimensional green aventurine snake specimen, decorated with a sinuous dorsal yellow stripe, flanked by gray and orange spots, coils on a dewy green ground as it lifts its head up to reveal two inquisitive eyes. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition.
Diameter 3 1/2"
$1,000—1,200
360 Paul Ysart close packed millefiori inkwell and stopper. A colorful closepack of complex millefiori canes, with an outer border of red and white complex cog canes, sits on a white ground at the base of the inkwell and is replicated on a smaller scale in the stopper of the bottle. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 15/16", height 5 5/8"
$800—1,000
361 Paul Ysart parrot on a branch paperweight. A parrot bird, with a blue body, striped pink wings and a red beak, perches on a green branch that belongs to a forking flower stalk adorned with green leaves and two red-centered white flowers. Ruby red and white jasper ground. Excellent condition. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Excellent condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$900—1,200
363 Paul Ysart concentric millefiori and twists magnum paperweight. Four concentric rings of alternating canes and twists, including cogs in pink, white, green, blue and orange, copper aventurine twists and white latticinio twists, are spaced on an opaque green ground, around a central ring of orange cog canes and an orange complex cane at the apex. Signed. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 4 1/8"
$800—1,000
364 Paul Ysart trio of flowers and millefiori garland magnum paperweight. Three flowers, one pink, one purple and one cobalt blue, each with a contrasting center, are haloed by green sepals and top three short stems. They are spaced by three complex millefiori and encircled by a border garland of alternating light blue canes and white cog bundle canes. Signature cane. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition.
Diameter 3 7/8"
$600—800
365 Paul Ysart pink clematis and millefiori garland paperweight. A double-tiered pink clematis, with smooth petals radiating around a cog cane center, blooms on a stem flanked by four leaves. An alternating green and yellow complex cane garland surrounds the flower. Translucent dark blue ground. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Good condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$300—400
362 Paul Ysart flower and millefiori garland pedestal paperweight. A clematis-type flower, with striped blushing pink petals around a central yellow cog bundle cane, blooms on a leafy stem with a halo of leaves. Footed transparent cobalt blue base. From the collection of Harvey H. and Doris B. Robinson. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/8"
$800—1,000
366 Unidentified, possibly Scottish, double-tiered blue flower paperweight. A double-tiered blue flower, with a yellow dot on each of its inner petals and a red dot at its core, has four leaves peering from behind and two more leaves flanking its short stem. Mottle translucent pink ground. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$250—300
367 Paul Ysart five flower bouquet and millefiori garland paperweight. Four flowers, in blue, orange and yellow, are gathered by the stems with a bud and three aventurine green leaves, flanked by purple-striped blue millefiori, inside a border garland of alternating complex canes. Mottled translucent green ground. Rought pontil scar. Good condition.
Diameter 3 3/16"
371 Paul Ysart concentric millefiori on jasper ground paperweight. A large sunny yellow cog cane is ringed by radial pink twist staves, spaced by white cogs, inside a border garland of alternating pink and white canes. Green and white jasper ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$400—600
368 Paul Ysart close concentric millefiori paperweight. An orange complex cane is ringed by various green, blue and gray canes, on a dark ground. Good condition.
Diameter 3"
$250—400
369 Paul Ysart aventurine butterfly and millefiori garland paperweight. A green aventurine butterfly has yellow aventurine top wings, dotted in yellow and blue canes, and red aventurine lower wings, dotted with a green cane each, and is encircled by alternating complex canes. Transparent indigo ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2 7/8"
$200—300
372 Paul Ysart star-patterned millefiori paperweight. A green complex cane is situated at the center of three concentric rings of cogs canes, in different sizes, from which six millefiori stacks in red and green, each spaced by a complex cog cane, radiate outward to create a snowflake design. Blue and white jasper ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3 1/8"
$300—400
370 Paul Ysart orange, yellow and blue millefiori paperweight. A close packed arrangement of myriad millefiori is ringed by orange canes, inside a border garland of very large blue canes spaced by pairs of orange and yellow canes. Yellow ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250—400
$250—400
373 Paul Ysart concentric millefiori and radial twists paperweight. A large green, red and white cane is encircled by two concentric rings of complex canes and radial yellow filament and copper aventurine-cored twists, spaced by white and blue complex canes. Black ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 2 15/16"
$250—400
374 Paul Ysart close packed millefiori and radial twists paperweight. Various millefiori are packed into a circle ringed by yellow radial twists, spaced by alternating green and white canes. Translucent blue ground. Good condition and rough pontil scar.
Diameter 3 1/16"
$250—400
Marbles
375 Tomomi Handa (2013) “Spring Is Here” mandala-style patterned flowers marble. Two stunning complex mandala-style lacey flowers, one with a pink rose center and the other with an orange clematis center, are surrounded by smaller flowers, petals and ribbons in white, blue, pink and yellow, at opposing poles of a pink equator band of small yellow millefiori flowers, larger pink flowers, blue leaves and white tendrils. Transparent blue central ground. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$1,600—2,000
376 Mike Gong 2012 multi-encalmo egg marble. Layer upon layer of contrasting colored glass forms each of six different dots, some with green aventurine layers, spaced on a yellow orb, dotted with translucent red patches and encased in a thin clear layer. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$800—1,000
377 Alex Craig 2014 pulled-feather garlands marble. Green, blue, white, red and yellow, garlands, some iridescent, are pulled into each other in an intricate pulled-feather design. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 11/16"
379 James Alloway 2003 spun pink and yellow ribbons marble. Spiraling ribbons, alternating between pink and yellow, are intertwined with a dichroic veils and cascade down a blue cushion core. Edition #526. Signed/dated.
Diameter 1 7/8"
$200—300
380 Jayson Keys Lien 2014 coral and fish marble. Milli starfish, fish and a seashell are gathered around a dimensional coral reef of striped anemones, pink anemone tentacles and meandering blue coral on a sandy seabed. A black ground reveals a dichroic vortex cloud in the lower hemisphere. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 1 3/4"
$200—300
381 Ken Schneidereit 2006 orchids compound marble. A shaded-pink off-white orchid, with a fuchsia-pink labellum, is joined by two buds on stems with mottled green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition.
Diameter 2 7/16"
$300—400
378 Hot House 2016 colorful black, white reversible cube illusion marble. A black and white chequered stacked cube pattern is enlivened by a red, orange and yellow pattern, creating the illusion of reversible stacked cubes, pulled to a point at each pole. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter collection.
Diameter 3 1/4"
$200—300
382 Shaun Messenger red millefiori flowers and vines marble. Red millefiori are linked by thin green stems and scattered leaves in an arch that soars above aventurine green ribbons, dichroic ribbons and air bubbles. Clear ground. Signed.
Diameter 2"
$120—150
$400—500
383 Eddie Seese 2015 rainbow-colored ribbons marble. Nine spaced ribbons create a rainbow-colored fountain, joining one pole to the other by longitudinal lines, over an indigo dichroic core. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/8"
$150—180
384 William Menzies 2003 striped parachute vortex and dots marble. An undulating gray, black and red-striped parachute spirals into a vortex above a black lower hemisphere with a large light blue dot at the pole and two spiraling strings of graduated dots. Signed/dated.
Diameter 2 1/16"
$300—400
385 Ethan Lesch fumed flower marble. Spun conical petals, translucent orange at the core and giving way to green-tint toward the exterior, shield five radial spokes of upright stamens above a cobalt blue ground and aventurine dots and teardrops on the lower hemisphere. Signed.
Diameter 1 1/2"
387 Dinah Hulet 2003 blue, green and orange pulled pinwheels surface design marble. Twelve green pinwheels are spaced equally into a grid pattern with six blue pinwheels and eight orange pinwheels to create a colorful display of interlocked triangles and hurricane vortices. Signed/dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Diameter 1 1/2"
$350—500
388 Ayako Hattori (c. 2014) brush-footed butterflies and white daylilies marble. White daylily flowers, with black stamens, are spaced by their green leaves and black veined brush-footed white butterflies, over a silver-strewn ochre core. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 7/16"
$150—180
386 Rick Caffrey 2016 “Yellow Fellow” flamework coral flower marble. A dimensional flower is composed of tiers of circular yellow petals, striped with black and white, each with a central gray pistil, all cascading and pulled into a point. Clear ground. Signed/ dated. From the Carl E. Carter Collection. Good condition.
Diameter 1 9/16"
$400—600
389 Ayako Hattori black butterflies with blue and pink flowers marble. Dense carnation-style flowers, in both purple and pink and green and blue, are scattered with blue leaves and black butterflies on a silver-strewn purple core. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$120—150
$400—600
390 Ayako Hattori white butterflies and flowers marble. White flowers, with pink and yellow stamen cores, are spaced by blue leaves and white butterflies, over a silver-strewn blue and white core. From the Carl E. Carter Collection.
Diameter 1 3/8"
$400—600
Conditions of Sale
Participants are urged to read carefully the following explanation of the conditions of sale, which contain the terms on which L.H. Selman Ltd. conducts auctions. L.H. Selman Ltd. reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.
Bidding
Initial bidding begins Monday, March 9, 2026 at 9:00 am cst . All initial bids must be in hand on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 by 5:00 pm cst .
Bids may be placed on the web at www.selman.com , by telephone at 800-538-0766 or 312-583-1177 or by email at info@paperweight.com . If you use the website to participate in this auction, you are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of your username and password and for restricting access to your computer, and you agree to accept responsibility for all activities that occur under your account.
After the last day to place initial bids, we expect bidders to contact us daily via phone, fax, email or web to check on the status of their bids. It is your responsibility to stay in daily contact with us so that the auction can proceed in an expeditious manner. If you fail to contact us or if we are unable to reach you, you may be relinquishing your opportunity to raise your bid. If you are the last under bidder on a lot, L.H. Selman Ltd. in some cases will notify you of a 72-hour deadline to raise your bid above the high bidder’s bid. If you fail to act or respond, L.H. Selman Ltd., at its sole discretion reserves the right to cancel your bids and award lots to other bidders.
Bidding Process
Your bid is a contract to purchase the lot at the hammer price, plus commission. Each bidder must be high bidder on at least one lot at all times during the auction. All lots will be sold at one increment over the second highest bidder. Bidding will continue until all under bidders have indicated that they no longer wish to bid, the high bidder will win the lot if their bid exceeds the reserve price (see Reserves). Bids may be raised until the lot is declared closed and the winner determined. In the case of tie bids, the earliest bid received will be the high bidder. Help us complete the auction in a timely fashion by informing us of which lots you wish to drop. L.H. Selman Ltd. reserves the right to settle any disputes, determine bids, terminate accounts, remove and edit content, determine winners or cancel auctions at their sole discretion.
Bids must be made in the following increments:
Up to $200: $10
$200 to $500: $25
$500 to $1,000: $50
$1,000 to $2,000: $100
Reserves
$2,000 to $5,000: $250
$5,000 to $10,000: $500
$10,000 and over: $1,000
A reserve is a confidential minimum price below which a lot generally will not be sold. In some cases, L.H. Selman Ltd. has agreed with the consignor to accept a bid below the reserve. Bids below reserve may be considered null at the sole discretion of L.H. Selman Ltd. In this event, the consignor has the right to recover consigned lots that do not reach the minimum price reserved.
Estimate
Estimates provided reflect current trends. Use them as a guideline when placing your bids.
Exhibition
We invite you to view the auction items at our gallery located at 410 South Michigan Avenue, Suite 207, Chicago, Illinois, 60605. Please call for an appointment, 800.538.0766 or 312.583.1177.
Condition
We suggest that bidders obtain a detailed condition report for any lots where there are any questions or concerns. Unless otherwise noted as follows, all lots are in pristine condition:
Excellent condition: Insignificant surface wear
Fine condition: Minor surface wear or damage below the sightline
Good condition: Visible but tolerable surface wear
Fair condition: Visible surface wear that obstructs the design
Internal flaws, including annealing cracks, will be mentioned separately.
Payment
Successful bidders will be invoiced at the auction’s close. Unsuccessful bidders will not be contacted. Successful bidders must pay, in U.S. dollars, the full amount of the hammer price, the Buyer’s Premium calculated on the hammer price, all shipping fees and all applicable taxes. Payment is due upon receipt of the invoice and a 2% per month penalty on monies owed will be charged after 15 days. Split payments and payment plans are not accepted without prior approval, at the sole discretion L.H. Selman Ltd. A Buyer’s Premium of 20% will be applied to all forms of payment and an additional 3% will be applied to the total invoice as a processing fee for debit and credit card payments. We accept Visa, Mastercard, AmericanExpress and Discover cards, checks, cash, Zelle QuickPay and bank wire transfer payments. Bank wire transfer fees are the responsibility of the buyer. No other forms of payment are accepted. All checks must be drawn from a U.S. bank and mailed to PO Box 127, Hadensville, VA 23067. Purchases will not be shipped to the buyer until full payment is received.
Shipping
Orders are shipped using USPS Priority Mail, with Signature Confirmation required for delivery, once full payment is received. Alternate shipping methods are available and will be billed at cost, if requested by the buyer. Tracking information will be provided. Domestic items are shipped at a charge of $22 for the first paperweight and $7 for each additional paperweight in the same shipment. For shipments to Canada, the cost will be $55 plus $7 for each additional paperweight. For shipments to other international destinations, the cost will be $85 plus $7 for each additional paperweight. Price of shipping and insurance for over-sized items will vary according to size and weight. Buyers are responsible for providing a correct shipping address to L.H. Selman Ltd. and assume responsibility for undeliverable packages. Buyers are responsible for any additional fees required to take possession of the package.
Return Policy
Upon the close of each lot, purchase is understood to be final. The buyer must notify L.H. Selman Ltd. of any discrepancy within 48 hours of receipt. All items have been carefully selected and described, but if you feel that a lot has been misrepresented, requests for return will be handled on an individual basis. Returned merchandise will not be accepted without prior approval. In no event will L.H. Selman Ltd. incur liability beyond the purchase price of an individual lot.
Guarantee
All lots are sold on an “as is” basis. L.H. Selman Ltd. makes every effort to describe each lot with complete accuracy and accepts responsibility for the authenticity of the items offered for auction. Photographs are provided for the guidance of the buyer. If you have any questions, please call L.H. Selman Ltd.
