New Additions - Paperweights
for Sale
3573 | Early 1975 Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios
Surface Decorated Floral Design Paperweight. dated
1975. This brilliant surface decorated paperweight by Daniel
Salazar at Lundberg Studios features a large eight petal yellow
flower on top of a shiny foil background. The sides are
decorated with a wave design made up a dazzling arrangement of blue,
green, gold, and silver layers over an opaque white ground.
Signed and dated on the base "LUNDBERG STUDIOS DS 310 1975".
It is a very early paperweight by Daniel Salazar. A wonderful
composition. Note: The signature on the white base is hard to read, so I colored it with a green washable marker to enhance the writing. The green marker ink has since been removed. Daniel Salazar is one of the lead gaffers at Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California and is their primary paperweight designer and maker. He joined Lundberg in 1975. The studio was founded by James Lundberg in the early 1970s. Steven Lundberg joined shortly later. The first paperweights were made in 1972. In 1973 the firm was renamed Lundberg Studios and moved to Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Steven left Lundberg Studios in 1997 and set up his own studio. He died from ALS in 2008. Although in later years, each paperweight produced at Lundberg Studios was signed and dated by the studio and signed by the artist, the earliest paperweights were not dated and some did not have the artists signature. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Large size: 2 13/16" diameter by just over 2"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 2/26/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4745 | Tom Hesse Miniature Flower Paperweight
- Signed. undated. This miniature
paperweight has a miniature yellow flower with five spotted
transparent petals. There is a controlled bubble next to each
petal. It is signed on the side near the base "Hesse".
An interesting addition to any collection of miniature paperweights. Tom Hesse is a contemporary American
studio artist who has worked in Kansas (and may still do
so). Special thanks to Rick Pfliger who was able
to decipher the signature. At one time Tom Hesse's work
was sold by the Courtyard Gallery (now closed) in Lindsborg,
KS. I have not been able to find out anything more about
this artist. Signature: Signed "Hesse" on the side near the base. Condition: Excellent condition. No cracks, chips, or scratches found on inspection. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$45 postage paid in the US. Added 2/26/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3130 | David Salazar Heart Shaped Iridescent
Hearts and Vines Paperweight. dated 2004. This is
a fun paperweight with a surface decorated hearts and vines design
on the top of an iridescent pink heart shaped paperweight. The
surface is pink iridescent glass and the underlying glass is
clear. It is signed on the base "D P Salazar 1/04". It
is a fun paperweight. David P. Salazar was born in Del
Rio, Texas. His fascination with glass started in college,
when he began making scientific glassware. In 1972, he
started working as an apprentice at Lundberg Studios, and
quickly moved into the more creative aspects of designing and
torchwork. After 10 years in the studio environment, he
decided to strike out on his own in order to develop new designs
and techniques. Initially he rented space from Zephyr
Studios in
Santa Cruz, California, staying there from 1982 to
1985. When Zephyr went out of business, Salazar took over
the building and started his own studio. Size: Just under 2 5/8" high by just under 2 1/2"
wide by 1 1/4" thick. The base is fire finished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$59 postage paid in the US. Added 2/24/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5185 |
Large Joe St. Clair Icepick Flower Teapot Ring Holder Paperweight. circa 1960 - 1980. This teapot shaped figural paperweight is intended for use as a ring holder and is a very popular design. It has five light blue icepick flowers over a white chipped glass ground. As is typical of this style, there is a carefully placed bubble in the center of each flower and also a carefully placed bubble in the ground in between each pair of flowers. It is hot stamped "JOE ST CLAIR" on the bottom. A very flashy figural paperweight. This style of flower is called an icepick flower because of the ice-pick like tool used to push each flower down to the ground to form a stem.
The St. Clair line (as far as paperweights are concerned) started with John "Pop" St. Clair, Sr. who worked at the George MacBeth Glass Works in Elwood from around 1903 to 1938. Local natural gas production faltered in 1938 and the St. Clairs began to develop their ideas for a new business of their own. Joe St. Clair (1909 - 1987) did the original experimentation and the business was formally started in 1941 in Elwood, Indiana. John, Sr. and the brothers John, Jr., Joe, Ed and Bob all participated, while another brother, Paul, did not at first. By 1944 St. Clair paperweights were being sold through the Georg Jensen Shop on Fifth Avenue in New York. Joe retired (the first time) in 1971 and sold the factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. Sometime later, the new owners of the original factory sold the factory back to Joe. For a while, there were two St. Clair factories, one owned by Joe and the other owned by Bob St. Clair. Size: 4 7/8" wide by 4" high. The center
paperweight portion is 2 1/2" in diameter. The bottom is finished
flat and hot stamped in the center with the signature. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$59 postage paid in the US. Added 2/24/2021 For more information about paperweights made by the St. Clair factory, see my St. Clair Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3410 | Early Correia Iridescent Surface Decorated
Hearts and Vines Paperweight. dated
1982. This iridescent paperweight features a surface decorated
design of five red hearts with a tangle of stylized golden
vines. Although the surface is iridescent and appears amber in
color, the glass underneath is clear. It is signed on the base
"Correia HCLM.62.82.1". An amazing paperweight. Steven Valentine Correia received
his bachelor of arts degree from the University of Hawaii in
1972. He earned a masters in art degree from UCLA and then
a second masters degree in fine art from the University of
Hawaii. He was drawn to sculpture and design. Steven
founded Correia Art Glass in 1973,
along with a business partner Roger Roland. It was one of
the first privately owned art glass studios to spearhead the Art
Glass Movement in the early 1970’s, creating a new American
market for contemporary decorative arts. The company
continued to operate under the artistic guidance of Steven
Correia until 1987. The studio is located in Santa Monica,
California and is currently operated by Steven Correia's sister
and brother Algerine Correia and Jeffrey Correia. In 1987 Steven Correia left Correia Art
Glass and founded Correia Crystal in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
where he focuses his attention on creating sculptural
objects. He also has an interest in large-scale
environmental kinetic light sculpture as well as his audio and
visual performance art. Roger Roland withdrew from the
partnership in 1975 and established his own independent Roland
Art Glass studio in Ketchum, Idaho. Additional note on signatures:
The history of Correia is confusing
because some of the early paperweights and other art glass were
signed "Roland R. Correia". There
are some sites on the internet that give Roger Roland credit for
the early paperweights. The paperweight in the MMA
collection is identified as being by Roger Roland Correia.
This is incorrect. There was no such person. The
signature was misleading. It was a signature used by the
partnership. It is also possible to find paperweights
signed "Roland". These are distinctly different from the
style of Correia Art Glass paperweights. Medium size: Just under 2 7/16" diameter by just
over 2 1/8" high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added on 2/24/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2805 | Peter Holmes Selkirk 1985 Limited Edition
Floral Bouquet with Millefiori Garland Paperweight. dated
1985. This paperweight has a wonderful lampwork floral bouquet
surrounded by a millefiori garland. The bouquet consists of
six multicolored flowers each with its own leaves set on a bed of
larger leaves. It is number 147 out of a limited edition of
250 paperweights. The design is placed over a clear ground and
faceted with one large top facet and five side facets. It is
signed in script on the base "SELKIRK GLASS SCOTLAND 147/250 1985"
and there is also a Peter Holmes "PH" signature cane. A
colorful example from Selkirk Glass. Selkirk Glass founded in 1977 by Peter Holmes and Ron Hutchinson. Peter apprenticed under Paul Ysart at Caithness from 1963 and continued at Caithness until 1977. Ron Hutchinson was also at Caithness. Selkirk produced a wide range of paperweight styles including abstract, lampwork and millefiori paperweights. The company was located in Selkirk, Scotland in the Borders Region. At some point they were purchased by Edinburgh Crystal and remained in operation until 2006. . Peter Holmes started his glass working career at Caithness Glass (Scotland) in 1963 as an apprentice to Paul Ysart. He continued at Caithness until 1977, when he and Ron Hutchinson left Caithness to start Selkirk Glass. Peter left Selkirk in 2002 to start Scottish Borders Art Glass with his son, Andrew, at Galalaw, Hawick. Large size: 3" diameter by 2" high. The bottom is
ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 2/23/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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842 | Magnum 1930s Chinese Scrambled Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1930. This is an extra large
example of a 1930s scrambled millefiori paperweight from China
filled with a nice assortment of millefiori canes and twist
canes. This style was intended to be a copy of a French
scramble or end of day weight from 1845-1860 (probably St. Louis or
Clichy), but it will not fool today's collectors. This example
is scratch signed "CHINA" on the base. As
with most Chinese paperweights of this period, this paperweight
has a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda and has a
greenish tinge. The glass has a soft oily feel and there are many light scratches and scuff
marks. There are also striations (sugaring) in the
glass. An unusually large example worthy of any collection
of Chinese paperweights. Chinese Paperweights were made in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s as an attempt to duplicate 19th Century antique weights made in the United States and France. Because they are almost 100 years old, they are very collectible and every collector should own a few of these as study pieces. The history of the early Chinese paperweights is mostly anecdotal as no written records have been discovered. The story is that an American dealer sent examples of paperweights made by the New England Glass Company (NEGC), Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S), Millville makers, and French factories to a Chinese factory and requested copies be made. The results are interesting and sometimes confused with the originals by inexperienced collectors. The earliest pictures of these paperweights appeared in the book American Glass Paperweights by Francis Edgar Smith published in 1939. Smith was aware that at least one of the paperweights shown in his book was Chinese. Since Smith was not an expert collector, this indicates that there was some general knowledge that these were Chinese prior to 1939. In the United States, the Tariff Act of 1930 required that every imported item must be conspicuously and indelibly marked in English with its country of origin. As a result, many of these Chinese paperweights are scratch signed on the bottom "CHINA". Many are also not signed, suggesting that either they were imported prior to 1930 or the importer ignored the requirement. Most likely the earliest Chinese paperweights were made prior to 1930. The Chinese makers often combined design features found in paperweights from different makers. For example they copied the latticinio grounds used by New England Glass Company and used them with copies of Baccarat Pansy weights. The original Baccarat pansy paperweights never had a latticinio ground. They copied the pedestal rose from Millville and then used the pedestal bottom with other weights. It is fun to collect all the variations. In general, Chinese paperweights from the 1930s have a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda and has a greenish tinge. The glass also has a soft almost oily feel. Frequently they have bubbles or debris in the glass. And because of their age, many of these have minor scratches or other surface defects. Chinese paperweights made in the 1970s and later usually have better quality glass and are free of debris.
Very large size: Just under 3 7/16” diameter
by 2 7/16" high. The base is rough, fire finished, and
ground concave in the center. A remnant of the pontil scar
remains in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 2/23/2021 For more information about paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4026 | Miniature Strathearn Eight Pointed Star
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Opaque Lime Green Ground.
circa 1963-1968. This miniature paperweight features a three
ring concentric millefiori design and is finished as a eight pointed
star. The ground is an opaque lime green. The star
points give the glass a glittery appearance. This paperweight
has a worn Strathearn paper label with a leaping salmon and
"STRATHEARN HAND MADE IN SCOTLAND" on the base. A great
addition to any collection of Scottish glass. This is called a pressed weight because a mold is used to form the shape. The top is flattened. The star points give the glass a real glittery appearance as you can see in the pictures. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. Miniature size: 2 1/16” diameter by 1 1/8”
high. The base is fire polished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$59 postage paid in the US. Added 2/22/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4758 | Large Perthshire Uncataloged Smithsonian
Paneled Complex Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1985.
A large patterned millefiori paperweight with four sections of
complex canes arranged in a cross pattern over a dark blue ground. A
stunning paperweight with dramatic colors. I have identified
this as an uncataloged Smithsonian paperweight - see the explanation
below. This is a fantastic paperweight with a complex and
unusual design consisting of only complex millefiori. It has a
worn paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" and is
signed with the Perthshire "P1985" signature cane on the
base. Explanation of Smithsonian Designation: This design is not cataloged in any of the books on Perthshire paperweights. However, the design is identical to another 1985 dated paperweight previously in my collection that came with a certificate stating that it was a unique pattern created especially for the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC in 1985. The certificate also stated that it was number 180 out of a limited edition of 500 weights. The book The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights by Mahoney & McClanahan identifies a different weight as being the 1985 Smithsonian, but I believe my designation is correct. It is possible that the Smithsonian placed follow-up orders of a new design to fill demand. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Very Large Size: Just under 3 1/8" diameter by just
under 2 1/8" high. The base is ground concave in the
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2321 | Super Magnum Antique Bavarian / Bohemian
Trumpet Paperweight with Picture of Young Girl.
circa 1890-1930. This is a huge trumpet flower paperweight
with a picture of a young girl on top. The picture is printed
on a round, slightly oval, white enamel plaque placed just below the
surface of the dome. There is a large yellow trumpet flower
with red and white jasper pleated surround in the center and a rich
blue outer edging with five stems pushed down to the base.
Unfortunately a bubble formed under the girl's picture causing her
shoulder area to balloon. The base is ground flat with a matte
finish. A rare item. Von Brackel discusses similar paperweights in his book Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco. He shows one example with a round picture on top on page 105, but his example is constructed differently. Still I believe this paperweight originated in either Bavaria or Bohemia. Bohemian Glass generally refers to the glass made in the regions that form the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. Most of these areas are now parts of the western Czech Republic or Germany. Another possibility is that the paperweight was made in the midwest US by glass workers who emigrated from the areas described above. It remains the only example I have seen with a round picture at the top of the paperweight. Most American photo paperweights have the picture on a flat enamel plaque with substantial clear glass above the picture. Very Large Size: 4" diameter by 3 13/16"
high. The bottom is ground flat with a matte finish.
The paperweight weighs 53 ounces (three pounds five ounces).
When boxed, it will weigh over four pounds. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 2/21/2021 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2836 | Selkirk 1996 Stylized Blue Flower
Paperweight. dated 1996. This paperweight has an
stylized or abstract blue floral design with five trumpet shaped
petals and a green center. Each of the trumpet shapes has an
elongated bubble in the center. The design is placed over a
translucent blue ground. It is signed in script on the base
"SELKIRK GLASS SCOTLAND 1996". It also has a worn paper label
"SELKIRK GLASS HANDMADE IN SCOTLAND". A colorful example
from Selkirk Glass. Selkirk Glass founded in 1977 by Peter Holmes and Ron Hutchinson. Peter apprenticed under Paul Ysart at Caithness from 1963 and continued at Caithness until 1977. Ron Hutchinson was also at Caithness. Selkirk produced a wide range of paperweight styles including abstract, lampwork and millefiori paperweights. The company was located in Selkirk, Scotland in the Borders Region. At some point they were purchased by Edinburgh Crystal and remained in operation until 2006. . Peter Holmes started his glass working career at Caithness Glass (Scotland) in 1963 as an apprentice to Paul Ysart. He continued at Caithness until 1977, when he and Ron Hutchinson left Caithness to start Selkirk Glass. Peter left Selkirk in 2002 to start Scottish Borders Art Glass with his son, Andrew, at Galalaw, Hawick. Large size: 2 13/16" diameter by 2 5/8" high. The
bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 2/18/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3528 | Rare Vintage Old South Jersey Art Glass
(Oscar “Skip” Woods) Teardrop Bubble Paperweight.
dated 1978. The paperweight features a single teardrop
bubble in clear glass. The glass appears slightly green in the
pictures but is actually clear. It is signed on the base with
a pontil stamp "OSJAG 1978". OSJAG stands for Old South Jersey
Art Glass. A simple design nicely done. Oscar “Skip” Woods was a well known paperweight maker in the South New Jersey near Millville, New Jersey. He is known for making a variety of paperweight styles including a Bicentennial Series, Crimp Roses, and other types. He sometimes demonstrated at Wheaton Village in Millville. He worked there throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Large size: 2 3/4" diameter by 2 3/4" high.
The base is fire finished with a pontil signature stamp. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$39 postage paid in the US. Added 2/18/2021 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2803 | William Manson, Snr. Spotted
Butterfly and Pink Flower Upright Faceted Paperweight.
dated 1992. This is an unusual upright paperweight featuring a
spotted butterfly hovering over a multicolored ten petaled
flower. The butterfly has a blue and aventurine (sparkly)
body, white eyes, white wings with black spots, black
antennae. The flower has variegated pink and grey petals, a
yellow frit center, and striped green sepals. The design is
set over a burgundy red stain ground. The paperweight is
designed to be displayed upright resting on a small facet. The
back is polished flat and there is one large front facet. It
is signed on the small facet / base "William Manson 1992".
Please see my notes below on the signature and also on the condition
of this paperweight. Although it has a few minor flaws, this
unusual paperweight displays beautifully and will augment any
collection of Scottish paperweights. Note on signature: The signature made me wonder which William Manson (father or son) made this paperweight. In later years, the father always added a Snr. to his signature and the son signed his weights with just William Manson. After consulting with his son, William David Manson, I was able to establish that this paperweight was made by his father, William Manson, Snr. during a period that he was employed by Caithness but also had a small studio at home. Note on condition: This paperweight has a few scratches and flaws which I will list here and also display in the pictures. There are two tiny (less than 1/16") scratches on the face of the paperweight and a scuff on the side near the back. On the back, there is a small area where a piece of tape or label has discolored the red stain used for the ground. And, not shown are some minor scratches on the back. As stated above, the paperweight displays beautifully. William Manson, Snr. started his glass working career at Caithness Glass at the age of 15 in the 1960s. He apprenticed with Paul Ysart. Manson left Caithness in 1971 to work at Ysart's Harland Glass and rejoined Caithness several years later in 1974. He was at Caithness on and off between 1974 and 1997. During this period he also had a small studio at home. In 1997 he left for good to form his own studio William Manson Paperweights. After Perthshire closed in January 2002, William Manson Sr. started Phoenix Paperweights to engage three workers from Perthshire. They only lasted a year and issued paperweights in 2002 and 2003 before closing in August 2003. Phoenix operated in the Manson works in Perth, Scotland. For a brief period (2004-2006), William Manson, Sr. made collaborative paperweights with John Deacons. William Manson, Jr. started making paperweights alongside his father starting in 1992, but did not take that up as a career until 1996 (age 18) and continued until the market cooled in 2003-2004. He is now in the process of setting up his own studio. Large Size: Just under 2 5/8" wide (diameter) by 2
7/16" high by 1 1/2" thick. There is a small facet for the
base and a larger facet for the face. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 2/15/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3436 | Robert Townsend Translucent Veiled Yellow
Abstract Faceted Paperweight. circa 1980s or
later. This distinctive paperweight with three top
facets has an abstract multi-layered veiled design of transparent
pale yellow and clear colored glass. The veiling technique
allows the glass to react to light and create a fluid, airy
effect. It is signed on the base "Robert Townsend", but it is
possible that I am reading the signature incorrectly. I show
the signature as it appears and then darkened to make it easier to
read. An interesting paperweight that shows considerable
skill. This paperweight has a translucent design was difficult to photograph. It has "veil" effect created by using a metallic powder in the glass. The veiling technique was first developed by Dominic Labino in the early 1970s. Later it was used by Harvey Littleton (1980), Ed Nesteruk (1982), Michael O'Keefe (1984), Robert Eickholt, Gilbert C. Johnson, and others. The paperweight is signed Robert Townsend, but I have been unable to learn anything about the artist. It is professionally executed and finished. I purchased the paperweight as part of a Massachusetts collection of quality paperweights. Size: Just over 2 7/8" diameter by just over 2 5/8"
high. The base is polished flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$69 postage paid in the US. Added 2/15/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5265 | Francis Whittemore Miniature Yellow Pears
with Leaves and Seed Pod Paperweight. circa 1971 -
1980. This paperweight features two yellow pears along with
three green leaves, and a seed pod. It is signed in the design
with a fancy Whittemore "W" compound signature cane. The
signature cane is a white "W" on a blue background surrounded by a
ring of white stars. The design is placed on a translucent
green ground. Whittemore revisited this theme several times
during his career as a paperweight maker. A beautiful example. Note: This was a difficult paperweight to photograph. The highly reflective surface even picked up a reflection of my hand and my camera. If you need more pictures please let me know. Francis Dyer Whittemore, Jr. is considered one of the pioneers of the modern paperweight renaissance. He started working in glass in 1938, but did not start making paperweights until 1962. His studio was in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Like many other early glass artists, Francis started his career as a scientific glass blower and then later taught glass as an instructor. For five years, he spent one month a year consulting at Baccarat to help them refine their lampwork paperweight art. Some sources have this consulting work from 1971 to 1976. Other sources have it starting later. The signature cane used on this paperweight was one he developed during the period that he was consulting at Baccarat. Most of his paperweights are miniature to medium in size. You can read about Francis Whittemore in the book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1970). Miniature size: Just under 2 1/16" diameter
by 1 11/16" high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$375 postage paid in the US. Added 2/14/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight
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5458 | Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
Millefiori Scramble Paperweight with Eagles, Rabbits, and
Stars. circa 1860. This is an antique New England
Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of day paperweight. It is
filled with a great assortment of colorful complex canes and
twists. One complex cane, viewed from the bottom, has a ring
with five running rabbit canes alternating with five pink ruffled
canes and a star cane in the center. Another cane, partially
visible from the bottom, has four eagle canes alternating with
ruffled canes. Another complex cane, viewed from the top has
seven star canes. Unfortunately the paperweight has a fold or
dimple at the top which causes considerable distortion. In
addition there are a few scratches on the dome and striations in the
glass. Although there is sufficient glass to have this
paperweight restored, I have decided to offer it as is. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. The New England Glass Company (NEGC)
operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888.
You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass
Company in the book by John Hawley. The Art of
the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New
England Glass Companies covers both B&S and
NEGC. Size: 2 5/16” diameter by 1 15/16” high. The
base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 2/14/2021 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3131 | David Salazar Iridescent Swirl
Paperweight. dated 1991. This unique swirl design
is associated with David Salazar and Zephyr Art Glass. The
surface is clear-colored iridescent glass and is
semi-transparent. The underlying glass is clear. It is
signed on the base "D P Salazar 91-4". It is a fun
paperweight. Zephyr Studios was a small group studio that existed for only a few years in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was located in Santa Cruz, California. David P. Salazar was born in Del
Rio, Texas. His fascination with glass started in college,
when he began making scientific glassware. In 1972, he
started working as an apprentice at Lundberg Studios, and
quickly moved into the more creative aspects of designing and
torchwork. After 10 years in the studio environment, he
decided to strike out on his own in order to develop new designs
and techniques. Initially he rented space from Zephyr
Studios, staying there from 1982 to 1985. When
Zephyr went out of business, Salazar took over the building and
started his own studio. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 2 3/16" high. The
base is ground mostly flat with a small depression where the
signature is. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$59 postage paid in the US. Added 2/13/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5234 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Millefiori Heart
Paperweight. circa 1960-1980. Charles Kaziun Jr.
millefiori paperweight with a wonderful large heart cane in the
center of a heart shaped garland of identical white floret
canes. Each floret cane has a white six pointed star with a
blue background in the center. All of this is set on an pink
aventurine ground backed with an opaque white layer. It is
signed with a gold foil "K" on the base. This is an especially
nice example. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: This paperweight is signed with Kaziun's gold foil "K" on the base. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks or scratches. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 2/13/2021 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2843 | Edinburgh Crystal Caithness 1986 Double
Trefoil "Ring of Roses"Millefiori Paperweight. circa
1986. This is a rare example made by Caithness Glass for
Edinburgh Crystal. It features a double trefoil design titled
"Ring of Roses" with green and pink millefiori and an Edinburgh "E"
signature cane in the center. The design is placed over a dark
purple almost opaque ground. Note: Most Edinburgh paperweights were also signed with an acid etch or sandblasted signature - this example is not. It is possible that this is an early prototype or even a second. The Ring of Roses design is shown in the 1986 Edinburgh Crystal Paperweights catalog as an unlimited issue paperweight. The 1986 catalog showed eight unlimited designs and twelve limited edition paperweights. Edinburgh Crystal originated as a glassworks in Scotland at Leith in 1664. The company had a long history as a glassworks, merging with and acquiring other companies, eventually becoming part of Webb Glass after World War I, although they retained the name Edinburgh and Leith Glassworks until 1955. In 1955, the name was changed to Edinburgh Crystal Glass Co. Edinburgh never made glass paperweights. Paperweights were made for Edinburgh by Caithness Glass in 1985 and 1986. Later production appears to have been outsourced to other countries. In 2004 Edinburgh Crystal purchased Caithness Glass out of receivership. Finances did not work out and Edinburgh ceased to exist in 2006 with Dartington Crystal acquiring some of the remaining assets. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by just under 2 3/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$75 postage paid in the US. Added 2/7/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5160 | Magnum Robert Eickholt Reptile Series
Abstract Paperweight. dated 1991. This paperweight
has an abstract design with one large controlled bubble. The
iridescent colors progress in layers from light blue to dark blue to
black. This style has been given the name "Reptile Series"
because the imagery resembles a reptilian skin. It is signed
"Eickholt 1991" on the base. An extra large example. Robert Eickholt has been making glass paperweights since 1978 when he founded Eickholt Glass in Columbus, Ohio. His designs often make use of precious metals such as gold and silver, and rare oxides such as cobalt and copper. In later paperweights by Eickholt the design moved to the interior and veiling techniques began to appear. He retired in 2013. Very large size: 3 7/16" diameter by 3 13/16""
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 2/7/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5267 | Paul Ysart Signed Millefiori Butterfly in
Latticinio Basket Paperweight with Original Ysart Jokelson
Box. circa 1972-1979. Large paperweight with a
small millefiori butterfly in the center of a latticinio basket -
more accurately a basket composed of white twist canes. Each
twist cane has a tiny bubble at the top. The butterfly's wings
are made from bundles of millefiori canes with the upper wings cased
in blue. The copper colored body has a green head and
dark colored antennae. Below the butterfly is a complex "PY"
signature cane, on of the rarer type three canes according to Colin
Mahoney's book. There is also a Paul Ysart "PY Made in
Scotland" paper label on the base. This paperweight comes with
its original (although distressed) box imprinted "PAUL YSART LIMITED
P.J." reflecting the Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the
exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. To the
eye this paperweight is perfect, however the pictures reveal a tiny
annealing or incompatibility fracture in the body of the
butterfly. A rare and desirable example of Paul Ysart's
magnificent use of close packed millefiori canes to create butterfly
wings. Note: The butterfly is small and the body even smaller, but the butterfly body has a tiny incompatibility or annealing fracture that is shown in the pictures. The fracture also extends slightly above and below the body as shown in the side views. Normally this would be an $800 paperweight, but I am offering it at a greatly reduced price because of this flaw. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland from Spain in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. Paul Ysart (1904-1991), originally Pablo Moreno Isart, was apprenticed to his father as a glass worker at Moncrieff in 1922. He worked on the production of Monart Art Glass. Paperweights were primarily an after hours activity. Paul made his first paperweight in the early 1930s. Production was interrupted by World War II and the Monart line was not restarted until 1946. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent left Moncrieff and founded Ysart Brothers Glass. They produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. Paul stayed at Moncrieff from until 1962, when he joined Caithness as a Training Officer. While at Caithness, he trained Peter Holmes, Colin Terris, and William Manson, among others. After he retired from Caithness in 1972, he continued to make paperweights initially under the Harland label and then the Highland Paperweights label until 1979. You can read more about Paul Ysart in the book by Colin Mahoney Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/4" high.
The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$485 postage paid in the US. US Sales only, no international shipping. Added 2/7/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5262 | Early Paul Stankard White Dogwood
Paperweight - 1973 Limited Edition. dated 1973.
This paperweight features a dogwood flower with four striated white
petals with brown tips. There is a yellow stamen cluster in
the center. There are also three large variegated green leaves
and a brown stem. The design is set on a translucent cobalt
blue ground. This paperweight is part of a limited edition of
75 paperweights. However, Paul often did not complete the
entire planned edition. It is signed on the base with a "PS"
Signature cane and engraved with a date "1973" and numbered "7 /
75". There is also a copyright mark as part of the
signature. This is a hard to find early limited edition
paperweight. A beautiful addition worthy of any collection of
contemporary American paperweight. The paperweight is part of Paul Stankard's American Floral Series. It appears in the book published by the Wheaton Museum of Glass Paul Joseph Stankard: The First Decade on pages 15 (Figure 15F) and 17. This small book catalogs the artist's proof collection. It also appears in the Leo Kaplan, Ltd. catalog on page 4/91 as a faceted version where it is priced at $1,750. Paul Joseph Stankard is considered to be the father of modern glass paperweights. He has a degree in Scientific Glassblowing from the Salem Vocational Technical Institute (now Salem Community College) in Salem, New Jersey and worked for ten years as a glassblower making scientific instruments for various chemical laboratories before turning his attention to creating glass art. He made his first paperweights in 1968 focusing on a realistic replication of nature. Today he is one of the premier lampwork artists and has shared his knowledge with many other fine glass artists. Paul's studio is in Mantua, NJ. His work is on display at over 60 museums worldwide and there are several excellent books on this artist. Medium size: 2 3/8" diameter by just under 2"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$950 postage paid in the US. US Sales only, no international shipping. Added 2/5/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4744 | Large 1930s Chinese Close Packed Patterned
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1930. This is a
large colorful Chinese close packed patterned millefiori paperweight
with a complex design made in the 1930s. It was intended to be
a copy of a French antique concentric paperweight from 1845-1860
(probably Baccarat or Clichy). The pattern mimics the typical
Baccarat pattern with a mix of concentric designs and roundels
forming a garland. This paperweight is unsigned. As with most Chinese paperweights, this
paperweight has a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda
and has a greenish tinge. The glass has a soft oily
feel. There are bubbles or debris in the glass. A welcome
addition to any collection of Chinese paperweights.
Chinese Paperweights were made in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s as an attempt to duplicate 19th Century antique weights made in the United States and France. Because they are almost 100 years old, they are very collectible and every collector should own a few of these as study pieces. The history of the early Chinese paperweights is mostly anecdotal as no written records have been discovered. The story is that an American dealer sent examples of paperweights made by the New England Glass Company (NEGC), Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S), Millville makers, and French factories to a Chinese factory and requested copies be made. The results are interesting and sometimes confused with the originals by inexperienced collectors. The earliest pictures of these paperweights appeared in the book American Glass Paperweights by Francis Edgar Smith published in 1939. Smith was aware that at least one of the paperweights shown in his book was Chinese. Since Smith was not an expert collector, this indicates that there was some general knowledge that these were Chinese prior to 1939. In the United States, the Tariff Act of 1930 required that every imported item must be conspicuously and indelibly marked in English with its country of origin. As a result, many of these Chinese paperweights are scratch signed on the bottom "CHINA". Many are also not signed, suggesting that either they were imported prior to 1930 or the importer ignored the requirement. Most likely the earliest Chinese paperweights were made prior to 1930. The Chinese makers often combined design features found in paperweights from different makers. For example they copied the latticinio grounds used by New England Glass Company and used them with copies of Baccarat Pansy weights. The original Baccarat pansy paperweights never had a latticinio ground. They copied the pedestal rose from Millville and then used the pedestal bottom with other weights. It is fun to collect all the variations. In general, Chinese paperweights from this period have a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda and has a greenish tinge. The glass also has a soft almost oily feel. Frequently they have bubbles or debris in the glass. And because of their age, many of these have minor scratches or other surface defects. Very large size: Just under 3 1/16” diameter by 1
9/16" high. The base is fire finished and the center
of the base is ground. The profile is relatively low, as is
typical of Chinese paperweights from this period. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 1/5/2021 For more information about paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3127 | Drew Ebelhare Clichy Style Miniature
Scramble Paperweight. dated 2002. This tiny Drew
Ebelhare paperweight is a Clichy style scramble complete bits and
pieces of millefiori canes, flower canes, and a green and white
Clichy style rose. The millefiori canes fill the paperweight
and are pulled down to the base. There is a clear ground
underneath. There is a purple and white complex signature cane
with a black "E" in the center. This paperweight is also
signed on the base "Ebelhare 2-02". An awesome paperweight
with amazing detail. Drew Ebelhare has been making glass paperweights since 1983, focusing on millefiori paperweights. Drew graduated from Florida State University in 1977 with a Bachelors Degree in technical theater and scene design. After graduating and working at the Alley Theater in Houston, he made a career change becoming one of the founding members of The Houston Glass Art Society. In 1981, Drew set up his first hot glass shop in Houston. He now works out a new studio in Cañon City, Colorado. His millefiori canes have evolved so he now produces his own unique style of floral millefiori canes, including Clichy style roses, camomiles, pansies, primroses, sunflowers and others. Paul Dunlop calls Drew the preeminent millefiori paperweight artist in the United States. Very small size: Just over 1 5/8" diameter by 1 1/8"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 2/2/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3417 | Large Early Orient & Flume Art Nouveau
Style Paperweight with Millefiori Crown. dated
1979. This is a great example of an early Orient & Flume
art nouveau style paperweight. It has an iridescent surface
decorated with a gold, silver, blue and white art nouveau style
feather pulled design set against a clear ground. There is a
wonderful complex millefiori cane on top. It is signed on the
base "Orient & Flume 192 S 1979". A fantastic example with
glowing colors. Orient & Flume was started in 1972 in Chico, California by Douglas Boyd and David Hopper. It studio took its name from its initial location which was at the corner of Orient & Flume. Their early weights adopted a style that has become known as the California style of iridescent paperweights with surface torchworked art nouveau motifs on the outside surface of the weight. Later work involved interior lampworked designs. Large size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 3/8" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 2/1/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5386 | Antique Devil's Fire Footed Mantle
Ornament or Obelisk Paperweight. circa
1900. This is an antique footed devil's fire paperweight with
a cone shape and a pronounced knop in the stem. Devil's fire
paperweights have a motif that looks like fingers of fire raising
from the base. Paperweights of this style were found in most
glass making countries at one time or another, but often the shape
is a hint to the country of origin. Usually, but not always,
these were whimsies made in the glass workers free time. In
Peter von Brackel's book "Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau -
Art Deco - 1842 to Present", there are some examples on pages 57,
63, and 274-275. von Brackel calls them Stalagmite
Paperweights, while other authors call them Devil's Fire Obelisks or
Mantle Ornaments. Based on the shape, von Brackel attributes
examples similar to the one offered here to Val St. Lambert's Namur
works in Belgium. I suspect that similar shapes were made
across Europe and Bohemia. Devil's fire paperweights were also
made in Scotland and in Southern New Jersey, but in a more
traditional paperweight shape. Holmegaard in Denmark made
devil's fire obelisks in a different shape and using colored glass
around 1900. They called it a “sølvpyramide” (silver pyramid). Note on Provenance: This paperweight came from the estate of Summer Lieberman, a paperweight dealer in the 1980s and earlier. His notation said the paperweight was acquired at the Bourne Auctions, Lot 506, 6/27/1978. I have not verified the auction information. Large Size: 11 1/4" high. The cone has a
diameter of 2 1/2". The base has a diameter of 2 15/16". For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 1/31/2021 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3457 | Early Buzzini Ziegler Bridgeton Studio
Butterfly and Millefiori Flowers Paperweight. dated
1978. Contemporary surface decorated paperweight created by
Chris Buzzini of Bridgeton Studio. The paperweight has a brown
and white butterfly flying above vines with millefiori flowers and
green leaves. There is a millefiori cane in the center of each
wing. There is also a pulled feather design resembling
waves. Underneath there is a opaque white ground. The
entire design is encased in a clear glass layer adding depth.
Signed "Bridgeton Studio '78 B-388 Ziegler" on the side near the
base. It was difficult to photograph, so I used a black marker
to darken the signature. This will be removed after the
paperweight is sold. An early paperweight by one of the
country's most talented glass artists. Chris Buzzini studied at Shasta Junior College in Redding, CA and California State University at Chico, CA. While at Shasta, Chris was exposed to glassblowing for the first time by Chris Sowder (1970). Buzzini pursued glassblowing, eventually setting up his own “backyard” studio. From 1972 to 1975, Chris worked at Orient & Flume Art Glass in Chico, CA. Later from 1976 to 1978, he operated a glass studio Bridgeton Studio in New Jersey with the backing of a collector and a partner. While at Bridgeton, Chris had two helpers (Allan Ziegler and Fritz Willie) who learned on the job. Chris did the designs. When Ziegler or Willie helped Chris make the paperweight, their name was often included in the signature. Eventually Chris moved back to California and worked at Lundberg Studios and Correia Art Glass. Since 1986 he has been an independent studio artist. His designs often sell for several thousand dollars. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2 11/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$135 postage paid in the US. Added 1/31/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4856 | Baccarat 1976 Gridel Series Magnum
Millefiori White Monkey Limited Edition Paperweight. dated
1976. This modern millefiori paperweight features a large
central Gridel white monkey silhouette on a black background
surrounded by a ring of white canes. The white monkey cane is
set in the center of a paneled pattern with six panels of blue and
green millefiori and surrounded by a ring of identical green
canes. The panels are divided by rays of smaller Gridel canes
plus Baccarat's complex signature / date cane "B 1976". Each
ray contains three Gridel canes, with the exception of one ray which
contains two Gridel canes plus the signature / date cane. The
design is set on a translucent white ground. This design was
released in 1976 in a limited edition of 350 pieces. This is
number 186 in that edition. This paperweight is also signed on
the base with an acid etched Baccarat mark along with the year
(1976) and edition number (186). A fantastic
paperweight. In 1846 Baccarat introduced the popular Gridel figures in their closepack millefiori paperweights. It was named after Emil Gridel, the nephew of Jean-Baptiste Toussaint the general manager of Baccarat. Toussaint saw Gridel making paper cutouts of animals and saw an opportunity to incorporate these silhouettes in millefiori paperweights. From 1971 to 1979 Baccarat issued a modern Gridel series of millefiori paperweights based on eighteen Gridel figures. Each paperweight has a large Gridel figure in the center with smaller versions of the other figures included in the design. There are variations in orientation and color as well as the types of canes in each design and it is possible to amass a very large collection covering just this series. Very Large Size: Just under 3 7/16" diameter by
just under 2 5/16" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Added 1/30/2021. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2913 | Allan Scott John Deacons J Glass Limited
Edition Ruffled Edge Primrose Paperweight. dated
1980. This paperweight features a delightful white
primrose with five blue edged petals, five leaves and a stem.
The petals are ruffled and there is a complex millefiori cane in the
center of the primrose. The design is set on a clear
ground. It is signed on the back of two of the petals with a J
Glass "J 1980" signature cane and Allan Scott's "A" signature
cane. Allan's "A" cane has a black A on a white background and
is surrounded by a ring of white star canes with green
backgrounds. The J Glass "J 1980" cane has a blue J on a white
background and the date is in red, green, and blue. The
paperweight was part of a limited edition of 101 paperweights and
comes with its original certificate indicating it is #56 in the
edition. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. John Deacons learned his craft at
Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland in 1967. When Perthshire
was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and
worked there for 10 years before leaving in 1978 to start his
own glass studio. He has produced paperweights and other glass
objects under a variety of labels, including J Glass (or
sometimes Jay Glass), St. Kilda, and now under his own name.
Some of the lines were produced simultaneously. J Glass
was produced from 1978 to 1983. The St. Kilda line was
produced from 1978 or 1979 through 1987. You can read
about John Deacons in the book by Hall - Scottish
Paperweights. Allan Scott began his paperweight career as a lampworker apprentice with Perthshire Paperweights in 1975. When John Deacons left Perthshire in 1978 to set up J Glass, Allan Scott and Harry McKay followed John to J Glass. They stayed at J Glass until it closed in March 1983. After that, Allan Scott joined Caithness Glass, where he stayed until 2007. Size: 2 5/16" diameter by 1 13/16" high. The base
is ground concave in the center. The base has a wide
shoulder. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 1/30/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2544 | Antique Green and White Jasper Ground
Paperweight. circa 1845-1890. This is
an unusual antique jasper ground paperweight - unusual in that there
is no other motif present. Normally we find a jasper ground
paperweight with a flower or a millefiori pattern. It could be
a practice piece made by a glass worker learning how to create a
jasper ground, or it could be that the flower or design wasn't ready
when it needed to be picked up. I don't know which factory
made it. Among antique American paperweight makers, both the
New England Glass Company and the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
made floral paperweights with jasper grounds. In France, St.
Louis made jasper ground paperweights during the classic period
(1845 - 1860). Other factories probably did as well. So
the origin remains a mystery. A colorful example that you will
keep on your desk and use as - a paperweight. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 2 1/16" high. The
bottom is ground concave with a pontil scar remaining. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 1/29/2021 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3405 | Baccarat Modern Four Row Open Concentric
Millefiori Paperweight. Circa 1958 - 1965.
This paperweight has an open concentric design with four rows of
pastel colored millefiori around a central complex cane. It is
signed with an etched Baccarat logo on the base. The
paperweight contains examples of early Baccarat complex millefiori
and dates from the first years of Baccarat modern millefiori
production. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
Baccarat started making modern millefiori paperweights in 1957. According to Paul Dunlop ( Baccarat Paperweights: Two Centuries of Beauty ), Baccarat started making the modern spaced millefiori paperweights on muslin or lace in 1958 and continued making undated examples until the limited editions were started in 1970. The exception is 1964 when special versions were produced for Baccarat's 200th anniversary. Medium Size: Just over 2 1/2” diameter by 2”
high. Bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 1/27/2021 For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5376 | Francis Whittemore Limited Edition
Mistletoe and White Berries with Two Bells Paperweight.
circa 1965 - 1975. This paperweight features an innovative
presentation of a bunch of mistletoe and white berries with two
three-dimensional pink bells. Each bell has a Whittemore black
on yellow "W" signature cane as a clapper. The design is
placed on a translucent blue ground. It is part of a limited
edition of 100 paperweights and is engraved "54" on the base.
I don't have the original limited edition certificate. A
beautiful example. Note: There is a small rough area on the edge of the base. I don't think this is damage, but rather an area left unpolished when the paperweight was made. Today's cameras pick up the smallest defect. Francis Dyer Whittemore, Jr. is considered one of the pioneers of the modern paperweight renaissance. He started working in glass in 1938, but did not start making paperweights until 1962. His studio was in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Like many other early glass artists, Francis started his career as a scientific glass blower and then later taught glass as an instructor. For five years, he spent one month a year consulting at Baccarat to help them refine their lampwork paperweight art. Some sources have this consulting work from 1971 to 1976. Other sources have it starting later. The signature cane used on this paperweight was one he developed prior to working at Baccarat. Most of his paperweights are miniature to medium in size. You can read about Francis Whittemore in the book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1970). Size: 2 3/8" diameter by 1 15/16" high. The bottom
is ground concave but a small area was left unpolished (see
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3362 | Drew Ebelhare Sue Fox 2012 Collaborative
Pansy and Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. dated
2012. This is a unique new design created by Drew Ebelhare and
Sue Fox in 2012. It features a central pansy flower with five
petals, a millefiori center, and three dark green sepals. The
pansy is in the center of a four ring concentric millefiori
design. The entire design is placed over an opaque lavender
ground. It is signed on the base "Fox / Ebelhare 5-12".
An awesome paperweight with amazing detail. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Drew Ebelhare has been making glass paperweights since 1983, focusing on millefiori paperweights. Drew graduated from Florida State University in 1977 with a Bachelors Degree in technical theater and scene design. After graduating and working at the Alley Theater in Houston, he made a career change becoming one of the founding members of The Houston Glass Art Society. In 1981, Drew set up his first hot glass shop in Houston. He now works out a new studio in Cañon City, Colorado. His millefiori canes have evolved so he now produces his own unique style of floral millefiori canes, including Clichy style roses, camomiles, pansies, primroses, sunflowers and others. Paul Dunlop calls Drew the preeminent millefiori paperweight artist in the United States. Sue Fox explored several careers before turning to glass. In the early 1990's, she was introduced to flame working during a trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Sue returned home to South Carolina and set up a glass studio in 1994, making miniature glass objects including beads, buttons, and doll house miniatures. She created tiny flowers, birds, and insects over a small torch and encased them in clear glass. Sue has won several national awards at Bead and Button Shows for her paperweight buttons. She is a juried member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild and has attained Artisan status in the International Guild of Miniature Artists. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Bergstrom-Mahler Paperweight Museum, as well as in private collections. Sue Fox passed away early in 2020. Starting in 2009, Drew Ebelhare and Sue Fox collaborated to make wonderful paperweights featuring Sue's delicate lampwork surrounded by Drew's distinctive style of floral millefiori. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by just under 1 7/8"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$695 postage paid in the US. Added 1/26/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2863 | Early Selkirk 1980 Poinsettia
Paperweight. dated 1980. This paperweight has a
pale green five petal poinsettia on a translucent cobalt blue
ground. The flower has five dark green sepals and a pink and
white millefiori cane in the center. It is signed in script on
the base "SELKIRK GLASS SCOTLAND 1980". It also has a worn
paper label "SELKIRK GLASS HANDMADE IN SCOTLAND". An
colorful early example from Selkirk Glass. Selkirk Glass founded in 1977 by Peter Holmes and Ron Hutchinson. Peter apprenticed under Paul Ysart at Caithness from 1963 and continued at Caithness until 1977. Ron Hutchinson was also at Caithness. Selkirk produced a wide range of paperweight styles including abstract, lampwork and millefiori paperweights. The company was located in Selkirk, Scotland in the Borders Region. At some point they were purchased by Edinburgh Crystal and remained in operation until 2006. . Peter Holmes started his glass working career at Caithness Glass (Scotland) in 1963 as an apprentice to Paul Ysart. He continued at Caithness until 1977, when he and Ron Hutchinson left Caithness to start Selkirk Glass. Peter left Selkirk in 2002 to start Scottish Borders Art Glass with his son, Andrew, at Galalaw, Hawick. Small size: 2 5/16" diameter by 1 5/8" high. The
bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$90 postage paid in the US. Added 1/25/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5372 | Magnum Antique English Green Glass Dump
Paperweight with Six Foil Flowers. circa
1840-1860. This is an unusual example with six foil
flowers on two levels. Each flower has four foil petals and a
stem that goes down to the flower pot. This dump is unsigned,
so the maker is not known. A very showy example. A great
addition to a collection of old English paperweights. Note: I had difficulty getting good pictures of this paperweight. Please ignore the glare from the lights. The paperweight looks a lot better than the pictures show. Green glass paperweights, mantle ornaments and doorstops originated as early as 1820 and continued to be made as late as 1914. Often referred to as dumps, they are made from green and blue bottle glass in factories founded by John Kilner of Wakefield and other bottle makers in the Midlands and Northern regions of England. There are articles on this topic in 2002, 2003 and 2005 annual bulletins of the Paperweight Collectors Association. You can also read about them in Old English Paperweights by Robert Hall. These dumps can be found with internal bubble designs, well executed floral designs, sulphide inclusions, or colored flowers. Signed examples exist and command a premium price. Since they are made from bottle glass, these paperweights often show signs of rough handling with chips or internal fractures. Very large size: 3 3/8" diameter by 3 5/8"
tall. The base is shaped concave with a remnant of the
pontil scar. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 1/24/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Whitefriars and other English factories, see my English Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3894 | Early Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios
Magnum Surface Decorated Floral Design Paperweight.
circa 1975. This surface decorated paperweight by Daniel
Salazar at Lundberg Studios features two large gold foil flowers
with green leaves and yellow vines. The design is set on the
surface of an iridescent opaque white ground. Signed on the
base "Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios". This paperweight does
not have a date or a serial number. It is a very early
paperweight by Daniel Salazar. A wonderful composition.
Daniel Salazar is one of the lead gaffers at Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California and is their primary paperweight designer and maker. He joined Lundberg in 1975. The studio was founded by James Lundberg in the early 1970s. Steven Lundberg joined shortly later. The first paperweights were made in 1972. In 1973 the firm was renamed Lundberg Studios and moved to Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Steven left Lundberg Studios in 1997 and set up his own studio. He died from ALS in 2008. Although in later years, each paperweight produced at Lundberg Studios was signed and dated by the studio and signed by the artist, the earliest paperweights like this one were not dated and some did not have the artists signature. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Very large size: Just under 3 3/8" diameter by
2 9/16" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$145 postage paid in the US. Added 1/23/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5383 | Rare Harold J. Hacker Snake
Paperweight. circa 1966 - 1980. This
wonderful Harold Hacker lampwork snake paperweight. The long
brown snake with two white eyes and a long slender tongue has a
yellow stripe down its back. It blends perfectly with the
copper colored frit ground. It is engraved "HJH" on the
base. A very similar example is shown on page 172 of Melvin's
book American Glass Paperweights and their Makers (Revised
1970). A desirable example of Hacker's work. Harold James Hacker (1906 - 1989)
was born in Weston, West Virginia and, at the age of thirteen,
took a job at the Weston Glass Plant. Later he worked at
the West Virginia Specialty Glass Company and learned some of
the rudiments of blowing glass. In 1936 he moved to
California and worked at the Technical Glass Company in Los
Angeles. After service in the armed services during world
war II, he obtained a concession at the Knott's Berry Farm
making miniature glass objects, built on a hobby of lampworking
that started back in West Virginia. In 1966 Hacker and a
friend from West Virginia, A. F. Carpenter, started
experimenting with glass paperweights at a small studio near
Hacker's home in Buena Park, CA. In the beginning they
made more traditional lampwork floral arrangements and
millefiori paperweights, but then focused on lampwork snakes,
reptiles, turtles, and other animals. Their output was low
and, even with two helpers, never exceeded 200 paperweights a
year. All were signed with variations of Hacker's
signature, "Hacker", "Harold Hacker", "Harold J Hacker", or just
the initials "HJH". It is not possible to specifically
identify which lampwork animals were made by A. F. Carpenter,
but it is believed that Carpenter was the better lampwork artist
and Hacker did some of the simpler designs. Hacker also
did the encasement. Their work was considered good enough
to earn an entry in Dunlop's Dictionary of Glass
Paperweights. Both men are included in Jean Melvin's
book American Glass Paperweights and their Makers (revised
edition 1970) and Hacker has a page in Larry Selman's
All About Paperweights. Harold Hacker wrote
an article "The Art of Paperweights" for the 1968 Annual
Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors' Association. Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 1 1/16" high. The
base is ground flat. Note the low profile. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 1/22/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5379 | Antique Belgian or Bohemian Doorknob with
Miniature Concentric Millefiori Paperweight Handle. circa
1850-1900. This is an antique doorknob with a
concentric millefiori paperweight handle. The handle has
bright translucent colors on a clear ground. It has two
concentric circles of complex canes around a complex center
cane. The theme colors are orange, lilac, turquoise, and green
and the canes are various combinations of six pointed star
canes. The outer circle of canes alternate between orange and
lilac complex canes. The inner circle of canes alternate
between green and turquoise complex canes. There is a larger
orange complex cane in the center. The maker of this
paperweight is unknown. It has similarities to a group of
paperweights believed to have originated at an unidentified glass
factory in Belgium, Northern Europe, or even Bohemia. The
hardware portion is in good condition with holes for a cross pin to
anchor the spindle. There is no spindle. The design is
well centered and a wonder to study. Note on condition: This paperweight knob has a fracture in the stem (and possibly a repair), but seems solid and unlikely to crack further. There is light wear at the widest part of the handle visible in the pictures. This paperweight has a strong similarity to a group of paperweights and doorknobs that are believed to have originated at an unidentified glass factory in Belgium or Northern Europe. Bohemian Glass generally refers to the glass made in the regions that form the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. Most of these areas are now parts of the western Czech Republic. Size: The knob is 1 13/16" diameter by 1 15/16"
long including the hardware. No spindle. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 1/19/2021 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian
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4881 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1994F Limited
Edition Fruit Bouquet Paperweight.
dated 1994. This large faceted paperweight features a
fruit bouquet with two oranges, two bunches of purple grapes, a
pear, a lemon, and six cherries arranged on a bed of leaves.
The design is placed over a clear ground. The paperweight is
faceted with a large top facet and eighteen side facets in three
rows. The base is finished with what Perthshire called a
feather cutting. It is signed with an engraved "P" on the base
near the edge of the feather cutting. This paperweight was
made in a limited edition of 300 paperweights of which 266 were
made. There is no paper label on this paperweight and I do not
have the original certificate. A nice crisp design with
Perthshire's version of the antique fruit paperweights. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their annual collection items for 1994. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. There were eight annual collection designs in 1994, designated A through G plus one that is not given a letter. The annual collection paperweights are the most desirable of the Perthshire line, with the exception of one of one items. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Large Size: Just under 2 3/4" diameter by 2
1/4" high. The bottom is ground concave and finished with a
feather cutting. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$495 postage paid in the US. Added 1/18/2021 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5008 | Wonderful 2000 Bill Burchfield Cape Cod
Glass Works Scramble Paperweight. dated
2000. Colorful scramble paperweight packed with a variety of
millefiori canes and twist canes. The paperweight includes a
Bill Burchfield rose cane at the top and a tiny "CCGW 2000"
signature cane on the side (see pictures). The signature cane
is challenging to find. In addition, there is a paper label on
the base "CAPE COD GLASS WORKS SAGAMORE, MA" with the phone
number. A great paperweight from the last year of operation in
Sagamore, MA. The Cape Cod Glass Works was operated by William Clark Burchfield in Sagamore, Massachusetts from 1976 to 2000. It then continued briefly in Crossville, Tennessee until 2001. Bill Burchfield died in 2012. Bill's son Mark was also at the glass works until 1998. Bill started making paperweights at Pairpoint Glass in 1970. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Size: Just under 2 13/16” diameter by 2
1/4” high. The bottom is ground concave with a matte finish
and polished in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 1/18/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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600 | Early Mark Matthews 1981 Experimental
Spiral Paperweight. dated 1981. This is an early
Mark Matthews Translucent Swirl Paperweight. It features a
precise gold swirl applied to a dark brown or dark red
surface. It was made in 1981 before Mark started his studio in
1985, so it may have been made during his student days. I have
labeled this as an experimental piece because there are many surface
"flaws". These flaws don't appear to be damage but rather the
result of an unfinished or experimental process. Marble
collectors are familiar with this amazing artist but he made
relatively few paperweights. His focus is spheres and some of
them sell for thousands of dollars. This is a chance to own an
early Mark Matthews work. Mark Matthews started working in glass in 1974 while he was still an undergraduate at glorious Kent State University and continued his studies at Ohio University, receiving an MFA. Since 1985 he as worked full time in glass as an independent glass artist with his studio located within the Sauder Village in Archbold, Ohio. Matthews has become internationally recognized for his mastery of the glass sphere. His stated goal is to explore the ways radically different designs and techniques can be used within a well-defined category such as spheres. Mark Matthews work has been published in many books and is held in museums such as the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, England, the Corning Museum of Glass in New York, the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio and the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Large Size: Just under 3 1/16" diameter by 2 7/16"
high. The base is unfinished with a broken pontil
scar. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Added 1/17/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2951 | John Deacons J Glass Millefiori Butterfly
Paperweight. circa 1978-1983. This
paperweight features a delightful millefiori buterfly placed on an
opaque black ground. The wings of the butterfly are formed
from stretched millefiori canes and each wing is surrounded by a
millefiori garland. The body and antennae are dark green
lampwork. It is signed with a complex J Glass "J" signature
cane below the butterfly. A great example of John Deacons work
during the J Glass period. Note: The color of the butterfly body and antennae are darker in the pictures than in actuality. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. John Deacons learned his craft at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland in 1967. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there for 10 years before leaving in 1978 to start his own glass studio. He has produced paperweights and other glass objects under a variety of labels, including J Glass, St. Kilda, and now under his own name. Some of the lines were produced simultaneously. J Glass was produced from 1978 to 1983. When John Deacons left Perthshire in 1978 to set up J Glass, Allan Scott and Harry McKay followed John to J Glass. They stayed at J Glass until it closed in March 1983. The St. Kilda line was produced from 1978 or 1979 through 1987. You can read about John Deacons in the book by Hall - Scottish Paperweights. Small size: 2 1/4" diameter by just under 1 11/16"
high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 1/16/2021 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5145 | Antique Baccarat Type III Pansy
Paperweight with Star Cut Base - Poor Condition.
circa 1845-1860. Antique Baccarat Pansy paperweight with bud,
seven leaves and stem. The base is finished with a Baccarat
star cut. This style of pansy is called a type III
pansy. It consists of two large dark purple petals above over
three lower petals. The lower petals are yellow over a white
base (which can be seen from the back). Each lower petal has a
purple tip and three dark lines radiating from the central cane
consisting of star canes with a red whorl center. See the
close-up picture for more detail. There is an internal
fracture separating the lower petals from the upper petals and
another fracture through two of the lower petals. In addition
there is considerable wear and scratches on the dome. This
antique paperweight is being offered for a bargain price.
Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Size: 2 11/16" diameter by 1 15/16" high. The
bottom is ground concave and finished with a Baccarat star cut
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2697 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1978B
Limited Edition Heather Paperweight. dated
1978. This paperweight features a Scottish heather sprig
surrounded by a ring of alternating amethyst and green complex
millefiori canes. The design is set on a deep blue translucent
ground. It is signed with a Perthshire complex "P1978"
signature cane on the base. The paperweight comes with its
original worn box and worn certificate stating that it is number 341
out of a limited edition of 500 paperweights (452 were made).
It also has a worn Perthshire
paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on the base.
A nice crisp design with great color. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their Annual Collection designs for 1978. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. There were six Annual Collection designs in 1978, designated A through F. The annual collection paperweights are the most desirable of the Perthshire line, with the exception of one of one items. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Size: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$285 postage paid in the US. Added 1/8/2021 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4772 | Early 1981 Lundberg Studios Surface
Decorated Iridescent Butterfly and Waves Paperweight.
dated 1981. This paperweight by Lundberg Studios features a
large white butterfly flying above the swirling waves. The
waves are a dazzling arrangement of blue, white, gold, and silver
layers over an opaque white ground. The waves are outlined in
dark blue or black. Signed and dated on the base "Lundberg
Studios 1981 LS020517" and comes with its original embossed
certificate identifying this as a "Paperweight . Iridescent
Butterfly". A wonderful composition.
In 1970 James Lundberg founded a small "backyard" studio Nouveau Glass in San Jose, California. He was joined by his brother Steven Lundberg, Daniel Salazar, David Salazar, and several other glass artists. The first paperweights were made in 1972. They were known for their surface decorated designs and torchwork and later for their lampwork. In 1973 the firm was renamed Lundberg Studios and moved to Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Steven left Lundberg Studios in 1997 and set up his own studio. He died from ALS in 2008. Although in later years, each paperweight produced at Lundberg Studios was signed and dated by the studio and signed by the artist, the earliest paperweights like this one did not have the artists signature. Size: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by just under
2 3/8" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 1/5/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4646 | Magnum Victor Trabucco Pink Clematis
Paperweight with Buds on Trellis. dated 1983.
This Victor Trabucco paperweight consists of a large pink clematis
with two buds and leaves and stems on a white trellis. The
clematis flower has five textured petals with dark bushy stamens in
the center. One bud is about to open. There are ten
veined leaves. The design is set on a clear ground. It
is signed on the side near the base "Trabucco 1983". There is
also a "VT" signature cane on the underside of a leaf. A
beautiful paperweight.
Victor Trabucco's original career
was as a steelworker. He began working with glass in 1974
after seeing a flameworker make a sculpture. He knew this was
what he wanted to do for his life's work. Trabucco says that
“Glass is the ultimate challenge; it has properties of no other
material and offers the artist possibilities that are inspiring
for the creative process. His work is often inspired by nature,
capturing the beauty and motion of the subject and freezing a
moment in time. His work is in the collection of many major
museums. Victor set up his first studio in the basement of
his house and learned by experimentation. He now works
with his sons Jon and David in a large studio in Clarence,
NY. Very Large Size: Just over 3 1/8" diameter by
2 1/2" high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$675 postage paid in the US. Added 1/5/2021 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4566 | Large Whitefriars Early Faceted Six Ring
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1970.
This paperweight has six concentric rings of canes (blue, white,
turquoise, dark blue, red, and white) around a larger center cane
with a star center. The ground is clear crystal. Typical
heavy Whitefriars lead crystal. The paperweight is faceted
with a large top facet and five large side facets. It has a
Whitefriars signature cane with a white monk and the date 1970 in
the outermost white ring and also has an early paper label used from
the mid 1950s into the early 1970s. With its bold colors, this
is a very nice addition to any collection of millefiori
paperweights. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by 1 7/8"
high. The base is ground concave. Faceted with a total
of one large top facet and five large side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$275 postage paid in the US. Added 1/4/2021 For more information about Whitefriars and other paperweights from England,see my English Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2831 | Perthshire 1987 PP47 Limited Edition
Orange Latticinio Millefiori Paperweight with Picture Canes.
dated 1987. This is small sized millefiori
paperweight with two concentric rings of complex canes on an orange
latticinio ground. The inner ring consists of four picture
canes (sailboat, horse and rider, camel, and crab). It is
signed and dated in the center of the design with a "P1987"
signature cane. It comes with its original (worn) box and
(worn) certificate stating that it is number 188 out of a limited
edition of 400 paperweights. This is a really flashy
paperweight with great color.
Perthshire calls this a miniature, but it is larger than a true miniature. Although the PP47 was made from 1981 to 2002, the design varied each year. This particular design was made only in 1987. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Small size: 2 3/16" diameter by just under 1 9/16"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 1/2/2021 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5090 | Antique Clichy Miniature Faceted
Concentric Millefiori - Poor Condition. circa
1845-1860. This tiny antique Clichy concentric millefiori
paperweight has a classic design with two concentric rings of
complex millefiori around a central complex cane. The design
is placed over a clear ground. There are 24 complex canes in
all. The outer ring consists of fifteen canes in pattern that
alternates between pairs of green and white florets and larger
purple pastry mold canes. The inner ring consists of eight
identical blue and red pastry mold canes each with a complex white
center. The center cane itself consists of a miniature two
ring concentric design, with a green outer ring, a yellow inner
ring, and a white edelweiss in the very center. The canes are
intricate and very colorful. See the close-up picture for more
detail. This paperweight is faceted with a top facet and five
side facets. There is considerable wear and damage and this
complex paperweight is being offered for a bargain price. Note: This tiny paperweight has many small nicks and scratches and at least two faint circular impact marks. Please review the condition statement below. It displays well in spite of the damage. Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Clichy paperweights with rose canes are especially desirable. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Miniature Size: 1 11/16" diameter by 1 1/4"
high. The base is ground slightly concave. This
paperweight is faceted with a top facet and five side
facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 1/1/2021 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5147 | Caithness Period Whitefriars 1982 Double
Trefoil Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1982. This
paperweight has a double trefoil with red and blue canes and a
Whitefriars signature cane in the center. The design is placed
on a very dark brown (almost black) ground. It is signed and
dated in the center of the design with the Whitefriars signature
cane featuring a white friar silhouette and the date 1982. The
paperweight is faceted with one large top facet and six smaller side
facets. It was issued by Caithness Glass under the Whitefriars
label in 1982. There is an engraved number "1764" on the
base. This is probably the edition number. A great
example of an early Caithness period Whitefriars paperweight. This paperweight is one of the transition period paperweights issued after Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name in 1980. Based on the construction and millefiori canes which resemble other Caithness millefiori products, it was probably made at a Caithness factory in Scotland. It does not appear in any of the Whitefriars catalogs nor in the Colin Terris publications on Caithness. Note: This paperweight has a tiny nick on the top facet. That is the only damage I could find. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. Medium size: 2 7/16"" diameter by just over 1 1/2"
high. The base is ground flat. Faceted with one large
top facet and six smaller side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. 12/27/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers,
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3027 | Very Early Paul Stankard Pink and White
Striped Dahlia Pedestal Paperweight. undated
1968-1969. This paperweight features a pink and white striped
dahlia with a black and white center. The flower has no leaves
and no stem. It is mounted on a clear glass foot or
pedestal. This is one of the earliest paperweights made by
Paul Stankard. Although it is primitive compared to later
work, the paperweight shows the features Stankard was experimenting
with at an early time in his artistic development. If you have
ever watched Paul work, you can imagine him pulling the fine tip of
each petal and then assembling them to create the flower. It
is signed under the flower with an early "S" signature cane having a
black S on a white background. This is an important early
example of Paul Stankard's work and worthy of any collection of
Stankard paperweights. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. Paul Joseph Stankard is considered to be the father of modern glass paperweights. He has a degree in Scientific Glassblowing from the Salem Vocational Technical Institute (now Salem Community College) in Salem, New Jersey and worked for ten years as a glassblower making scientific instruments for various chemical laboratories before turning his attention to creating glass art. He made his first paperweights in 1968 focusing on a realistic replication of nature. Today he is one of the premier lampwork artists and has shared his knowledge with many other fine glass artists. Paul's studio is in Mantua, NJ. His work is on display at over 60 museums worldwide and there are several excellent books on this artist. Miniature size: Just over 1 15/16" diameter by
1 13/16" tall. The base is just under 1 5/16"
diameter. The paperweight has a relatively flat profile and
has a pedestal base (or footed base). The base is ground
flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 12/27/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5102 | Large Antique Clichy Spaced Concentric
Millefiori Paperweight with 25 canes including a Green and Pink
Rose. circa 1845-1860. This wonderful antique
Clichy spaced millefiori paperweight contains an arrangement of 25
millefiori canes on lace ground. There are three rings with 12
canes in the outer ring, six in the middle ring and six in the inner
ring plus a wonderful large green and pink rose cane in the
center. The canes are intricate and very colorful. See
the close-up picture for more detail. A fantastic paperweight.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Large Size: Just over 3 1/16" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$995 postage paid in the US. Added 12/26/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4842 | Baccarat 1971 Gridel Series Magnum
Millefiori Rooster Limited Edition Paperweight. dated
1971. This modern millefiori paperweight features a large
central black Gridel rooster silhouette on a white background.
The rooster cane is set in the center of a concentric design with
four rings of millefiori canes, including a ring of all 18 Gridel
canes. The design is set on a lace ground. Baccarat's
complex signature / date cane "B 1971" is in the third ring at 2
o'clock. The rooster appears twice, once in the center and a
smaller one facing left at 10 o'clock. This design was
released in 1971 in a limited edition of 1,200 pieces. This is
number 504 in that edition. This paperweight is also signed on
the base with two acid etched Baccarat marks along with the year
(1971) and edition number (504). A fantastic
paperweight. In 1846 Baccarat introduced the popular Gridel figures in their closepack millefiori paperweights. It was named after Emil Gridel, the nephew of Jean-Baptiste Toussaint the general manager of Baccarat. Toussaint saw Gridel making paper cutouts of animals and saw an opportunity to incorporate these silhouettes in millefiori paperweights. From 1971 to 1979 Baccarat issued a modern Gridel series of millefiori paperweights based on eighteen Gridel figures. Each paperweight has a large Gridel figure in the center with smaller versions of the other figures included in the design. There are variations in orientation and color as well as the types of canes in each design and it is possible to amass a very large collection covering just this series. Very Large Size: Just over 3 3/16" diameter by 2"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Added 12/26/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2939 | Vintage American "A MERRY XMAS & HAPPY
NEW-YEAR" Frit Paperweight. circa 1900-1960. This
frit paperweight features a holiday greeting in white frit with a
Christmas bell. The design is placed over a multi-colored
ground of larger glass chips. A great holiday paperweight to
brighten your holiday table.
This style of paperweight was made by many glass companies throughout the glass producing areas of the midwestern US (Ohio, Indiana, West Virginia, or even New Jersey) in the first half of the 20th century. Frit refers to the powdered glass used to make the design. The design is set up in a metal die and then picked up with a gather of a ground color. Sometimes the maker can be identified by researching the mold or die used to set up the design. According to Newell's Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey , frit weights were made as early as 1863. Newell identifies this style as a true folk art. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 7/16" high.
The base is ground flat and finished with a matte finish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 12/25/2020 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4393 | Large Pairpoint Robbie Mason Pink Footed
Crimp Rose Paperweight. circa 2000. This is a
rare footed lush pink crimp rose paperweight made by Robbie Mason at
Pairpoint Glass in Sagamore, Massachusetts. It has 13 petals
with a 4-4-3-2 pattern and 4 outer green leaves. It has a styled
foot. This is an unusual rose style for Pairpoint which is
better known for their assembled roses with eight leaves (or four
large leaves and four narrow sepals). The attribution is based
on comparison to signed examples made by Robbie Mason. A
wonderful and rare example of the best of modern Pairpoint
production.
Note: Crimp roses from Pairpoint are rare. More typically, the rose is fashioned from a frit pickup or assembled. The leaves are identical to the large leaves in other Pairpoint rose paperweights. Several experts have reviewed this example and agree with the attribution. Pairpoint Glass has a long history extending back to its earliest origins with Mount Washington Glass in 1837. Owners and locations changed a number of times and the name Pairpoint was first used in the 1890s. The original Pairpoint companies were located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1938, it was reorganized as Gunderson Glass Works by owner Robert Gunderson and later renamed the Gunderson - Pairpoint Glass Works in 1952. The name was acquired by Robert Bryden and the company moved briefly to East Wareham, MA in 1957 where it operated as the Pairpoint Glass Company. They leased production facilities in Spain. The old New Bedford factory burned down in 1965. In its latest iteration, Robert Bryden moved Pairpoint to Sagamore, Massachusetts in 1969. Attempts were made to resume glassmaking in New Bedford for five years (1977-1982), but this was not successful. Bryden retired in September 1988. Since then, the Pairpoint Glass Company has changed owners several times. It continues to operate at that location today. Robert (Robbie) C. Mason (1935-2020) started his glass career in 1950 as an apprentice with Edinburgh Crystal, Scotland (part of the Thomas Webb and Sons). With exception of three years in the Army (1960-1963), he continued to gain seniority and expertise as a glass maker. In 1968, Thomas Bryden advertised in the Edinburgh Evening News for experienced glass workers emphasizing the need for hand made experience. Robbie Mason decided to take a chance on a new employer and joined Pairpoint in 1969. With his experience, he became a gaffer by 1971. He stayed at Pairpoint as a master glassblower until he retired in 2005. A number of well known glass artists apprenticed with him. He retired in 2005 and passed away from complications of COVID-19 in April 2020. Large Size: Just under 2 7/8” diameter by just under
3” high. The foot is 2 3/8" in diameter. There is a
remainder of a pontil mark in the center of the foot. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 12/24/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ca-va) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4347 | William Manson Phoenix Faceted Limited
Edition FP5 Blue Flowers and Millefiori Garland Paperweight.
Dated 2002. This paperweight has a
bouquet of two blue flowers with yellow millefiori centers and
leaves and stems surrounded by a garland of millefiori canes.
It is faceted with a large top facet and fourteen side facets.
The paperweight was issued in a limited edition of 50 paperweights
of which this is number 31. It is signed and numbered "PHOENIX
2002 31/50" on the base and also has a Phoenix "PP" signature cane
near the stems of the bouquet. Perfect condition
with its original slightly worn Phoenix box. A great addition
to any collection of Scottish paperweights. Phoenix Paperweights was a small company started by William Manson Sr. to engage three workers from Perthshire after Perthshire closed in January 2002. They only lasted a year and issued paperweights in 2002 and 2003 before closing in August 2003. Phoenix operated in the Manson works in Perth, Scotland. The glass workers were William Manson Sr., David McNichol (paperweight maker), Duncan Smith (lampworking), and Gordon Taylor (glass cutter). Some of the lampwork was also done by Rosette Fleming. The 2003 Phoenix catalog lists William Manson Paperweights as the distributor. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by just under 1 3/4" high.
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5462 | Unusual Red Icepick Flower Paperweight
with "D" Plaque - Probably Degenhart. circa 1950 -
1964. This is an unusual icepick flower paperweight with five
red icepick flowers and a white enamel plaque in the center with a
fancy "D". The plaque rests on a white frit ground. The
icepick flowers each have a small bubble in each one (although they
are off-center). The entire design is off-center as
well. The base is polished flat. Although it is not a
typical Degenhart paperweight in style, the construction and base
convince me that this is probably a product of the Degenhart
factory, Crystal Art Glass Company. A more typical Degenhart paperweight would have a name plaque in the center with four icepick flowers (typically of two or more colors) in each corner of the plaque. John Degenhart usually made the paperweight. The name plate or plaque was decorated by Ray Bichard. Note: Icepick flowers are named after the icepick type tool is pushed down through the color to create a stem for the flower. The process of making the flower also leaves a void to becomes an air bubble. Charles and John Degenhart started their careers in glass working in glass at the Dalzell, Gilmore & Leighton Company factory in Findlay, Ohio. Charles, born in 1882, started first and then John, born in 1884, started at the age of ten in 1894. In 1901, both joined Cambridge Glass in Cambridge, Ohio. The original paperweight production was an after hours activity at Cambridge Glass by Charles and his two sons in the 1920s. John also produced paperweights to help meet the demand. This was with the approval of the company. Of the two, Charles Degenhart was the more skilled artistically. John retired from Cambridge Glass in 1946 and opened the Crystal Art Glass Company shortly after that. Most of the early production was devoted to paperweights. The factory also produced pressed glass novelties in an incredible range of colors. After John died in 1964, his wife Elizabeth took over production. Prior to that, the paperweights were unsigned. There was also a close association with Zack Boyd and his son Bernard, both of whom worked at Crystal Arts. Today in Cambridge, the Boyd family continues to run Crystal Arts. Ray Bichard decorated the name plates, scenes, and other designs for the Degenhart Factory. He also worked for Tom Mosser at Variety Glass, also in Cambridge. For more information, you can read about the Degenharts in the books American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1967 and 1970) and Degenhart Glass and Paperweights by Gene Florence. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 3/8" high.
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4912 | Early Joseph Morel Zellique Studio 1991
Paperweight with Angelfish, Anemones, and Other Sea life.
dated 1991. This is an early Joseph Morel Zellique Studio
lampwork design. It has three angelfish swimming in a three
dimensional aquatic scene of green seaweed and white anemones.
Or are they limpets? The design includes a three dimensional
blue and brown center ground that looks like deep blue water and a
rocky ledge. The ground has a hollow area in the center.
The seaweed vines wrap around to the bottom of this
paperweight. It is signed in script on the base "Zellique
Studio JM 1991 SSMA196". A wonderful paperweight from this
accomplished artist. Zellique Studio was founded in 1980 by Joseph Morel. Morel began his career as a glass artist at California State University, Chico in 1971. Graduating in 1973, he found employment at Orient and Flume Art Glass, another famed glass studio in Chico. In 1980, Morel opened Zellique in Benicia, California near the glass studios of Nourot and Smyers. In 2005 Morel closed his studio in Benicia so he could focus on teaching. Since then he lives and teaches in Fresno, California, where he works as the glass instructor at California State University, Fresno. Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 15/16" high. The
bottom has been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 12/21/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4899 | Perthshire PP23 Paperweight Creamer or
Pitcher with Concentric Millefiori Design. circa
1973 - 1975. This paperweight pitcher has a concentric
millefiori pattern over a translucent green ground. There are
six concentric rings of millefiori canes surrounding a single center
cane. The pattern is mirrored in the bowl of the pitcher,
making it look like there is a second concentric pattern in the bowl
(but there is not). The pitcher is signed with a worn Perthshire
paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on the
base. This is a very nice example. Note: The PP23 was made only from 1973 to 1975. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Size: Approximately 4 1/4" high with a diameter of
just over 2 13/16" (not counting the handle). It is 4 1/8"
wide at the widest point. The base is hollow ground. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$245 postage paid in the US. Added 12/18/2020. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4576 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Pansy
Paperweight with Gold Bee. circa 1960-1980. This
wonderful Charles Kaziun pansy paperweight has a classic pansy
design with a bud, stem, and five green leaves. The pansy has
a bright yellow stardust cane in the center, two notched purple
upper petals, and three crisp blue and white lower petals. The
lower petals have yellow crows feet arrowheads pointing to the
center. The design is set on a pink and white jasper
ground. The paperweight is signed with Kaziun's gold foil "K"
on the base and also has Kaziun's signature gold foil bee on one of
the leaves. A great example of Charlie Kaziun's exquisite
artistry. Note: On close inspection, I found a faint scratch and a tiny pinprick. Although these flaws were too small to capture in my pictures, I am selling the paperweight at reduced price. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: This paperweight is signed with Kaziun's gold K on the base. Condition: Very good condition. There is a faint scratch and a tiny pinprick on the side of this paperweight. No other chips, cracks, or scratches found on inspection. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$545 postage paid in the US. Added 12/17/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4797 | Antique Faceted Baccarat Type III Pansy
Paperweight with Star Cut Base. circa
1845-1860. Baccarat Pansy paperweight with leaves and
stem. The base is finished with a Baccarat star cut.
This style of pansy is called a type III pansy. It consists of
two large dark purple petals above over three lower petals.
The lower petals are yellow over a white base which can be seen from
the back. Each lower petal has a purple tip and three dark
lines radiating from the central cane consisting of star canes with
a red whorl center. This paperweight is faceted with one large
top facet and six side facets. A wonderful paperweight in
perfect condition shape.
Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Size: 2 3/8" diameter by 1 7/16" high. The
bottom is ground concave and finished with a Baccarat star cut
base. This paperweight is faceted with one large top facet
and six side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture $645 postage paid in the US. Added 12/16/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique
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4743 | Unknown Maker Paperweight Style Perfume
Bottle with Flower Stopper - Signed.
undated. This paperweight style perfume bottle has a nice four
petal flower in the stopper. It is signed on the side next to
the base but the signature is unclear - it is in two parts.
The first part is CBA or GBA or CBR or GBR. The second part is
not as clear, maybe GSS. The tip of the stopper is finished
with a slant. An interesting item. Note: The maker of this perfume bottle is unknown, but I believe it is by a contemporary American studio artist (1970s or later) based on the way it is signed and the construction. Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 4" high with the stopper. The stopper is 1 7/8" diameter by 2 1/8" long. The base is ground flat with a frosted finish. There are four marks on the base as shown in the pictures.Signature: Signed in two parts on the side next to the base. The first part is CBA or GBA or CBR or GBR. The second part is not as clear, maybe GSS. The maker is unknown but I believe this was made by a contemporary American studio artist. Condition: Good condition with a few faint scratches or scuffed areas. There is some debris in the bowl of the bottle - I did not attempt to clean it. It looks better in real life than in the pictures. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$42 postage paid in the US. Added 12/16/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3145 | Rare Julie Scrutton Lewis Cloud Nine Open
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Parabelle Canes. dated
1999. A wonderful Clichy style concentric paperweight
featuring two spaced rings of millefiori canes with alternating
colors and designs around a center turquoise and white primrose
cane. The design is placed on an opaque blue ground.
There are 35 millefiori canes in all, 22 canes in the outer ring, 12
canes in the inner ring, plus the center cane. The paperweight is
signed on the base "Julie Scrutton Lewis 1999 fourteen of
fifteen". A great paperweight. Note: This paperweight from Julie uses canes from Parabelle Glass, which closed in 1998. The canes are deceptively simple. If you look at the closeup picture, you can see each cane in the two rings is a complex cane embedded in the center of a simple outer cane. Parabelle Glass was a small company created in 1981 by Gary and Doris Scrutton in Portland, Oregon. High quality paperweights were made in small quantities from 1983 to 1998 when they retired. Most designs were produced in limited editions of 10 to 25 paperweights, although some editions were larger. They also made some one of a kind paperweights. Doris passed away in 2013 and Gary followed in 2014. After the Scruttons retired in 1998, Gary gave his cane supply and glass color formulas to their daughter Julie Scrutton Lewis and he continued to mentor her as she made her own designs. Julie Scrutton Lewis has continued the tradition of making a limited number of fine paperweights and also jewelry using Parabelle millefiori canes. Small Size : 2 5/16" diameter by 1 3/4" high.
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3909 | Early Large Orient & Flume 1980
Angelfish, Anemones, and Vines Paperweight. dated
1980. This is a wonderful example of an early Orient &
Flume lampwork design with a large blue angelfish swimming in an
aquatic scene of green and white anemones and vines. The
design is set over a blue and brown bubble ground that looks like
deep blue water and a rocky ledge. The vines wrap around to
the bottom of this paperweight. It is signed in script on the
base "Orient & Flume CZ7M1980". There is also a slightly
worn paper label "Orient & Flume - Chico, Calif." A
wonderful paperweight. Note: Sometimes the Orient & Flume signature includes the name of the artist, but this example does not. The CZ in the signature does not indicate a particular artist, but most likely is an inventory designation (shop, special order, etc.). For comparison, I have had another paperweight signed "Orient & Flume B. Sillars CZ32M1982". In that case, the signature indicated it was made by Bruce Sillars and was the 32nd paperweight made in May 1982. Orient & Flume was started in 1972 in Chico, California by Douglas Boyd and David Hopper. It studio took its name from its initial location which was at the corner of Orient & Flume. Their early weights adopted a style that has become known as the California style of iridescent paperweights with surface torchworked art nouveau motifs on the outside surface of the weight. Later work involved interior lampworked designs. Large Size: 3" diameter by just over 2 3/4"
high. The bottom has been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 12/15/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4301 | Perthshire PP79 1985 Limited Edition
Patterned Millefiori Paperweight. dated
1985. This large millefiori paperweight has a complex design
with with soft pastel colors. It has a center complex
millefiori cane surrounded by four complex canes and eight radial
twists. Each radial twist separates a cane group with a 1-2-3
pattern. There is also an outer ring of canes that is
segmented by four of the twists. The design is set on a
translucent red ground. It is signed on the base with a
complex "P1985" cane. There is also a worn Perthshire paper
label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on the base.
An early limited edition paperweight with an advanced / complicated
design. A wonderful addition to any collection of Perthshire
paperweights. Perthshire made the limited edition PP79 only in 1985. The edition size is not known. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Large Size: Just under 3" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 12/14/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5048 | Mike Hunter Twists Glass 2018 Closepack
Millefiori Paperweight with Complex Canes, Roses, and Silhouettes.
dated 2018. This wonderful paperweight is a close packed
design with an amazing variety of complex millefiori canes and three
silhouette canes. The silhouette canes are a dog, rabbit and
moth. There are also at least seven rose canes (white, light
blue, purple, lavender, gold, yellow, and red). And two
magnificent pansy canes, a star cane surrounded by heart canes, and
a heart cane surrounded by star canes. And many other
wonderful canes. In addition the design is set in a stave
basket pulled to the bottom and has a translucent blue ground.
Mike Hunter's "MH" signature cane is near the edge of the
design. It is also signed on the base with an engraved
signature "M Hunter Twists 18" followed by "1 of 1" and has the
Twists Glass clear plastic label. An amazing paperweight. Note: All of Michael Hunter's paperweights are unique and not replicated. This paperweight and all others are signed 1 of 1. As Mike says, “One Of One Means One Only!" Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Michael James Hunter is one of the United Kingdom’s foremost glass artists. He has over 40 years of experience, starting as an apprentice at age 16 at Wedgwood Glass (1974-1986). He has worked at the Welsh Royal Crystal Company in Rhayader, Wales (1986-1989) as glass master and Chair and at the Lindan Mill Glass Studio in Selkirk, Scotland (1989-1998) as a production manager. In 1998 he established his own studio Twists Glass in Selkirk, Scotland with his wife Susan Hunter as his partner and business manager. He made his first ventures into paperweights in 2004. All his works of art are unique and are not replicated. They are signed 1 of 1. Michael often says that his training as apprentice at Wedgwood taught him the foundations of glass work, he self-taught everything else. He has demonstrated that he is the master of many glass techniques including Vetro a Fili, Vetro a Retortoli (Filigree), Reticello, Latticinio, Incalmo, Merletto, Murrine, Pate de Verre, Cameo, Graal, Incalmo and torch work. Michael Hunter is the recipient of many awards for his excellence in design and execution and his work can be found in many museum collections. Large Size: Just under 2 13/16" diameter by just
over 1 7/8" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 12/14/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2374 |
Spectacular Super Magnum Peter McDougall
(PMcD) Special Checker Board on Lace Ground Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 2006-2007. This paperweight
features an extra large checker board arrangement of 96 millefiori
canes plus four signature canes. The checker board is created
using 18 pink stringers. The design is placed on a lace
ground. This paperweight was part of a special offering that
Peter McDougall made at the end of 2006 or early 2007.
It is signed on each side of the checker board with a complex "PMcD"
signature cane made from four separate letter canes and it also has
a paper label on the base "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff
Scotland." A well executed design with great color. The picture does not do justice to this paperweight. Ignore the white areas, they are reflections and glare from the lights. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Very Large Size: 4 3/16" diameter by 2 3/4"
high. The base is ground concave. It weighs just over
41 ounces. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$1,775 postage paid in the US. US Sales only, no international shipping. Added 12/1/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5428 | Rare 1974 Strathearn Faceted Upright Red
Flower Paperweight with Original Box. dated 1974.
This is a rare Strathearn faceted five petal upright red flower with
three leaves and a stem. There is a translucent red
ground. It is designated PSF62 in the catalog on Scotland's
Glass and is part of the second series of upright flower. It
has a polished flat base. The paperweight is faceted with a
small top facet and eight side facets (four large and four smaller
below). There is a paper label "STRATHEARN HAND MADE IN
SCOTLAND" and Strathearn's "S 74" signature cane on the base.
It comes with its original satin lined blue Strathearn Glass
box. A great addition to any collection of Scottish
paperweights. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. The company is no longer in existence. Large Size: 2 5/16” diameter by 3 1/2” high.
It has a polished flat base. The paperweight is faceted with
a small top facet and eight side facets (four large and four
smaller below). The box is 6 1/2" long by 4" wide by 3"
high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$175 postage paid in the US. Added 11/30/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5249 | Perthshire 1975 Limited Edition Christmas
Rose Paperweight with Box and Certificate. circa
1975. This paperweight features a white Christmas rose with a
bud over a clear ground. It has one top facet and an unusual
star cut base. It is signed in the center of the flower with a
Perthshire "P" signature cane. This paperweight does not have
a paper label. It comes with its original box and original
certificate stating that it is number 129 in a limited edition of
350. A great holiday paperweight.
The Perthshire Christmas Paperweights were special limited editions that changed design each year starting in 1971. There was no Christmas paperweight in 1974, so this is the fourth Christmas design. The Christmas paperweights were near the top of the Perthshire line. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by just over 1 9/16" high. The base
is ground concave and is finished with an unusual star cut
pattern. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. 11/29/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5354 | Bob Banford Desert Scene Paperweight with
Striped Snake and Pink Upright Flower. circa
1978-2006. This paperweight has a red and yellow striped snake
moving through a desert scene near a pink and yellow upright
flower. The ground has the appearance of a sandy desert.
It is signed near the flower with Bob Banford's red "B" signature
cane. A fantastic paperweight from this skilled
artist. Note: Please ignore the bright white spot left by my lighting. Also, the ground is very reflective and some of the pictures look lighter than the actual ground color. Bob Banford worked in Hammonton,
NJ. He started making paperweights in 1971 along
with his father, Ray Banford. Bob continued to make
paperweights until 2006. Bob and Ray did not date their
paperweights, but it is sometimes possible to get an idea of
when a paperweight was made by the progression of styles and the
type of glass used. Bob Banford used a signature cane with
a red "B" and a blue surround. Ray Banford used a
different signature cane with a black B. Ray passed away
in 2003. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2 1/4" high.
The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 11/29/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4930 | Vasart Paneled Millefiori Paperweight with
Rare Pirelli Label. circa 1946-1963. This medium
sized paperweight features a paneled millefiori pattern with five
sections of 2+2 millefiori patterns each separated by double orange
and white twists. There is a central ring of six millefiori
canes and then a center millefiori cane. The canes are early
Scottish millefiori canes on an opaque lime green ground. It
is signed with a partial Pirelli label. The label makes this a
nice addition to any collection of Scottish paperweights. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. The company is no longer in existence. Pirelli Glass was a London based company owned by George Dunlop who offered some financial, marketing, and distribution support to Vasart. They did not make paperweights, but obtained them from Vasart. Pirelli made lampwork animals and also decorated glass from other makers. Some Vasart products were shown Pirelli advertisements. For more information, see my web page on Lassman & Co. or the article by Angela Bowey and Allan Port “Pirelli, Vasart and the Ysart Family” in the Paperweight Collectors Association Inc. Annual Bulletin 2015. Medium Size: 2 1/2” diameter by 1 3/4” high.
The base is fire polished and the pontil mark is ground
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2737 | Spectacular Peter McDougall (PMcD) Special
2009 Midyear Collection Butterfly on Lace Paperweight. dated
2009. This paperweight features a lampwork butterfly with
stretched millefiori wings surrounded by a garland of
identical complex millefiori canes. The design is set on a
lace ground. It is signed on the base with Peter's complex
signature and date cane "PMcD 09" and also has a paper label "PMcD
Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff Scotland." A well
balanced design with great color. This paperweight was one of the special annual editions made in only in 2009. It was designated Collection 2009 Midyear #8. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/16" high.
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1795 | Peter McDougall (PMcD) 2003 Magnum
Millefiori Ball Paperweight. circa 2003. This
is a rare Magnum Peter McDougall closepack millefiori ball from
2003. Although Peter called this a ball, it does have a base
which is ground concave. It is filled with a variety of
millefiori canes of all sizes. There are many wonderful
complex canes in the design. This was a special offering from
Peter McDougall in 2003. As far as I know, this never became a
regular production item. The paperweight is signed with a
Peter McDougall signature cane - in this case it is a complex cane
spelling out PMcD inside a cog cane. An earlier edit stated it
is unsigned, but a careful observer pointed out that it is
signed. A special paperweight for the collector seeking unique
paperweights. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Very Large Size: 3 5/16" diameter by just
under 2 3/4" high. The base is ground concave. It
weighs just over 26 ounces. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 11/24/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5340 | Rare Carolyn Smith Orange Double
Poinsettia with Bud Paperweight. circa 1968
-1975. This wonderful Carolyn Smith paperweight features a
rare orange double poinsettia with bud on a clear ground. The
flower has a five over five arrangement of ten petals with a small
bud, five nicely formed leaves and a stem. There is a three
dimensional yellow center. It is signed near the end of the
stem with Carolyn Smith's "CS" signature cane with light green
letters on a white background. An advanced and desirable
example of Carolyn Smith's art. Carolyn Smith made only a
small number of paperweights and many stayed in her family.
Carolyn Smith paperweights with clear grounds are very rare.
Note: There are two areas on the dome with faint scratches or scuffs. These are hard to see and can be removed by a paperweight restoration, but I don't feel that is necessary. The paperweight displays beautifully. Also, please ignore the white areas in the pictures; they are caused by the light. Carolyn Marie Smith and Hugh Edmund Smith were paperweight collectors in Millville, New Jersey who also made paperweights from 1967 to about 1978. Both husband and wife made small paper weights often featuring a single flower and usually set on a jasper ground. Initially Carolyn Smith used a single "C" signature cane, but switched to a "CS" cane in 1968. Hugh used an HS cane. Both sometimes scratch signed a signature on the base. Hugh Smith also made some crimp roses. Their total output was very small. Their work was considered good enough to earn an entry in Dunlop's Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Size: Just under 2 3/8" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 11/23/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5294 | Medium Colorful Strathearn Paneled
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1963-1968. This
attractive paperweight consists of a paneled millefiori pattern with
eleven sections of 1orange +1 green +2 tiny blue millefiori patterns
each separated by a white latticinio twist cane. The blue
canes are visible only from the side. There is a central ring
of eight millefiori canes and then a center millefiori cane.
The canes are early Scottish millefiori canes on a transparent brown
ground. This is a great example. A nice
addition to any collection of Scottish paperweights.
The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. The company is no longer in existence. Medium Size: 2 9/16” diameter by 1 3/4”
high. Bottom is fire polished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$85 postage paid in the US. Added 11/21/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5350 | Magnum Ken Rosenfeld 1988 Floral Bouquet
Paperweight. dated 1988. This paperweight
has a stylized bouquet of a seven clematis style flowers and buds
with stamens, leaves and stems over a clear glass ground.
There are three pink flowers with yellow centers, two purple flowers
with red and blue centers, and two blue flowers with white centers
plus three blue buds. It is signed on the side with Ken
Rosenfeld's "R" signature cane and engraved signature "Ken Rosenfeld
'88". This is a beautiful large paperweight with a great
composition.
Note: The picture does not do justice to this
paperweight. Ignore the white areas, they are reflections
and glare from the lights. Ken Rosenfeld works at his own
studio, Ken Rosenfeld Glass, in Milwaukie, Oregon. Ken's
paperweight expertise arose from a formal art education and a
technical background. He has a Bachelor's degree in art
from the University of California and a Master's of Fine Arts
degree from Southern Illinois University. His technical
experience in scientific glasswork and his studio glass
experience contributed to his superb ability as a glass
artist. Ken has been a paperweight artist since the mid
1980s. He started at Correia Glass, leaving after five
years to set up his own studio in 1983. Very Large Size: 3 7/16" diameter by 2 3/8"
high. It has a relatively flat top / profile. The base
is ground concave. It weighs just over 23 ounces. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 11/21/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4742 | Antique Millville Style Magnum Rock of
Ages Four Color Frit Paperweight. circa
1900-1920. This frit paperweight features a rare four color
Rock of Ages motif with a turquoise cross on a rock in the middle of
the water. There is a brown or dark red vine growing on the
cross. The text "ROCK OF AGES" appears in blue and red above
the cross. The design is set in colored frit on an opaque
white enamel ground. The white ground color wraps around to
the base and covers the base except for a clear circle in the center
of the base where the pontil rod would have been. This
paperweight was probably made at the Whitall Tatum factory in
Millville, New Jersey in the first quarter of the 19th
century. Some collectors believe that the clear circle on the
base points to the Corning, NY area rather than Millville as the
place of manufacture. A great addition to any collection of
antique American paperweights. Note: This is a very nice clean example but I did find a very faint small (1/8”) partial circular impact mark on careful inspection. Please review the pictures. Frit refers to the powdered glass used to make the design. The design is set up in frit in a metal die and then picked up with a gather of the ground color. When encased, there is sometimes a ridge or crease line between the solid (in this case white) base area and the clear encasement. Some collectors refer to this as two piece construction. This type of construction has been associated with Whitall Tatum and other factories in the Millville area. There is no crease on this paperweight, but the encasement stops where the white ground color starts. Whitall Tatum was one of the first glass factories in America. Located in Millville, New Jersey, it was in operation from 1806 through 1938. The factory in Millville was purchased by a series of companies and eventually shut down in 1999. It is believed that Whitall Tatum workers were allowed to make paperweights from as early as 1860 until the practice was discouraged sometime after 1912. Some collectors believe that the clear circle on the base points to the Corning, NY area rather than Millville as the place of manufacture. There is no documentary proof to support this, but a number of weights of this type (with the clear circle on the base) have been found in the Corning area. According to Newell's Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey , frit weights were made as early as 1863. Newell identifies this style as a true American folk art and gives a history of paperweight making at Whitall Tatum and other South Jersey factories. Very large size: 3 11/16” diameter by 2 9/16”
high. The base is ground flat. This paperweight weighs
34 ounces. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 11/11/2020 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5289 | Large Strathearn Paneled Millefiori
Paperweight with Opaque Rust Red Ground. circa
1963-1968. This very attractive paperweight consists of a
paneled millefiori pattern with twelve sections each with one small
and one large millefiori cane and separated by a white latticinio
twist cane. In the center there is a concentric design with
nineteen canes arranged in two rings and a single center millefiori
cane. The ground is an opaque rust red. This is an
especially nice example. A great addition to any collection of
Scottish paperweights.
The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. Large Size: Just under 3” diameter by just
over 2” high. The base is fire polished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 11/11/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4028 | Magnum Gene Crabtree Icepick Flower
Paperweight. circa 1970s. This
paperweight has four brown icepick flowers over a yellow cushion
ground. There is a large bubble in the center and between the
flowers and also a pattern of smaller bubbles surrounding the
design. The base is fire finished and is signed with a pontil
stamp on the base “Gene Crabtree”. This
paperweight probably dates from the early 1970s. A very large
showy paperweight with great color. This design is sometimes called an icepick flower design because an icepick type tool is pushed down through the colored layer to create the stem for the flower. The design is made by placing the brown frit (ground glass) in a metal template, then picking it up with a gather of clear glass. An icepick like tool is then used to create a stem and center bubble in each petal. Eugene Crabtree who was one of the earliest glass workers at Wheaton Village in Millville, New Jersey. He made paperweights at Wheaton Village starting in the 1960s and also worked at a number of other glass factories. Magnum Size: 3 9/16” diameter by 3 1/4” high.
The base is fire finished with a pontil signature stamp.
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4004 | Early Ysart Brothers Paneled Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1946-1960. This colorful
paperweight consists of a paneled millefiori pattern with nine
sections of 1+2 millefiori patterns each separated by a white twist
cane. There is a central cluster of fourteen smaller
canes. The design is set on an transparent dark brown or
reddish brown ground. The glass is slightly gray.
There are some great complex canes in the design. Most likely
this paperweight was made by Augustine or Vincent Ysart or their
father Salvador Ysart at Ysart Brothers Glass in Perth,
Scotland. It is also possible, but unlikely, that it was made
earlier when Salvador and Paul Ysart were collaborating.
Either way, it is a very nice example with a fantastic variety of
early Scottish millefiori canes. A great addition to any
collection of Scottish paperweights. Note: This paperweight has been professionally restored to remove extensive scratching on the dome and an uneven base. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. Paul Ysart (1904-1991), originally Pablo Moreno Isart, was apprenticed to his father as a glass worker at Moncrieff in 1922. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. The factory was taken over by Stuart Glass in 1980, and renamed Stuart Strathearn Ltd. Production ceased in 1992. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 5/8" high.
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1906 | Peter McDougall (PMcD) Unique 2003 Faceted
Closepack Mushroom / Piedouche Paperweight. circa
2003. This is a rare, possibly unique, Peter McDougall
closepack millefiori design with an outer stave basket of blue and
pink canes pulled down to form a mushroom shape. There are
some wonderful complex canes in the pattern. The style mimics
the familiar Clichy mushroom setup with alternating colored stave
canes. It is signed in the design with a complex "PMcD" cane
made from four separate letter canes. This was a special
offering from Peter McDougall in 2003. He stated each example
made would be different enough to be considered unique. As far
as I know, this never became a production item. This
paperweight is faceted with one large top facet and ten side facets
(five large and five smaller). A special paperweight for the
collector seeking unique paperweights. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 3/16"
high. The base is ground concave. This paperweight is
faceted with one large top facet and ten side facets (five large
and five smaller). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/26/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5283 | Antique Clichy Spaced Concentric
Millefiori on Lace Paperweight with Rose. circa
1845-1860. This antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori
paperweight has a two concentric rings of complex millefiori around
a central red pastry mold cane. There is a wonderful large
green and pink Clichy rose in the inner ring. There are 19
canes in all, all placed on an upset muslin or lace ground.
The canes are intricate and very colorful. See the close-up
picture for more detail. A especially nice antique Clichy
paperweight.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Clichy paperweights with rose canes are especially desirable. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Small Size: 2 1/4" diameter by just over 1 5/8"
high. The base is ground slightly concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$1,125 postage paid in the US. Added 10/25/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4567 | Large Whitefriars Early Faceted Concentric
Millefiori Paperweight - with damage. undated circa
1955 to 1965. This paperweight has five concentric rings of
canes (yellow, dark blue, green, white, and red) around a larger
center cane with a cross center. Each color has a different
shape center, including hearts. The big yellow canes with star
centers and the white canes with blue heart centers are especially
nice. The ground is clear crystal. Typical heavy
Whitefriars lead crystal. The paperweight is faceted with a
large top facet and five large side facets. It has an early
paper label used from the mid 1950s until the mid 1960s. This
is a very nice early addition to any collection of millefiori
paperweights. Note: There is noticeable damage to one facet and less obvious damage elsewhere as shown in the pictures. I have chosen to offer this at a bargain price rather than have it restored. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by 1 5/8"
high. The base is ground concave. Faceted with a total
of one large top facet and five large side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/25/2020 For more information about Whitefriars and other paperweights from England,see my English Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3664 | Antique St. Louis Single Millefiori
Paperweight with Red and White Jasper Ground. circa
1845-1860. This is an unusual antique St. Louis paperweight
with a single large complex millefiori cane placed in the center of
a red and white jasper ground. The millefiori cane is
constructed with two rings of millefiori canes around a center
cane. In this example, the central cane is slightly off
center. I believe this design is only found in St. Louis
paperweights. A colorful example that you will keep on your
desk and use as - a paperweight. Cristalleries de Saint Louis was founded in 1767 in Lorraine, which became part of France in 1766. The region was already home to several glassworks. Paperweight production started at St. Louis in 1845 and most likely continued until about 1860. Although the modern production of paperweights started in 1952, the output of millefiori and lampwork paperweights was small. Fewer than 400 lampwork and millefiori paperweights were made between 1952 and 1955. They were not all signed or dated. The most successful product of this early revival period was the Queen Elizabeth sulphide which was made to commemorate her coronation in 1953. After 1955, no additional weights were made at St. Louis until 1965. In 1965 the factory resumed production of lampwork and millefiori paperweights and then in 1967 they began a series of sulphide weights. Finally, in 1970 they started producing annual limited edition paperweights. In addition to the three types already mentioned, millefiori, lampwork, and sulphide paperweights, St. Louis also made a small number of designs with gold inclusions. Medium Size: 2 7/16" diameter by 1 9/16" high. The
bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$285 postage paid in the US. Added 10/24/2020 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-sl) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4661 | Early 1978 Large Caithness Purple Myriad
Abstract Paperweight. circa 1978. This early
Caithness paperweight features an abstract design with a swirling
tornado-like vortex rising from a bed of multi-colored glass
bits. The transparent purple ground has a ring of controlled
bubbles placed just above the base. There are larger bubbles
deliberately placed above the vortex. The paperweight is
signed with an acid etch on the base "Caithness MYRIAD
Scotland". Great color. The Myriad design is listed and designated CT-91 on page 21 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed in 1978 at the Oban Studios as part of the Modern Design Series.. The paperweight came in many color variations, including Blue, Green, Purple and Red. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by just over 2 11/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/23/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5405 | Large Whitefriars 1974 Faceted Closepack
Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1974. Wonderful
design with many elaborate complex millefiori canes tightly packed
into rich mosaic of canes. There is a black button ground
underneath the design. Faceted with one top facet and a total
of 30 side facets in three rows (12 small + six large + 12 small
side facets). There is a Whitefriars signature cane with a
white monk and the year 1974. It comes with its original round
Whitefriars box. One of my favorite Whitefriars designs.
A great addition to any collection of millefiori paperweights. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The base is ground concave. Faceted with a total
of 31 facets, one top facet and 30 side facets in three rows (12 +
6 + 12) For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$325 postage paid in the US. Added 10/23/2020 For more information about Whitefriars and other paperweights from England,see my English Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4551 | Max Erlacher 1970 "The Bird and the Nest"
Limited Edition Engraved Paperweight. dated
1970. Max Erlacher made a series of engraved paperweights
starting in the late 1960s. This one, "The Bird and the Nest"
is probably the most popular of this limited edition series.
Engraved out of clear crystal with a copper wheel, The Bird and the
Nest paperweight features a detailed engraving of a bird perched on
the edge of a nest containing three eggs. The nest is in the
crook of a tree branch with many leaves. The engraving is on
the flat back of the disk shaped piece of crystal which if rounded
on the top. It is signed below the engraving "MRE '70
NO. 22", indicating it is edition #22 of a limited edition of 100. Note: An identical paperweight sold recently for $780 in the LH Selman Summer 2020 Auction (see lot 189). My price is considerably lower. Notes: This is a clear paperweight and was photographed with a dark background to show the finely engraved details. Also, please ignore the white areas which are glare from my lights. Max Roland Erlacher (1933-) is a
master glass engraver with more than 40 years of experience with
copper, stone, diamond engraving, and cold working
techniques. Born in Austria, he originally wanted to be a
sculptor, but could not find a teacher who was accepting new
apprentices. Instead he entered the Glasfachschule in
Kramsach, Austria to study with the master-engraver Hermann
Schiller. After a three year journeyman’s course, he
joined Lobmeyr in Austria where he received his Master Engraver
Certification. In 1957, he moved to Corning, NY to work
for Steuben Glass. Today Erlacher is an instructor at The
Studio of the Corning Museum of Glass. Since 1974, he has
also had his own studio Erlacher Glass in
Corning and his wife Kitty has a
shop on Market Street in Corning featuring vintage
Steuben. He has collaborated with other glass artists,
including a long collaboration with Debbie Tarsitano starting in
1976 and collaborations with glass artists Erik Hilton and Kiki
Smith. Max Erlacher's work can be found in many museum and
private collections. Large Size: 3 7/16" diameter by 1 1/4: high.
The paperweight is disk shaped with a flat bottom and a curvature
to the top. The engraving is on the base / bottom. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/21/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4581 | Josh Simpson Inhabited Planet Miniature
Marble with Red and White Spaceship. This a 1 1/2"
miniature Inhabited Planet Marble made by Josh Simpson. It has
a red and white twist that Josh uses to represent a spaceship.
The basic theme of the inhabited planet series is that a lush new
blue planet has been discovered with interesting features inviting
exploration. There are interesting
multi-colored structures on the surface of the planet. Some
structures, possibly man made, require further exploration.
There is a red and white twisted ribbon shaped spaceship with a
trail of bubbles on its way to investigate. This example is
unsigned. This marble comes
with a miniature brochure about the Josh Simpson Inhabited Planet
series. Notes: The black marble stand shown in the pictures is not included. It is for illustration only. Also, please ignore the white areas which are glare from the light used to take pictures. Josh Simpson has been making magical glass objects including paperweights for over 40 years. He has long had a fascination with space exploration and is married to Astronaut Cady Coleman. He is a graduate of Hamilton College and has his own glass studio in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts. He focuses on creating objects with a range of color, form, contrast, iridescence, tessellating patterns and complexity. There is a great book Josh Simpson: Glass Artist by Andrew Chaikin. I recommend it highly. Miniature Size: 1 1/2" diameter glass sphere. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/18/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5122 | Large Antique St. Louis Millefiori
Scramble Paperweight with Arrow Canes. circa
1845-1860. This is a fantastic large St. Louis scrambled
millefiori paperweight. It is just packed with a variety of
millefiori canes and twists, including several canes with a St.
Louis arrow or a six pointed star in the center. There is also
a cane with a ring of arrow canes. And more. A colorful
large weight with a great variety of complex canes to examine.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Note: Please ignore the white spots - they are glare caused by my light. Cristalleries de Saint Louis was founded in 1767 in Lorraine, which became part of France in 1766. The region was already home to several glassworks. Paperweight production started at St. Louis in 1845 and most likely continued until about 1860. Although the modern production of paperweights started in 1952, the output of millefiori and lampwork paperweights was small. Fewer than 400 lampwork and millefiori paperweights were made between 1952 and 1955. They were not all signed or dated. The most successful product of this early revival period was the Queen Elizabeth sulphide which was made to commemorate her coronation in 1953. After 1955, no additional weights were made at St. Louis until 1965. In 1965 the factory resumed production of lampwork and millefiori paperweights and then in 1967 they began a series of sulphide weights. Finally, in 1970 they started producing annual limited edition paperweights. In addition to the three types already mentioned, millefiori, lampwork, and sulphide paperweights, St. Louis also made a small number of designs with gold inclusions. Very Large Size: Just over 3 1/16" diameter by 2
1/4" high. The bottom is ground concave. The profile is
unusually high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$495 postage paid in the US. Added 10/18/2020 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-sl) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5389 | Caithness Period Whitefriars 1987 Sherlock
Holmes Centenary Millefiori Paperweight with Calabash Pipe.
dated 1987. This paperweight has four concentric rings of
millefiori canes around central image of a curved pipe with smoke
curling upwards. The design is placed on a translucent blue
ground. It is signed and dated on the bottom with the
Whitefriars signature cane featuring a white friar silhouette and
the date 1987. The paperweight is faceted with one large top
facet and six smaller side facets. It was issued by Caithness
Glass under the Whitefriars label in 1987 to celebrate the 100th
Anniversary of the publication of the first Sherlock Holmes story “A
Study in Scarlet" in Beeton’s Christmas Annual in 1887. A
wonderful paperweight that every Whitefriars or Holmes fan should
covet. This paperweight is one of the transition period paperweights issued after Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name in 1980. Based on the construction and millefiori canes which resemble other Caithness millefiori products, it was probably made at a Caithness factory in Scotland. It does not appear in any of the Whitefriars catalogs nor in the Colin Terris publications on Caithness. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. Large Size: Just under 3" diameter by 2 1/4"
high. The base is ground flat. Faceted with one large
top facet and six smaller side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. 10/16/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers,
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5065 | Peter McDougall (PMcD) Edition of One
Paneled Complex Millefiori on Clear Ground Paperweight. circa
2002-2012. This is a wonderful paneled millefiori
paperweight consisting of all complex millefiori canes placed on a
clear ground. It is a unique paperweight made in an edition of
one and marked "1/1". The paperweight has a central red and
white complex millefiori cane surrounded by a ring nine blue complex
canes, then nine panels each containing a 1-1-2 pattern of
canes. The panels are separated by nine white twist
canes. It is signed on the base with a complex "PMcD" cane
made from four separate letter canes. It is also engraved
"PMcD 1/1" just above the upside down signature cane. A
special paperweight for the collector seeking unique
paperweights. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Medium Size: 2 9/16" diameter by just over 1
3/4" high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/16/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4699 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Blue and
White Convolvus (Morning Glory) with Bud and Bee on Dark Red
Ground. circa 1960-1980. This is a graceful
three-dimensional blue and white Convolvus (or Morning Glory) flower
with a bud, four leaves, and stem. There is a miniature gold
foil bee on one of the leaves. The ground is a very dark red
(almost black). The red layer is slightly transparent but it
is backed with an opaque white layer which makes the ground overall
opaque. The paperweight is signed on the white underside of
the ground with a gold foil K. This is a very attractive
addition to any collection of Kaziun paperweights.
This design was one of Charles Kaziun's signature designs. There are variations with and without the gold bee. Note: The mirror like dark ground made this
paperweight very difficult to photograph. Please ignore the
reflections from the lights and from my camera and lens.
Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: Signed on the white underside of the dark red ground with Kaziun's gold K. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks or scratches. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$750 postage paid in the US. Added 10/15/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun
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3175 | Peter McDougall Karen Maxwell Limited
Edition 2011 Christmas Paperweight. Attractive
limited edition Christmas paperweight featuring a three dimensional
bouquet of a Poinsettia, Christmas Rose, and Holly with stems,
berries, and leaves. The bouquet was made by Karen Maxwell and
is set on a clear ground with a dramatic star cut base.
The paperweight is faceted with a top facet and six side
facets. It is signed near the tip of the stem with a complex
cane made from four separate letter canes forming the signature
"PMcD". It also has a paper label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Hand
Made in Crieff Scotland" and comes with its original laminated
certificate stating that it is Number 16 out of a limited edition of
40 paperweights. The paperweight is also engraved 16/40 on the
side near the base. A special paperweight for the holiday
season. Peter McDougall issued a Christmas paperweight each year. I have most of these in stock. Please contact me if you are looking for a different year. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Karen Maxwell did the lampwork for this paperweight. She previously worked at Perthshire Paperweights and is identified as the lampwork artist on several Peter McDougall paperweights. I was unable to learn anything more about her background. Small Size: 2 5/16" diameter by just over 1
13/16" high. The base is ground concave and finished with a
dramatic star cut base. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/14/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5292 | Large Strathearn Paneled Millefiori
Paperweight with Transparent Green Ground. circa
1963-1968. This very attractive paperweight consists of a
paneled millefiori pattern with ten sections each with one small and
one large millefiori cane and separated by a white latticinio twist
cane. There is a central ring of eight millefiori canes and
then a center millefiori cane. There are a two stray small
bubbles over the center cane. The canes are early Scottish
millefiori canes on a transparent green ground. This is
a very nice example. A great addition to any collection of
Scottish paperweights.
The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. Large Size: Just under 3 1/8” diameter by 2
1/16” high. The base is fire polished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$120 postage paid in the US. Added 10/14/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5370 | Huge Murano Scramble Millefiori
Paperweight with Clear Ground. circa 1970. This
paperweight is a good example of an extra large Murano millefiori
scramble paperweight. It is filled with extra large millefiori
canes and twists. The design is placed over a clear
ground. The paperweight is in excellent condition. A
colorful addition to any collection of millefiori paperweights. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Very Large Size: About 4 3/16" diameter by 3
7/8" high. It weighs three pounds ten ounces (over four
pounds when packaged). The base is ground flat with a
concave area in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/13/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3070 | Special Peter McDougall Medium Ribbed
Millefiori Paperweight Made For 2011 PCA Convention. This
ribbed millefiori paperweight has a paneled millefiori pattern with
set in red, white, and blue. It was made as a table favor for
the 2011 Paperweight Collectors Association convention in
Washington, DC. There are seven panels, each with a 1-2
pattern of red, white and blue millefiori separated by red, white
and blue twists. There is a special convention complex cane in
the center "WDC 2011". The ground is a opaque black. It
is scratch signed PCA on the back and also has a paper label "PMcD
Glass Studio LTD, Hand Made in Crieff Scotland."
This is called a pressed weight because a mold is used to form the shape. The top is flattened. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Medium Size: Just over 2 1/2" diameter by 1 1/4"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 10/13/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5427 | Early Large Orient & Flume 1977 Glossy
Forget Me Nots and Vines Paperweight. dated 1977.
This is a wonderful example of an early Orient & Flume surface
decorated design with five blue forget-me-not flowers and
vines. The lower part of the design is filled with a Tiffany
style pulled feather pattern. The ground is white and there is
a clear layer between the white ground and the decorated surface,
giving it added depth. The vines wrap around to the bottom of
this paperweight. It is signed in script on the base "Orient
& Flume 22 July 1977". There is also a slightly worn paper
label "Orient & Flume - Chico, Calif." It comes with its
original box and certificate. The certificate is a bit unusual
in that it is a twelve part document telling about the making of the
paperweight. The certificate also says it was distributed
through N.S. Gustin Co. A wonderful paperweight with some
unusual documentation.
Orient & Flume was started in 1972 in Chico, California by Douglas Boyd and David Hopper. It studio took its name from its initial location which was at the corner of Orient & Flume. Their early weights adopted a style that has become known as the California style of iridescent paperweights with surface torchworked art nouveau motifs on the outside surface of the weight. Later work involved interior lampworked designs. Large Size: Just under 3" diameter by 2 1/2"
high. The bottom has been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/12/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5406 | Unusual Murano Scramble Millefiori
Paperweight with Turquoise Ground. circa
1970. This Murano scramble millefiori paperweight has an
unusual opaque turquoise ground. It is filled with large
millefiori canes and twists. The paperweight is in excellent
condition. A colorful addition to any collection of millefiori
paperweights. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Large Size: Just under 3" diameter by just
over 2 5/8" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/11/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5284 | Antique Clichy Miniature Faceted
Concentric Millefiori on Lace Paperweight with Rose.
circa 1845-1860. This antique Clichy concentric millefiori
paperweight has a two concentric rings of complex millefiori around
a central blue pastry mold cane. There is a wonderful green
and pink Clichy rose in the outer ring. There are 18 canes in
all, all placed on an upset muslin or lace ground. The canes
are intricate and very colorful. See the close-up picture for
more detail. This paperweight has a complex faceting with a
top facet, five side facets and an additional five lower
facets. A fantastic miniature paperweight.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Clichy paperweights with rose canes are especially desirable. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Miniature Size: Just over 2" diameter by 1 3/8"
high. The base is ground slightly concave. This
paperweight is faceted with a top facet, five side facets, and
five more lower side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$795 postage paid in the US. Added 10/10/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5335 | Perthshire PP64 1983 Limited Edition
Patterned Millefiori Paperweight. dated
1983. This medium sized paperweight has a complex design with
brilliant colors. It has a large complex millefiori center
surrounded by two rings of complex canes, then a spaced ring of
complex canes, and an outer ring of closely packed complex
canes. The design is set on a translucent purple ground.
It is signed on the base with a complex "P1983" cane. An early
limited edition paperweight with an advanced / complicated design
and brilliant colors. A wonderful addition to any collection
of Perthshire paperweights. Perthshire made the limited edition PP64 only in 1983. The edition size is not known. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Medium Size: 2 9/16" diameter by just over 1 7/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 10/10/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3668 | Antique Bohemian Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight with Complex Canes. circa 1850-1900.
This is an antique Bohemian millefiori paperweight with some
interesting complex millefiori canes. The paperweight has
three concentric circles of canes around a complex center star
cane. The design consists almost entirely of complex canes,
with the exception of the red and white canes in the second
ring. In all a complex design built from a variety of canes
with many star canes. The design is well executed and it is in
perfect condition. The glass is slightly grey. This
paperweight has been professionally restored.
Bohemian Glass generally refers to the glass made in the regions that form the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. Most of these areas are now parts of the western Czech Republic. Size: Just over 2 1/4" diameter by 1 5/16"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 10/10/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-boh) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4855 | Baccarat 1979 Gridel Series Millefiori
Pigeon Limited Edition Paperweight. dated
1979. This modern millefiori paperweight features a large
central white Gridel pigeon silhouette on a black background.
The pigeon cane is set in the center of a concentric design with
five rings of millefiori canes. The rings are white, yellow, a
ring of all 18 Gridel canes, another yellow ring, and a blue
ring. The design is set on a translucent blue ground.
Baccarat's complex signature / date cane "B 1979" is in the outer
blue ring at 10 o'clock. The pigeon appears twice, once in the
center and a smaller one facing right at 2 o'clock. This
design was released in 1979 in a limited edition of 350
pieces. This is number 3 in that edition. This
paperweight is also signed on the base with one acid etched Baccarat
mark along with the year (1979) and edition number (3). A
fantastic paperweight. Note on condition: This paperweight has a 1/4" scratch at the 9 o'clock position. It is barely visible in the pictures at the edge of the design. Otherwise the paperweight displays perfectly. Offered at a reduced price. In 1846 Baccarat introduced the popular Gridel figures in their closepack millefiori paperweights. It was named after Emil Gridel, the nephew of Jean-Baptiste Toussaint the general manager of Baccarat. Toussaint saw Gridel making paper cutouts of animals and saw an opportunity to incorporate these silhouettes in millefiori paperweights. From 1971 to 1979 Baccarat issued a modern Gridel series of millefiori paperweights based on eighteen Gridel figures. Each paperweight has a large Gridel figure in the center with smaller versions of the other figures included in the design. There are variations in orientation and color as well as the types of canes in each design and it is possible to amass a very large collection covering just this series. Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by just under 2
1/4" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 9/2/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4020 | Supermagnum 2007 Translucent Pink Seaform
Paperweight with Sea Anemone Murrini - Probably by Robert
Eickholt. dated 2007. This huge upright
semi-transparent pink paperweight has six round sea anemone-like
roundels or murrini set shallowly into the surface. There are
tentacles or vines completing the structure. The shape is
non-traditional and is high and wide, but not as deep. I
believe this probably is a late career experimental work by Robert
Eickholt. It has a minimalist signature on the base that looks
like an abbreviated "E 2007". An awesome paperweight. Note: I consulted with several other collectors on the maker of this paperweight. Most felt this had several features that pointed to Robert Eickholt. Those who did not believe it to be Eickholt had no alternate maker to suggest. If you have a different maker in mind, please let me know. Robert Eickholt has been making glass paperweights since 1978 when he founded Eickholt Glass in Columbus, Ohio. His designs often make use of precious metals such as gold and silver, and rare oxides such as cobalt and copper. In later paperweights by Eickholt the design moved to the interior and veiling techniques began to appear. He retired in 2013. Very Large Size: 8 1/2" high by 4 5/8" wide by 2
7/8" deep. It weighs 55 ounces. The base has been
polished flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 8/29/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3069 | Special Peter McDougall Small Daisy
Millefiori Paperweight Made For 2011 PCA Convention. This
daisy shaped paperweight has a paneled millefiori pattern with set
in red, white, and blue. It was made as a table favor for the
2011 Paperweight Collectors Association convention in Washington,
DC. There are six panels, each with a 1-2 pattern of red,
white and blue millefiori separated by red, white and blue
twists. There is a special convention complex cane in the
center "WDC 2011". The ground is a opaque black. It is
scratch signed PCA on the back and also has a paper label "PMcD
Glass Studio LTD, Hand Made in Crieff Scotland."
This is called a pressed weight because a mold is used to form the shape. The top is flattened. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s. When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. in Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future. Small Size: Just over 2 1/8" diameter by 1 3/16"
high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$145 postage paid in the US. Added 8/29/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Peter McDougall, see my Peter McDougall Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5287 | Murano Miniature Carpet Ground Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1980-2000. This miniature
Murano millefiori paperweight has a tightly packed arrangement of
tiny millefiori canes. There are three cane types in the
design. Most noticeable is the concentric arrangement of white
and green florets with a red surround. These are woven into a
carpet consisting of black and white canes with a red surround and
amber and white canes with a green surround. The overall color
scheme ends up being a dark red and green. A nice example of
this style of paperweight.
This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Very small size: 2" diameter by just under 1 3/8"
high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 8/27/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4016 | Large Mdina Glass Swirl Paperweight.
circa 1968-1985. Wonderful paperweight with a dark
interior of red, green, blue, yellow, and other colors. There
are additional swirls that surround the core and extend out to the
surface. The glass encasement is a dark grey or green.
Made on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean Sea. It is
signed "Mdina"in script on the base. Mdina Glass was founded on the Island of Malta in 1968 by Michael Harris (1933-1994) and Eric Dobson with financial incentives and the encouragement of the Maltese government. Initially it was called the Maltese Glass Industries, but the name was changed to Mdina Glass shortly later. Michael Harris received his training in glass at several institutions graduating from the Royal College of Art in London in 1959. He later became an RCA tutor setting up hot glass facilities there in 1967. He was a pioneer of the studio glass movement in the UK. Eric Dobson was also at the Royal College of Art. Mdina Glass was a successful venture and gave rise to a significant glass craft industry on the Island of Malta. Michael Harris left Malta in 1972 to establish Wight Glass in the UK. In 1971, two Italian maestros, the father and son team of Vincente and Ettore Boffo joined Mdina Glass to introduce Italian glassmaking techniques. Eric Dobson continued until about 1985 working with the local glass artists that he and Michael had trained. Eventually Mdina Glass was taken over by Joseph Said, a Maltese glassworker who had trained at Mdina. For context, during this period Malta gained independence from Britain in 1964 after 150 years as a British colony. In 1974 it became the Republic of Malta, and in 2004 joined the European Union. Large Size: 3" diameter and just under 4 1/4"
high. The bottom is fire finished with a left hand flame
pontil mark. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture $85 postage paid in the US.
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4012 | Stunning Magnum Jungle Fusion Studio
(Hawaii) Molten Lava Paperweight. This extra
large paperweight depicts a hot molten flow of lava emerging from
the copper colored mouth of an erupting volcano. At least,
that is my interpretation. It has rich iridescent colors and
an exciting appearance. The paperweight is signed on the
backside with a pontil stamp that says in part "JUNGLE FUSION
STUDIO" with the image of a group of mountains surrounded by a ring
of fire. The text at the bottom is hard to read, but I believe
it says "HANA-MAUI". The paperweight is tall and wide, but not
very deep. It is a fun paperweight with great color.
I was unable to find out anything about the Jungle Fusion Studio, but believe it was located in or near the small town of Hana on the Hawaiian island of Maui. The island of Maui was formed by the eruptions of two volcanoes, Haleakalā (East Maui Volcano) and Mauna Kahalawai (West Maui Mountains). Very large Size: 5 5/16” high by 3 11/16" wide by 1
5/8” deep. The bottom ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 8/14/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4011 | Vintage Magnum John D. Murphy Multi-layer
Frit Icepick Flower Paperweight. circa 1970. The
paperweight features a blue and white multi-layer design with at
least two layers of colored frit flowers. Each layer has
icepick flowers with carefully placed bubbles in the center of the
flower. The stems of each flower go through the lower
layers. The paperweight is signed "J Murphy" on the flat
polished base. A large dramatic paperweight that looks much
better in real life than in the pictures. This design is sometimes called an icepick flower design because an icepick type tool is pushed down through the colored layer to create the stem for the flower. John D. Murphy, born in 1938, worked at Fostoria Glass in Moundsville, West Virginia. He invented his own techniques for making paperweights and also conferred with other glassworkers, particularly John Gentile. Because paperweights were an off hours activity, his output was extremely limited. He is included in Jean Melvin's book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers (revised 1970). Very Large Size: 3 13/16" diameter by just under 3 3/8"
high. It weighs 41 ounces. The base is polished flat with an
added signature. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 8/11/2020 For more vintage paperweights by American paperweight makers, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4015 | Vintage Magnum Wheaton Village
Blue Flower in Flowerpot Paperweight. circa
1970s-1980s. The paperweight features a five petal robins egg
blue flower with a long stem and yellow and brown pleated
flowerpot. The design is rendered in frit (ground glass) over
a clear crystal ground. At the bottom, there is a pleated
yellow and brown flowerpot. There is a tiny bubble at the tip
of each petal and a larger controlled bubble between each
petal. The paperweight is signed on the base with a pontil
stamp "WHEATON VILLAGE" indicating it was made in normal production
at The Glass Studio at Wheaton Village. A pleasing design that
is well executed. Great color. This design is sometimes called an icepick flower design because an icepick type tool is pushed down through the colored layer to create the stem for the flower. The design is made by placing the colored frit (ground glass) in a metal template, then picking it up with a gather of clear glass. An icepick like tool is then used to create a stem and the bubbles in the design. Wheaton Village (now called the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center or WheatonArts) was founded in 1968 in Millville, NJ. It is non-profit arts education organization with a focus on the medium of glass. The center's mission is to engage artists and audiences in an evolving exploration of creativity. Many paperweight collectors and artists have visited Wheaton Village to participate in the biennial Paperweight Fest. The village hosts a variety of crafts studios including a The Glass Studio. It also houses the Museum of American Glass - a comprehensive collection of glass produced in America. Over the years a number of volunteers and paid glass workers have produced paperweights at Wheaton Village. Some of the names are Henry Davis, Kenyon Brown, Anthony “Tony” DePalma, and others. When the work was production work for The Glass Studio, it usually had a superimposed WV or WHEATON VILLAGE pontil stamp. Work that represented the artist's own effort would have additional initials to identify the artist. Magnum Size: 3 5/8" diameter by 3 1/2" high. The base is
fire finished with a pontil signature stamp. The paperweight
weighs 37 ounces (2 pounds 5 ounces). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 8/10/2018 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4013 | Small Glass Eye Studio 2003 Colorful
Iridescent Egg Shaped Abstract Paperweight. dated 2003.
This egg shaped paperweight features a multi-colored four
section abstract design with iridescent glass. It's hard to
design, but it looks different from each side. Please review
the pictures. Signed with an acid etch on the base "GES
03". It is a fun paperweight with great color.
Glass Eye Studio was founded in 1978 in Seattle, Washington. Managed by Dale Leman, GES is a production glass company that produces a range of glass products. Most paperweights are signed with the acid etched initials GES, although some are signed with the engraved Glass Eye Studio signature or even a signature cane. Each GES glass product includes some ash from the 1980 eruption of the nearby Mount St. Helens volcano. Size: 1 15/16" diameter by just under 3
3/16" high. The bottom ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$39 postage paid in the US. Added 8/9/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4018 | James Hart Floral Bouquet of Yellow Roses
and Pink Buds Paperweight. dated 2008. This
paperweight features a floral arrangement with two yellow roses,
five pink buds, leaves and stems set on a lace ground. The
paperweight is signed on the base with Hart's complex "JH 08"
signature cane. The signature cane also has two stars and a
heart. A fantastic example of James Hart's work.
James Hart is a paperweight artist working in Nevada. He started working in glass in 1985 focusing initially on millefiori designs and more recently on floral encasements. He studied murrine making with Lauren Stump. His signature has evolved from a simple red heart to more complex signature canes. His millefiori designs initially included canes from Murano, but over time he created a wonderful assortment of his own complex canes. Medium Size: 2 3/8" diameter by 1 5/8" high.
The bottom is concave. Unlike his earlier works, this
paperweight is encased with a clear layer below the ground.
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4844 | Baccarat 1973 Gridel Series Millefiori
Elephant Limited Edition Paperweight. dated
1973. This modern millefiori paperweight features a large
central black Gridel elephant silhouette on a white background with
a dark blue surround. The elephant cane is set on a carpet
ground of red and white canes and is surrounded by two rings of
smaller Gridel millefiori. The inner ring is a circular
garland of six Gridel canes. The outer ring is an undulating
garland of eleven Gridel canes and a Baccarat's complex signature /
date cane "B 1973". In all, there are eighteen Gridel canes
(the large elephant and seventeen smaller canes). This design
was released in 1973 in a limited edition of 350 pieces. This
is number 43 in that edition. This paperweight is also signed
on the base with two acid etched Baccarat marks along with the year
(1973) and edition number (43). A fantastic paperweight.
Note: I have many other paperweights from modern Gridel series available for sale. Please let me know if you would like to purchase a different modern Gridel paperweight. Also, please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. In 1846 Baccarat introduced the popular Gridel figures in their closepack millefiori paperweights. It was named after Emil Gridel, the nephew of Jean-Baptiste Toussaint the general manager of Baccarat. Toussaint saw Gridel making paper cutouts of animals and saw an opportunity to incorporate these silhouettes in millefiori paperweights. From 1971 to 1979 Baccarat issued a modern Gridel series of millefiori paperweights based on eighteen Gridel figures. Each paperweight has a large Gridel figure in the center with smaller versions of the other figures included in the design. There are variations in orientation and color as well as the types of canes in each design and it is possible to amass a very large collection covering just this series. Very Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by just over 2
1/2" high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 8/9/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4010 | Large David Salazar / Zephyr Studios
Iridescent Gold Swirl Paperweight. dated 1983.
This unique swirl design is associated with David Salazar and Zephyr
Art Glass. The iridescent gold glass is opaque. The
underlying glass is clear. It is signed on the base "Zephyr
83". It is a fun paperweight with great color.
Although David Salazar was working at Zephyr in 1983, it is impossible to be certain that he made this paperweight. He did make paperweights of this design and signed them with his own name. Zephyr Studios was a small group studio that existed for only a few years in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was located in Santa Cruz, California. David Salazar was born in Del Rio,
Texas. His fascination with glass started in college, when
he began making scientific glassware. In 1972, he started
working as an apprentice at Lundberg Studios, and quickly moved
into the more creative aspects of designing and torchwork.
After 10 years in the studio environment, he decided to strike
out on his own in order to develop new designs and
techniques. Initially he rented space from Zephyr
Studios, staying there from 1982 to 1985. When
Zephyr went out of business, Salazar took over the building and
started his own studio. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 2" high.
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4008 | Caithness Pixie 1991 Abstract
Paperweight. circa 1991. This is a modern looking
design with a four part swirling cloud over an opaque white
ground. Each of the four sections has a large tear shaped
bubble. The paperweight is signed on the base with an acid
etched signature "Caithness PIXIE Scotland". Great color. This design is listed and designated CT-860 on page 130 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed in 1991 by Alastair MacIntosh. According to the Charlton Catalog it was called a miniature, although this is clearly larger at 2 1/4" diameter. The series was issued in blue, pink, and white. I am assuming the color refers to the ground color as this example has a white ground topped by a purple design. The original issue price was $49.50. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Small Size: Just under 3 1/4" diameter by just over
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4006 | Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
Millefiori Scramble Paperweight - Poor quality glass. circa
1860. This is an antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
scramble or end of day paperweight with a great assortment of
colorful complex canes and twists. Unfortunately the glass is
full of striations (sugaring) and it is difficult to see the detail
from the top. It is better viewed from the edges of the glass
or from the back. There are star canes, heart canes, some
interesting cog canes, latticinio twists and much more. The
surface has scratches but it is the clarity of the glass that is the
real problem. Restoration may help a little, but I doubt that
it is worth restoring. Still, it is an interesting antique
NEGC paperweight and I am offering it at a bargain price. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. The New England Glass Company (NEGC)
operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888.
You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass
Company in the book by John Hawley. The Art of
the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New
England Glass Companies covers both B&S and
NEGC. Size: Just over 2 11/16” diameter by just over 1
5/8” high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 8/8/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4721 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Tilted
Pedestal Lilac Spider Lily Paperweight with Aventurine
Ground. circa 1960-1980. This is a miniature
pedestal paperweight with a lilac spider lily and four green leaves
on an opaque aventurine ground. The flower has a red stripe on
each petal and the center is a complex millefiori cane made up of
seven star shaped millefiori canes (three blue, three yellow, and a
slightly orange center). Each leaf is a double leaf - two
leaves with a clear layer joining them so a bit of the ground shows
through. This makes it look like each leaf has an aventurine
stripe down the center. The aventurine ground is set on a
brown base and a white under-layer. The paperweight is tilted
at a 45 degree angle so it displays beautifully. Signed on the
white underside of the ground with a gold K.
This design was Charles Kaziun's signature design and one of the most popular with collectors. This size and style was often referred to as a #1. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: Signed on the white underside of the aventurine ground with Kaziun's gold K. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 8/6/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4007 | Murano Trumpet Flower Paperweight with
Label. Circa 1970. Murano trumpet or icepick
flower paperweight with seven flowers and a center bubble cushion
ground. The flowers are arranged in two circles of three
around a center flower. Each flower is made from a red, white,
and blue millefiori slice that has been pushed down to the bubble
cushion ground. There is a planned bubble in the center of
each flower. This paperweight has its original red and silver
foil label identifying it as "MADE IN MURANO ITALY". A very
nice example of this style of paperweight.
This style is also called an icepick flower because of the sharp tool used to push each flower down to the base. In this case the tool is pushed through a millefiori glass slice. Some authors call these morning glory flowers. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Size: Just under 2 3/4" diameter by just under 2
9/16" high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$49 postage paid in the US. Added 8/1/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3062 | Kosta Boda Bertil Vallien Galaxy Blue
Artist Collection Abstract Paperweight. circa 1981 or
later. This is dramatic Swedish art glass paperweight was
designed in 1981 by the famous Swedish designer Bertil Vallien for
the Kosta Boda glassworks at Boda, Sweden. The surface
decorated paperweight has a series blue threads and two large blue
dots on an almost opaque textured light blue surface. There
also smaller blue spatters on the surface. At first glance, it
could be mistaken for a piece of pottery with a heavy glaze.
The underlying ground is clear glass. It is an example of
Bertil Vallien’s popular Galaxy Blue Series of glass objects, each
of which share similar visual effect. The paperweight is
signed on the base "BODA ARTIST COL BVALLIEN 98113". There is
also the remnant of the original silver Boda Artist Collection
label, but the printed text has washed off. An visually
exciting paperweight designed by the most famous of the Kosta Boda
designers. Note: In 1976 Bertil Vallien started his "Artist collection" at Åfors glassworks. This collection consisted of art glass in large editions where each glass blower was allowed considerable freedom in executing the design. There was a definite basic form, but it was the craftsman's skill and feeling that completed the work. This was in contrast to the Bertil Vallien "Atelje" (Studio) series where each object was made in a limited edition and under the artist's supervision and were signed and numbered. The Galaxy Blue Artist Collection series was designed by Vallien in 1981 for the Boda Glassworks. I believe there are fifteen different objects in the series. The series includes paperweights, vases, bowls, an oil lamp, and a wine glass. Kosta is one of the oldest glass companies in the world. Kosta Glasbruk was founded in 1742 in Smaland, Sweden by Anders Koskull and Georg B. Stael von Holstein. In 1976 the glassworks of Kosta, Boda and Åfors merged to form Kosta Boda AB. In 1989, Kosta Boda and Orrefors merged to form Orrefors Kosta Boda AB. Ownership changed in 2005 with the purchase of the glassworks by the New Wave Group which decided to close the Orrefors glassworks in December 2012. After that, all glass production was done under the KostaBoda brand label. Bertil Vallien (1938-) initially studied Ceramics, first at the art school Konstfack in Stockholm and then at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA). While in the US he also worked as a designer at a ceramics factory. After returning to Sweden in 1963, he began to focus on glass while continuing his work in ceramics, and developed an innovative sand-casting technique. He was hired as a designer for the glassworks at Åfors and given the freedom to also work on his own designs part of the time. The merger of Kosta, Boda and Åfors in 1976 made it possible to devote more capacity to Vallien's designs. In 1963, he married Ulrica Margaret Hydman Vallien (1938-2018) a Swedish artist and fellow Konstfack student who started as a ceramist and then expanded her expertise to glass. Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by 2 1/8" high.
The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 7/31/2020 For more information about paperweights from other countries, see my Paperweights from Other Countries Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2049 | Magnum Victory Paperweight with Red,
White, and Blue Ribbon Crimp Paperweight. circa
1945. This paperweight features a frit design with large white
V (for Victory) surrounded thirteen white five pointed stars.
The frit design is placed over a red, white, and blue ribbon crimp
ground. The ground has eight pleats or crimps with a carefully
placed bubble between each. In this case, it is easy to
imagine the ground representing an American flag waving in the
wind. Although the crimp ground is similar to that used by the
St. Clair family, other glass workers also used an eight pleat
crimp, so I can't say definitively who the maker is. Very
patriotic. Frit refers to the powdered glass used to make the upper part of the design. The design is set up in a metal die and then picked up with a gather of a ground of clear or colored glass. The St. Clair line (as far as paperweights are concerned) started with John "Pop" St. Clair, Sr. who worked at the George MacBeth Glass Works in Elwood from around 1903 to 1938. Local natural gas production faltered in 1938 and the St. Clairs began to develop their ideas for a new business of their own. Joe St. Clair (1909 - 1987) did the original experimentation and the business was formally started in 1941 in Elwood, Indiana. John, Sr. and the brothers John, Jr., Joe, Ed and Bob all participated, while another brother, Paul, did not at first. By 1944 St. Clair paperweights were being sold through Georg Jensen on Fifth Avenue in New York. Joe retired (the first time) in 1971 and sold the factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. Sometime later, the new owners of the original factory sold the factory back to Joe. For a while, there were two St. Clair factories, one owned by Joe and the other owned by Bob St. Clair. Very Large Size: Just under 3 1/4" diameter by 2
13/16" high. The bottom is ground flat with a matte finish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/30/2020 For more information about paperweights made by the St. Clair family, see my St. Clair Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4009 | Joe St. Clair Multicolored Ribbon Crimp
Paperweight - Signed. circa 1941-2000.
Multi-colored stylized crimp flower in the unique St. Clair
style. I refer to this style as a rainbow ribbon crimp
weight. It has has eight pleats or crimps with a carefully
placed bubble between each. A showy paperweight with great
color. Very collectible. Similar examples are shown American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1967 and 1970) and the St. Clair Collectors Guide by Bonnie Pruitt. The St. Clair line (as far as paperweights are concerned) started with John "Pop" St. Clair, Sr. who worked at the George MacBeth Glass Works in Elwood from around 1903 to 1938. Local natural gas production faltered in 1938 and the St. Clairs began to develop their ideas for a new business of their own. Joe St. Clair (1909 - 1987) did the original experimentation and the business was formally started in 1941 in Elwood, Indiana. John, Sr. and the brothers John, Jr., Joe, Ed and Bob all participated, while another brother, Paul, did not at first. By 1944 St. Clair paperweights were being sold through Georg Jensen on Fifth Avenue in New York. Joe retired (the first time) in 1971 and sold the factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. Sometime later, the new owners of the original factory sold the factory back to Joe. For a while, there were two St. Clair factories, one owned by Joe and the other owned by Bob St. Clair. Large Size: Just over 2 3/4" diameter by 2"
high. The bottom is fire finished and hot stamped with the
signature. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$69 postage paid in the US. Added 7/28/2020 For more information about paperweights made by the St. Clair family, see my St. Clair Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4005 | Caithness Confusion 1989 Limited Edition
Abstract Paperweight. circa 1979. This is a
modern looking design with three blue figures facing center while a
swirl of blue and white whirls around them. The figures are
rooted to a green and white bubble ground. The lack of clarity
denotes the confusion of our times. Or put your own
interpretation on it. The paperweight is a limited edition
designed by Colin Terris and issued in an edition of 750
paperweights, of which this example is number 346. The
paperweight is signed with an engraved script signature on the base
"Confusion Caithness Scotland 346/750". The signature is faint
and I could not get single picture with the entire signature.
Great color.
This design is listed and designated CT-652 on page 101 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed in 1989 by Colin Terris and issued in a limited edition of 750 paperweights. Of these, 716 were made. The original issue price was $210. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Very Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 11/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$79 postage paid in the US. Added 7/28/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1585 | Very Rare Chinese Quatrefoil Faceted Blue
Flower with Bud on Double Latticinio Paperweight - copy of NEGC.
circa 1930. This is an almost antique Chinese copy of a New
England Glass Company (NEGC) Blue Flower with Bud Paperweight made
circa 1860. It has the fancy NEGC quatrefoil faceting and
double latticinio ground. There is a blue flower with five
petals and a millefiori center and also a large blue bud and two
large green leaves and a stem. The design is set on a great
double latticinio ground. The paperweight is faceted with a
four part top facet and eight side facets (four large and four
smaller). This is a fantastic addition to any collection of
antique paperweights. In some ways, the execution of this
example is better than the original NEGC, since NEGC examples often
have large bubbles or other defects in the latticinio.
Chinese Paperweights were made in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s as an attempt to duplicate 19th Century antique weights made in the United States and France. Because they are almost 100 years old, they are very collectible and every collector should own a few of these as study pieces. The history of the early Chinese paperweights is mostly anecdotal as no written records have been discovered. The story is that an American dealer sent examples of paperweights made by the New England Glass Company (NEGC), Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S), Millville makers, and French factories to a Chinese factory and requested copies be made. The results are interesting and sometimes confused with the originals by inexperienced collectors. The earliest pictures of these paperweights appeared in the book American Glass Paperweights by Francis Edgar Smith published in 1939. Smith was aware that at least one of the paperweights shown in his book was Chinese. Since Smith was not an expert collector, this indicates that there was some general knowledge that these were Chinese prior to 1939. In the United States, the Tariff Act of 1930 required that every imported item must be conspicuously and indelibly marked in English with its country of origin. As a result, many of these Chinese paperweights are scratch signed on the bottom "CHINA". Many are also not signed, suggesting that either they were imported prior to 1930 or the importer ignored the requirement. Most likely the earliest Chinese paperweights were made prior to 1930. The Chinese makers often combined design features found in paperweights from different makers. For example they copied the latticinio grounds used by New England Glass Company and used them with copies of Baccarat Pansy weights. The original Baccarat pansy paperweights never had a latticinio ground. They copied the pedestal rose from Millville and then used the pedestal bottom with other weights. It is fun to collect all the variations. In general, Chinese paperweights from this period have a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda and has a greenish tinge. The glass also has a soft almost oily feel. Frequently they have bubbles or debris in the glass. And because of their age, many of these have minor scratches or other surface defects. Large Size: Just under 2 5/8" diameter by 1
7/82" high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 7/27/2020 For more information about paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4821 | Magnum Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios
1996 Lavender Columbine Paperweight. dated 1996.
This wonderful paperweight features a lavender columbine flower and
bud over a pink ground paperweight. A magnificent light
lavender and white columbine blossom with yellow stamen is
positioned perpendicularly above an accompanying bud. Below
the bud are fifteen ribbed green leaves, arranged in three
groups. The design is set over an opaque pink ground.
This is a very three dimensional compound design, with lampwork at
three levels and stems that wrap through each level down to the
ground. It is signed and dated on the edge near the base
"Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios 03-19-1996". The paperweight
also has a lampwork "D.S." signature on the underside of the
ground. A great three dimensional design that is one of Daniel
Salazar's signature designs. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the pictures caused by the light. Daniel Salazar is one of the lead gaffers at Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California and is their primary paperweight designer and maker. He joined Lundberg in 1975. The studio was founded by James Lundberg in the early 1970s. Steven Lundberg joined shortly later. The first paperweights were made in 1972. In 1973 the firm was renamed Lundberg Studios and moved to Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Steven left Lundberg Studios in 1997 and set up his own studio. He died from ALS in 2008. Each paperweight produced at Lundberg Studios is signed and dated by the studio and signed by the artist.
Very Large Size: Just under 3 1/2"
diameter by 2 11/16" high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/25/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4740 | Very Rare Magnum Millville Style Hail Mary
Prayer Frit Paperweight. circa 1900-1940. This
frit paperweight features the entire Hail Mary Prayer in capital
letters set in white frit over a clear ground. The base of the
paperweight has a matte finish, although a pontil scar and another
circular processing cut mark remain. A very rare vintage
American paperweight.
Note on condition: Unfortunately the matte base with pontil scar and another circular cut mark show through the design. There are also some chips on the base and scratches and nicks on the body. The paperweight would benefit from a restoration to remove the blemishes and polish the base. It displays better than the pictures show. Most of what looks like damage is on the base or is the result of the matte finish and the pontil scar. Also the stand shows through. According to Newell's Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey , frit weights were made as early as 1863. Newell identifies this style as a true folk art. I cannot be sure when or where this paperweight was made. A very similar paperweight with the Lords Prayer and a blue ground has been attributed to Millville. Similarly this Hail Mary Prayer paperweight was most likely made in a factory in or near Millville, New Jersey in the first half of the 19th century. This type of construction has been associated with factories such as Whitall Tatum that operated in the early 1900s in the Millville area of Southern New Jersey. Frit refers to the powdered glass used to make the design. The design is set up in a metal die and then picked up with a gather of a ground of clear or colored glass. Very Large Size : 3 5/8" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The base of the paperweight has a matte finish,
although a pontil scar and another circular processing cut mark
remain. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/25/2020 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2907 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Crimp Rose Upright
Pedestal Paperweight - Dark Pink. circa
1960-1980. This upright pedestal paperweight features a
magnificent crimp rose with fifteen variegated dark pink petals, a
center pistil, and four upturned dark green leaves. The petals
are arranged in Kaziun's 4+4+4+3 crimp pattern. It is signed
on the underside of the rose with Kaziun's complex signature cane
having a K in the center surrounded by six heart canes. The
design is set on a clear ground and supported by a large pedestal
base. A fantastic addition to any collection of glass
paperweights.
After being introduced to the Millville glass artist Emil Larson, Charles Kaziun set a goal to create and perfect his own version of Larson's famous Millville Rose. This was considered the ultimate icon of glass perfection. It took Charles almost four years and many thousands of dollars worth of experimentation to succeed. Many collectors consider the pedestal rose the pinnacle of Kaziun's artistry. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: Signed on the underside of the rose with Kaziun's complex signature cane having a K in the center surrounded by six heart canes. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips. cracks, or scratches. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$850 postage paid in the US. Added 7/22/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. (dl-kaz-ca) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3368 | Antique Clichy Miniature Two Ring Spaced
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. circa
1845-1860. This antique Clichy spaced concentric paperweight
has a classic setup consisting of two rings of millefiori canes
around a nice complex center cane. The inner ring has six
identical blue canes. The fifteen canes in the outer ring
alternate with each large pink pastry mold cane followed by two
smaller green canes. The over all color scheme is pink, green,
blue and white. It is well centered over a clear ground.
This paperweight has been professionally restored and is in
excellent condition. The colors are perfect and this will be a
delightful addition to any collection of miniature antique
paperweights. Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Clichy paperweights with rose canes are especially desirable. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Very small size: Just under 1 11/16” diameter by
just over 1 3/16” high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. 7/21/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5305 | Huge Murano Millefiori Scramble
Paperweight. circa 1970. This paperweight is a
good example of an extra large Murano millefiori scramble
paperweight. It is filled with extra large millefiori canes
and twists. There are some tool marks and also areas roughness
to the surface as is sometimes found in large paperweights.
This happened when the paperweight was made and does not affect the
display of the paperweight. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Very Large Size: About 4 1/4" diameter by 3
7/8" high. It weighs three pounds ten ounces (over four
pounds when packaged). The base is ground flat with a
concave area in the center. There is a remnant of the pontil
scar. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 7/21/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4315 | Mayauel Ward Red Hummingbird with Yellow
Flowers Paperweight. dated 2003. This paperweight
features an bright red hummingbird with transparent white wings and
yellow eye ring hovering near a three-dimensional yellow flowering
plant. The plant has two yellow flowers with stems and
leaves. The composition is set over a watery speckled blue
ground. It is signed and dated "Mayauel Ward 2003" on the
base. This is an absolutely wonderful paperweight..
Mayauel Ward is one of the premier lampwork artists working today. He started with a glass class taught by Stuart Abelman at El Camino College. After completing his studies, he went to work at Correia Glass where he worked with Ken Rosenfeld. In 1979 he joined the Abelman Glass Studio where he started making lampwork designs in 1987. Although he continued to work at Abelman Glass, he also built a studio in his home in Manhattan Beach, CA. His work is uniquely his own although he gets inspiration from the fine lampwork designs of Paul Stankard and Chris Buzzini. There are articles about Mayauel Ward in the 1997 and 2006 issues of the Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 2 3/8" tall. The
base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/20/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4848 | Baccarat 1974 Gridel Series Millefiori
Hunter Limited Edition Paperweight. dated
1974. This modern millefiori paperweight features a large
central black hunter silhouette on a white background. The
hunter cane is surrounded by three rings of millefiori. The
inner ring is a circular garland of yellow canes. The outer
ring is an undulating garland of similar yellow canes. The
middle ring is a undulating garland of eighteen blue millefiori
canes, seventeen having a Gridel cane in the center and the
eighteenth is Baccarat's complex signature / date cane "B
1974". In all, there are eighteen Gridel canes (one large and
seventeen small). The design is placed on a white lace
ground. This design was released in 1974 in a limited edition
of 350 pieces. This is number 45 in that edition. In
addition to the "B 1974" signature cane, this paperweight is also
signed on the base with two acid etched Baccarat marks along with
the year (1974) and edition number (45). A fantastic
paperweight. Note: I have many other paperweights from modern Gridel series available for sale. Please let me know if you would like to purchase a different modern Gridel paperweight. Also, please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. In 1846 Baccarat introduced the popular Gridel figures in their closepack millefiori paperweights. It was named after Emil Gridel, the nephew of Jean-Baptiste Toussaint the general manager of Baccarat. Toussaint saw Gridel making paper cutouts of animals and saw an opportunity to incorporate these silhouettes in millefiori paperweights. From 1971 to 1979 Baccarat issued a modern Gridel series of millefiori paperweights based on eighteen Gridel figures. Each paperweight has a large Gridel figure in the center with smaller versions of the other figures included in the design. There are variations in orientation and color as well as the types of canes in each design and it is possible to amass a very large collection covering just this series. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In 1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in 1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early 1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the new book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Very Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Added 7/20/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4712 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Tilted
Pedestal Spider Lily Paperweight with Opaque Red Ground. circa
1960-1980. This is a miniature pedestal paperweight with a
turquoise and white spider lily and four leaves on a rich dark red
ground. The flower has a turquoise stripe on each petal and
the stamen is a yellow millefiori cane. Each leaf is a double
leaf - two leaves with a clear layer joining them so a bit of the
red ground shows through. This makes it look like each leaf
has a red stripe down the center. The paperweight is tilted at
a 45 degree angle so it displays beautifully. Signed on the
white underside of the red ground with a gold K.
This design was Charles Kaziun's signature design and one of the most popular with collectors. This size and style was often referred to as a #1. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: Signed on the white underside of the red ground with Kaziun's gold K. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 7/20/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3411 | Large Orient & Flume Ed Seaira Canada
Goose Limited Edition Paperweight. dated 1986.
This is a wonderful large hand crafted three-dimensional paperweight
with Canada Goose swimming on a torchworked painterly blue
waterway and moving among green plant life. The design is set
on a speckled blue frit ground. It is an interesting
construction. Signed on the base "Orient & Flume SFN11
98/250 jn 1986 E. Seaira". It also comes with its original
worn registration certificate. A wonderful paperweight. Orient & Flume was started in
1972 in Chico, California by Douglas Boyd and David
Hopper. The studio took its name from its initial location
which was at the corner of Orient & Flume. Their early
weights adopted a style that has become known as the California
style of iridescent paperweights with surface torchworked
art nouveau motifs on the outside surface of the weight.
Later work involved interior lampworked designs such as the
Canada Goose shown here. Every Orient & Flume piece
has a registration number. Ed Seaira (aka Ed Alexander) worked as a glass blower at Orient & Flume for 20 years. He died in 2010. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 11/16" high.
The bottom has been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$295 postage paid in the US. Added 7/19/2017. For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5304 | Large Murano Spaced Millefiori on Lace
Paperweight with Rare Signature Cane and KB Label - Probably by
Fratelli Toso. dated 1969. This paperweight
is a good example of a Murano spaced millefiori paperweight with
eight bright colored millefiori canes plus a rare signature cane
placed on a lace ground. The signature cane reads "M.B 69" in
blue letters on a white background. This signature cane has
been previously recorded and a variation appears in Andrew Dohan's Dictionary
of Paperweight Signature Canes", revised edition. At
this time, the precise meaning of the signature cane is
unknown. In addition, it has a worn and faded silver foil
label from KB (Koscherak Brothers) stating that it is "AN ORIGINAL
CREATION BY KB. MADE IN ITALY".
This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Koscherak Brothers (KB) were importers of Murano glass and Italian pottery from the 1950s until the late 1970s . At the time, they had a showroom at 225 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. Some writers have observed that most of the Italian Glass imported under the KB Label was made by Fratelli Toso, but others have noted that KB labels appear on other good Italian glass including Barovier-Toso, Seguso, and others. KB is believed to have stopped importing Italian glass about 1977, but continued to exist in New York City until at least 1993. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2 5/8"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 7/19/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5202 | Baccarat 1955 Sulphide Double Overlay
Paperweight of Marquis de Lafayette with a Diamond Cut Base.
dated 1955. This modern sulphide paperweight
features a large three dimensional figure of the Marquis de
Lafayette. The sulphide figure was designed by Gilbert
Poillerat. It has a light blue and white overlay with a clear
glass ground and a diamond cut base. Only 159 copies were made
in this color combination. It is signed on the edge of the
sulphide "B. G.P. 1955" for Baccarat, Gilbert Poillerat,
1955. The paperweight is faceted with one large top facet and
five side facets. An extra large example. This paperweight was made in several formats, including 227 overlays and 744 non-overlays. Of the overlays, 159 were in light blue and white. The remainder of 68 was in a blue overlay with a blue jasper ground. Note on condition: The condition of this paperweight is excellent with no chips, cracks, or noticeable scratches. However the light blue overlay has several flaws from the manufacturing process. There are at least two small popped bubbles and lines where the color varied. From Wikipedia: Marie-Joseph
Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette
(6 September 1757 – 20 May 1834) (known in the United States
simply as Lafayette) was a French aristocrat and military
officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War, commanding
American troops in several battles, including the Siege of
Yorktown. After returning to France, he was a key figure
in the French Revolution of 1789 and the July Revolution of
1830. Sulphides are cast objects (animals, flowers, people) made of a ceramic material that has properties similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white, but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a medallion, coin or sculpture. The finest French sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Sometimes a sulphide will have a silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In 1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in 1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early 1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in his book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by just over 2"
high. The paperweight has a diamond cut base and is faceted
with one large top facet and five side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/18/2020. For more information about sulphide paperweights, see my Sulphide
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3558 | Large Antique Cross Paperweight with
Translucent Green Ground - Unknown Maker. This is
a cross paperweight with arms fashioned from a pink stringers and
blue millefiori canes capping the ends and the intersection.
The ground is a wonderful translucent green. It has
characteristics which resemble paperweights from the New England
Glass Company (NEGC) and the Boston and Sandwich Glass Company
(B&S). Possibly an experimental piece made at the New
England Glass Company, but I cannot state this with certainty, so
the paperweight remains of unknown origin. See John Hawley's
comments below. I am confident a true antique (over 100 years
old). It been restored to remove extensive scratching and base
damage. An interesting paperweight worthy of further
study. John Hawley, the expert on the Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) and the New England Glass Company (NEGC), examined this paperweight and was unable to reach any firm conclusions. This is what he said about it: "The specific gravity is 3.175 which is out of range of B&S but within range of NEGC. The UV fluorescence was a pale yellow green, again not typical of B&S but it is a match for some NEGC weights. I examined the canes under magnification and they show a resemblance to NEGC styles but are not any that I had recorded previously. So, could it be NEGC? I see two problems with that attribution - first, the translucent green ground which has not shown up in any other 19th century Massachusetts glass paperweight, at least as far as I know. Second, the cross is a rough copy of the B&S style, not what we have seen from NEGC. Also, the cross is slightly sunk into the ground, while in B&S weights the cross protrudes above the ground. On the plus side, this could have been an experimental piece by a NEGC glassworker who had worked at B&S under Lutz. At this point I do not believe this weight was made at Sandwich. It could have been made at NEGC, but I would not bet the farm on it (or even the barn). Sorry, I think it remains a mystery weight." The New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1889. You can read about paperweights from both companies in the book by John Hawley The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. There are also two newer books by Hawley each devoted to one of the companies. Large Size: 2 11/16" diameter by 1 3/4" high.
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4578 | Perthshire PP81 Limited Edition Golfer
Paperweight with Complex Millefiori Canes on Lace.
1985-1991. This large paperweight consists of a black,
blue, and white image of a golfer surrounded by three rings of
twists and complex canes. The golfer image was created using a
transfer (similar to a decal but able to survive the heat of the
glass encasement). The inner ring has twists and canes.
The two outer rings consist of canes only. The design is set
on a lace ground. The paperweight is faceted with one large
facet on top. It is signed on the base with a complex
Perthshire signature cane "P". It also has a worn Perthshire
paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on the
base. A nice design with great millefiori canes. Perthshire made the PP81 in several variations starting in 1985. From 1985 to 1991 the design was as shown in this example with the transfer image surrounded by three rings of millefiori. A golfer picture cane was created for the 1992 to 1995 and the 1997 versions and the millefiori patterns became more complex. The lace ground appears only in the 1985-1991 design. The PP81 was not made in 1996. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 1 13/16" high.
The bottom is ground concave. It is faceted with one large
top facet. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$235 postage paid in the US. Added 7/8/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5159 | Robert Eickholt 1993 Magnum Blue
Iridescent Abstract Paperweight. dated 1993.
This paperweight has an abstract design with a deceptive three
dimensional design. Unlike other works where the peaks and
valleys are physical, in this paperweight the peaks and valleys are
created using the veiling technique. The dark blue inner core
has a mostly smooth surface with only a few depressions to anchor
the larger bubbles. Additional texture and depth are the
result of adding transparent and translucent layers to blanket the
core. Two large bubbles and an arc of smaller bubbles add to
the magic. The iridescent colors progress in layers in shades
of light to dark blue. It is signed "Eickholt 1993 EMAS" on
the base. An excellent large example of Eickholt's
work. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. Robert Eickholt has been making glass paperweights since 1978 when he founded Eickholt Glass in Columbus, Ohio. His designs often make use of precious metals such as gold and silver, and rare oxides such as cobalt and copper. In later paperweights by Eickholt the design moved to the interior and veiling techniques began to appear. He retired in 2013. Very Large Size: 5 9/16" tall by 3 3/16"
diameter. The base has been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 7/4/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5100 | Magnum Whitefriars 1976 Concentric
Millefiori Butterfly Paperweight. dated
1976. This hard to find concentric millefiori butterfly
paperweight features a wonderful millefiori mosaic of a butterfly in
the center of a four row millefiori concentric pattern. The
butterfly mosaic is set on a white background with a blue
surround. The four concentric rings are green, red, white, and
a blue outer row. The Whitefriars signature cane with a white
monk and the year 1976 is in the white ring below the
butterfly. Faceted with one top facet and five side
facets. A desirable Whitefriars paperweight with great color.
Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The paperweights with mosaic canes are especially sought after. The name Whitefriars Glass dates from sometime in the 1600s. The original site had been occupied by a community of Carmelite monks known as White Friars, hence the name taken by the glass company. Some sources state that at least a portion of the company operated under the name of James Powell and Sons from 1834 to 1962. Other sources state that the Whitefriars name was used from 1680 to 1980. Limited production of millefiori paperweights and other millefiori items started some time in the 1930s and first appeared in the 1938 catalog. Millefiori items were made using English full lead crystal (33% lead oxide). It is difficult to associate specific paperweights with this production. After 1945, they made colored glass and bubble design paperweights until the modern millefiori production started about 1951. Even then relatively few designs were produced until the 1970s. In 1980, Whitefriars glass went out of business. After Whitefriars Glass was liquidated, Caithness Glass purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for awhile. For a long time, collectors believed that English paperweights and inkwells dated 1848 and similar undated items were made by Whitefriars. The dates, however, are false dates and have been traced to production at Arculus and Walsh-Walsh in the 1920s and 1930s. Most paperweights referred to as old Whitefriars or antique Whitefriars were, in fact, made by other factories such as Richardson, Arculus, Walsh-Walsh,or one of the unidentified Old English factories. When the maker can not be identified, it is best to call them Old English paperweights and not associate them with Whitefriars. Very Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 1 13/16"
high. The base is ground concave. Faceted with one top
facet and five side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 7/4/2020 For more information about Whitefriars and other paperweights from England,see my English Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4883 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1995B Limited
Edition Flowers with Picture Canes on Lace Paperweight.
dated 1995. This large paperweight consists of a pink
lampwork flower surrounded by three additional lampwork flowers
alternating with three picture canes. The flowers are attached
to a green stem and each flower has a complex millefiori
center. The three picture canes are a dalmatian dog, squirrel,
and kangaroo. The design is set on a lace ground. It is
signed on the base with a complex Perthshire signature cane "P
1995". This paperweight was made in a limited edition of 300
paperweights of which only 204 were made. It is engraved
with the edition number "165" above the signature cane. There
is no paper label on this paperweight and I do not have the original
certificate. A nice crisp design with great color. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their Annual Collection designs for 1995, with some of the edition having pink flowers and some having blue flowers. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. There were eight Annual Collection designs in 1995, designated A through G plus a magnum millefiori paperweight which has no letter designation. The annual collection paperweights are the most desirable of the Perthshire line, with the exception of one of one items. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2 1/8" high.
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5208 | Magnum Vandermark-Merritt 1976 Pulled
Feather Tiffany Style Art Nouveau Hollow
Paperweight. dated 1976. This very large hollow
egg shaped paperweight features a surface decorated Tiffany style
art nouveau feather pulled design with iridescent shades of gold and
white. The outer layer of glass is a translucent purple.
It is signed "Vandermark 1976". The original name of the
studio was Vandermark Glasshouse at Liberty Village, later changed
to Vandermark-Merritt Glass Studios. This paperweight has one
large (1/4" by 3/8") tool mark or gouge and also some small surface
defects such as popped surface bubbles, tool marks, and debris in
the glass from when the paperweight was made. It is priced
accordingly. The paperweight is hollow with a large opening at
the base and may have been intended to be used with a small light
inside or placed on a lighted stand. A nice example of early
work by this studio. Note: From the signature, we can't be sure which artist at Vandermark-Merritt made this paperweight. The primary glass artists at the time were Jerry Vandermark, Doug Merritt and Stephen Smarr. Jerry Vandermark apprenticed with
Carl Erickson in 1943 at Erickson Art Glass in Bremen,
Ohio. In 1959, Vandermark left Erickson to direct the
Colonial Glasshouse at Jamestown, Virginia for the National Park
Service. In 1968, working with Thomas Merritt, he
established the Vandermark Glasshouse at Liberty
Village, Flemington, New Jersey. Jerry later took
Thomas Merritt's son Doug Merritt as an apprentice and
they paired up to form the Vandermark-Merritt Glass Studios in
1972. The studio evolved from producing replicas of 18th
century glassware to more wide-ranging reproductions, and then
added some original art glass designs. It built its
reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original
art glass in the art nouveau and art deco traditions, crystal
sculpture, contemporary designs and cameo creations. Their
work can be found in a number of major collections, including
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo
Museum, Corning Museum, and Wheaton Museum of American
Glass. Stephen Smarr was a master glass artist for
Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios in Branchburg, NJ for 38 years
until his death in 2010.
Very Large Size: 3 5/16" diameter x 4 11/16"
high. The paperweight is hollow with a large opening on the
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4556 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Tilted
Pedestal Spider Lily Paperweight with Double Latticinio Ground and
Cobalt Blue Lower Ground. circa 1960-1980.
This is a miniature pedestal paperweight with a yellow spider lily
and four leaves on a placed on a swirling double latticinio ground
over a cobalt blue ground. The flower has a red center with a
yellow star cane in the middle. The paperweight is tilted at a
45 degree angle so it displays beautifully. Signed on the
bottom of the ground with a gold K. With its dramatic swirling
double latticinio ground and cobalt blue under layer, this
paperweight will be a wonderful addition to any collection of Kaziun
miniature paperweights. The tilted pedestal spider lily design was Charles Kaziun's signature design and one of the most popular with collectors. The most common variety was often referred to as a #1. This example is larger than a #1 and has the rarer double latticinio ground. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: Signed on the bottom of the ground with Kaziun's gold K. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Added 7/3/2020 For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. (dl-kaz-ca) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4655 | Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
Plymouth Rock Pressed Glass Paperweight. circa 1876 and
later. This is one of the best known pressed designs made at
the New England Glass Company. It was made for the Providence
Inkstand Company and was one of the souvenir paperweights of the
1876 Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia. It is a faithful
representation of the actual Plymouth Rock right down to the crack
that supposedly happened during an attempt to move the rock.
It has the year "1620" molded in the top of the rock. Around
the outer edge of the base, the history of Mary Chilton is molded in
tiny letters "MARY CHILTON WAS THE FIRST TO LAND UPON THE ROCK. DEC.
21, 1620. PILGRIM ROCK TRADE MARK PROVIDENCE INKSTAND CO.
1876". Around edge of underside, molded in larger letters in
two rows of text "A ROCK IN THE WILDERNESS WELCOMED OUR SIRES / FROM
BONDAGE FAR OVER THE DARK ROLLING SEA, / ON THAT HOLY ALTAR THEY
KINDLED THE FIRES / JEHOVAH! WHICH GLOW IN OUR BOSOMS FOR
THEE". All of this writing is extremely hard to read, but with
a bright light and some magnification it is possible. An
identical paperweight is in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum in
NY (Accession Number 40.230). An amazing feat to show off the
technical ability of the American glass industry. A wonderful
example.
Note: This was a difficult paperweight to photograph
due to the clear glass pressed glass. The texture ends up
looking metallic. Some of the pictures look darker and dirty
but you can rest assured that the glass is clear crystal and
clean. Note: This paperweight was made in several
variations and also in two sizes, this one (3 3/8" wide) and a
larger one (4" wide). A rarer version was pressed in blue
glass. Versions exist with "1620" in gold lettering.
Metal versions also exist. A local souvenir store in
Plymouth, MA continued to offer at least one variation until
the 1920s or later, it is possible that some of the paperweights
on the market are later production made from the original
molds. There are also variations in the wording from one
variation to another. The text on the larger version is
longer. Also, at least one author claims this paperweight
was made by the Providence Inkstand Company using a die made by
Gillinder Brothers. The expert on NEGC, John Hawley, states
it was made by NEGC for the Providence Inkstand Company. The New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by John Hawley. The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies covers both B&S and NEGC. Size: 3 3/8" wide by 2 5/16" deep by 1 7/16"
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5082 | Antique Belgian or Bohemian Miniature
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Clear Ground. circa
1850-1900. This is an antique concentric millefiori
paperweight with bright translucent colors on a clear ground.
It has two concentric circles of canes around a complex center
cane. The theme colors are red, pink, blue, and green and the
canes are various combinations of six pointed star canes with
colored surrounds. The inner circle of canes alternates
between two types of large complex canes. One type is a
complex cane with two rings of six pointed stars each with a pink
center arranged around a larger all white six pointed star set
against a green background. These alternate with a different
design having all white canes with a red surround, and a single cane
in the center with a pink surround. The outer circle also has
an alternating design between red and green cased canes. The
center cane has a similar complex design with a blue outer
surround. The maker of this paperweight is unknown. It
has similarities to a group of paperweights believed to have
originated at an unidentified glass factory in Belgium, Northern
Europe, or even Bohemia. The design is well centered and a
wonder to study. Note on condition: This paperweight has two fractures on top, one noticeable and one tiny. The paperweight has been restored but the larger fracture was too deep to remove. This paperweight has a strong similarity to a group of paperweights and doorknobs that are believed to have originated at an unidentified glass factory in Belgium or Northern Europe. Bohemian Glass generally refers to the glass made in the regions that form the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. Most of these areas are now parts of the western Czech Republic. Very Small Size: 1 7/8" diameter by just over 1"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 6/23/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-boh) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5127 | Antique Baccarat Type III Pansy
Paperweight with Star Cut Base. circa
1900-1920. Baccarat Pansy paperweight with leaves and
stem. The base is finished with a Baccarat star cut. It
is probably from Baccarat's Dupont period. This style of pansy
is called a type III pansy. It consists of two large velvet
purple petals above over three lower petals. The lower petals
are amber yellow over a white base which can be seen from the
back. Each lower petal has a purple tip and three dark lines
radiating from the central cane consisting of star canes with a red
whorl center. A wonderful paperweight in great shape.
Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Size: Just over 2 1/4" diameter by 1 1/2"
high. The bottom is ground slightly concave and finished
with a Baccarat star cut base. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture $495 postage paid in the US. Added 6/20/2020 For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat
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4670 | Early 1979 Large Caithness Dawn Limited
Edition Abstract Paperweight - Alexandrite or Neodymium
Glass. circa 1979. I like to think this early
Caithness paperweight depicts a red dawn on Mars with its barren
features and red ground. There are some sharp narrow features
rising from the red ground, and some large planned bubbles swirling
around. One surprising feature is that the color of the glass
changes depending on the kind of light you are using. It is a
light lavender or reddish purple in sunlight or with newer LED
lighting, but turns blue under incandescent light. This type
of glass is called Alexandrite or Neodymium Glass. It is
caused by the addition of neodymium oxide to the glass melt.
I've never noticed it in a paperweight before. I've included
examples of each color in the pictures. This limited edition
design was designed by Colin Terris and issued in an edition of 750
paperweights, of which this example is number 85. The
paperweight is signed with an acid etch on the base "Caithness DAWN
Scotland" and engraved with the edition number "85/750". Great
color.
This design is listed and designated CT-122A on page 26 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed in 1979 by Colin Terris and was originally issued in a box set with CT-122B "DUSK". The original issue price was $295 for the box set. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Very Large Size: 3 1/4" diameter by 2 15/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$49 postage paid in the US. Added 6/20/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3454 | Antique Clichy Sulphide Paperweight of
Victoria and Albert. circa 1851. Clichy Sulphide
paperweight featuring Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert
(1819-1861). The sulphide is fairly high in the dome of the
paperweight and is over a clear ground. It is believed that
this paperweight may have been made for the 1851 Great Exhibition at
the Crystal Palace in London. Prince Albert conceived of the
exhibition which was considered the first world's fair. The
exhibition was intended to advance the arts and sciences. A
wonderful example.
Note: This was a difficult paperweight to photograph due to the clear glass and white sulphide. Some of the pictures look darker but you can rest assured that the glass is clear crystal, although some striations (sugaring) are visible. Sulphides are cast objects (animals,
flowers, people) made of a ceramic material that has properties
similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white,
but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The
objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a
medallion, coin or sculpture. The finest French sulphides
are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Sometimes a
sulphide will have a silvery appearance due to a thin layer of
trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself. The Clichy
factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837.
Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave
the factory its best known name. They stayed in
operation until about the 1870s. Size: Just over 2 1/2" diameter by 1 13/16"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$845 postage paid in the US. Added 6/18/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-sul) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2976 | Rare Magnum Rick Ayotte 2003 Artist Proof
Desert Scene with Bird, Lizards, Insect, Flowering Cacti
Paperweight. dated 2003. This very large
paperweight is teeming with life in a crowded rocky and sandy
space. There are three different varieties of flowering cacti
with red, white, and yellow flowers, a blue bird, two lizards
(salamanders?), and a large insect (tarantula?). And maybe a
snake, or is it dried up plant material. It is hard to be sure
of everything. The second lizard is hiding under the red
flowered cactus. This piece is an artist's proof and as such
should be viewed as a unique study piece. Rick made artist
proofs like this to work out details and arrangement of a
challenging new design. It is signed "Rick Ayotte AP/1 2003"
on the near the base. A great example of Rick Ayotte's
artistry. The book Songs without Words: The Art of the Paperweight - Rick Ayotte was published in 1997, so this paperweight does not appear in the book. Artist proofs are mentioned in the book in the context of miniatures, "One also finds a number of rare artist proof miniatures. These study pieces were created in the process of mapping out a larger design." It is fair to speculate that this magnum artist proof was useful in planning a complex design with many elements. As far as I know, the desert scene was never made as a regular production item. Roland "Rick" Ayotte specializes in paperweights with themes from nature, including lampworked bird and other animals, flowers, fruits, and berries. His paperweights range in size from miniatures to super magnums. He also produces other wonderful glass art objects. He lives and works in New Boston, New Hampshire and has been making glass paperweights since 1978. Very Large Size: 3 5/8" diameter by 2 5/8”
high. The base has been ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$2,250 postage paid in the US. US Sales only, no international shipping. Added 6/16/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1390 | Antique Bohemian Enameled
Paperweight "Bund der Deutschen in Böhmen 1894". circa
1900. This unusual paperweight is made of clear glass enameled
on top with a shield displaying German colors, oak leaves, and a
banner "Bund
der Deutschen in Böhmen 1894" (League of Germans in Bohemia
1894). There is also a worn gold edge decoration
visible in the larger picture. The members of the league were
people of German heritage living in Western Bohemia. An
organization of the same name exists today. There may be more
than one such organization as I found images with an 1894 date and
others with an 1896 date. I believe the paperweight was
decorated locally in Western Bohemia using glass produced
nearby. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 1 3/16" high. The base is
ground flat but not entirely smooth. The glass is
clear. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$125 postage paid in the US. Added 6/13/2020 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4680 | Large Early Selkirk Peter Holmes 1979
Aquarius Limited Edition Footed Paperweight. dated
1979. In my mind, this paperweight has an abstract
representation of the expression "the dawning of the age of
Aquarius" from the 1967 musical Hair, which was released on film in
1979. That's my interpretation, you can have your own. I
see a large silvery bubble charged with green energy suspended above
a green sea. There are undefined bodies rising from the
surface to join the sphere. The paperweight is an early design
from Peter Holmes created shortly after founding Selkirk
Glass. It is signed in script on the edge of the base "SELKIRK
GLASS SCOTLAND AQUARIUS 102/350 1979", indicating it is number 102
in a limited edition of 350 paperweights. It also has an early
Peter Holmes "PH" signature cane. Pedestal or footed
paperweights like this from Selkirk are rare, with only a few
designs made in this form. A imaginative paperweight in
excellent condition. Selkirk Glass founded in 1977 by Peter Holmes and Ron Hutchinson. Peter apprenticed under Paul Ysart at Caithness from 1963 and continued at Caithness until 1977. Ron Hutchinson was also at Caithness. Selkirk produced a wide range of paperweight styles including abstract, lampwork and millefiori paperweights. The company was located in Selkirk, Scotland in the Borders Region. At some point they were purchased by Edinburgh Crystal and remained in operation until 2006. . Peter Holmes started his glass working career at Caithness Glass (Scotland) in 1963 as an apprentice to Paul Ysart. He continued at Caithness until 1977, when he and Ron Hutchinson left Caithness to start Selkirk Glass. Peter left Selkirk in 2002 to start Scottish Borders Art Glass with his son, Andrew, at Galalaw, Hawick. Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 7/8" high. There is a
footed base, which is 2 3/8" diameter. The bottom of the
foot is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 6/12/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2257 | Large Antique Dorflinger Red over White
Petaled Lily-Style Paperweight. circa 1895-1920.
This lily paperweight has
four large red petals or panels, each with a red color over a
white base. The petals form a deep well in the center.
They are pleated with a large bubble and second smaller bubble
between each pleat. There is also a larger center
bubble. The petals are formed by
pushing the top of the design down with a crimp. The
paperweight is confirmed to have been made at Dorflinger
Glass. An amazing large paperweight with considerable
depth. This style of paperweight is referred to as a lily paperweight. It is similar to the pleated umbrella-style paperweights and paperweight inkwells made at Whitall Tatum in Millville, NJ (circa 1900-1912). The Millville umbrella designs usually have more pleats, typically eight, but four paneled examples also exist. The umbrella shaped weights were originally modeled to resemble the wild tiger lily of Southern New Jersey. C. Dorflinger & Sons Glass Company was founded by Christian Dorflinger in White Mills, PA in 1865. Paperweight stoppers for bottles were made by Nicholas and Francois Lutz at Dorflinger during the period 1866-1870. Lily style paperweights and other large paperweights, some with foil lettering and dates, were made by other glass workers at Dorflinger from 1895 to 1920. Recent research at the Dorflinger Glass Museum has located a catalog including references to paperweights. Most of the credit for the later styles of paperweights has been given to Tobias N. Hagberg and Ernst Von Dohln, although other Dorflinger workers also tried their hand. None of the paperweights is dated later than 1915. Christian Dorflinger died in 1915 and the business closed in 1921. Large Size : 3 5/`6” diameter by 3 3/4" high.
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3066 | Large Antique Baccarat Macédoine
(Scramble) Millefiori Paperweight. circa
1845-1860. This paperweight is made up of
multi-colored striped millefiori segments arranged at (mostly) right
angles. This is a antique paperweight made during the classic
period of paperweight making (1845-1860). A great example of
this unique style of antique Baccarat paperweight. Great
color. The Macédoine is a uniquely Baccarat style in which the short sections of latticinio (twists, filigree, lace) are arranged in a quilt-like pattern with many of the sections at right angles to each other. Usually there are no millefiori present. This pattern was originally made during the classic period of French paperweights (1845-1860). A modern version was produced in the 1960s and is similar to but different from the antique version. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
Baccarat continued to make paperweights after the classic period (1845-1860), but little is known about the extent of the product line or who made the paperweights. It is known that by 1910, the offering in the catalog had dwindled to pansy paperweights, simple open concentric paperweights, and rock paperweights. Popular lore attributes 1920-1934 Baccarat paperweights to a Mr. Dupont, who supposedly was the last worker at Baccarat to know the secrets of paperweight making. These paperweights were sold at a Baccarat retail shop in Paris. No collector or scholar ever met Mr. Dupont although at least one visited the Baccarat factory and asked to meet with him. The weights stopped appearing in the shop in 1934. New research of the Baccarat archives has identified the actual maker as Joseph Boyé (1877-1948). He is recorded as the maker of millefiori canes and millefiori paperweights during this period (1920-1934). Very little is known about Mr. Boyé, but there is enough similarity in the millefiori canes to suggest that he had access to the original molds or some of the original millefiori canes from the classic period. He later trained another glassworker, Georges Brocard, to make open concentric paperweights in 1946. Armed with this knowledge, Brocard was influential in the revival of paperweight making at Baccarat in the 1950s. Another glassworker, Louis Idoux (1882-1941), is recorded as making the Baccarat pansy paperweights during the 1920-1934 period. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights and the Dupont connection in the new book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Large Size: Just over 2 7/8" diameter by 2"
high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$595 postage paid in the US. Added 6/7/2020 For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Antique
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3112 | Magnum Antique Union Glass (Somerville,
Massachusetts) Paperweight "GEORGE M FLINT". Circa
1900-1929. This is a great Union Glass Company Paperweight
featuring a garland of eight lampwork flowers and the name "GEORGE M
FLINT" in the center. There are four red flowers and four blue
flowers, each with four petals, four light blue sepals, and a white
dot in the center. The letter "G" at the beginning of "GEORGE"
is reversed. In perfect condition. Union Glass Company of Somerville, Massachusetts is the third of three related factories in the Boston area. The first two were the Boston & Sandwich (B&S) Glass Company and the New England Glass Company (NEGC). Both B&S and NEGC produced paperweights at the same time, both were founded by Deming Jarvis, and both declared bankruptcy in 1888. Union Glass came a little later. It operated from 1851 to 1929. These name/date paperweights are made with lampwork flowers and letters and are not frit weights. There are some nice articles in the literature including a lengthy article in the Paperweight Collectors Association 2004 Annual Bulletin. There is also a short chapter in George Kulles' third book - Identifying Antique Paperweights - The Less Familiar. Nicholas Lutz worked at Union Glass from 1895 to 1904 and his influence can be seen on the Union Glass flowers although most of these weights were made after Lutz's death. There is some current speculation that Lutz had an apprentice who continued to work at Union Glass and was responsible for not only some of the better Union Glass examples, but also some of the fine lampwork paperweights attributed to Mount Washington Glass. Very Large Size: Just under 3 11/16" diameter by 2
5/16" high. It weighs 2 pounds 2 ounces. The
bottom is ground flat with a clear finish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$345 postage paid in the US. Added 6/5/2020 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage
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4839 | Perthshire PP18 Closepack Millefiori
Paperweight Doorknob. circa 1984-1997. This
paperweight doorknob consists a close packed design of millefiori
canes over an opaque cobalt blue ground. This example is
signed with Perthshire's "P" signature cane near the center of the
design. The brass door plate has four holes for
mounting. Mounting screws are not included. Every
collector should have at least one of these paperweight. Many
collectors use them in their homes. Perthshire made this PP18 doorknob from 1969 to 1978 and from 1984 to 1997. It was part of the general line. Only the earliest knobs were unsigned. After the first few years, they were signed with a "P" signature cane near the center of the design. Judging from the crisp execution, I believe this was part of the second period production (1984-1997). Interestingly, the PP18 is the only simple closepack that Perthshire made until 1997. All of Perthshire's other closepack designs were limited edition or annual collection designs and had complex canes. In 1997, I asked Peter McDougall if he would make one for me as a paperweight rather than a doorknob. He did and they liked the result so much that they decided to put it into regular production in two sizes. They also made a miniature closepack for in this design for the 2001 PCA Convention. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968.
Size : 2 1/4" diameter by just over 3" long
(including the brass mounting). The brass plate is 2 3/8"
diameter. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$225 postage paid in the US. Added 6/1/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4571 | Magnum Murano Faceted Double Overlay Six
Row Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. circa
1960-1970. A wonderful Murano six row concentric millefiori
paperweight with a double overlay of red and white glass. The
concentric design is rounded so it is visible through the side
facets as well as the top. This paperweight is faceted with
one large top facet and five side facets. The bottom is ground
flat and finished with a grid cut. Probably made in the 1960s
by Fratelli Toso. A classic design. Note: There is a faint 3/16" circular impact mark on the red overlay near the base and also a few faint scratches in the overlay. One of the pictures points out the impact mark with an arrow. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Very Large Size: Just under 3 3/16" diameter
by 1 13/16" high. The base ground flat and finished with a
grid cut. This paperweight is faceted with one large top
facet and five smaller side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$135 postage paid in the US. Added 5/30/2020 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2178 |
Antique St. Mandé Miniature Closepack
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1841 - 1857. This
is an antique St. Mandé closepack millefiori paperweight.
I'm describing this as a closepack because the canes are all
upright, not tipped over. However there are some open
areas. There are many different and interesting canes in
this paperweight. The bright yellow cane is something rarely
found except in St. Mandé paperweights. The glass has a very
slight grayish tint and has a lot of bubbles. The design is
set high in the dome. And there is a a characteristic groove
low down on the side. The condition is very good to
excellent with a few scuffed areas on the dome, but there is
plenty of glass and it could be restored. I wouldn't do so
because polishing might remove the St. Mandé characteristic groove
on the side. A rare example for the advanced collector. Very Small Size: Just over 1 7/8" diameter by just
under 1 1/2" high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$645 postage paid in the US. Added 5/27/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2267 | Large Millefiori Paperweight with Frit
Ground by Unknown Maker. This is a large mystery
millefiori paperweight made by an unknown maker. There are ten
millefiori canes (two designs) in brown, white, and black. Nine are
arranged in a circle alternating in an irregular pattern between two
cane types. And the tenth cane is a slightly larger black and
white cane in the center. All over a colorful frit
ground. The base is ground concave. A mystery for future
study. The maker of this paperweight is unknown. It is probably European in origin. Possibly early 20th century Murano, but it could also have originated at one of the many glass houses in Bohemia. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$49 postage paid in the US. Added 5/27/2020 For more information about paperweights by unknown makers, see my Unknown Makers Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2958 | Antique Baccarat Roundels or Circlets
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1845-1860. Antique
Baccarat millefiori paperweight with a red, white, and blue garland
pattern consisting of seven circles of millefiori canes, each with a
single complex cane in the center. Six of the roundels are
arranged in a a circle around the center roundel. The design
is placed over a clear ground. The paperweight is unsigned but
has several unique Baccarat canes and I guarantee that this is a
genuine Baccarat millefiori paperweight from the classic period
1845-1860. A desirable addition to any collection of antique
paperweights. Great color. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat
with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In
1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of
sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful
Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation
sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in
1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early
1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass
paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat
paperweights in the book Baccarat
Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by
Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in
general, such as The
Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister
or World Paperweights by Robert
Hall. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 3/4" high. The
bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$895 postage paid in the US. added 5/24/2020 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-bacc) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5125 | Large Antique Dorflinger Paneled
Lily-Style Paperweight. circa 1895-1920. This
paperweight has
four sections or panels, each with a center stripe of pink or
green flanked on both sides with a white border. The panels
are pleated with a large bubble and second smaller bubble between
each pleat. There is also a larger center bubble. The
pleats are created
by pushing the top of the design down with a crimp. When
viewed from the bottom, the paperweight gives the the appearance
of an umbrella with four white panels and four ribs. The
paperweight is confirmed to have been made at Dorflinger
Glass. An
interesting paperweight worthy of further study. This style of paperweight is referred to as a lily paperweight. It is similar to the pleated umbrella-style paperweights and paperweight inkwells made at Whitall Tatum in Millville, NJ (circa 1900-1912). The Millville umbrella designs usually have more pleats, typically eight, but four paneled examples also exist. The umbrella shaped weights were originally modeled to resemble the wild tiger lily of Southern New Jersey. Special thanks to a Dorflinger collector who confirmed the Dorflinger attribution and drew my attention to a group of similar paperweights found in the Dorflinger Glass Museum in White Mills, PA. C. Dorflinger & Sons Glass Company was founded by Christian Dorflinger in White Mills, PA in 1865. Paperweight stoppers for bottles were made by Nicholas and Francois Lutz at Dorflinger during the period 1866-1870. Lily style paperweights and other large paperweights, some with foil lettering and dates, were made by other glass workers at Dorflinger from 1895 to 1920. Recent research at the Dorflinger Glass Museum has located a catalog including references to paperweights. Most of the credit for the later styles of paperweights has been given to Tobias N. Hagberg and Ernst Von Dohln, although other Dorflinger workers also tried their hand. None of the paperweights is dated later than 1915. Christian Dorflinger died in 1915 and the business closed in 1921. Large Size : 3 1/4” diameter by 2 1/2" high.
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4886 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1998D Limited
Edition Garlanded Pansy. circa 1998. This
paperweight features an amethyst and yellow pansy with leaves and
stem surrounded by a garland of red and yellow flowers and
leaves. The design is set on a clear ground with a grid cut
base. Perthshire called this a strawberry cut base. The
paperweight has one large top facet, five large side facets and ten
smaller side facets. It is scratch signed on the base along
with the edition number “P 66”. There is no paper label on
this paperweight. A nice crisp design with great color.
This is an opportunity to own one of last annual collection
paperweights from Perthshire before it closed early in 2002. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their annual collection items for 1998. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. There were eight annual collection designs in 1998, designated A through G plus a special overlay with no letter designation. This is 1998D. It was limited to a maximum of 200 paperweights, of which this one is engraved "66". The annual collection paperweights are the most desirable of the Perthshire line, with the exception of one of one items. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Size: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by 1 5/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave and finished with a
grid-cut. This paperweight is faceted with a large top facet
and 15 side facets, five large and ten smaller.
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3576 | Rare Vintage Lewis Kain Blue and White
Dahlia Paperweight with Green Ground. circa
1960-1979. This paperweight features wonderful sparkly blue
and white striped dahlia flower with leaves and stem placed over an
transparent green ground. The flower has many long pointed
blue and white striped petals arranged in three layers. The
center of the flower is a yellow and white cane. Underneath
the transparent green ground is a a partial white layer. The
design is reminiscent of antique St. Louis dahlias. It is
signed in the design with Lewis Kain's LK signature cane. A
great addition to any collection of early American studio
paperweights. Note: Primitive as this paperweight is, it should be kept in mind that the artist was working at the very beginning of the American studio paperweight period. It has many of the elements that later glass workers would struggle to master. The paperweight is in good condition although there is one small 1/16"chip and also some scratches on the side. There are also many bubbles and some areas with black debris in the glass. The paperweight displays well and is offered at a bargain price. Lewis Kain was one of the early pioneers of the modern paperweight movement. He worked in southern New Jersey making small lampwork flower weights in the 1960s and 1970s. His paperweights are hard to find. Small Size: 2 1/4" diameter by 1 1/2" high.
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4648 | Bob Banford Purple Clematis with Buds and
Trellis on Aventurine Ground Paperweight. circa
1978-2000. This paperweight has two purple clematis flowers
with two buds and green leaves and stems placed on a white
trellis. The clematis petals are textured to give them a
variegated appearance. The flowers each have a three
dimensional cane center. Similarly the leaves are crimped to
provide shadow and a variegated affect. The design is placed
over a glittery gold aventurine and green ground. It is signed
near the base of the trellis with Bob Banford's red "B" signature
cane. A wonderful design from this skilled artist.
Note: The aventurine ground is actually a layer of gold color placed over a green base layer. The green sometimes peeks through the aventurine. This is typical of aventurine grounds and even occurs in antique paperweights. My lighting exaggerates this effect. Bob Banford worked in Hammonton,
NJ. He started making paperweights in 1971 along
with his father, Ray Banford. Bob continued to make
paperweights until 2006. Bob and Ray did not date their
paperweights, but it is sometimes possible to get an idea of
when a paperweight was made by the progression of styles and the
type of glass used. Bob Banford used a signature cane with
a red "B" and a blue surround. Ray Banford used a
different signature cane with a black B. Ray passed away
in 2003. Small Size: Just under 2 1/4" diameter by 1 15/16"
high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 5/14/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2044 | Antique Thuringia or Silesia
Bohemia Miniature Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. Circa
1870 - 1940. Colorful antique concentric paperweight with
millefiori canes arranged in two rings of alternating canes around a
center cane. The design is placed over a multi-colored frit
ground. This paperweight is in unusually good condition but
does have a 1/8" chip on the top and tiny chips around the
base. It has many small bubbles as shown in the
pictures. An interesting example of a type of weight that is
becoming more in demand as collectors learn more about the various
Bohemian factories and eastern Germany factories. The glass
has a gray tint. A nice example with great color. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Similar paperweights have are on display in the museum in Lauscha and are identified as being from Lauscha in Thuringia. The area was part of Bohemia prior to WWI. Similar examples can be found in the book by Peter von Brackel, Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today (see examples on page 94-95). Miniature Size: Just over 1 7/8" diameter by just
over 1 5/8" high. The top has a flattened profile. The
base is ground flat. The glass is grayish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$135 postage paid in the US. Added 5/11/2020 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1929 | Colorful Miniature Antique Bohemian
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. circa
1880-1920. Colorful small antique Bohemian millefiori
paperweight with a concentric design of two rings of complex
multi-colored millefiori around a central blue and white complex
millefiori cane. The outer ring alternates between several
different complex canes, primarily green and white with some red and
blue mixed in. The inner ring consists of identical canes made
up of red and white elements with a touch of other colors.
Wonderful complex canes and a nice balance of colors. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. There is a debate as to where this paperweight was made. Some paperweight experts, including myself, believe that this paperweight was made by an unknown European maker, probably in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Others believe that the paperweight is of Chinese origin because the cane structure shares some similarities to known early 1930’s Chinese millefiori. The glass is good quality crystal and and the bottom finish is consistent other Bohemian paperweights. Very Small Size: Just over 1 7/8" diameter by just
over 7/8" high. The bottom is ground flat. $69 postage paid in the US. Added 5/4/2020 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page .
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2793 | Medium Colorful Strathearn Paneled
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1963-1968. This very
attractive paperweight consists of a paneled millefiori pattern with
eight sections of 1+2+2 millefiori patterns each separated by a
white latticinio twist cane. There is a central ring of six
millefiori canes and then a center millefiori cane. The canes
are early Scottish millefiori canes on an opaque blue
ground. This is a very nice example. A great
addition to any collection of Scottish paperweights.
The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Strathearn Glass was formed in a reorganization of Vasart glass in 1963. The new company was owned by Teachers Whiskey. Medium Size: 2 9/16” diameter by 1 7/8”
high. Bottom is fire polished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Added 5/4/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3360 | Antique Miniature Clichy Millefiori
Nosegay Paperweight. circa 1845-1860. This antique
Clichy nosegay paperweight has an exquisite setup with three very
nice Clichy complex pastry mold canes (pink, red, and blue) plus
five perfect leaves and a stem. It is well centered over a
clear ground. This paperweight has been professionally
restored to remove surface defects and is in excellent
condition. The colors are perfect and this will be a
delightful addition to any collection of antique paperweights.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Clichy paperweights with rose canes are especially desirable. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Very small size: 1 11/16” diameter by 1 3/16”
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$475 postage paid in the US. 5/3/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1462 | Antique Thuringia or Silesia
Bohemia Scramble Millefiori Paperweight. Circa 1870 -
1940. Colorful antique paperweight with millefiori canes and
twists arranged in a tight pattern. This paperweight is in
unusually good condition but has many small bubbles as shown in the
pictures. An interesting example of a type of weight that is
becoming more in demand as collectors learn more about the various
Bohemian factories and eastern Germany factories. The glass
has a slightly gray tint. A nice example with great color. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Similar paperweights have are on display in the museum in Lauscha and are identified as being from Lauscha in Thuringia. The area was part of Bohemia prior to WWI. Similar examples can be found in the book by Peter von Brackel, Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today (see examples on page 94-95). Small Size: Just over 2 1/16" diameter by just
under 1 1/2" high. The base is ground flat. The glass
is grayish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 5/2/2020 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1872 | Mystery Magnum Star Millefiori Paperweight
by Unknown Maker. This is a very large mystery
paperweight made by an unknown maker. There are 13 black five
pointed stars each with a white background arranged in a 1-4-3-4-1
pattern. The design is placed over a large bubble with a
funnel like hole on the base which leads to the bubble. There
is no pontil mark. The maker of this paperweight is unknown. One collector has suggested that glass artist Richard Ritter made paperweights with similar star shaped millefiori, but that isn't enough to attribute this paperweight. So, it remains by an unknown maker. Very Large Size: 3 9/16" diameter by 2 1/4"
high. There is no pontil mark on the base, but there is an
unusual funnel shape that leads to the large bubble in the design.
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4245 | Antique Baccarat Miniature Spaced
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Four Gridel Canes on a Lace
Ground. circa 1847-1860. Antique Baccarat spaced
concentric millefiori paperweight with seven complex millefiori
canes, including four Gridel figures, the butterfly, dog, goat, and
deer. There are also two arrowhead canes and a multicolored
complex cane. Six canes are arranged in a circle around a
great center cane. The design is placed on a white lace ground
with bits of colored filigree. This perfectly balanced
miniature paperweight will be a wonderful to any collection antique
paperweights. According to Paul Dunlop in the Dictionary of Glass Paperweights, the first Gridel cane to appear was the lovebirds cane, which appeared in some 1846 paperweights. The others appeared in 1847 or later. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
Baccarat continued to make paperweights after the classic period (1845-1860), but little is known about the extent of the product line or who made the paperweights. It is known that by 1910, the offering in the catalog had dwindled to pansy paperweights, simple open concentric paperweights, and rock paperweights. Popular lore attributes 1920-1934 Baccarat paperweights to a Mr. Dupont, who supposedly was the last worker at Baccarat to know the secrets of paperweight making. These paperweights were sold at a Baccarat retail shop in Paris. No collector or scholar ever met Mr. Dupont although at least one visited the Baccarat factory and asked to meet with him. The weights stopped appearing in the shop in 1934. New research of the Baccarat archives has identified the actual maker as Joseph Boyé (1877-1948). He is recorded as the maker of millefiori canes and millefiori paperweights during this period (1920-1934). Very little is known about Mr. Boyé, but there is enough similarity in the millefiori canes to suggest that he had access to the original molds or some of the original millefiori canes from the classic period. He later trained another glassworker, Georges Brocard, to make open concentric paperweights in 1946. Armed with this knowledge, Brocard was influential in the revival of paperweight making at Baccarat in the 1950s. Another glassworker, Louis Idoux (1882-1941), is recorded as making the Baccarat pansy paperweights during the 1920-1934 period. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Miniature Size: Just under 2" diameter by 1 3/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave.. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$1,250 postage paid in the US. US sales only for this paperweight. Added 4/24/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-bac) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1090 | Czech / Bohemian Morning Glories Trumpet
Flower Paperweight. circa 1880-1925. Trumpet
flower paperweight with five blossoms. There is one large
center flower and four smaller ones under it. There is a
planned bubble in the center of each flower. The flowers are
pushed down to a green frit flower pot shaped ground. The
glass is heavy crystal.
This style is also called an icepick flower because of the sharp tool used to push each flower down to the base. In this case the tool is pushed through a multi-colored glass slice. Some authors call these morning glory flowers. Von Brackel discusses this style in his book He lists many variations on pages 106 to 149 with a wide range of values up to $300 and more. On pages 278 & 279 he describes the process used to make a trumpet flower paperweight. Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 3 5/16" high. The
bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$125 postage paid in the US. Added 4/5/2020 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2920 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1973E Limited
Edition Miniature Amber Flower Paperweight with
certificate. This paperweight features a five-petaled
amber flower with a stem set over a clear ground. It is
faceted with one top facet and eight side facets and finished with a
brilliant grid cut base. This was the first design Perthshire
made with the grid cut base, which they called a
strawberry-cut. It is signed with Perthshire's "P" signature
cane in the center of the flower. This paperweight was made in
a limited edition of 600 paperweights of which 563 were made.
This comes which its original certificate which identifies it as
#554 in the edition. There is no paper label on this
paperweight. A nice crisp design with great color. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their annual collection items for 1973. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. There were five annual collection designs in 1973, designated A through E, of which this is 1973E. The annual collection paperweights are the most desirable of the Perthshire line, with the exception of one of one items. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is
credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved
to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John
Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during
that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and
Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares
under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955.
The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart
Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in
1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn
owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a
magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July
1965). This inspired him to try to produce weights
comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind,
he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire
in 1968. Small Size: 2 1/8" diameter by 1 3/8" high.
The bottom is ground concave and finished with a grid-cut.
This paperweight is faceted with a larger top facet and eight
small side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$265 postage paid in the US. Added 4/5/2020 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2609 | Magnum Parabelle Glass 1995 Limited Edition
Patterned Millefiori Garland Paperweight with Pansy and Clichy
Rose Canes on a Lace Ground. dated
1995.
This
paperweight has a complex pattern of millefiori consisting of two
concentric rings of complex canes surrounded by eight smaller
rings. The larger rings have a magnificent red and green
Clichy style rose cane in the center, surrounded by a ring of moss
canes, and then an alternating pattern of eight blue pansy canes
and eight red flower canes. Each of the eight smaller rings
has a yellow and white Clichy style rose cane in the center
surrounded by red, blue, and green canes. The design is
placed on a white lace ground. The paperweight is signed on
the base with an engraved signature "Parabelle Glass 1995 three of
ten", which makes this one of the smaller limited edition
designs. It does not have a paper label. There are
some minor striations (also called sugaring) in the glass visible
in bright light (see side view). A wonderful paperweight
with great color. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the pictures caused by the light. Parabelle Glass was a small company created in 1981 by Gary and Doris Scrutton in Portland, Oregon. High quality paperweights were made in small quantities from 1983 to 1998 when they retired. Their best weights are some of the finest ever made, comparing favorably to the best classical French paperweights. Most designs were produced in limited editions of 10 to 25 paperweights, although some editions were larger. They also made some one of a kind paperweights. Doris passed away in 2013 and Gary followed in 2014. After the Scruttons retired in 1998, their daughter Julie Scrutton Lewis made some paperweights and jewelry using Parabelle millefiori canes. Very
Large Size: 3 1/2" diameter by 2 1/2" high. The
base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. US Sales Only Added 3/25/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5207 | Large Vandermark-Merritt Liberty Village
1979 Pulled Feather Tiffany Style Art Nouveau
Paperweight. dated 1979. This large paperweight
features a surface decorated Tiffany style art nouveau feather
pulled design of blues and greens. There is a single a barely
visible millefiori cane on top. The outer layer of glass is a
satin iridescent glass applied above a a clear layer. A milk
glass ground is visible beneath the clear layer. It is signed
"Liberty Village 1979" on the base. The original name of the
studio was Vandermark Glasshouse at Liberty Village, later changed
to Vandermark-Merritt Glass Studios. A nice example of early
work by this studio. Note: From the signature, we can't be sure which artist at Vandermark-Merritt made this paperweight. The primary glass artists at the time were Jerry Vandermark, Doug Merritt and Stephen Smarr. The signature is by the same hand as a similar paperweight that I have had, signed "Vandermark 1979". Jerry Vandermark apprenticed with
Carl Erickson in 1943 at Erickson Art Glass in Bremen,
Ohio. In 1959, Vandermark left Erickson to direct the
Colonial Glasshouse at Jamestown, Virginia for the National Park
Service. In 1968, working with Thomas Merritt, he
established the Vandermark Glasshouse at Liberty
Village, Flemington, New Jersey. Jerry later took
Thomas Merritt's son Doug Merritt as an apprentice and
they paired up to form the Vandermark-Merritt Glass Studios in
1972. The studio evolved from producing replicas of 18th
century glassware to more wide-ranging reproductions, and then
added some original art glass designs. It built its
reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original
art glass in the art nouveau and art deco traditions, crystal
sculpture, contemporary designs and cameo creations. Their
work can be found in a number of major collections, including
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo
Museum, Corning Museum, and Wheaton Museum of American
Glass. Stephen Smarr was a master glass artist for
Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios in Branchburg, NJ for 38 years
until his death in 2010.
Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by 2 5/8"
high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$85 postage paid in the US. Added 3/22/2020 For more Contemporary American paperweights, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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850 | Rare Antique Boston & Sandwich (B&S)
Glass Company Weedflower Paperweight - Unusual
Configuration. circa 1871-1889. This is an antique
red, white, and blue Boston & Sandwich Weedflower with
millefiori center, three leaves, and a stem. Normally a
B&S Weedflower will have two matching upper petals and three
matching lower petals, but this one has two of the lower petals in
white with red and blue stripes and the other lower petal is red
with blue stripes. There is a great red, white, and blue
complex millefiori cane in the center of the flower. The green
leaves are well formed. This is a rare and unusual
configuration with great color. A wonderful addition to any
collection of antique paperweights. Note: The flower is a tiny bit off center. There is a slight dimple on the top, an imperfect circle on the base, and light scratches on the body. Please review the pictures. It is possible that the paperweight has been partially restored to remove a chip on the base. The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1889. You can read about paperweights from B&S in the books by John Hawley. The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies covers both B&S and NEGC. There is also a newer book The Art of the Paperweight: The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company.
Large Size: Just over 3 1/8" diameter by 1 5/8"
high. Flat profile with a slight dimple on top. The
base is ground concave with an imperfect circle - possibly a chip
was removed. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 3/20/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1920 | Magnum Baccarat Ten Row 1973 Close
Concentric Millefiori Paperweight. dated
1973. This magnificent close concentric millefiori paperweight
has ten rings or rows with the outer ring pulled down to the center
of the base to form a stave basket. Baccarat made this design
in 1973 and it has an edition number of 106, but no edition
size. The paperweight is signed in the design with Baccarat's
complex signature cane "B 1973" in the next to the last ring.
It also has an acid etched Baccarat mark appearing twice on the base
along with the year (1973) and edition number (106). One of
the best of the Baccarat concentric paperweights. Large and
showy. Note: According to Paul Dunlop, this design is not a limited edition and the number made is unknown. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In 1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in 1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early 1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Very Large Size: Just under 3 1/4" diameter by just
under 2 1/2" high. The base is ground
flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 3/19/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3529 | Early Kenyon Brown 1990 Multi-Color Swirl
Paperweight. dated 1990. This paperweight
features a blue, white, green, and brown swirl design with the swirl
winding from the base up to a tight point on top. The ground
is clear. It is signed with an engraved "Ken Brown '90" on the
fire finished base. One of Ken Brown's earliest
paperweights. A rare item. Kenyon Brown was originally an auctioneer in Buckingham, PA. After his retirement he developed an interest in glass and volunteered at Wheaton Village (now WheatonArts) in Millville, NJ. He experimented for more than a decade making paperweights. While he did some of the setups at his home in Lahaska, PA, he would do the encasement in the hot shop at Wheaton Village. Ken passed away in 2017 at the age of 94. Large Size: 2 13/16” diameter by 2 1/4" high.
The base is fire finished. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$65 postage paid in the US. Added 3/12/2020 For more information about Contemporary American paperweights, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2238 | Chinese Millefiori Perfume Bottle or
Inkwell. c.1930. Matching concentric millefiori pattern
in the base and the stopper. Each has four rings of millefiori
around a central floral cane. The base is footed. I
would call this bottle a scent or perfume bottle because of the long
stopper that reaches almost to the bottom of the well. A very
desirable Chinese paperweight collectible.
This is a copy of a Whitefriars inkwell from about 1920. You can see the Whitefriars version by clicking this link. Note the similarity right down to the footed base. Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 5 1/2" high. Excellent condition with only minor wear consistent with age. As is typical of Chinese paperweights from this period, there is some debris in the glass and it has a greenish hue. For comparable pricing, check lot 288 in Selman's Fall 2002 auction, in which a similar sized bottle brought $303 against an estimate of $275-$400. Chinese Paperweights were made in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s as an attempt to duplicate 19th Century antique weights made in the United States and France. Because they are almost 100 years old, they are very collectible and every collector should own a few of these as study pieces. The history of the early Chinese paperweights is mostly anecdotal as no written records have been discovered. The story is that an American dealer sent examples of paperweights made by the New England Glass Company (NEGC), Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S), Millville makers, and French factories to a Chinese factory and requested copies be made. The results are interesting and sometimes confused with the originals by inexperienced collectors. The earliest pictures of these paperweights appeared in the book American Glass Paperweights by Francis Edgar Smith published in 1939. Smith was aware that at least one of the paperweights shown in his book was Chinese. Since Smith was not an expert collector, this indicates that there was some general knowledge that these were Chinese prior to 1939. In the United States, the Tariff Act of 1930 required that every imported item must be conspicuously and indelibly marked in English with its country of origin. As a result, many of these Chinese paperweights are scratch signed on the bottom "CHINA". Many are also not signed, suggesting that either they were imported prior to 1930 or the importer ignored the requirement. Most likely the earliest Chinese paperweights were made prior to 1930. The Chinese makers often combined design features found in paperweights from different makers. For example they copied the latticinio grounds used by New England Glass Company and used them with copies of Baccarat Pansy weights. The original Baccarat pansy paperweights never had a latticinio ground. They copied the pedestal rose from Millville and then used the pedestal bottom with other weights. It is fun to collect all the variations. In general, Chinese paperweights from the 1930s have a light weight glass mixture that is high in soda and has a greenish tinge. The glass also has a soft almost oily feel. Frequently they have bubbles or debris in the glass. And because of their age, many of these have minor scratches or other surface defects. Chinese paperweights made in the 1970s and later usually have better quality glass and are free of debris. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the
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4678 | Early 1978 Large Caithness Amber Myriad
Abstract Paperweight. circa 1978. This early
Caithness paperweight features an abstract design with a swirling
tornado-like vortex rising from a bed of multi-colored glass
bits. The transparent amber ground has a ring of controlled
bubbles placed just above the base. There are larger bubbles
deliberately placed above the vortex. The paperweight is
signed with an acid etch on the base "Caithness MYRIAD
Scotland". Great color.
This design is listed and designated CT-91 on page 21 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed in 1978 at the Oban Studios as part of the Modern Design Series.. The paperweight came in many color variations, including Blue, Green, Purple and Red. And this one - which is Amber. Caithness Glass was founded by Robin Sinclair in Wick in north eastern Scotland in 1961. The factory did not start making paperweights until 1962 when Paul Ysart joined Caithness. Colin Terris joined Caithness in 1968 and started the modern line of paperweights in 1969. A second factory was opened in Oban in 1969 and the Perth factory opened in 1979. In 1980, Caithness purchased the Whitefriars name and designs. More recently Caithness recently went through a number of changes of ownership. After going into receivership in 2004, it was purchased by Edinburgh Crystal, but went into receivership again in 2006. Finally, it was bought out of receivership by Dartington Crystal. The factories in Wick, Oban and Perth all closed and were replaced by a smaller operation and visitors' center in Crieff. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 9/16" high.
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5138 | Large Blue Glass Dump Paperweight with
Flowers - Unknown Maker. This is a large blue /
turquoise glass dump with five petaled icepick flowers inside, each
with five or six petals. Crude unfinished base. It is
possibly made as a whimsy by workers in a bottle factory.
Although it is similar to antique English green and blue dumps,
there are no known Victorian period dumps with this color or with
this style of flowers. I believe this paperweight originated
at a factory that worked with blue or turquoise colored bottle
glass, probably in the early 1900s and possibly in the UK or
Bohemia. Since the origin is uncertain, I can only attribute
it to an unknown maker in an unspecified country. An
interesting paperweight worthy of further study. Green and Blue glass dump paperweights, mantle ornaments and doorstops originated as early as 1820 and continued to be made as late as 1914. Often referred to as dumps, they are made from green and blue bottle glass in factories founded by John Kilner of Wakefield and other bottle makers in the Midlands and Northern regions of England. There are articles on this topic in 2002, 2003 and 2005 annual bulletins of the Paperweight Collectors Association. You can also read about them in Old English Paperweights by Robert Hall. These dumps can be found with internal bubble designs, well executed floral designs, sulphide inclusions, or colored flowers. Signed examples exist and command a premium price. Since they are made from bottle glass, these paperweights often show signs of rough handling with chips or internal fractures. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by just under 2 1/2"
high. The base is unfinished and rough. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$95 postage paid in the US. Added 1/30/2020 For more information about paperweights by unknown makers, see my Unknown Makers Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5200 | Rare Baccarat 1952-1953 Experimental or
Prototype Dwight Eisenhower Sulphide Paperweight.
This modern sulphide paperweight features a three dimensional figure
of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The sulphide was made
directly from a campaign medal. The Eisenhower sulphide was
the first modern sulphide paperweight made by Baccarat and was
considered experimental. It preceded the larger editions
produced later. After much experimentation, Baccarat produced
an edition of 153 of these paperweights, of which 103 were on a blue
ground and 50 were on a clear ground. An unknown number of
those on a clear ground were finished with a diamond-cut base.
This example has a clear ground. The sulphide is a bit cruder
than others I have seen, indicating to me that this may be a
prototype made to demonstrate feasibility. The glass is heavy
crystal typical of Baccarat paperweights, but it is unsigned. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. Sulphides are cast objects (animals, flowers, people) made of a ceramic material that has properties similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white, but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a medallion, coin or sculpture. The finest French sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Sometimes a sulphide will have a silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
In 1952, Paul Jokelson approached Baccarat with the idea of making sulphide paperweights again. In 1953 Baccarat resumed paperweight production with a series of sulphide paperweights the first of which were the unsuccessful Eisenhower sulphide followed by the Queen Elizabeth coronation sulphide. Millefiori paperweight production was resumed in 1957 and lampwork paperweights were re-introduced in the early 1970s. Baccarat stopped making this type of fine glass paperweights in 2002. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Large Size: Just under 2 7/8" diameter by 1 7/8"
high. The base is slightly convex.
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5027 | Faceted Harlequin Type Paperweight
with Five Icepick Bubbles - Possibly Unknown European or Scottish.
circa 1950 -1980. Most likely made at an unknown
European factory although there is a slight possibility that it was
made by a member of the Ysart family. This paperweight has a
large central bubble and four side bubbles pushed down to a
multi-colored frit ground. It is similar to the Harlequin
paperweights shown in Colin Mahoney's book on Paul Ysart
paperweights, but it not good enough to be called a Paul Ysart
Harlequin weight. There is a tight ring of twelve thumbprint
facets around the side near the base. The glass has a lot of
small bubbles. An interesting study paperweight. Note: My first inclination was to call this Bohemian or unknown European, but I could not find any close matches in the literature. Similarly, it shares some characteristics with the harlequin paperweights shown in Colin Mahoney's book Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart, but is not a good match there either. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland from Spain in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. Paul Ysart (1904-1991), originally Pablo Moreno Isart, was apprenticed to his father as a glass worker at Moncrieff in 1922. He worked on the production of Monart Art Glass. Paperweights were primarily an after hours activity. Paul made his first paperweight in the early 1930s. Production was interrupted by World War II and the Monart line was not restarted until 1946. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent left Moncrieff and founded Ysart Brothers Glass. They produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. Paul stayed at Moncrieff from until 1962, when he joined Caithness as a Training Officer. While at Caithness, he trained Peter Holmes, Colin Terris, and William Manson, among others. After he retired from Caithness in 1972, he continued to make paperweights initially under the Harland label and then the Highland Paperweights label until 1979. You can read more about Paul Ysart in the book by Colin Mahoney Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart. Large Size: 2 15/16" at the widest by 2 9/16"
high. The bottom is ground slightly concave. There are
twelve flat side facets For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$95 postage paid in the US. Added 1/17/2020 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3506 | Antique Baccarat Miniature Single Clematis
with Millefiori Garland Paperweight. circa
1845-1860. Antique Baccarat miniature red/orange single
clematis with six ribbed petals, five leaves, and a stem. The
center of the flower is a complex millefiori cane with two rings of
white star shaped canes arranged around a red bulls-eye cane.
The clematis is surrounded by an outer garland of alternating ten
white and ten blue and white complex millefiori canes. The
white canes in the garland match the cane at the center of the
clematis flower. The blue and white canes have a ring of
arrowhead canes around a Baccarat star cane. The design is
placed over a clear ground and finished with a Baccarat star cut on
the base. The paperweight is unsigned but I guarantee that
this is a genuine Baccarat millefiori paperweight from the classic
period 1845-1860. A unique addition to any collection of
miniature paperweights. Great color. Note: The flower is noticeably off-center in this paperweight. Note on white glare: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. According to Paul Dunlop in Baccarat Paperweights: two centuries of beauty, the single clematis is much rarer than the double clematis. Miniature Size: 1 15/16" diameter by just under 1
7/16" high. The bottom is ground slightly concave and is
finished with a Baccarat star. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$1,750 postage paid in the US. US sales only for this paperweight. Added 1/17/2020 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-bac) Click on the picture to see a larger image. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
Baccarat continued to make paperweights after the classic period (1845-1860), but little is known about the extent of the product line or who made the paperweights. It is known that by 1910, the offering in the catalog had dwindled to pansy paperweights, simple open concentric paperweights, and rock paperweights. Popular lore attributes 1920-1934 Baccarat paperweights to a Mr. Dupont, who supposedly was the last worker at Baccarat to know the secrets of paperweight making. These paperweights were sold at a Baccarat retail shop in Paris. No collector or scholar ever met Mr. Dupont although at least one visited the Baccarat factory and asked to meet with him. The weights stopped appearing in the shop in 1934. New research of the Baccarat archives has identified the actual maker as Joseph Boyé (1877-1948). He is recorded as the maker of millefiori canes and millefiori paperweights during this period (1920-1934). Very little is known about Mr. Boyé, but there is enough similarity in the millefiori canes to suggest that he had access to the original molds or some of the original millefiori canes from the classic period. He later trained another glassworker, Georges Brocard, to make open concentric paperweights in 1946. Armed with this knowledge, Brocard was influential in the revival of paperweight making at Baccarat in the 1950s. Another glassworker, Louis Idoux (1882-1941), is recorded as making the Baccarat pansy paperweights during the 1920-1934 period. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the new book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. |
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4904 | Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios 1992 Rose
Vine Paperweight Perfume Bottle. dated 1992. This
elegant paperweight perfume bottle features six deep red roses with
dark green leaves on vines at the top of a gracefully shaped
bottle. The vines wrap around the lip of the bottle.
There is a ball stopper extending into the bottle. Signed and
dated on the edge near the base "Daniel Salazar 0714100 Lundberg
Studios 1992". A great three dimensional design that is hard
to find. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the pictures caused by the light. Daniel Salazar is one of the lead gaffers at Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California and is their primary paperweight designer and maker. He joined Lundberg in 1975. The studio was founded by James Lundberg in the early 1970s. Steven Lundberg joined shortly later. The first paperweights were made in 1972. In 1973 the firm was renamed Lundberg Studios and moved to Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Steven left Lundberg Studios in 1997 and set up his own studio. He died from ALS in 2008. Each paperweight produced at Lundberg Studios is signed and dated by the studio and signed by the artist.
Large Size: 3" diameter by 5 5/8" tall
with the stopper. It is 4 3/16" tall without the
stopper. The bottom is ground concave with a remnant of
pontil mark in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of perfume bottle$395 postage paid in the US. Added 1/11/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3038 | Large David and Jon Trabucco Pink and
Turquoise Bouquet Paperweight with Engraved Exterior. dated
1989. This paperweight consists of two large pink flowers with
four buds and a bunch of smaller turquoise flowers. There are
also green stems and leaves. The paperweight is frosted with a
clear top facet. There are four engravings in the frosted
exterior. It is signed on the base "Trabucco 1989 DJ".
There is also a "T" signature cane on the underside of a leaf.
A great paperweight. Twin brothers David and Jon Trabucco learned glass working under the direction of their father, the accomplished glass artist Victor Trabucco. When they first started out, David made the floral setups and Jon did the encasement and cutting, but over time they both became involved in all aspects of paperweight production. They are now accomplished glass artists in their own right and continue to work with Victor at the large Trabucco Glass Studio in Clarence, NY. Large Size: Just under 2 15/16" diameter by
just over 2" high. The base is ground slightly
concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$395 postage paid in the US. Added 1/9/2020 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2637 | Magnum 1975 Baccarat Limited Edition
Grapes Paperweight. dated 1975. Classical design
with a lampwork cluster of dark purple grapes with leaves and
tendrils over an opaque white milk glass ground. It is signed
with a Baccarat signature cane "B 1975" and also signed again on the
bottom with the Baccarat logo. A magnificent
paperweight.
This is a hard to find Baccarat paperweight. The design was produced only in 1975 in a limited edition of 260 paperweights. This is number 164 in that series. There is a signature cane "B 1975" shown in the pictures. The bottom has the Baccarat logo plus it is engraved with the year (1975), the number (164) and the size of the series (260). It is unusual to find a Baccarat paperweight with a white opaque ground as they produced very few designs with this choice of ground. It works perfectly with the dark purple grape cluster. Baccarat currently suggests a retail price of $2,461 for this paperweight, but my price is much lower. Very Large Size: Just over 3 1/16" diameter by 2 3/16"
high. The bottom is ground concave.
You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the new book Baccarat Paperweights - two centuries of beauty by Paul Dunlop or one of the older books on paperweights in general, such as The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or World Paperweights by Robert Hall. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$395 Postage paid in the US (Price reduction from $595) on 1/6/2020. For more information about Baccarat paperweights, see my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5128 | Large Murano Scramble Paperweight. circa
1970. This fun scramble paperweight is filled with light blue
twist canes placed over a ground of white lace or upset
muslin. The blue twists have gold aventurine edges.
Unsigned. Note: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. This paperweight has a faint scratch on the top of the dome. I also found a tiny (1/8") area on the side that appears to be debris in the glass. It cannot be felt and is not a bruise or pinprick. See the pictures for a closeup. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. This paperweight was made on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy. Venetian glass making dates back centuries and the Venetians are given credit for the earliest millefiori canes and paperweights in 1840s. More recently, paperweight making was revived in the 1930s and again in the 1960s. Large Size: 3" diameter by just under 2 11/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$65 postage paid in the US. Added 11/11/2019 For more information about Murano paperweights, see my Murano Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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1312 | Early Pairpoint Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Heart
Canes - CRACKED. circa 1970 or earlier. This is a
concentric millefiori paperweight with three identical canes in the
center, each with a blue and white heart cane in the center. The
outer ring consists of eleven identical pastry mold canes, each with
an eight armed cog in the center. The design is placed over a
transparent amber ground or flash layer. Although the glass is
clear on top, the amber base color gives it an overall appearance of
color. The canes are all close to the base. And please
make note that there is an internal fracture. Although the
execution is somewhat primitive, this is an interesting historical
addition to your Pairpoint collection. I suspect this is an
early example of Bryden Pairpoint's early efforts to make millefiori
paperweights. Note: This paperweight has an internal fracture and also a flat spot on the top. Note 2: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Pairpoint Glass has a long history extending back to its earliest origins with Mount Washington Glass in 1837. Owners and locations changed a number of times and the name Pairpoint was first used in the 1890s. The original Pairpoint companies were located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In 1938, it was reorganized as Gunderson Glass Works by owner Robert Gunderson and later renamed the Gunderson - Pairpoint Glass Works in 1952. The name was acquired by Robert Bryden and the company moved briefly to East Wareham, MA in 1957 where it operated as the Pairpoint Glass Company. They leased production facilities in Spain. The last New Bedford factory burned down in 1965. In its latest iteration, Robert Bryden moved Pairpoint to Sagamore, Massachusetts in 1970. It continues to operate at that location today, with new owners in 2015. Large Size: 2 11/16" diameter by just over 1 11/16"
high. The base is ground concave and has an amber flash or
stain finish giving the entire paperweight an amber
appearance. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$85 postage paid in the US. Added 8/17/2019 For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3107 | Magnum Antique Baccarat Rock or Sand Dune Paperweight.
circa 1880. This paperweight consists of a sandy ground flecked with
green glass particles and mica. There are two large hills plus
one smaller hill in this example. This type is also sometimes
called a Sand Dune Paperweight. This is an extra large sized
example in very good condition.
According to Sibylle Jargstorf (Paperweights), Baccarat started making this type of weight in 1880. She advances the theory that Baccarat issued these weights in response to the reptile weights shown by Pantin at the 1878 Paris Exhibition. Some Baccarat rock weights contain reptiles or flowers, but almost all contain just rock motifs. Often these weights have incompatibility cracks throughout the weight, causing a glittery appearance which is part of the appeal. Note:
Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights.
Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
Very Large Size: Just over 3 3/16" diameter by 2
5/16" high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight SOLD. Added 8/4/2019 For more information about antique paperweights see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. (dl-ant-bacc) Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5087 | Vintage Thuringia Lauscha Bohemia Paperweight with Name
Plaque "Karl Laur". Circa 1920-1939. Colorful
vintage paperweight with a central name plaque over a two layer frit
ground. There are four icepick flowers each with a bubble in
the center. The name on the plaque is Karl Laur. An
interesting example of a name weight that is popular with many some
collectors. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate either in Thuringia (now part of Germany) or in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Similar paperweights have are on display in the museum in Lauscha and are identified as being from Thuringia. Some examples can be found in the book by von Brackel, Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today See pages 220-221 in particular figure 510. Both paperweights in this figure may have been decorated by the same hand as this paperweight. Size: 2 1/3" diameter by 1 11/16" high. The base is
ground flat. There is a small circular remainder of the
pontil mark in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$75 postage paid in the US. Added 4/27/2019 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4632 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Vogue Lady Gold Foil and Millefiori Micro
Miniature Faceted Paperweight. circa 1950-1980.
This paperweight features a gold foil silhouette referred to as the
"Vogue Lady" surrounded by a garland of six white millefiori canes
with green star centers. The Vogue Lady is more than a
silhouette, it is embossed to show details such as the hair, lips,
nose, and neck. The arrangement is placed over a translucent
amethyst ground. It is a true micro miniature paperweight,
almost button size, faceted with six side facets and a larger top
facet. It is signed with a gold foil K on the base. This
is an especially nice example with amazing detail.
This paperweight appears in photograph SI-30 on page 136 of the book Magic in the Glass - The Paperweight Artistry of Charles Kaziun, Jr. by Bernard A. Drabeck. Drabeck states that the gold foil is 24 karat gold. Charles Kaziun Jr. was one of the most famous of the American paperweight artists. He is often credited with contributing to the rebirth of interest in paperweight making. He made paperweights from the 1940s until his death in 1992. His weights are usually signed with a gold K or a special millefiori cane containing a K. You can read about him in many books, including: Signature: This paperweight is signed with Kaziun's gold K on the bottom. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. Execution: There is at least one tiny bubble in the glass, visible in the pictures at 9 o'clock.. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$395 postage paid in the US. Added 3/18/2019 (dl-kaz-ca) For more paperweights by Charles Kaziun, see my Kaziun Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5066 | Large Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) Red Double
Poinsettia Paperweight on Double Latticinio Ground.
circa 1860 - 1888. This is an antique New England Glass
Company (NEGC) double poinsettia with a two rings of five red petals
arranged around an interesting millefiori center. There are
also three well formed NEGC leaves and a stem. The design is
placed over a perfect double swirl latticinio ground. Unlike
many NEGC poinsettias, the flower is fairly well centered, placed
maybe just slightly to the left. Four of the top petals in the
flower show tool or crimp marks, but are not cracked. This is
an unusual composition for NEGC and is a worthwhile addition to any
collection of antique American paperweights. This paperweight
has been professionally restored and is in perfect condition. Note on execution: Four of the top petals in the flower show tool or crimp marks, but are not cracked. The double swirl latticinio ground is perfect and there are only a few extra bubbles in the design. The New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by John Hawley. The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies covers both B&S and NEGC.
Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by just under 2"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$595 postage paid in the US. Added 3/17/2019 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3065 | Antique Baccarat Dupont Period Miniature Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1900-1932. This is a very nice
example of a Dupont period paperweight from Baccarat. The
middle (red) ring has great Baccarat star and arrow canes. The
inner ring has nice white stardust canes with blue whorls in the
center. There is a slight chance that this is from the classic
period, but the outer ring is less distinct which is why I think it
is Dupont. The design is off center. A very nice
example. Miniature Size: Just under 2 1/16” diameter by 1
1/2” high. Base is slightly concave. Baccarat was founded in 1776 in Alsace-Lorraine with the name of Verrerie de Sainte Anne. The original location was near the town of Baccarat. Today the firm is known as Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat. Most collectors refer to three periods of Baccarat paperweight production.
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5060 | Large
Parabelle Glass 1990 Limited Edition Looped Millefiori Garland on
Opaque Blue Ground Paperweight. Dated
1990.
This
paperweight has a hexafoil six-looped garland of alternating pink
pastry mold canes and white edelweiss canes. There is a
pastry type green cane in the center of each loop and another
larger cane in the center of the design. All of the canes
are pressed into an opaque blue ground in the style of Clichy
color ground paperweights. The paperweight is signed with a
"PB 1990" cane in the design and also has a worn silver label with
two bells, "PARABELLE GLASS Rings True HANDMADE IN USA" on the
base. This paperweight was issued in a limited edition of 75
paperweights, but there are no edition markings on the
paperweight. A wonderful paperweight with great color. Note: Please ignore the white areas in the pictures caused by the light. Parabelle Glass was a small company created in 1981 by Gary and Doris Scrutton in Portland, Oregon. High quality paperweights were made in small quantities from 1983 to 1998 when they retired. Their best weights are some of the finest ever made, comparing favorably to the best classical French paperweights. Most designs were produced in limited editions of 10 to 25 paperweights, although some editions were larger. They also made some one of a kind paperweights. Doris passed away in 2013 and Gary followed in 2014. After the Scruttons retired in 1998, their daughter Julie Scrutton Lewis made some paperweights and jewelry using Parabelle millefiori canes. Large
Size: Just under 2 7/8" diameter by 1 7/8" high.
The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$650 postage paid in the US. Added 7/30/2018 For more paperweights by contemporary American paperweight makers, see my Contemporary American Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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5058 | Dramatic Marcolin (Sweden) Sfumato Technique Owl Figural
Paperweight. circa 1961-1991. This
dramatic owl figural paperweight demonstrates the excellence of
Marcolin's use of the sfumato technique to create a smokey feathered
appearance. The upper figural owl portion is clear glass with a
round sfumato paperweight base. There is a slight reddish
tinge to the grey color of the sfumato. This paperweight
design was unique to Marcolin. It is unsigned but I guarantee
the attribution. A fantastic example. Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Note: Please review the pictures. This paperweight has a large (3/4") scratch on the back next to base. FM Marcolin Art Crystal or FM
Marcolin Konstglas was founded Sweden in 1961 by two Italian
brothers, Josef and Benito Marcolin. They learned
their glass making skills on the island of Murano, Venice, and
later worked at Reijmyre before starting their own
company. FM stands for Färe-Marcolin. The
company went through several name changes as they moved from one
location to another, including "FM Konstglas, Eneryda", "FM Konstglas, Ronneby",
and then "FM
Konstglas / Marcolin". "Konstglas" is Swedish
for "Art Glass". The company changed its name to FM
Marcolin Art Crystal in 1983, and in 1988-89 changed again to
Marcolin Art Crystal. The Swedish factory closed in 1991,
and production was moved to Sardinia, Italy. The Marcolin
brothers left and went their separate ways, Benito moved back to
Sweden, while Josef moved to Austria and continued production
under the name Marcolin Art Crystal, which is still operating
today. The term Sfumato originated in
painting. Leonardo da Vinci described the technique as
blending colors, without the use of lines or borders "in the
manner of smoke". In glass, it is the use of a smokey
bubbled texture to create a soft feathered or quilted
appearance. Marcolin often used sfumato on bird
figurines. Large Size: The rounded base is 3 1/8"
diameter. The paperweight is 3" (80 mm) high. The bottom
ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$69 postage paid in the US. Added 7/15/2018 For more paperweights from other countries, see my Other Countries Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4219 | Mystery Millefiori Scramble Paperweight with Character Canes
from Unknown Maker - possibly Antique. vintage or
antique. This is a mystery paperweight. At first glance, I
thought this might be a 1960s Murano scramble due to the glittery
aventurine and frit ground The weight is a scramble with
smudged canes placed over a frit ground. When viewed from the
bottom, there is a void in the frit where the pontil scar has been
ground off. When I look through the void I can see character canes
that are unfamiliar. There are at least six well defined mystery
canes. I was able to capture pictures of four of them, the others
are just as interesting. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 1 7/8" high.
The base is flat with the center ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$145 postage paid in the US. Added 3/21/2018 For more information about paperweights by unknown makers, see my Unknown Makers Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4389 | Large Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) Red Double
Poinsettia Paperweight with Bud on Double Latticinio Ground.
circa 1860 - 1888. This is an antique New England Glass
Company (NEGC) double poinsettia with a two rings of five red petals
arranged around an interesting lampwork center. There is a
crisp rose-type bud, three well formed NEGC leaves, and a
stem. The design is placed over a perfect double swirl
latticinio ground. As is typical of NEGC poinsettias, the
flower is placed leaning off to the left. Please review
the two notes below. Was this intended to be a rose rather
than a poinsettia? I don't know. An interesting addition
to any collection of antique American paperweights. Note on execution: The design is set unusually low in the paperweight with little glass under the latticinio. There is considerable wear on the base, so I don't think the base has been ground down. Also, many NEGC flowers and also millefiori paperweights, have extra bubbles in the design. This example is no exception with a medium bubble below the flower. Note - What shall I call thee: Some collectors have called this a rose rather than a double poinsettia. The bud in this weight shares some of the qualities found in the true rose weights but the blossom differs. The center swirl component differs also to the cane centers found in NEGC poinsettias. The New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by John Hawley. The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies covers both B&S and NEGC.
Large Size: 2 11/16" diameter by just over 1 7/8"
high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$495 postage paid in the US. Added 3/11/2018 For more information about Antique Paperweights, see my Antique Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4963 | Rare Vasart / Lassman Checquer Pattern Millefiori Paperweight
Handle Bottle Opener. circa 1950s-1960s. This
bottle opener has a rare checquer pattern on the millefiori
handle. It is possibly unique. The firm of Lassman &
Co. designed and produced this bottle opener opener and a variety of
other useful objects during the 1950s and 1960s. The
attractive millefiori paperweight handle was made by the Ysart
family of Scotland under the Vasart label. The handle has a
checquer design with nine millefiori canes arranged in a square
surrounded by a latticinio square made up of four short twist
canes. There is a millefiori cane in the each corner of the
latticinio. The design is set on an amber colored opaque
ground. The chrome plated opener was made by Lassman and the
assembly was also done by them. The maker of this item was Lassman & Co. located in the Kilburn area of North London. Samuel Lassman purchased the paperweight handles from George Dunlop's Pirelli Glass in London. Pirelli obtained them from Vasart. Pirelli also took some assembled inventory back from Lassman and sold the barware items under the Pirelli label. Pirelli also included the line in their 1959 catalog. For more information, see my web page on Lassman & Co. or the article by Angela Bowey and Allan Port “Pirelli, Vasart and the Ysart Family” in the Paperweight Collectors Association Inc. Annual Bulletin 2015. A complete set of similar objects can be found at this link. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Size: 1 1/2" diameter. With the opener
hardware, it is 3 15/16" long. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the bottle opener$245 postage paid in the US. Added 1/26/2018 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4871 | Perthshire PP15 Magnum Faceted Millefiori Paperweight
Inkwell. 1969 -1994. This is a magnum faceted
millefiori inkwell with a close packed arrangement of complex
millefiori canes in both the bottle bottom and the stopper, each
with a translucent blue ground. There is a complex "P"
signature cane in the stopper setup. It also has a Perthshire
paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND" on the
base. This bottle is faceted with two rows of facets.
Each row has four large oval facets and four slightly smaller oval
facets, for a total of sixteen facets. The stopper has a top
facet plus eight side facets, four large oval facets and four
smaller oval facets. A magnificent very large inkwell from
Perthshire that makes a statement. The PP15 was made from 1969 to 1994. There was some variation in size and features over the years. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Very Large Size: 6" high with the stopper by 3 3/4"
diameter. The stopper is just over 2 3/8" diameter by 2"
long. The base is ground concave. This bottle is
faceted with a total of sixteen side oval facets. The
stopper is faceted with a top facet plus eight oval side
facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the inkwell$475 postage paid in the US. Added 1/15/2018 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2020 | Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Handle Bottle Opener
with Original Box. circa 1950s-1960s. The firm of
Lassman & Co. designed and produced this bottle opener opener
and a variety of other useful objects during the 1950s and
1960s. The attractive millefiori paperweight handle was made
by the Ysart family of Scotland under the Vasart label. The
handle has a concentric design on a rust colored ground that matches
the setup and canes of other Vasart paperweights. The chrome
plated opener was made by Lassman and the assembly was also done by
them. This item comes with its original box and celluloid
cover. The box is fabric lined (the original advertisements
said "silk lined") with elastics to hold the bottle opener in
place. A rare find for collectors of barware and Scottish
paperweights. The maker of this item was Lassman & Co. located in the Kilburn area of North London. Samuel Lassman purchased the paperweight handles from George Dunlop's Pirelli Glass in London. Pirelli obtained them from Vasart. Pirelli also took some assembled inventory back from Lassman and sold the barware items under the Pirelli label. Pirelli also included the line in their 1959 catalog. For more information, see my web page on Lassman & Co. or the article by Angela Bowey and Allan Port “Pirelli, Vasart and the Ysart Family” in the Paperweight Collectors Association Annual Bulletin 2015. A complete set of similar objects can be found at this link. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman's Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Size: Just over 1 1/2" diameter by just under 3
3/4" long. The box is just under 3" long by 2 11/16" wide by
2 9/16" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the bottle opener$345 postage paid in the US. Added 10/8/2017 For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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3486 | Magnum Rare Antique 1890s Folk Art Lampwork Name Paperweight
"P. A. PREDLE". circa 1888-1912. This
"folk art" paperweight features a blue name plaque with the lampwork
name "P. A. PREDLE" in white capital lampwork letters bordered at
both ends by three lines forming a "crow's foot". Above and
below the name plaque are a total of seventeen colorful twist
canes. The construction has two levels with a frit lower level
as seen in the side views. The frit layer has five stems
pushed down to the base, each with a small bubble in the
center. There is an incompatibility crack at the edge of the
upper group of twists (shown in two pictures with arrows). Although this style of paperweight has been documented and is in a number of collections, the makers are not known with certainty. The total number of examples is small, probably less than 100 are known. Some paperweights of this style have two or three lines of text, others only a single line. The text may be a name, a place, or a date. There are different styles of lettering, of twist canes, and construction which suggests that several makers were involved. Some authors suggest that Ralph Barber his brother George Barber made some of them either in Millville or in Toledo. Some of the examples have names associated with Millville, or even have the word "Millville" in the design. Other examples have the word "Toledo". As a result, it has been suggested that workers at Libbey in Toledo made at least some of them. I have one with the name of a tavern owner in Corning. The long article by Stanley Kruger in the 2004 Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association (pages 18-32) is the most comprehensive article on the subject to date. Kruger documented 28 different paperweights of this style and includes pictures of 26 of them. Most museums have no examples. This example "PREDDLE" is not included in the article, but is very similar to what Kruger calls Midwest - Group 1. In the book Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey: An American Folk Art, Clarence A. Newell attributes a similar paperweight with the name "Kizzie Pepper" to Ralph Barber and devotes pages 71-73 discussing this and alternate attributions, such as Charles Pepper. We may never know who actually made these paperweights, but it is interesting to speculate. Very Large Size : Just over 3 5/8” diameter by just
over 2 78" high. The base is ground concave. The
base has considerable wear and remnants of the pontil mark.
Weighs just over two pounds. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$275 postage paid in the US. Added 9/23/2017. For more vintage American paperweights, see my Vintage American Paperweights Web Page. (dl-va-a) Click on the picture to see a larger
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4355 | William Manson Phoenix Limited Edition FP13 Paneled Millefiori
Paperweight. Dated 2003. This paperweight
has a paneled millefiori design with seven panels of 1-1-2-3
millefiori and an outer circle of millefiori on an opaque green
ground. The paperweight was issued in a limited edition of 75
paperweights of which this is number 25. It is signed and
numbered "PHOENIX 2003 25/75" on the base. Perfect
condition with certificate (#25/75) in the original (slightly torn)
Phoenix gift box. This is the domed example.
Phoenix Paperweights was a small company started by William Manson Sr. to engage three workers from Perthshire after Perthshire closed in January 2002. They only lasted a year and issued paperweights in 2002 and 2003 before closing in August 2003. Phoenix operated in the Manson works in Perth, Scotland. The glass workers were William Manson Sr., David McNichol (paperweight maker), Duncan Smith (lampworking), and Gordon Taylor (glass cutter). Some of the lampwork was also done by Rosette Fleming. The 2003 Phoenix catalog lists William Manson Paperweights as the distributor. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by just under 2" high. The
base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$195 postage paid in the US. Added 9/15/2017. For more information about paperweights made by Scottish makers, see my Scottish Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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4794 | Antique Bohemian Doorknob with Concentric
Millefiori Handle on clear ground. circa
1850-1900. This is an antique Bohemian doorknob with a
millefiori paperweight handle. The handle has two concentric
circles of complex canes around a complex two ring center star
cane. The entire design consists of complex canes, sometimes
complex canes inside complex canes. There is a large amber
cane that occurs in the very center and also five times in the inner
circle. Each cane has two rings of canes around a complex
cane. There is an outer ring of amber floret canes with white
centers. Inside is a ring of all white five pointed star canes
with outer rings of white. The center cane in this amber cane
is a complex cane made up of green and white star canes with a red
outer layer. Also in the inner circle are five large red and
white complex canes with star canes in the center and a red outer
layer. This same cane also occurs nine times in the outer row,
alternating with similar blue and white and green and white complex
canes. In all a complex design built from a variety of canes
with many star canes. The design is well centered, although
not perfectly and some canes are tipped or out of place. The
hardware portion is in good shape. There is no spindle.
Bohemian Glass generally refers to the glass made in the regions that form the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland, and Germany. Most of these areas are now parts of the western Czech Republic. Size: The knob is 1 13/16" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. No spindle. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$275 postage paid in the US. Added 8/26/2017 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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2254 | Antique Thuringia Lauscha Bohemia Millefiori Paperweight
with Name Plaque "Hauptm. Karl". Circa 1870 -
1940. Colorful antique paperweight with colorful millefiori
canes arranged around a central name plaque. The name "Hauptm.
Karl" is probably an abbreviation of "Hauptmann Karl", meaning
Captain Karl or leader Karl. The complex millefiori canes
repeat in alternating patterns to make up the design with 26 canes
in all. The pattern is arranged over a multicolored frit
ground. There are some wonderful complex canes in this
paperweight. An interesting example of a type of weight that
is becoming more in demand as collectors learn more about the
various Bohemian factories and eastern Germany factories. This
is a relatively rare item. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Similar paperweights have are on display in the museum in Lauscha and are identified as being from Lauscha in Thuringia. The area was part of Bohemia prior to WWI. Similar examples can be found in the book by von Brackel, Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today See pages 90-95 and figure 507 on page 221. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 1 11/16" high. The
base is ground flat with a matte finish. There is a
depression remaining from the pontil mark in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 6/6/2017 For more information about Bohemian paperweights, see my Bohemian Paperweights Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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