New Additions - Paperweights
for Sale
New Additions - Paperweights
for Sale
| 3510 | Early Perthshire 1971 PP11 Limited Edition Large Spaced
Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1971. This is an
early limited edition spaced millefiori paperweight with twelve
complex millefiori plus a complex signature date cane. The
ground is a white lace. The paperweight is signed with a
"P1971" date cane in the center of the design. This particular
version of the PP11 was made only for three years, from 1969 to
1971. This paperweight does not have a paper label. It
comes with an early Perthshire box. A very nice early
example. The Perthshire PP11 design was made from 1969 to 1992, although the design changed several times over the years. From 1969 to 1971 were made the same way as this example. In 1972 and later, Perthshire added one or more silhouette canes. Other changes were made in subsequent 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. Large Size: 2 5/8" 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 picture of the paperweight$245 postage paid in the US. Added 7/9/2017. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3481 | Large Perthshire Uncataloged (Smithsonian?) Paneled Complex
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 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 chosen to
call this an uncataloged Smithsonian paperweight - see the
explanation below. That designation may be incorrect. In
any event, 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 "P" 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. And that paperweight was signed on bottom "P1985", which matched the year for the certificate. This paperweight has only a "P" signature cane with no date, but is otherwise identical to the one sold earlier. The book The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights" by Mahoney & McClanahan identifies a different weight as being the 1985 Smithsonian, so my designation may be incorrect. Or 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. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2" high. Large picture of the paperweight$435 postage paid in the US. Added 7/9/2017. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2969 | Colorful Richard Olma 1998 Surface Design Floral
Paperweight. dated 1998. Colorful
floral paperweight with three large blue flowers with orange
millefiori centers along with vines and leaves. The style is
similar to the surface decorated designs by California artists in
that the design is applied to the surface of a clear glass ball and
then encased with additional clear glass. The resulting design
is below the surface. This is a wonderful paperweight by a
relatively unknown artist. It is signed on the base "Richard
Olma 1998". Richard Olma is a third generation glass artist born in Poland. He worked in Czechoslovakia and Germany before coming to the US in 1960. With his wife, Christine, he established the Olma Art Glass Studio in 1962 in the Chicago suburb of Norridge, Illinois. In addition to paperweights, the studio made other forms of art glass and reproductions and did repairs. His son, Robert, also makes glass paperweights. Richard Olma is now deceased. Large Size: 2 15/16” diameter by 2 1/2”
high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 7/8/2017 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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| 3500 | Wonderful Cape Cod Glass Works 1993 Triple Signed Millefiori
Scramble Paperweight. dated 1993.
Colorful scramble paperweight packed with a variety of millefiori
canes and twist canes. The paperweight includes two signature
canes. One is the William Clark Burchfield signature rose
canes at the top of the paperweight, with the initials "WBC" in the
center of the rose. The other signature cane is a Cape Cod
Glass Works 1993 date cane "CCGW 93". There is also a second
rose case that is not a signature cane. The paperweight is
also engraved "W. Burchfield" on the base.
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. Medium Size: 2 9/16” diameter by 2 1/16”
high. The bottom is ground concave with a remnant of the
pontil mark in the center. 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 7/7/2017 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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| 3503 | Rare Allan Scott John Deacons J Glass Faceted
Garlanded Pansy Paperweight. circa
1978-1983. This paperweight features a delightful
white edged pansy and bud with stems and leaves surrounded by a
miniature garland of alternating green and blue complex millefiori
canes. There is also a complex millefiori cane in the center
of the pansy. It is signed in the garland with a J Glass "J"
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" cane has a blue J on a white background and is surrounded by a
ring of blue canes. The paperweight is faceted with one top
facet and six side facets. 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. 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. Medium Size: Just over 2 1/4" diameter by 1 1/2"
high. The bottom is ground concave. The paperweight is
faceted with one top facet and six side facets. 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 7/5/2017 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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| 4946 | Baccarat 1953 Queen Elizabeth and Prince
Philip Sulphide Coronation Sulphide Paperweight with Rose
Base. dated 1953. This modern sulphide
paperweight features a three dimensional figure of Queen Elizabeth
II and Prince Philip. The sulphide figure was modeled by
Gilbert Poillerat and is signed at the base of the sulphide with an
incised "G. POILLERAT". It was issued to commemorate the
coronation of the Queen on June 2, 1953. This paperweight was the
first 20th century production sulphide made by Baccarat and marked
the return of Baccarat to the production of
paperweights. As with most Baccarat sulphides of this period, the Coronation sulphide was issued with a number of overlays and different base treatments. There were 195 overlays (rose and white and blue and white) and 1,492 non-overlay weights, of which only 180 had a uncut rose colored base like this example. 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.
New research of the Baccarat archives has identified the actual makers during the Dupont period as Joseph Boyé (1877-1948)and Louis Idoux (1882-1941). Boyé 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. Louis Idoux is recorded as making the Baccarat pansy paperweights during the 1920-1934 period. 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. Large Size: Just over 2 11/16" diameter by just
over 1 5/8" high. The rose colored base
is ground flat. 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 7/4/2017. For more information about sulphide paperweights, see my Sulphide Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4390 | Large Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S)
Robins Egg Blue Double Poinsettia on a Blue and White Jasper
Ground Paperweight. circa 1871 - 1888. This is an
antique Boston and Sandwich Double Poinsettia with a two rings of
five robins egg blue petals arranged around unique millefiori cane
center. The millefiori center is a three layer design, with a
green tube center, surrounded by a blue and white eight cog pattern,
and surrounded again by a five sided pink and white exterior that
matches the pattern of the five adjoining petals. There are
carefully placed bubbles between each pair of petals to simulate dew
drops. The two well formed v-crimp leaves and a stem complete
the flower. It is placed over a transparent blue and white
jasper ground. This is an extra large example with a great
flower and great millefiori center. The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1888. 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 new book The Art of the Paperweight: The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. NEGC also made poinsettia weights but the style of NEGC weights is usually distinctively different.
Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 1/16" 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 7/2/2017 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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| 4910 | Peter McDougall 2008 Special Edition Large Checker Board on
Lace Ground Millefiori Paperweight. circa 2008.
This large paperweight consists a checker board design with 21
different complex millefiori separated by multi-colored triple
strand dividers. The design is placed over a lace
ground. It is signed on the bottom with a complex cane made
from four separate letter canes forming the signature PMcD. It
also has a paper label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff
Scotland." The paperweight was one of the special designs that
Peter showed at Wheaton Village in 2008. It was designated #47
in this offering. A rare paperweight from this studio.
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 glass making 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: Just over 3" diameter by 2 3/16"
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$475 postage paid in the US. Added 7/2/2017. 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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| 4838 | Magnum Whitefriars 1977 Concentric Millefiori Owl Paperweight
with Box. dated 1977. This is a hard to find
Concentric Millefiori Owl paperweight. It features a
millefiori mosaic of an owl in the center of a four row millefiori
concentric pattern. The owl mosaic is set on a white
background with a blue surround. There is a Whitefriars
signature cane with a white monk and the year 1977 in the second
ring from the center. It also has a Whitefriars paper
label. It comes with its original round Whitefriars box. 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. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 1 7/8" 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 picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 7/2/2017. 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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| 1407 | Old Murano Concentric Millefiori Paperweight
Doorknob. circa 1950 -1970. This doorknob
features a three row concentric millefiori paperweight handle.
The glass knob is fastened to the metal parts using a plaster or
similar adhesive as is typical of older glass doorknobs. The
round brass rosette has three holes for mounting to a door and the
knob takes a standard 9/32" to 11/32" square spindle. This
doorknob is used. There is slight distortion of the metal
around the screw holes and the glass part has some scratches. Note: If you plan to use this knob, you may have to adapt your hardware. Because there is no setscrew, this style of doorknob works best when paired with a similar knob screwed into the other side of the door. 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 1950s. Size: Just under 2 7/16" diameter by 3"
high. The circular brass rosette is just under 2"
diameter. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 7/2/2017. 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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| 2177 | Old English Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with Cross
Canes. circa 1920. This paperweight has four
rings of transparent blue, white, yellow, and red millefiori canes
around a dark red and white central cane. The outer ring and
the 2nd ring are white with a yellow center. The design is off
center. The maker cannot be identified. However, it has
a cross cane found in the group of paperweights known as Old English
group 1. It has the setup and low profile typical to old
English paperweights from factories such as Walsh-Walsh and Arculus. Size: 3 1/8" diameter by just under 2" high.
It has the setup and low profile typical to old English
paperweights from factories such as Walsh-Walsh and Arculus. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight
SOLD. Added 7/1/2017. For more information about Whitefriars and other paperweights from England, see my English Paperweights Web Page.
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| 3354 | Modern St. Louis 1789-1989 Bicentenary Millefiori Swirl Crown
Paperweight with Box. dated 1989. This is a
modern St. Louis swirl crown paperweight commemorating the 200th
anniversary of start of the French revolution in 1789. There
are four strands of red white and blue cane topped with a red white
and blue complex cane with the date 1789-1989. The bottom is
marked on the bottom in gold lettering "BICENTENAIRE DE LA
REVOLUTION A.C.Delco Saint-Louis”. This paperweight comes with its
original St. Louis box having a plaque reading "SAINT LOUIS
CRISTALLIER DEPUIS 1767". This paperweight is part of a special limited edition series of 400 paperweights issued by St. Louis in 1989. The normal collector series was marked "BICENTENAIRE DE LA REVOLUTION Saint-Louis”, without the reference to AC Delco, an electronics manufacturer. I have not been able to determine whether the weights marked AC Delco are part of the series of 400 or a special commission in addition to the normal run of 400. Note: The date cane on top of this paperweight is faint and the "9" is squeezed in at the right of both dates (1989 and 1789). 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. Size: 2 11/16" 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 of the paperweight$295 postage paid in the US. Added 7/1/2017 For more information about paperweights made by the St. Louis factory, see my St. Louis Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3693 | Antique New England Glass Company Miniature Millefiori Nosegay
or Posy Paperweight. circa 1860. This is an
antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) Millefiori Nosegay with
unusual millefiori star canes. Unfortunately, the paperweight
is in poor condition.
Note: As stated above, the paperweight is in poor condition. It probably can be restored. 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 Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . Size: 1 3/4” diameter by 1 1/8" high. The
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| 2116 | Rare Phoenix Paperweights 2003 Closepack Millefiori
Paperweight. Dated 2003. This paperweight has a
closepacked design of hundreds of millefiori canes over a very dark
green ground. The ground has aventurine in it which gives it a
glittery appearance. Set in the midst of the canes is a
signature PP cane (although it is reversed). The paperweight
is also signed on the base "PHOENIX 2003". A rare find from a
company that was in business for less than two years. 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: Just over 2 7/8" diameter by 1 7/8"
high. The base is ground concave in the center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$295 postage paid in the US. Added 6/20/2017. 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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| 1400 | Vintage Czech / Bohemian Morning Glories Trumpet Flowers
Paperweight. c.1900-1970. Trumpet flowers or
Morning Glories paperweight with three blossoms. Each flower
consists of a multi-colored disk that has been pushed down to a
green frit ground. The disks are orange, green, and
white. There is a planned bubble in the center of each
flower. This example is not faceted. The glass is good
quality clear glass. Because of the relative simplicity of the
design, this paperweight may have been made anywhere in the Bohemia
/ Czech region or even in nearby countries. Most likely it
dates from the pre-WWII period, but that is not guaranteed. 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 Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco. 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 7/8" diameter by just over 2 1/2"
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 picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 6/20/2017 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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| 3512 | Perthshire 1982 PP49 Limited Edition Medium Garland Millefiori
Paperweight. dated 1982. This is medium sized
millefiori paperweight with a complex center cane surrounded by a
closely packed cluster of four large complex canes and many smaller
canes. The central cluster is surrounded by three pairs of
spaced larger canes. Outside of this design is a garland of
canes that form three large half circles and three small half
circles. Each half circle contains a single large complex
cane. The design is set on a translucent blue ground.
The paperweight is signed and dated on the base with a "P1982"
signature cane. It comes with its original box. This is
a really flashy paperweight with great color.
The PP49 design was made only in 1982 as a limited edition weight, The edition size was never stated. 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: 2 9/16" diameter by just under 1 15/16" high.
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| 2746 | Large Rare Bob St. Clair White Icepick Flower
Paperweight. circa 1970-1986. This paperweight features
five white ice-pick flowers over a red, white, and blue colored frit
center and 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 flower.
It is hot stamped "BOB ST CLAIR" on the bottom. It is unusual
to find a Bob St. Clair with this signature. This style of flower is called an ice-pick 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 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 Jenson on Fifth Avenue in New
York. Joe retired for the first time) in 1971 and sold the
factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. About the same
time, Bob St. Clair and his wife Maude opened a new
factory in Elwood. Paul St. Clair retired from General
Motors and joined Bob, along with Ed St. Clair and a nephew, Joe
Rice. Sometime later after Bob opened his factory, the new
owners of the original factory sold the factory back to
Joe. So, for a while, there were two St. Clair Glass
factories. Bob St. Clair died in 1986. Joe St. Clair
died in 1987. Ed St. Clair died in 1989 and the last
brother, Paul St. Clair died in 2000. Robert (Bob) St. Clair was born May 18, 1919 and passed away in 1986. He is known to have used two signatures from 1971 to 1986. Most of the time he included his wife and used the stamp "MAUDE AND BOB ST. CLAIR", often with a date with raised lettering. Less frequently, he used the stamp "BOB ST. CLAIR" with no date. This stamp, with only BOB, can be found with either raised or indented lettering. Very Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The base is ground flat with a matte
finish. 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 6/18/2017 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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| 2202 | Whitefriars 1978 Cone Shaped Faceted Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. dated 1978. This paperweight
has five concentric rings of star and cog canes (green, yellow, red,
green, and purple) around a complex center cane. The center
cane consists of two additional rings of millefiori. There are
six elongated side facets and one top facet. Typical heavy
Whitefriars lead crystal. It is signed in cane with a
Whitefriars signature cane with a white monk and the date
1978. There is also a paper label "WHITEFRIARS FULL LED
CRYSTAL MADE IN ENGLAND".
Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The limited edition 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. Large Size: 3" diameter by 3" tall. It is
faceted with one top facet and six side facets. The bottom
is ground concave with the millefiori set close to the base
(typical of Whitefriars weights). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$335 postage paid in the US. Price reduced from $435 Added 6/18/2017. 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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| 4840 | Whitefriars 1979 Faceted Garland Paperweight with
Rose Center - Marked Second. dated 1979.
This medium sized garland has a great setup with a six lobed garland
of green complex canes and a center rose cane. Surrounding
the rose cane is a complex pattern of six yellow star canes
alternating with pairs of complex pink canes. The design is
set over a translucent blue ground. The paperweight is made
using full lead crystal which gives it a brilliant finish. It
is faceted with a top facet and five side facets. Unfortunately, the garland in this paperweight was left with a gap as shown in the pictures and it was designated a second with an "S" mark on the base. Modern Whitefriars paperweights are prized by collectors for their high quality glass and millefiori designs. The limited edition 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. Medium Size: 2 7/16" diameter by just over 1 3/8"
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 picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 6/17/2017. 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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| 4810 | Mayauel Ward Yellow Flower and Bud Paperweight. dated
2003. This compound three-dimensional paperweight features a
large pale yellow (almost white) five petal flower and bud with
stems and leaves over a lilac ground. The paperweight is three
dimensional with two layers of lampwork above the ground.
Mayauel has integrated the layers so the bud is almost hiding among
the foliage and the stems wrap under the edge of the ground.
Signed and dated "Mayauel Ward 2003" on the base. This is a
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: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by just over 2
3/8" tall. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$245 postage paid in the US. Added 6/15/2017 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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| 2373 | Large Bubble Dump Paperweight by Unknown Maker.
This is a large dump shaped paperweight with a random pattern of
bubbles. It is possibly made of bottle glass as a whimsy by
workers in a bottle factory. Although this is similar to antique English green dumps, I do not believe it is English nor do I believe it is an antique. As such, I can only attribute it to an unknown maker in an unspecified country. Large Size: Just over 2 13/16" diameter by just
under 3 1/2" tall. The base has been ground flat with a
rough surface. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$39 postage paid in the US. Added 6/15/2017 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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| 4911 | Peter McDougall Mini Checker Board on Lace Ground Millefiori
Paperweight. This small paperweight consists a checker
board design with 21 different complex millefiori separated by pink
colored dividers. The design is placed over a lace
ground. It is signed on the bottom with a complex cane made
from four separate letter canes forming the signature PMcD. It
also has a paper label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff
Scotland." The paperweight was first made in 2007 and
continued to be made until the studio closed in 2012. 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 glass making 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 under 2 3/16" diameter by just
over 1 1/2" high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 6/14/2017 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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| 3692 | Two Chinese Aquarium Paperweights with Fish and
Foliage. circa 1930. This is a Chinese
invention. They are intended to be placed in an aquarium
along with the rocks and plants. One has a pink goldfish along
with green plants, the other has a green and a yellow fish plus a
red plant. One is cube shaped, the other is hexagon shaped
. The edges of each paperweight are beveled, except for the
vertical edges on the hexagon shaped weight. Novelty items
like this started appearing in the US in the 1930s and some were
sold at the 1939 World's Fair. These are fun collectibles. 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. Size: The cube shaped aquarium paperweight is
approximately 1 3/16" by 1 3/16" x 1 3/8" high. All of the
edges are beveled. The hexagon shaped weight is just under 1
1/2" across the widest width by 1 3/8" high. The top and
bottom edges are beveled. The six vertical edges are not
beveled. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightsSOLD. Added 6/13/2017 For more paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3691 | Early Bill Slade Large Silver Veiled Translucent Blue and Green
Compound Abstract Paperweight. dated 1983. This
paperweight has many layers of swirling translucent pale green and
blue veiling. It is a magical technique that creates an image
of fluid motion within the glass. It is signed on the side
near the base "B. SLADE '83". A dramatic complex paperweight
created in the earliest years of this technique. This paperweight has a "veil" effect created by using a metallic powder in the glass. The veiling technique was first developed by Dominic Labino worked back in the early 1970s. Later it was used by Harvey Littleton (1980) Ed Nesteruk (1982), Bill Slade (1983), and Michael O'Keefe (1984). Bill Slade, born in 1953, was educated at Jacksonville University (Florida). He has been working in glass for since the late 1970s and today works with his son Jonathan at their studio Slade Art Glass in Jacksonville, Florida. They make a variety of glass objects including vessels, paperweights, and sculptural pieces. Bill has taught glass at Jacksonville University and other places. He has received many awards and is in the permanent collections of several major museums, including the Corning Museum of Glass, Bergstrom Mahler Museum, WheatonArts Museum of American Glass, and the Chrysler Museum. Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 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$165 postage paid in the US. Added 6/13/2017 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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| 3690 | Very Early Michael Egan / Alan Goldfarb Black
Trout Series Abstract Paperweight. dated 1993.
This paperweight has a texture and coloration that mimics the
skin of a black trout. It has a random pattern of dark red
murrini with touches of orange. Each murrine is outlined in
teal blue and this creates the impression that there is a teal blue
ground (but the ground is clear). It is an amazing effect from
the very early work of an artist whose paperweights now look very
different. It is signed "MICHAEL EGAN Vt. 93" on the
base. This is one of the earliest paperweights by Michael
Egan. It dates from the period when he was doing an
apprenticeship with Alan Goldfarb and resembles Alan's Black Trout
series. A rare early work by Michael Egan. Michael Egan has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sculpture from the University of Vermont. He apprenticed at the hot glass shop of Alan Goldfarb in Burlington, Vermont from 1991 to 1995. Over the years he did additional apprentice work with many prominent glass artists including Richard Marquis, Jack Wax and Lino Tagliapietra. In 2000, he opened the Green Mountain Glassworks in Granville, Vermont. Glass artist Alan Goldfarb,
formerly of Burlington, Vermont is
responsible for the design of the paperweight featured
here. His Black Trout Series vases are much sought
after. Alan is now
retired from hot glass work. He currently lives and works
with wood in Mexico. His hand blown art glass pieces are
in many museums including the Smithsonian Renwick Gallery,
Corning Museum of Glass and Museum of Fine Arts in
Boston. Medium Size: Just under 2 1/2" diameter by 1 3/4"
high. The bottom is fire finished with a depression in the
center. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$165 postage paid in the US. Added 6/13/2017 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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| 3689 | Large Gentile Glass Paperweight Pen Holder.
circa 1950-1975. This paperweight pen holder features a
red, white, and yellow center core surrounded by a layer of
controlled bubbles. There are four receptacles for pens and
pencils. The paperweight is unsigned but is definitely a
product of Gentile Glass from Star City, WV. A fun
item.
The original glass worker in the Gentile family was Peter Gentile, born in Naples, Italy in 1884. He worked in Naples(Italy), Rochester (Pennsylvania), and Morgantown (West Virginia) before building his own factory in Star City (West Virginia) in 1947. His sons, Frankie, John and Joe Gentile helped him make paperweights in the off hours at the Guild Factory in Morgantown. However, most paperweight production since WWII has been associated with Peter, John, or John's wife Gertrude Gentile. Few weights were signed prior to1963. It is believed that Gentile Glass remained in production until 2006. Most, if not all, paperweights produced from 1975 on were signed. For more information, you can read about the Gentiles in the book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers by Jean Melvin (1967 and 1970). Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 3 3/8" high.
The center of the base is ground. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 6/11/2017 For more information about Gentile paperweights, see my Gentile Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4940 | Very Early Large Robert Eickholt Abstract Iridescent
Paperweight. dated 1980. This paperweight
has an abstract design of iridescent valleys and peaks with colors
progressing from white or very light blue to dark blue to
black. The valleys look as if they have been carved out of a
sphere with an ice cream scoop. The inner surface has an
amazing texture. This texture is only on the inside, as the
design is encased in an outer layer of smooth clear glass. It
is signed "R. Eickholt 1980" on the base. This is one of the
earliest paperweights by Robert Eickholt. 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 from full time glassworking in 2013, but still creates beautiful glass on a part time basis. Large Size: 3" diameter by just under 2 3/4""
high. The bottom is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 6/11/2017 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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| 4809 | Mayauel Ward Magnum Lilac Orchids Paperweight. dated
2008. This compound three-dimensional paperweight features two
large lilac orchids with leaves and stems. The paperweight is
three dimensional with two layers of lampwork over an innovative
earth and water ground. Mayauel has integrated the layers so
one of the orchids is almost hiding behind the foliage and the stems
wrap under the edge of the ground. Signed and dated "Mayauel
Ward 2008" on the base. This is a fantastic 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. Very Large Size: 3 7/16" diameter by just
under 2 15/16" tall. 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 6/11/2017 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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| 4292 | Perthshire 1996 PP47 Limited Edition Miniature Latticinio
Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1996. This is
small sized millefiori paperweight with five picture canes separated
by complex millefiori canes surrounding a blue lampwork flower and
bud. The design is set on a white latticinio ground. The
picture canes are of a panda, sailboat, locomotive, horse and rider,
and a dog. It is signed and dated on the base with a "P1996"
signature cane. It comes with its original box and certificate
stating that it is number 102 out of a limited edition of 250
paperweights. It also has a Perthshire paper label
"PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND". This is a really
flashy paperweight with great color.
Perthshire calls this a miniature, but it is slightly 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 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. 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: 2 1/16" diameter by just over 1 9/16" 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$275 postage paid in the US. Added 6/11/2017 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3903 | Mayauel Ward Orange Butterfly with Pink Flowers
Paperweight. dated 2004. This compound
three-dimensional paperweight features a large orange butterfly
flying under a canopy of pink flowers. The flower plant has
three flowers, two leaves, and a stem. The paperweight is
three dimensional with two layers of lampwork over an almost clear
iridescent ground. Signed and dated "Mayauel Ward 2004" 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 5/8" diameter by 2 3/8" tall.
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| 4537 | Antique Faceted Bohemian Engraved Paperweight of Flowers and
Butterfly, possibly by the Friedrich Egermann Glassworks. Circa
1840-1900. Interesting faceted antique paperweight with with a
butterfly and flowers engraved deeply in the base through the ruby
stain ground. The paperweight has 24 side facets in three rows
plus a top facet. Unfortunately, the paperweight has extensive
wear on the base which has almost entirely obliterated the
design. Possibly made by the Friedrich Egermann glassworks. The condition of this paperweight is very poor. Damage to the base has almost entirely obliterated the design and the original ruby stain. It is offered at a low price to the knowledgeable collector. 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. Friedrich Egermann (1777-1864) of Haida (now Nový Bor in the Czech Republic) is credited with developing the process used to create yellow/amber and red/ruby stains. These stains, sometimes called flash layers, are thin layers of transparent glass much thinner than the overlay process used by other glassworks. The amber stain is created by coating the surface of the glass with a silver salt made into a paste and firing the glass. The ruby stain uses a copper salt. The process is sometimes repeated more than once. In his second book, Classic Paperweights from Silesia / Bohemia, von Brackel argues that the Egermann Glassworks is the likely source of this type of paperweight. Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 1 7/8" high. The
base is flat with a ruby stain. The images of the flowers
and butterfly are engraved into the base. The paperweight
has 24 side facets in three rows plus a top facet. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$49 postage paid in the US. Added 6/10/2017 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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| 2859 | Rare Antique Bohemian Engraved Paperweight of Pope Pius IX,
probably by the Friedrich Egermann Glassworks. Circa
1846-1880. Interesting antique paperweight with a profile of
Pope Pius IX engraved deeply in the base through the amber stain
ground. The image of Pope Pius is engraved with considerable
detail and skill. The glass is a heavy lead crystal with a
thin amber stain on the base. Unfortunately, the paperweight
has extensive wear on the base. Probably made by the Friedrich
Egermann glassworks. A rare paperweight. Pope Pius IX, born Giovanni Maria Mastai-Ferretti, reigned as Pope from 16 June 1846 to his death in 1878. He was the longest-reigning elected pope in the history of the Catholic Church, serving for over 31 years. 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. Friedrich Egermann (1777-1864) of Haida (now Nový Bor in the Czech Republic) is credited with developing the process used to create yellow/amber and red/ruby stains. These stains, sometimes called flash layers, are thin layers of transparent glass much thinner than the overlay process used by other glassworks. The amber stain is created by coating the surface of the glass with a silver salt made into a paste and firing the glass. The ruby stain uses a copper salt. The process is sometimes repeated more than once. In his second book, Classic Paperweights from Silesia / Bohemia, von Brackel argues that the Egermann Glassworks is the likely source of this type of paperweight. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 1 3/4" high. The
base is concave with an amber stain. The image of the pope
is engraved into the base. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$165 postage paid in the US. Added 6/10/2017 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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| 4790 | Perthshire PP14 "S" Limited Edition Faceted Millefiori Cluster
Paperweight. Dated 1987. This paperweight
consists of five mostly blue complex millefiori cane clusters each
with a green and white center cane surrounding a central blue and
gold concentric cane set on a clear ground. Each of the outer
clusters has six complex canes plus the center cane. The
central cane is a three row concentric design with the letter S
for1987 in the center. It has a large top facet, five side
facets, and a flat, polished, star-cut base.
The PP14 was made in a limited edition each year from 1969 to 1994. The 1969 edition was signed with an "A", 1970 was signed with a "B", and so forth. This is the only series that Perthshire made in a complete series from A to Z. . 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. Medium Size: Just under 2 5/8" diameter by 1 1/2" high. Faceted with a large top facet and five side facets. The base is polished flat with star cut.Condition: Excellent condition with no scratches, chips or cracks. Signature: Signed with a complex "S" cane in the center of the design. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$150 postage paid in the US. Added 6/6/2017 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. In addition to the 1987 S, I also have the PP14 for 1974 F weight in stock. The PP14s are can be found on a separate Perthshire PP14 Web Page . PP14 paperweights in stock:
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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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| 2268 | Antique Belgian Sulphide Paperweight of the Crucifixion of
Jesus. circa 1880-1920. Antique sulphide
paperweight featuring a silver colored sulphide of the Crucifixion
of Jesus. The sulphide appears to have been painted a silver
color or else is made from metal. The sulphide is pressed into
a multi-colored frit ground. The maker of this paperweight is
unknown but several experts have attributed it to the Glassworks at
Chênée in Belgium. Possibly it was made at a different
glassworks in Belgium or possibly even Bohemia. The sulphide
was pressed into the frit layer and this created an impression of
the cross when viewed from the bottom. The pontil mark is
unfinished. It has a few condition issues, but displays
beautifully. Please read the detailed note on condition
below. An interesting addition to any collection of antique
paperweights. Paul Hollister (Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights) identified this paperweight as a product of the Chênée Glassworks in Belgium founded in 1874. See pages 187 and 264. At the time he wrote the Encyclopedia in 1957, no sulphide paperweights from Bohemian had been identified. Better quality paperweights with this theme were made at Val St. Lambert, also in Belgium, but those are identifiable by other elements such as millefiori canes or ribbons. A more recent book by von Brackel (Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco 1842 to today) also focuses on Chênée or Val St. Lambert as the source of similar paperweights. Note on condition: The condition of this paperweight is good to very good. It has four small circular impact marks near the base, the worst of which is shown in one of the pictures. There is also a small 3/4" incompatibility fracture below the frit ground. It is shown in the same picture as the impact mark and does not affect the way the paperweight displays. There are some minor scratches and one 1/8" nick on the dome. There are several larger bubbles in the glass and a line of tiny bubbles above the sulphide. 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. Often a sulphide will have a silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by just over 2 1/4"
high. The bottom has an unfinished pontil. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$165 postage paid in the US. Added 6/5/2017 For more information about sulphide paperweights, see my Sulphide Paperweights Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2090 | Large Chinese Aquarium Paperweight with two Pandas.
This is a Chinese invention. It is intended to be placed
in an aquarium along with the rocks and plants. Often this
type of paperweight is found in a smaller size, but this one is
unusually large. The paperweight features two black and white
pandas sitting and eating. They are surrounded by
foliage. The pandas are all black and white except for a red
spot over their eyes. I don't know why they have the red
spots. The composition is placed on a white base and is
encased in a rectangular block of glass. The edges of the
block are beveled. Novelty items like this started appearing
in the US in the 1930s and some were sold at the 1939 World's Fair,
but I believe this paperweight has a more recent origin. A fun
collectible. 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. Size: 2 1/2” long by 2 1/8" deep 2 1/8" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 5/30/2017 For more paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3026 | Very Early Ray Banford Miniature Cherries on Snow
Paperweight. circa 1971-1974. This
miniature paperweight has three bright red cherries on a white snow
ground. There are also stems and leaves and a piece of a
branch. It is a very early paperweight made by Ray
Banford. Signed on the base "Ray Banford".
Ray Banford worked in Southampton, NJ. He started making paperweights in 1971 along with his son, Bob Banford. He continued to make paperweights until his death in 2003. Bob and Ray did not date their paperweights. By 1975 both Ray and Bob were using signature canes, so this paperweight predates that use. Miniature Size: 2" diameter by 1 3/16"
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$135 postage paid in the US. Added 6/4/2017 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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| 4906 | Magnum Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios Compound Monet Water
Garden Paperweight. dated 2005. This
paperweight by Daniel Salazar features a multi-layer composition of
muted pastels with dense lush foliage and soft impressionistic
flowers. The lampwork flowers are on at least three distinct
layers, with four petaled pink flowers and fuzzy blue flowers on the
top two layers and water lilies on a watery layer down below.
The pink and blue flowers look like pink dogwoods and blue
ageratum. The composition is teeming with foliage and presents
a glass artist's impressionistic view of Monet's water garden.
Signed and dated on the edge "Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios 2005"
along with a registration number "021409". It also has a
Daniel Salazar "D.S." lampwork signature on the underside. A
fantastic imaginative paperweight.
The list price for this paperweight in May 2010 was $693. It is also the current list price shown on the Lundberg web page. My price is 40% lower. 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 did not have the artists signature.. 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. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Very Large Size: Just over 3 3/16" diameter by
2 5/8" high. The base is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 6/1/2017 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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| 3960 | Early Correia Iridescent Crescent Moon and Seas Art Glass
Paperweight. dated 1983. This paperweight
features crescent moon over windswept waves. The moon and
waves are depicted on the surface of the paperweight in silver and
gold tones with a very dark blue, almost black background. It
is signed on the base "Correia PWMSC2M.16.83.7". An amazing
paperweight.
Please ignore the white glare from the lights. A similar paperweight by Steven Correia is in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The paperweight is incorrectly attributed to Roland R. Correia. 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
children 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. Small Size: 2 3/8" diameter by 2 1/4" 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$95 postage paid in the US. Added on 5/31/2017 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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| 3688 | 1930s Chinese Millefiori Brushholder Paperweight.
c.1930-1940. This is another uniquely Chinese invention. This
has also been described as a chopstick holder. Novelty items
like this started appearing in the US in the 1930s and some were
sold at the 1939 World's Fair. I call this shape the Aladdin's
lamp shape. A fun collectible. 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. Size: 2 5/8” long by 1 13/16" tall by 1 3/8" deep. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 5/30/2017 For more paperweights from China, see my Chinese Paperweights Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4907 | Large Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios Blue
Angelfish and Anemones Compound Paperweight. dated
1998. This paperweight by Daniel Salazar features a large blue
angelfish swimming inside a garland of blue and green
anemones. The green anemones are on a vine that wraps around
to the edge of the ground. They appear to depict a plant
rather than sea anemones. The blue sea anemones are free
standing. This is a compound composition and is very three
dimensional with three layers of lampwork over a translucent blue
ground. Signed and dated on the edge "Daniel Salazar Lundberg
Studios 1998" along with a registration number "031351". It
also has a Daniel Salazar "D.S." lampwork signature on the underside
of the ground. Perfect condition. A wonderful
paperweight.
The list price for this paperweight in May 2010 was $420. It is also the current list price shown on the Lundberg web page. My price is 30% lower. 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 did not have the artists signature.. 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. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 2 5/16" 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$295 postage paid in the US. Added 5/28/2017 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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| 4225 | Vintage Magnum Two Layer Icepick Flower
Paperweight. circa 1900-1950. Great example of
a two layer icepick flower paperweight. The top layer consists
of multi-colored frit with six icepick stems pushed down towards the
base each with a planned bubble in the center. The bottom
layer consists of five icepick flowers placed between the stems from
the top layer. The icepick flowers are turquoise, yellow,
blue, pink, and white. Each flower has a stem going down to
the base and a small bubble in the center. The ground is
clear. A great example of this vintage American paperweight
style.
The design is on two layers. This has all the characteristics of a true whimsy, made in spare time by a glass worker. I believe this was made in the midwest US in the first half of the 20th century. This design is sometimes called an icepick flower design because an icepick type tool is pushed down through the frit later to create the stems for the flowers. Very Large Size: 3 1/2" diameter by just over
3 5/8" high. The bottom is finished flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 5/14/2017 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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| 4905 | Magnum Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios Compound
Paperweight with Dragonfly and Pink Dogwood Flowers.
dated 1996. This paperweight by Daniel Salazar features a
wonderful large dragonfly hovering over a cluster of pink dogwood
flowers. The dogwood flowers are complete with stems and
leaves. It is a compound composition and is very three
dimensional with three layers of lampwork over a clear ground.
Signed and dated on the edge "Daniel Salazar Lundberg Studios 1996"
along with a registration number "052206". It also has a
Daniel Salazar "D.S." lampwork signature on the underside of a large
leaf. Perfect condition. A wonderful paperweight.
The list price for this paperweight in May 2010 was $494. It is also the current list price shown on the Lundberg web page. My price is 20% lower. 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 did not have the artists signature.. 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. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Very Large Size: Just over 3 9/16" diameter by
2 3/4" 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. Added 5/14/2017 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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| 3176 | Peter McDougall Karen Maxwell Limited Edition 2011
Christmas Paperweight. circa 2011. 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 crown paperweight with a dramatic
star cut base. The paperweight is faceted with a top facet and
six side facets. It is signed at the base of the bouquet 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." It also comes with its
original laminated certificate stating that it is Number 15 out of a
limited edition of 40 paperweights. The paperweight is also
marked 15/40 on the side near base.
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 1/4" diameter by just over 1
3/4" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$450 postage paid in the US. Added 4/9/2017 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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| 4920 | Huge Aro Schulze Bandon Glass Art Studio Tidepool
Paperweight. dated 2001. Colorful
underwater scene with anemones and coral. The colors are
stunning. Signed on the side near the base "Aro Schulze #166
2001".
Aro Schulze and her husband Dutch Schulze are the owners of the Bandon Glass Art Studio located in Bandon, Oregon. Along with their son, Logan Schulze, they have been blowing glass and creating cast glass sculpture and cast glass vessels for about 30 years. Aro Schulze began working with glass in 1989 and fusing hand blown roundels, cane and murrini into one of a kind jewelry. She made a limited number of very large paperweights inspired by life forms hidden in the tidepools near her coastal home. I believe she is now retired. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Very Large Size: 5" diameter by 4 1/2"
high. The base is ground flat. This paperweight weighs
over 5 1/2 pounds (89 ounces). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 4/9/2017 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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| 1845 | Peter McDougall Miniature Crown Paperweight with
multicolored twists. Attractive miniature crown paperweight
with a wonderful complex cane on top. The crown is formed from
20 twist canes with alternating colors, 10 white twist canes and 10
multi-colored twists made from yellow, white and blue
stringers. There is a dark ground in the center of this
paperweight. It is signed on the base with a complex cane made
from four separate letter canes forming the signature PMcD.
Crown weights are considered by some to be the most exciting of all millefiori designs. They are extremely difficult to make. Peter McDougall did not make many of these medium crowns. 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. Miniature Size: Just over 1 3/4" diameter by 1 1/2"
high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 4/9/2017 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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| 4869 | Huge Richard Satava Orange Ribbed Pacific Coast
Side Swimmer Jellyfish Paperweight. dated 2004.
This orange ribbed pacific coast jellyfish is depicted in its
side swimming position with its long tentacles (or tendrils)
trailing behind as it swims over a seascape bottom covered with
barnacles and blue algae. The artwork is truly amazing.
Signed on the base "Satava 1390-04".
Richard Satava was introduced to
glassblowing in 1969 while at Oceana High School in Pacifica,
California. He subsequently studied art and glassblowing at the
College of San Mateo and California State University,
Chico. He also worked as a technician in the glass shop at
CSU, Chico. In 1977 he founded Satava Art Glass in Chico,
CA. His glass art has several themes, mostly focusing on
inspiration from nature. During the 1990s he started to
focus more attention on ocean life and nautical themes based on
the jellyfish in the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He has several
different series of jellyfish, depicting them in upright and
side swimming positions and also as a unusual flat
depiction. Very Large Size: 4 1/2" diameter by 4 3/4"
high. The base is ground flat. This paperweight weighs
almost five pounds (77 ounces). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 4/2/2017 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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| 4789 | Large Perthshire PP1 Paneled Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1982-2001. A large patterned
millefiori paperweight with 10 sections of floral millefiori canes
over an almost opaque black ground. The central design
consists of two rings around a central signature cane. This
paperweight dates from 1982 or later when Perthshire changed the PP1
pattern to have 10 sections, each with a 1-1-2-3 pattern of
canes. The paneled sections are surrounded by an outer ring of
twists and then an outer ring of canes. It is signed in the
center with Perthshire's "P' signature cane and also has a paper
label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND". A stunning
paperweight with great color.
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. Large Size: 2 15/16" in 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 picture of the paperweight$185 postage paid in the US. Added 4/2/2017. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3217 | Peter McDougall Small Daisy Millefiori
Paperweight. This paperweight consists a closepacked
arrangement millefiori arranged in an almost concentric
pattern. The paperweight has a daisy shape. The ground
is an opaque black. It is signed in the design with a complex
cane made from four separate letter canes forming the signature PMcD
(as shown in the close-up). Unfortunately the cane was placed
upside down in this paperweight reversing the letters. It 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: 2 1/8" diameter by 1 1/4" high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 4/2/2017 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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| 3578 | Early Pairpoint Concentric Millefiori Paperweight
with Rose Cane and Label. circa 1970. This is a large
paperweight with two rings of crude millefiori (fifteen in all)
arranged around an early Pairpoint rose cane. The design is
placed over a translucent blue ground. The pontil is
unfinished. This is an early example of Bryden Pairpoint's
early efforts to make millefiori paperweights. The result is
crude but it represents a significant milestone. Signed with a
Pairpoint paper label on the base.
Although the execution is somewhat primitive, this is an interesting historical addition to your Pairpoint collection. 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 1 15/16"
high. The base has a rough pontil. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 3/19/2017 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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| 4929 | Unknown Maker 1998 Large Paperweight with two
Stylized Red and White Fish Swimming in an Underwater
Scene. dated 1998. This
paperweight has two stylized red and white fish swimming in an
underwater scene. The fish are close to the surface, but not
on the surface and are encased by a layer of glass. An
interesting paperweight. Signed, but I can't read the signature,
dated 8-98.
Unknown maker. Even though the paperweight is signed, I can't identify the maker. The placement of the signature suggests a North American maker. Large Size: 2 15/16" 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 picture of the paperweight$59 postage paid in the US. Added 3/19/2017 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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| 4898 | Unique 2000 Perthshire Picture Paperweight -
Possibly Prototype for 2001 Miniature Picture Weight.
dated 2000. This Perthshire paperweight 36 picture canes
plus a 2000 date cane. The date cane matches the date cane
used in the Perthshire Millennium Paperweight. The picture
canes are not all different - several are repeated more than
once. The canes are closely packed with gaps over a clear
glass ground. It is engraved with a "P" near the base. A
unique paperweight, possibly one of a kind.
This paperweight does not appear in the "Perthshire Paperweights - The Final Years", but it is similar to the Miniature Picture Cane Weight issued in 2001. Other than not being in the catalog, the other "wrong" feature is that the canes are uneven length. not production cut to even lengths and it is not as closely packed as we have come to expect from Perthshire weights. Perthshire was known to produce prototypes to show to dealers and collectors prior to committing to a production design. This may be such a prototype or may have been made at the request of a collector. 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. Medium Size: Just over 2 1/2" in diameter by just
under 1 7/8" high. The bottom is ground concave.
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| 4674 | Large Salamandra Glass Studios Vines and Flowers
Paperweight. dated 1979. Compound design of vines an
millefiori flowers in a green, blue, and brown color scheme.
Alternatively, you could view this as a turbulent sea scene with
three millefiori flowers floating above the sea. This is a
complex and intriguing paperweight by a relatively unknown studio
that was in business for only a short while. It is signed on
the base "Salamandra Glass 8/79"
Salamandra Art Glass of Portsmouth, New Hampshire was founded in 1975 by David Bellantone and Todd Phillips with apprentice George Cirocco. Todd Philips was a professional glassblower who studied in Venice, Italy. David Bellantone had participated in the Haystack School of Crafts on Deer Isle, Maine. The studio was known for their compound paperweights with multiple layers or depths and was included in a show of paperweights at the Elements Gallery in Greenwich, CT in January 1978. In May 1977, David Bellantone and Todd Phillips, along with 35 other crafts people, were invited to a White House luncheon hosted by Rosalynn Carter. The studio stayed in operation until 1991 although it is unclear if all three partners remained with the studio. George Cirocco later re-opened the studio in 1996 in Dover, New Hampshire and continued until 2009. Todd Phillips later became the President and CEO of the Quoizel Lighting Company. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 2 5/8" high.
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| 4752 | Large Orient & Flume Figural Peach
Paperweight. circa 2003. Wonderful
hand crafted Orient & Flume peach paperweight having a stem and
leaf. The surface is has a pink iridescent sheen. Signed
on the base "Orient & Flume G6U7". A wonderful
example.
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 such as the floral design found encased in this vase. Every Orient & Flume piece has a registration number which usually includes a date code. In this case, I believe the "G" is for 2003. Large Size: 3" diameter by 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 picture$75 postage paid in the US. Added 3/12/2017 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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| 4862 | Large 1997 Baccarat Crescent Moon and Stars
Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1997. Modern Baccarat
paperweight with an interesting design consisting of a millefiori
crescent moon and yellow millefiori stars on a translucent blue
ground. The crescent moon is made up of three rows of
millefiori star canes. Each of the outer two rows contain a
miniature crescent moon in the center. There is also a complex
signature cane with a B1997 date. Unfortunately the date is
flipped upside down. "Baccarat" is engraved on the side and
the aid etch Baccarat logo is on the base. Perfect
condition. This very hard to find non-traditional design will
be a welcome addition to any collection of Baccarat
paperweights.
Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 2 1/16" high.
The bottom is ground flat. 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. 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 3/12/2017 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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| 3949 | Early Magnum James Lundberg 1973 Art Nouveau
Iridescent Paperweight. dated 1973. This
early Lundberg paperweight was most likely made during the
experimental period when Lundberg first started producing glass
paperweights with with iridescent surfaces and tiffany style
designs. The paperweight displays elements of the elaborate
art nouveau designs that Lundberg was best known for. The
three part design incorporates surface decoration in yellow and red
with section centered on a a millefiori star. The surface is a
deep iridescent purple. It is signed in script on the side
"Lundberg 73". The surface is uneven in some areas near the
top where the surface decoration has been applied, this is a
splendid example of Lundberg's very early work.
In 1970 James Lundberg founded a small "backyard" studio Nouveau Glass in San Jose, California. The first paperweights were made in 1972 when, with the encouragement of Larry Selman, Lundberg began applying his iridescent glasses and Tiffany decorative techniques to paperweight design. They were an immediate success and in such demand that a year later he, with college pal Mark Cantor, his younger brother Steven Lundberg and several other friends moved to set up a larger studio, renamed Lundberg Studios in Davenport, California. James died in an accident in 1991. Lundberg Studios were known for their surface decorated designs and torchwork and later for their lampwork. Eventually Daniel Salazar, David Salazar, and several other glass artists joined Lundberg Studios. 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 did not have the artists signature. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Very Large Size: Just under 3 1/4" diameter by
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 of the paperweightSOLD. Added 3/12/2017 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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| 3951 | Colorful Rollin Karg Multicolor Twist Paperweight.
circa 1983 to 2000. This is an interesting sculptural
paperweight in the shape of a twist. White and clear glass
were used to make the twist with added patches of blue, red, green
and purple in the white glass. It is signed "KARG" on the side
near the base.
Rollin Karg spent the first part of his career as an industrial engineer, photographer, potter and woodworker before becoming a full time glass artist in 1983. He studied hot glass at Emporia State University (Kansas) and built his first glassblowing furnace there. Today he owns a studio and gallery in Kechi, Kansas. Large Size: 2 1/2" at the widest by 3 3./4"
tall. 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 3/5/2017 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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| 2887 | Spectacular Peter McDougall Karen Maxwell
Special 2010 Collection Faceted Fruit Bouquet Paperweight. circa
2010. Spectacular bouquet arrangement of all sorts of
fruit in a large faceted paperweight. The lampwork fruit
arrangement is by Karen Maxwell and encasement by Peter
McDougall. The paperweight is signed next to the fruit with
Peter's complex signature and date cane "PMcD 10". It is
faceted with a large top facet and 12 side facets. It also has
a paper label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff
Scotland."
This paperweight was one of the special annual editions made in only in 2010. It was designated Collection 2010 Midyear #2. 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. Large Size: 2 13/16" diameter by 2 3/16"
high. The base is ground concave. It is faceted with a
large top facet and 12 side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 3/5/2017 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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| 2791 | Large St. Louis 1983 Faceted Bouquet Paperweight
with two Pansies, Double Clematis, and a Fantasy Flower. dated
1983. This paperweight features a four flower bouquet of
pansies, clematis, and a fantasy flower arranged over a clear
ground. The arrangement can also be called a cruciform style
bouquet since the flowers and stems form a cross. There are two deep
blue pansies with arrowhead millefiori canes for the lower
petals. There is also a great double layer white clematis with
a bud and another three layer blue and white flower. Each
flower has a complex millefiori center. The paperweight is
faceted with six side facets and one large top facet. The
paperweight was issued in a limited edition of 300
paperweights. It is signed with a red, white and blue complex
signature/date cane "SL 1983" on the underside of the bouquet.
It also has a gold foil label "CRISTAL SAINT LOUIS FRANCE" on the
side. A wonderful paperweight.
This paperweight appears in the later of the two books on St. Louis paperweights, The Art of the Paperweight - Saint Louis (Second Edition - 1995) by Gerard Ingold. It was issued in a limited edition of 300 paperweights. 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 : 3 1/16" diameter by 2 1/16"
high. The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 2/27/2017 For more information about paperweights made by the St. Louis factory, see my St. Louis Web Page . Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4806 | Large Ed Rithner Multi-Colored Candy Cane
Millefiori Paperweight. circa 1940-1970. A wonderful
example of a relatively rare style of paperweight. The
millefiori canes are striped lengthwise and are placed over a
transparent turquoise ground. The canes are various
colors of red, blue, green, and white. A classic Rithner
design.
A wonderful example of a relatively rare style of paperweight. Please ignore the white areas in the pictures; they are caused by the light. Ed Rithner worked in Wellsburg, West Virginia from 1908 to the 1970s or later. You can read about Ed Rithner in Jean Melvin's book on American Glass Paperweights and their Makers . All of Rithner's weights are unsigned. Very Large Size: Just over 3/8" diameter by 1 7/8"
high. The base is fire finished and then ground to a matte
finish in the center to remove the pontil mark. The profile is
relatively 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 2/26/2017 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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| 2246 | Spectacular Peter McDougall Special 2005
Collection Large Barber Pole Checquer Millefiori Paperweight with
Complex Canes. circa 2005. Spectacular
large paperweight with a Clichy barber pole checquer design.
There are twenty complex canes arranged in two concentric circles
around a larger complex cane. The canes are separated by red
and white striped barber pole latticinio twists. Underneath is layer
of white latticinio twists. The paperweight is signed on the
base with Peter's complex signature cane made from four separate
letter canes forming the signature PMcD. It also has a paper
label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff Scotland."
This paperweight was one of the special annual editions made in only in 2005. It was designated Collection 2005 #5. 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" diameter by 2 1/16" high. 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 2/26/2017 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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| 3958 | Large Joe St. Clair Yellow and White Crimp
Paperweight. circa 1970-1987. Yellow and white stylized
flower in the unique St. Clair style. This style of crimp
weight is very collectible. This one has eight pleats or
crimps with carefully placed bubbles between each. There is
also a large central bubble. Yellow and white is an unusual
color choice and the white does not stand out. The
signature "JOE ST CLAIR" is hot stamped on the base. A great
example.
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 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 Jenson on Fifth Avenue in New York. Joe retired for the first time) in 1971 and sold the factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. About the same time, Bob St. Clair and his wife Maude opened a new factory in Elwood. Paul St. Clair retired from General Motors and joined Bob, along with Ed St. Clair and a nephew, Joe Rice. Sometime later after Bob opened his factory, the new owners of the original factory sold the factory back to Joe. So, for a while, there were two St. Clair Glass factories. Joe St. Clair died in 1987. Large Size: Just over 2 3/4" diameter by 1
7/8" high. The base is fire finished and then hot stamped
with the Joe St. Clair hot stamp signature. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 2/26/2017 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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| 3678 | Large Josh Simpson Inhabited Planet
Paperweight. dated
2013. The basic theme of the inhabited planet
series is that a new planet has been discovered with interesting
features inviting exploration. There is a light
blue ocean swimming around green continents, forest filled
mountain ranges and possibly inhabited cities. Interesting,
possibly manmade, structures require further exploration.
There is a yellow and green striped spaceship with an iridescent
blue vapor trail on its way to investigate. This is a work
of astonishing depth and intricate beauty. A magical
paperweight packed with color and detail.
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. Please ignore the white areas in the picture caused by the light. Large Size: Just under 3 1/8" diameter by 3" high.
The base is ground flat. A previous
owner applied rubber bumps to the base to protect the bottom.
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| 4211 | Unusual Antique Magnum Bohemian Millefiori
Paperweight (Possibly Egermann or Riesengebirge). circa
1850 - 1914. Unusual antique paperweight with a thick layer of
unusual millefiori arranged in close concentric patterns floating
above a red, white, and blue frit ground. Some of the
millefiori are arranged horizontal, other are vertical. The
pattern seems to be deliberate with alternating concentric
circles. The paperweight has eight flat facets cut at the same
level above the base. The base is beveled. Heavy grayish
glass. This is definitely a rare item.
None of the experts I consulted with could identify this paperweight, but one suggested the millefiori canes might be the work of Friedrich Egermann (1777-1864). A similar (but finer) paperweight with twists (not slices) laying lengthwise over a similar red, white, and blue frit ground appears in the book Glass Paperweights: The Heritage of the 19th Century Riesengebirge and Isergebirge Glassworks by Marek Kordasiewicz (see page See Figure 126 on page 90). Kordasiewicz attributes his paperweight to Riesengebirge. The paperweight in the book has overall faceting in addition to the eight large side facets. It is exactly the same diameter as the paperweight listed here. The faceting on this paperweight matches pattern 31 in the book Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today by Peter von Brackel. Large Size: 3 1/2" diameter by 2 5/8" high.
Faceted with eight flat facets cut at the same level above the
base. The base is beveled. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Added 2/22/2017 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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| 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. Perfect execution. 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. 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. 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 2/21/2017 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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| 2834 | Rare Caithness Whitefriars 1983 Zodiac Overlay
Limited Edition Millefiori Paperweight. dated
1983. This is a hard to find Whitefriars Zodiac Paperweight
featuring an inner design of twelve zodiac symbol canes and a
Whitefriars date cane on a lace ground. The design is encased
in clear glass and then overlaid with a unique design of pink and
white alternating latticino rods. It is faceted with a
large top facet and six side facets. It comes with its
original certificate and the special "Whitefriars Paperweight by
Caithness" box. The paperweight was made in a limited edition
of 250 paperweights, of which only 155 were made. It is signed
in the design with the Whitefriars 1983 white monk and date cane and
is also signed on the base "23/250 WHITEFRIARS THE ZODIAC". A
rare and historically important paperweight that marked the
beginning of Whitefriars production at Caithness.
This design is listed and designated CT-323 on page 53 of the Charlton Standard Catalog of Caithness Paperweights. It was designed by Colin Terris as part of the Whitefriars Series and issued in 1983 in a limited edition of 250 paperweights, of which only 155 were made. The original issue price in the US was $350. It also appears in the book Scottish Paperweights by Robert Hall. See page 109. 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, tools, glass formulas, and designs. Caithness produced paperweights under the Whitefriars label starting in 1983. This design "The Zodiac " was one of the first such Whitefriars designs produced under the Caithness name. 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 limited edition 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. Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by just under 2 1/4"
high. The base is ground flat. The paperweight has a unique
overlay of pink and white latticino rods and is faceted with a
large top facet and six side facets. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. 2/20/2017 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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| 3957 | Magnum Maude and Bob St. Clair 1975 Sulphide Owl
Paperweight. Dated 1975. A very large egg shaped
paperweight with a sulphide of an owl sitting on a branch in a snow
covered woods. The owl sulphide is painted. The ground
is a pleated crimp ground of brown and white glass. The
signature "MAUDE AND BOB ST. CLAIR 1975" is hot stamped on the
base. This paperweight is huge. A great example.
Sulphide Paperweights are those that contain 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. Often the object is surrounded by a millefiori or lampwork garland, but it may also appear alone. The finest sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. 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 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 Jenson on Fifth Avenue in New York. Joe retired for the first time) in 1971 and sold the factory to new owners in Elwood, Indiana. About the same time, Bob St. Clair and his wife Maude opened a new factory in Elwood. Paul St. Clair retired from General Motors and joined Bob, along with Ed St. Clair and a nephew, Joe Rice. Sometime later after Bob opened his factory, the new owners of the original factory sold the factory back to Joe. So, for a while, there were two St. Clair Glass factories. Joe St. Clair died in 1987. Very Large Size: 3 5/8" diameter by 4 1/2"
high. The base is ground flat with a matte finish. It
weighs just over three pounds. 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 2/20/2017 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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| 4808 | Ed Rithner Red and Green Eight Petal Flower
Paperweight. circa 1940-1970. An upright flower with
eight red and green petals over a speckled red and green cushion
ground. Each petal has a white outline. The cushion
ground has four pleats with a carefully placed bubble between each
pleat. There is also a planned bubble in the center of the
larger flower at the top. A classic Rithner design.
Ed Rithner worked in Wellsburg, West Virginia from 1908 to the 1970s or later. You can read about Ed Rithner in Jean Melvin's book on American Glass Paperweights and their Makers . All of Rithner's weights are unsigned. Very Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by 2 5/8"
high. The base is fire finished and then ground to a matte
finish in the center to remove the pontil mark. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 2/19/2017 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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| 4375 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1980G Limited Edition
Magnum Transportation Garland Paperweight. dated
1980. This very large paperweight features a five loop
garland (cinquefoil) with a complex cane in the center and a colored
picture cane denoting an aspect of early transportation in the
center of each loop. The picture canes denote an old
automobile, old steam boat, hot air balloon, old steam engine, and
old fashioned high wheel bicycle. Each loop is made up of
complex canes of a different color. The ground is white
lace. The base is ground concave and has the signature cane
"P1980". This design was made in an edition of 400
paperweights but only 285 were made. A really flashy
paperweight.
Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their Annual Collection for 1980. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. The edition size for this paperweight was 400 weights, but only 285 were made. Each year's Annual Collection designs were lettered to indicated this special status. In 1980, there were nine Annual Collection designs, designated 1980A through 1980I. 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 : Just under 3 1/4" diameter by just
under 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 paperweight$595 postage paid in the US. Added 2/19/2017. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4216 | Antique Meisenthal France (Alsace Lorraine)
Five Bubble Pedestal Paperweight Chalice. circa 1870 -
1914. Antique paperweight chalice with a five bubble
paperweight stem and a glued bowl. Each bubble is made by
piercing the multicolored frit layer and leaving a stem. There
are four outside bubbles and one larger central bubble. In
this example the bowl was made separately and the base of the bowl
was ground flat, cut with a star pattern, and then glued to the
stem. There is a gold enamel or paint covering the joint
between the bowl and the stem. The paperweight stem has two
collars. This is a rare item.
Note: The bowl is not as deep as what would be expected for a wine glass. It is possible that it has been cut down or that the intended purpose was different (e.g., a candle holder). At first I thought the glued construction was unusual, but von Brackel discusses multiple examples of two part paperweights glued together from this region (France, Germany, Bavaria) in his book Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today. See pages 202-205. Meisenthal is in north-eastern France (originally part of Alsace Lorraine). The village is famous for the Centre International d’Art Verrier (CIAV; international center for studio glass). Glass has been produced in Meisenthal since the early 18th century, and since the 19th century Christmas decorations from Meisenthal were famous – some say they were invented there. Large Size: The bowl is 2 13/16” in diameter, the
paperweight stem is 1 7/8” diameter, and the foot is 3 ¾” in
diameter. The entire chalice is 5 7/8” high. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$195 postage paid in the US. Added 2/18/2017 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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| 4799 | Perthshire PP75 Miniature Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1985 - 1997. This is a
miniature concentric millefiori paperweight with a ribbed or fluted
edge. It has a center Perthshire "P" signature cane surrounded
by four rings of millefiori canes. The ground is an opaque
blue. The PP75 was made from 1985 to 1997.
This is often called a pressed weight because a mold is used to form the outside ribbing or flutes. The top is flattened. The ribbing gives the glass a real glittery appearance as you can see in the picture. 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. Miniature Size: 1 7/8" diameter by 1 3/8"
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$65 postage paid in the US. Added 2/8/2017 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4207 | Large Murano Latticinio Swirl Crown Paperweight
with KB Label. circa 1970. This paperweight
is a good example of a Murano crown paperweight formed from 18 pink
twists alternating between simple ribbon twists and latticinio
twists. The simple twists are edged with gold
aventurine. Underneath is a white ground. Adding to the
complexity, this paperweight has a swirl design. A fun
paperweight with good execution. It has a blue and silver foil
label from KB (Koscherak Brothers) stating that it is "An Original
Creation by KB. Made in Italy".
Technically a crown weight should have a crown millefiori or group of millefiori on top. This weight does not. Crown weights are considered by some to be the most exciting of all millefiori designs. They are extremely difficult to make. 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. They may still be in existence. Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 3/8" 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$79 postage paid in the US. Added 2/5/2017 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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| 3122 | Large Peter McDougall Millefiori Paperweight Pin
or Candy Dish With Gold Cross and Garland. Colorful pin
dish or candy dish with a cross of gold complex stardust millefiori
canes and an outer garland of simple blue and white canes. The
design is set on a translucent cobalt blue ground. It is
signed with a paper label "PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Hand Made in
Crieff Scotland."
Scottish makers have a history of making candy dishes and other shapes out of paperweights when they realize that the product is flawed in some way. I suspect that they also make these dishes to order. In this case, I can see no flaws. A paperweight of this design was originally made by Perthshire exclusively for L.H. Selman, Ltd., so it is possible Peter continued to make the design for Selman after Perthshire closed. 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 3/4" diameter by 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 of the pin dish$125 postage paid in the US. Added 1/22/2017 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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| 4213 | Rare Strathearn P4 Madder (Red) Orchid Paperweight
. circa 1965-1979. This paperweight is Strathearn's P4
Orchid Paperweight. Although I would describe it as a tulip,
Strathearn called it an orchid and described it as "an opening bud
encased in clear glass." It was made in three colors,
Turquoise, Madder (a reddish/pink color) and Sepia (a brownish/tan
color). It has seven petals and one stamen. The
paperweight has a worn paper label "STRATHEARN HAND MADE IN
SCOTLAND". The glass has a gray tint. A great addition
to any collection of Scottish paperweights.
Special thanks to Richard More's Strathearn website https://strathearn.smugmug.com/ for providing the background information on this paperweight. According to Richard More, the P4 always had three stamen and had a flat base. This paperweight, however, appears to have only one stamen and the base is ground concave in the center. The Perthshire PP9 is similar but has a looser design. Note: I had trouble taking pictures due to the gray color of the glass. As a result, some of the pictures are dark. 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 factory was taken over by Stuart Glass in 1980, and renamed Stuart Strathearn Ltd. Production ceased in 1992. Large Size: Just under 2 3/4” diameter by 2
1/4” high. The base is ground concave in the center. 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 1/22/2017 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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| 4218 | Magnum AVEM Murano Scrambled Millefiori Figural
Apple Paperweight. circa 1950-1960.
Wonderful large figural apple paperweight with stem and leaf filled
with multiple layers of glass ribbon twists and latticinio.
The glass ribbon twists are edged with gold aventurine. There
are all shades of green, red, blue and white. It is large and
heavy. This is a truly wonderful figural paperweight.
A.V.E.M. or Arte Vetraria Muranese was founded on the Island of Murano in Venice, Italy in 1932. For more details see pages 48 & 49 of the book Fifties Glass by Leslie Pina. The figural paperweights on page 49 are similar to this paperweight. Very Large Size: Approximately 3 3/8" diameter by 3
1/4" high. The paperweight weighs 28.1 ounces. The base has
been ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 1/22/2017 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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| 3550 | Large Baccarat 1979 Spaced Millefiori on Lace
Paperweight. dated 1979. This wonderful
spaced millefiori paperweight from Baccarat contains an arrangement
of 19 complex millefiori canes on a lace or upset muslin
ground. The canes are intricate and very colorful. See
the close-up picture for more detail. It is signed with a
Baccarat etched logo on the base. The edition number 17 is
also engraved base over the Baccarat logo and the date is also
engraved on the base. In addition, it has a "B1979" signature
cane in the design. A wonderful example.
This design was produced in 1979. It is not listed as a limited edition, but the individual paperweights were numbered sequentially. This is number 17 in that series. There is a signature cane "B 1979" shown in the pictures. The bottom has the acid etched Baccarat logo plus it is engraved with the year (1979) and the number (17). 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. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by just over 2
1/16" high. The bottom is ground flat. 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.
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 1/22/2017. 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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| 3686 | Antique New England Glass Company Millefiori
Scramble Paperweight with Eagles, Heart, and Mystery Cane. circa
1860. This is an antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
scramble or end of day paperweight. It is filled with a
nice assortment of millefiori canes, pieces of lampwork, and twists
in a variety of colors. There are stars, eagles (visible from
the bottom), and a mystery cane. Unfortunately this
paperweight also has a small internal fracture. A good study
piece offered 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. 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 Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . Size: Just under 2 3/4” diameter by 1 5/8”
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$79 postage paid in the US. Added 1/19/2017. 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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| 2500 | Large 1930s Chinese Close Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight . circa 1930. This is a large colorful Chinese
close concentric millefiori paperweight made in the 1930s. It
was intended to be a copy of a French antique concentric paperweight
from 1845-1860 (probably Clichy). The pattern mimics the
typical Clichy pattern containing sequences of two or three
identical canes. It is scratch signed "CHINA" on the base in
response to the US customs requirement that goods be marked with the
country of origin in English starting about 1930. 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: 3 1/8” 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 of the paperweight$135 postage paid in the US. Added 1/16/2016 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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| 2692 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1977B Limited Edition
Damson Plums Paperweight. circa 1977. This
paperweight features three rich purple colored plums with green
stems and leaves on a clear ground. It is faceted with a
complex faceting of one large top facet and 16 side facets (eight
large and eight smaller facets). The base is ground concave
and finished with a grid cut pattern that Perthshire calls a
strawberry cut. It is signed with a small engraved "P" on a
tiny extra facet near the base. The "P" is engraved in reverse
so it displays correctly when viewed from the top. It also has
a Perthshire paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND"
on the base. It comes with its original box and original
certificate identifying this as #108 out of a limited edition of 500
weights.
Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their Annual Collection for 1977. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. The edition size for this paperweight was 500 weights, but only 315 were made, thus making this one of the rarer Perthshire paperweights. Each year's Annual Collection designs were lettered to indicated this special status. In 1977, there were six Annual Collection designs, designated 1977A through 1977F. 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 : Just under 2 1/8" diameter by 1 7/16"
high. Perthshire calls it a miniature but it is slightly
larger than a true miniature. It is faceted with one large
top facet and 16 side facets (eight large and eight smaller
facets). There is an extra tiny facet near the base where
the "P" signature is engraved in reverse. The base is ground
concave and finished with a strawberry (grid) cut. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$245 postage paid in the US. Added 1/4/2017. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3687 | Antique New England Glass Company Millefiori
Scramble Paperweight. c. 1860. This is an antique New
England Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of day
paperweight. It is loosely filled with a nice assortment
of complex canes, pieces of lampwork, and twists in a variety of
colors. There are stars, crosses, and some unusual
canes. A great example with great color in excellent
condition.
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. 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 Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . Size: 2 1/2” diameter by 1 1/2” high.
The bottom is ground concave. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Added 1/1/2017. 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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| 2122 | Pairpoint Yellow Snake and Ball Pedestal
Paperweight. Circa 1970-1975. This is a large
paperweight of a long striped yellow snake coiled around a white
opalescent glass sphere. The snake has a dark blue head with
yellow eyes. The snake is on top of his world. The
sphere is mounted on a pedestal stand. A wonderful example of
Bryden Pairpoint's early efforts to reinterpret classical
designs.
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: 3" diameter by 4 1/4" high. The
base is 2 3/4" in diameter and has a rough pontil. 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 12/12/2016 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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| 1035 | Old Chinese Two Color Fantasy Flower Paperweight
with Leaves and Bud - Copy of Baccarat Antique.
Circa
1930. This is a copy of a French Baccarat 12 petal
fantasy flower paperweight with bud made in the classic period from
1845-1860. The two color flower has a complex millefiori
center cane, five leaves, and a stem. The ground is
clear. The style dates from the 1920s or 1930s and is almost
an antique.
Note: In this example the flower separated slightly from the stem during the stem during encasement. 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. Size: 2 11/16" diameter by
2" 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$39 postage paid in the US. Added 12/10/2016 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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| 4650 | Early Debbie Tarsitano Three Tier Red Flower with
Buds Paperweight. undated circa 1977 -1980.
This paperweight features a three layer red flower with upright
yellow stamens. The flower with two buds and striped green
leaves are placed on a curved stem that follows the curvature of the
paperweight. The ground is clear glass. The petals
sparkle with gold aventurine - although it was hard to capture this
in the pictures. Signed at the base of the stem with the
conjoined "DT" Tarsitano signature cane used by both Delmo and
Debbie Tarsitano from about 1978 to 1980. A fantastic
paperweight.
Please ignore the glare from the lights. I had difficulty photographing this paperweight because of the high dome. Debbie Tarsitano has been making wonderful paperweights since 1972, when she and her father Delmo Tarsitano set up a glass studio to explore a shared obsession with glass. While developing her glass artwork, Debbie earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an Associate Degree in Journalism from Hofstra University, Long Island, NY. Her work has evolved from simple floral paperweights in the 1970s to contemporary sculptural expressions. The results are powerful, fresh images encased in glass. Her florals are outstanding. A formally trained painter, her passions lie in creating work that goes beyond traditional glass, building a bridge to the greater world of art. She has collaborated with many internationally known glass artists, including Roland (Max) Erlacher, Ed Poore, Dino Rosin, Jiri Harcuba, and others. Debbie and Delmo Tarsitano shared the same signature cane, feeling that their work was individual and distinctive and collectors would have no difficulty distinguishing between their art. Although they did not date their work, the signature cane changed over time and provided approximate dates for the works. The cane in this paperweight was used from about 1978 until 1980. See Andrew Dohan's Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes for more information on the Tarsitano signature canes. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 2 3/16""
high. The base is ground concave. Very high
dome. I had difficulty photographing this paperweight
because of the high dome. 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 12/5/2016 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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Rare John Deacons St. Kilda Complex Millefiori
Closepack Paperweight - Signed StK 1987. dated
1987. A closepack millefiori paperweight with a variety of
colorful complex canes. Signed in the design "StK 1987".
The ground is a translucent blue. An exceptional paperweight
from this talented artist.
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. 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 . Size: Just over 2 3/8" diameter by just under 1
3/4" high. The bottom fire finished (not perfectly smooth) and
then ground concave in the center. 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 12/3/2016 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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| 3663 | Perthshire Annual Collection 1972C Limited Edition
Miniature Flower Paperweight. circa
1972. This paperweight features a red lampwork flower with a
green stem and two leaves in a stave basket of amber canes each with
a white and blue star center. The Perthshire complex "P"
signature cane is in the center of the flower. In the
signature cane, the "P" is surrounded by a ring of red floret
canes. This design was Perthshire's first use of a stave
basket in a paperweight. It was issued in a limited edition of
1,000 paperweights in 1972. This little paperweight is a
miniature jewel.
Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their first annual collection items. This means the design was made only that one year and never again. They made a crown weight as the annual collection item for 1969. In 1970, they made a dragonfly paperweight and a flash overlay millefiori weight. There were four annual collection weights for 1971 and only three annual collection weights for 1972. 1972C paperweights have sold for $230 to $460 in Selman's auctions. 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. Miniature Size : 1 15/16" diameter by just over 1
7/16" 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$295 postage paid in the US. Added 12/3/2016. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 825 | Magnum Alex Stelzer Libbey Glass Name Floral
Paperweight "E. BROWN". Circa 1915. This is a desirable
Libbey Glass Name Weight. Four icepick flowers around a
central icepick flower. There is a central bubble in each
flower. The name “E. BROWN” is formed of tiny bits of clear
glass. The glass is grayish as is typical of Toledo folk
weights.
This style of paperweight is attributed to Alex Stelzer, a Czechoslovakian immigrant glass worker, who worked at Libbey Glass in Toledo Ohio from 1907 to 1948. It is a folk weights made by the glass worker in his free time and often given away. Stelzer had a friendship with Arthur Gorham, a well known paperweight collector and dealer who sold paperweights in his shop in Millville New Jersey. The Stelzer name is spelled in some places as Steltzer. The only printed reference I would find on Alex Stelzer was in the 1970 edition of Jean Melvin's American Glass Paperweights and their Makers. Very Large Size: 3 1/2" diameter by 3 1/8"
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 picture of the paperweight$145 postage paid in the US. Price reduced (was $195) 11/29/2016. 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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| 585 | Large Antique Footed Millville Umbrella
Paperweight. circa 1860-1910 . This style of old
paperweight is associated with Millville. Examples date from
as early as 1860 and continued to be made until about 1912.
Many, if not all, were made at the Whitall Tatum factory in
Millville. The design consists of a white mushroom shape with
a center bubble. Additional colored bits of glass are added
and melted into the top. The top is of the mushroom is pushed
down with a crimp to form an umbrella shape with ribs or
pleats. This is a large showy example.
The umbrella shaped weights were originally modeled to resemble the wild tiger lily of Southern New Jersey. You can read about umbrella weights from Millville in the book Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey: An American Folk Art by Clarence A. Newell . It is not possible to identify the exact maker, but John Ruhlander, Emil Stanger, Marcus Kuntz, and Horace Rhubarth, and Ralph Barber are all known to have made weights of this style. Sometimes the style is also used as part of an inkwell or other object. Large Size : Just under 3 1/3" diameter by 3 3/5"
high. The diameter of the foot is 3". The bottom is
finished although there is some remnant of the pontil mark.
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. Price reduced (was $645) 11/29/2016. 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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| 2228 | Antique New England Glass Company Sulphide
Paperweight of Lajos Kossuth. circa 1851. Antique
Sulphide paperweight featuring Lajos Kossuth, former
Governor-President of Hungary. It is inscribed on the back
"EX-GOVERNOR OF HUNGARY SET AT LIBERTY BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA 1851".
Kossuth was a political reformer who fought for liberty for Hungary and held the office of Governor-President from April 14 to August 11, 1849. He was appointed to this position after the declaration of Hungarian independence from the Hapsburg Monarchy. He was widely honored during his lifetime as a freedom fighter and advocate of democracy in Europe. He demanded parliamentary government for Hungary and constitutional government for the rest of Austria. After abdicating the post of Governor-President he was effectively under house arrest until he was allowed to leave the Ottoman Empire in September 1851 on the American frigate Mississippi. He then toured Britain and the United States in a futile effort to get support for his cause. He won favor in New England and souvenirs and other commemorative items were created to celebrate his visit. This paperweight was probably one of the commemorative objects created around the time of his visit. Some authors suggest the inscription refers to US support of his cause. Instead, I think it may refer to his rescue from house arrest by the US. 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 Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . Most texts attribute this paperweight to the New England Glass Factory. It is believed that this paperweight may have been made for the 1851 Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. However, the attribution is subject to challenge and the precise origin of this sulphide paperweight remains elusive. The Bergstrom Mahler Museum has an identical paperweight which they attribute to Clichy. Hawley attributes this to NEGC in his 1997 book The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . However, in his latest 2011 book on NEGC, he states that no firm evidence exists for this attribution, except that the specific gravity and fluorescence match that of NEGC. Hollister discusses this paperweight in his Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights and also states that their is no firm evidence tying the paperweight to NEGC or any other factory. My own opinion is that the glass quality is more typical of NEGC than the French factories. It may have originated in Europe or at another American factory. Ignore the glare from the lights. It was difficult to photograph this paperweight. The sulphide is white. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 1 11/16" 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$295 postage paid in the US. 11/28/2016 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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| 2409 | Antique Clichy Faceted Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight with 11 roses. circa 1845-1860. This
wonderful antique Clichy concentric millefiori paperweight has a
classic arrangement of three concentric rings of complex millefiori
around a blue pastry mold cane. The inner ring has eleven
green and white roses. The second ring consists of fifteen
pink pastry mold canes. The outer ring has an
alternating pattern of 24 canes with six purple pastry mold canes
and 18 pink and green canes. The 18 pink and green complex
canes resemble the color of pink and green roses. In all,
there are 51 millefiori canes over a clear ground. The canes
are intricate and very colorful. See the close-up picture for
more detail. There are six side facets and a top facet.
A fantastic 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. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 3/4" high. The base
is ground concave. There are six side facets and a top
facet. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$995 postage paid in the US. Price reduced (was $1,295) 11/27/2016 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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| 2132 | 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. A wonderful
example.
A variation of this paperweight on a red colored ground and attributed to Clichy recently sold at a well known paperweight auction for $1,100 plus a 20% bidders premium. At my asking price, this is a bargain for a paperweight in perfect condition. 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. 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. The precise origin of this sulphide paperweight remains elusive. The Bergstrom Mahler Museum has an identical paperweight which they attribute to Clichy. The Art Institute of Chicago has a version in which the sulphide was colored before being encased. This paperweight, attributed to Clichy, was included in the 1978 Corning Museum of Glass "Paperweights - Flowers which clothe the meadows" exhibition. The Jokelson Collection had a variation with an uncolored (white) sulphide over a green ground. The Jokelson paperweight is also attributed to Clichy. Most authors agree with the Clichy attribution, but there are some authors who attribute the paperweight to Baccarat in France and even to the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ignore the glare from the lights. It was difficult to photograph this paperweight due to the brilliance of the glass. The sulphide is white but I have included some low light pictures to show the detail. Size: Just over 2 3/4" diameter by just over 1 3/4"
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$745 postage paid in the US. Price reduced (was $945) 11/27/2016 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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| 2652 | Magnum Baccarat Limited Edition Yellow Campanule
(Bellflower) Paperweight. Dated 1983. This is a
spectacular yellow bellflower paperweight with three flowers and a
bud plus six leaves and a stem. The bellflowers are a rich
yellow with deep ribbing. The design is placed over a
transparent blue ground. It is signed in the design with a
millefiori signature cane "B 1983" and also signed on the bottom
with the Baccarat logo. The signature cane is distorted and
incomplete. Perfect condition.
This design was produced only in 1983 in a limited edition of 175 paperweights. This is number 103 in that series. There is a distorted signature cane "B 1983" shown in the pictures. The bottom has the acid etched Baccarat logo plus it is engraved with the year (1983) and the number (103). It comes with an authentic Baccarat box. Some sellers on eBay sell this for the full retail price of $1,573, but my price is much lower. Magnum Size: Just under 3 1/4" diameter by just over 2
3/8" high. Bottom is ground slightly concave. Made by
Baccarat in France in 1983. 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. 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. Price reduced (was $695) 11/20/2016 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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| 2950 | Perthshire 1981 Limited Edition Christmas
Silhouettes Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1981.
This paperweight features five colored picture canes with Christmas
themes arranged around an unusual complex center "doily" cane.
The picture canes are of a snowman, Christmas tree, reindeer,
church, and Santa Claus. These is surrounded by a garland of
doily canes and set on a translucent green ground. It is
signed on the base with a "P1981" signature cane. It also has
a Perthshire paper label "PERTHSHIRE PAPERWEIGHTS CRIEFF SCOTLAND"
on the base. This is one of a limited edition of 300, of which
only 225 were made. A showy unusual paperweight.
The Perthshire Christmas Paperweights were special limited editions that changed design each year. They 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. Large Size: Just under 2 15/16" diameter by 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$395 postage paid in the US. Price Reduced (was $450) 11/20/2016 For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4767 | Large Early Grant Randolph Flowers and Pulled
Feather Style Paperweight with Box and Certificate. dated
1979. This is a wonderful example of Grant Randolph's work
featuring a surface decorated design with three red flowers, leaves
and stems over an opaque white ground. There is a Tiffany or
Art Nouveau style pulled feather background. It is signed on
the base "Grant Randolph Studios 79/4015" and also has the studio's
gold seal. It comes with its original box and
certificate.
Grant Randolph started the Grant Randolph Studios in Santa Barbara, California in 1977, so this is a very early weight from this artist. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Glass from the University of Hawaii. The studio has also been the home to other artists working with surface decorated designs, including Chris Buzzini. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 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 paperweight$145 postage paid in the US. Added 11/18/2016 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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| 4636 | Perthshire PP4 Medium Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1972 - 1992. Perthshire concentric
design with six rings of floret canes around a center cane over a
clear ground. The rings are orange, blue, yellow, green, red,
and white. Signed with Perthshire's "P" signature cane in the
outer row.
Some, but not all, PP4 paperweights have a signature cane in the outer row. This one has a signature cane. The design was made with a hollow ground base from 1972 to 1992. 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: Just over 2 1/2” diameter by 1 13/16"
high. The base is hollow ground. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$110 postage paid in the US. Price reduced (Was $150) 11/16/2016. For more information about Perthshire Paperweights, see my Perthshire Web Page. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4514 | Huge Pairpoint Magnum Frit and Millefiori Scramble
or End of Day Paperweight. Circa 1970-1990. This is a
huge end of day paperweight filled with multi-colored frit and also
some Pairpoint millefiori canes. It is huge and is 4 ¾”
diameter by 3 ¾” high. It weighs 5 pounds 5 oz.
This paperweight came from a collection that contained other
Pairpoint items. Although this paperweight is unsigned, I was
able to find another much smaller signed example on eBay to confirm
my attribution. A wonderful curiosity from the Bryden period
of Pairpoint production. It weighs 5 pounds 5 oz.
The base has a sharp edge where the pontil has been ground off, so I will cover this with tape before shipping. 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 (2015) although under new owners. Huge Size: 4 ¾” diameter by 3 ¾” high It
weighs 5 pounds 5 oz. The pontil has a sharp edge. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$150 postage paid in the US. Price reduced (was $195) 11/16/2016. 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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| 2250 | Rare Magnum AVEM Murano Scrambled Millefiori
Doorstop or Paperweight. circa 1950-1960.
Wonderful huge paperweight filled with multiple layers of glass
ribbon twists and latticinio. The glass ribbon twists are
edged with gold aventurine. There are all shades of green,
red, blue and white. It is very large and heavy. This is
a truly wonderful paperweight.
A.V.E.M. or Arte Vetraria Muranese was founded on the Island of Murano in Venice, Italy in 1932. For more details see pages 48 & 49 of the book Fifties Glass by Leslie Pina. The figural paperweights on page 49 are similar in construction. Very Large Size: Approximately 3 3/4" diameter by 2
1/2" high. The paperweight weighs almost three pounds. The
base has been ground flat. This paperweight has a low
profile. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$225 postage paid in the US. Added 11/13/2016 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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| 3953 | Small Murano Spaced Millefiori Paperweight with
Five Large Complex Canes. circa 1960-1980.
Colorful millefiori paperweight with a spaced millefiori design
consisting of five identical large pink canes with multi-colored
centers. There is an opaque lilac colored ground.
An interesting design. This could also be called an open
concentric arrangement.
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. Small Size: 2 1/8" diameter by 1 7/8" 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$39 postage paid in the US. Added 10/9/2016 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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| 3950 | Very Large Glass Eye Studio Lions Mane Jellyfish
Egg Shaped Paperweight. Dated 2007. This
egg shaped paperweight features a pink Lion's Mane jellyfish with
its tentacles reaching down to the base. It is set in clear
glass with controlled bubbles which add sparkle and dimension.
There is a larger bubble under the umbrella. The design is
part of the GES Environmental Series that is now retired. It
is signed on the base with the engraved name "Lions Mane" and the
acid etch "GES 07".
The Lion's Mane is the largest of all jellyfish, with its pink hued umbrella approaching a diameter of up to 6 feet and its tentacles sometimes reaching 90 feet downward. It is found in arctic waters. It weights up to a ton. 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. Large Size: Just under 4 1/2" tall
by 2 3/4" in diameter. The bottom ground flat 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 10/2/2016. 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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| 3685 | Large Modern Baccarat Paneled
Paperweight. Circa 1960 - 1970. Unusual
paneled millefiori paperweight from Baccarat. The paperweight
has an interesting variety of complex millefiori canes arranged in a
paneled pattern. It is signed with a Baccarat logo on the
base. I have not seen this unusual design before, but the
millefiori canes are similar to those found in the special 1964
Baccarat 200th anniversary commemorative paperweights.
Definitely a rare version of a modern Baccarat millefiori
paperweight.
This paperweight is undated, but I believe it was made as an experiment in the late 1950s or early 1960s. 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. Large Size: Just under 3” diameter by 1 15/16”
high. Bottom 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 9/20/2016 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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| 4396 | Magnum Millville Style Home Sweet Home Colored
Frit Paperweight. circa 1900-1940. This frit
paperweight features a Home Sweet Home motif with a two story
building, trees, grass, path, and the more. The design is set
in white and colored frit over a clear ground. The two
chimneys are red with white smoke. The trees have green
foliage. The grass is green. And the path is a reddish
brown. As shown in the pictures, the Home Sweet Home text is
incomplete.
Note: Unfortunately the pontil scar is unfinished and shows through the design. The paperweight would benefit from a restoration to remove the blemishes and pontil. I cannot be sure when or where this paperweight was made. Most likely it was made in 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 color. This weight has the typical Millville two piece construction, as shown in the bottom view. 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. Very Large Size : 3 1/4" diameter by just under 2"
high. The bottom is unfinished with the pontil scar
remaining. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$39 postage paid in the US. Added 8/21/2016. 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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| 4388 | Large Antique Clichy Faceted Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1845-1860. This wonderful
antique Clichy concentric millefiori paperweight has a classic
arrangement of three concentric rings of complex millefiori around a
blue pastry mold cane. The inner ring has nine Clichy eight
lobed edelweiss florets. The second ring consists of fifteen
purple eight lobed florets. The outer ring has an alternating
pattern of 24 pastry mold canes with six green pastry mold canes and
18 pink pastry mold canes. In all, there are 49 millefiori
canes over a clear ground. The canes are intricate and very
colorful. See the close-up picture for more detail.
There are six side facets and a top facet. A fantastic
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. Large Size: 2 5/8" diameter by just under 1 3/4"
high. The base is ground concave. There are six side
facets and a large top facet. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$950 postage paid in the US. Added 8/21/2016 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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| 4616 | Large Chinese Pedestal Flower with Bird
Paperweight . Probably 1970 or later. This
is a good example of a Chinese adaptation of features of older
American weights. It features a crude lampwork bird sitting on
top of a green flower mounted on a pedestal form. The pedestal
form is generally associated with Chinese copies of Millville crimp
roses. The bird in this setting is uniquely Chinese. The
pedestal has a double foot. An interesting addition to any
collection of paperweights.
I believe believe this is a recent example dating from 1970 or later because the variety was not documented earlier and the thin leaves are more typical of post 1970 Chinese flowers. 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. Those made in the 1970s and later have better quality glass. Large Size: Just under 2 3/4” diameter by just
under 3 1/2" high. The pedestal bottom has the
remainder of the pontil mark. 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 8/21/2016 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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| 4387 | Antique Baccarat Four Row Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1845 -1860. Colorful Baccarat four
row concentric millefiori paperweight with a clear ground from the
classic period of antique paperweights (1845-1860). There are
four rings of complex millefiori canes around a complex center
cane. This example contains an interesting assortment of
Baccarat canes. A wonderful example that is colorful and well
executed.
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.
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. Medium Size: Just under 2 1/2" diameter by just
under 1 1/2" high. The bottom is ground concave.
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| 3941 | Large Degenhart "Home Sweet Home" Decorated Plaque
Paperweight. circa 1964-1980. Classic later style
Degenhart paperweight with a decorated name plaque "Home Sweet Home"
on a rectangular white plaque with a border of decorative
flowers. The plaque is placed on a multi-colored frit ground
with a second white ground below. Signed with a "D." in the
design. A wonderful large paperweight with a great design and
great color.
Note: There is a defect in the finish on one side. This is shown in one of the pictures. It looks like that side was allowed to cool too fast resulting in a slightly crackled finish. Price greatly reduced as a result. 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. 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 . Very Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by 2 3/8"
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$55 postage paid in the US. Added 8/12/2016 For more information about paperweights made by Degenhart Glass in Cambridge, Ohio, see my Degenhart Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4420 | Large Pairpoint Faceted Red Rose Paperweight. Circa
1970-1990.
This paperweight features a red rose and eight leaves placed over a
deep blue ground. The rose has ten large red petals plus two
smaller white petals in the center. There are four large
leaves and four smaller leaves. It has a fancy faceting with
one large top facet plus six smaller adjoining top facets and then
six side facets. The paperweight is unsigned but matches the
design and setup of other signed examples from Pairpoint. A
wonderful example of the best of modern Pairpoint production.
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 (2015) although under new owners. Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 2
1/2" high. The bottom is ground flat. It is faceted with
seven top facets and six side facets. 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 8/12/2016. 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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| 4408 | Charles Kaziun Jr. Miniature Tilted Pedestal Spider Lily
Paperweight with cobalt blue aventurine ground. circa
1960-1980. This is a miniature pedestal paperweight with a
white spider lily and four leaves on a cobalt blue aventurine
ground. There is a yellow and orange millefiori stamen in the
center. The paperweight is tilted at a 45 degree angle so it
displays beautifully. Signed on the bottom of the turquoise
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 bottom of the cobalt blue 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 of the paperweight$425 postage paid in the US. Added 8/8/2016 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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| 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$495 postage paid in the US. Added 8/2/2016 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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| 2038 | Large Antique Czech / Bohemian Faceted Masaryk Picture
Paperweight. c.1900-1937. Large faceted
paperweight with a picture to Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the first
president of Czechoslovakia. The picture is placed on a
sulphide frame that rests on a multi-colored cushion of glass
bits. The frame has ornamental features on each side of the
picture. The name "T. G. Masaryk" is at the base under the
picture, although the initials are obscured by a bubble at the base
of the frame. The paperweight has one large window facet and a
fancy four part facet at the top. The paperweight was made in
Northern Bohemia during the period 1900 to 1930. The glass is
heavy crystal and weighs just over 26 ounces. An important
paperweight of historical significance.
Masaryk was the president of Czechoslovakia from 1918 to 1935. He died in 1937 at the age of 87. The picture was taken earlier in his life. Most likely this paperweight was produced during his presidency or possibly at the time of his death. It is also possible that it was produced earlier in his life when he was a political activist advocating for the creation of an independent Czechoslovakia. Von Brackel discusses this style of paperweight in his book Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco . He shows several examples on pages 102 to 195 with a range of values up to $480. Unfortunately, the picture in this paperweight is flawed by a defect and bubble covering part of the face. The price has been reduced to reflect this flaw. Large Size: Just over 3" diameter by 3 3/4" 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$95 postage paid in the US. Added 7/20/2016 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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| 2496 | Rare Chinese Copy of a NEGC Faceted Millefiori Nosegay
Paperweight.
circa
1930. This is an almost antique Chinese copy of a New England
Glass Company (NEGC) Posy Paperweight made circa 1860. It has
the fancy NEGC quatrefoil faceting and setup. The millefiori
nosegay consists of three red, white, and yellow complex millefiori
canes with four green leaves and a stem. All this surrounded
by two garlands of complex millefiori, one made up pink and blue
flowers, the other made pink and white flowers with green
centers. This great setup is on top of a latticinio swirl
ground. There are twelve side facets (four large and eight
smaller) plus the four part top facet with a notch between
each. 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 usual
have tipped or cracked canes and the posy is often smudged.
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 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 of the paperweight$225 postage paid in the US. Added 7/20/2016 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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Charles Kaziun Jr. Concentric Millefiori with Silhouettes and
Torsade Paperweight. circa 1960-1980. Charles Kaziun Jr.
concentric millefiori paperweight with six complex millefiori canes
around a central complex cane with a duck silhouette. The
circle of six complex millefiori include a rose cane, shamrock
silhouette, turtle silhouette, and heart silhouette. The other
two complex canes each have miniature silhouettes in the center, one
has a shamrock and the other has a heart surrounded by star
canes. The design is surrounded by a purple and white twisted
torsade with a complex Kaziun signature cane joining the ends.
The complex signature cane has a blue K surrounded by two rings of
millefiori. All of this is set on an opaque turquoise
ground. In addition, 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 twice, once with Kaziun's complex signature cane in the design and a second time with Kaziun's gold K on the bottom. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips or cracks. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$1,295 postage paid in the US. Added 7/10/2016 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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| 2045 | Unusual Chinese Mosaic Butterfly Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1950-70. Unusual Chinese millefiori
with mosaic canes arranged in the shape of a butterfly over a green
leaf ground. Not a lot is known about this style.
Sometimes there is a flower cane or some Chinese writing in the
design. The style is believed to be from 1950-1970.
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. Small Size: Just over 2 5/16" diameter by just
over 1 5/8" high. The bottom is ground concave with a remnant of
the pontil mark remaining. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 7/4/2016 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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Paul Ysart Signed Red Flower with Seven Leaves and
Stem in Millefiori Garland Paperweight. circa
1946-1972. Large red flower with seven leaves and a stem
placed in the center of a colorful millefiori garland. There
is a millefiori cane in the center of the flower. The leaves
and flower are striped and variegated. The ground is a
translucent brown or amber color. This paperweight is signed
with Paul Ysart's "PY" cane near the stem. It dates from the
postwar period and is from his postwar Moncrieff period or his
Caithness period (1962-1972).
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: Just under 3" diameter by 2 1/16"
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$950 postage paid in the US. Added 4/26/2016 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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| 2263 | Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Bar Set. circa
1950s-1960s.
The firm of Lassman & Co designed and produced this bar set
during the 1950s and 1960s. The millefiori paperweight handles were
made by the Ysart family of Scotland under the Vasart label.
The millefiori paperweight handles each have a concentric design
that matches the setup and canes of other Vasart paperweights.
Note: The case is in very poor condition. This set is priced only slightly above the price of the individual pieces. 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. There are very few complete sets known to exist with the case. A smaller set is shown on page 157 of the book on Ysart Glass published by Volo (the section on Vasart was written by Frank Andrews). There is also a display of another smaller set in the museum in Perth which attributes this to Vasart Art Glass. For more information, see the article by Angela Bowey and Allan Port “Pirelli, Vasart and the Ysart Family” in the Paperweight Collectors Association Inc. Annual Bulletin 2015. I will include a copy of the article with the purchase of this bar set. For more information, see my web page on Lassman & Co . The six piece set is complete with the original "leatherette" carrying case. It includes the following pieces:
Condition: The case is in very poor condition. The case is losing its cover and the inside lining has some stains (both on the back and below some of the pieces). The case also has tarnished / pitted brass hardware. Some of the bar pieces show signs of wear and use. The worst of the defects is the can opener which has some chrome and metal loss at the tip and the corkscrew has a defect on the thread. Signature: The word "ENGLAND" appears on the metal part of the can opener and corkscrew. Each cup of the Double Jigger Measure and the the cork of the Two Piece Pourer are marked "MADE IN ENGLAND". The bottle opener, spoon, and case are unmarked. $995 postage paid in the US. Added 4/2/2016. Click on the picture or this link to see more details on this set. |
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| 2085 | Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Handle
Bottle Opener. 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.
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 9/16" diameter by just over 3 3/4"
long. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the bottle opener$145 postage paid in the US. Added 3/17/2016 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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| 2591 | Antique Baccarat Faceted Four Row Concentric
Millefiori Paperweight. Probably Circa
1845-1860. Colorful red, white, and blue faceted concentric
millefiori paperweight with four rows of complex millefiori canes
around a central cane over a clear ground. The outer ring has
the classic Baccarat blue and white alternating canes. The
second ring from the center consists of complex stardust canes with
a Baccarat star cane in the center of each. This paperweight has six
concave side facets and a flat top facet.
You can read more about the Baccarat paperweightsin 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 5/8" diameter by just over 1
3/4" high. Bottom is ground concave. There are six side
facets and one top facet. There is good height to this
paperweight For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$445 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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| 2593 | Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1880 -1934. Colorful concentric
millefiori paperweight with a clear ground. There are four
rings of complex millefiori canes around a complex center
cane. The outer ring alternates between pink and blue
canes. The three inner rings are green, red, and white.
As is typical of millefiori from this period, the canes are very
complex and miniaturized. A wonderful example.
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. This open concentric paperweight may date from that earlier pre-1920 period or it may be from the Dupont period. 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. Size: Just under 2 1/2" 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 of the paperweight$325 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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| 1616 | Huge Murano Magnum Close Packed Concentric
Millefiori Paperweight or Doorstop. circa 1930-70. This
is an unusually large Murano millefiori paperweight. The
millefiori canes are arranged in six concentric circles around the
center cane. There is an interesting variety of millefiori
canes. The glass is slightly yellow. The canes are
smudged on one side as shown in the pictures. Really
big. It is 4 5/8" diameter by 3 5/8" high and weighs 4 pounds
4 oz. A magnificent paperweight that will make an
impression on your guests.
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. Huge Size: 4 5/8" diameter by 3 5/8"
high. The base is polished flat. It weighs 4 pounds 4
oz. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$225 postage paid in the US. Added 2/22/2016 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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| 1770 | Antique German Paperweight with Picture of Student
in Fraternity Uniform. circa 1870-1915. This is an
antique paperweight with a photograph or painting of a young man in
a military type uniform. The image is on a white enamel plaque
and is either a painting or a hand colored photograph. The
enamel plaque is placed in the center of a spatter or frit
ground. An interesting and rare type of paperweight. The
paperweight was most likely made in Germany or Silesia. A
great addition to any collection of antique European
paperweights.
Note: There is a fracture surrounding the image that is caused by incompatibilities between the plaque and the surrounding glass. This type of fracture is, unfortunately, fairly common in plaque weights of that period. After considerable research, I have concluded that the uniform is probably one used by a German or Austrian university student fraternity or student association. Members of these student associations surrounded themselves with the symbols of their fraternities. The uniforms are quite commonly depicted on German steins and other "studentica" of the period. For more information, see http://stein-collectors.org/library/articles/Student/studentica.html Size: 2 1/2” diameter by 1 3/4” high. The
bottom is fire finished with remnants of the pontil mark. 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 2/3/2016 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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| 4485 | Antique Floral Paperweight possibly from
Meisenthal in Alsace Lorraine. circa 1880 - 1920.
Antique floral paperweight with a red flower with white center,
green stem and leaf. There are white branches below the
flower. This paperweight has a broad base ring and concave
center. The maker of this paperweight is unknown, but it was
probably made in Meisenthal area of Alsace Lorraine (currently part
of France). An interesting addition to any collection of
antique paperweights.
Special thanks to the Glass Message Board for providing a possible identification of this paperweight as originating in Meisenthal. This attribution is based on the white branches below the flower, as similar elements are found in other Meisenthal paperweights. You can read more about paperweights from Meisenthal in the book Paperweights - Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco by Peter von Brackel. Large Size: Just under 3 1/8" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave with a broad base
ring. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$245 postage paid in the US. Added 1/10/2016 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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Antique New England Glass Company Millefiori
Scramble Paperweight. c. 1860. This is a wonderful
antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of day
paperweight. It is filled with an assortment of complex
canes and twists in a variety of colors. A great
example.
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. 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 Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies . Size: 2 9/16” diameter by just over 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 of the paperweight$145 postage paid in the US. Added 11/292015 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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| 4359 | Large Murano Close Concentric Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1970. This paperweight
has a concentric pattern of millefiori arranged in three concentric
circle around a central millefiori cane. There is an outer
ring of blue and white canes, a middle ring of orange canes, and an
inner ring of white canes. This close packed design is over a
white frit ground. A attractive paperweight that displays
beautifully.
Large Size: 3 1/8" diameter by 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 paperweight$49 postage paid in the US. Added 11/15/2015 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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| 4200 | Large Antique Baccarat Double Trefoil Millefiori
Paperweight. Circa 1920-1934. Colorful
double trefoil millefiori paperweight with a clear ground. The
trefoils are constructed with blue and red complex canes in the
center hexagon shaped portion and outer loops of contrasting pink
and blue canes. This is a unique setup not found in classic
period paperweights from Baccarat. There is a complex
millefiori cane in the center of each loop and a circle of complex
millefiori canes in the center of the design with a single blue cane
in the center. As is typical of millefiori from this period, the
canes are very miniaturized and some are poorly executed. Most
likely made by Joseph Boyé (1877-1948). An interesting
example.
This was a difficult paperweight to photograph, but I did the best that I could. The pink canes don't show a lot of detail and there is some distortion in the glass. 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. This double trefoil paperweight dates from the Dupont period of Baccarat production. Popular lore attributes this paperweight and others like it 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 Paperweightsby Robert Hall. Large Size: Just over 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The bottom is ground concave. Unusually
high dome with the original Baccarat profile. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$475 postage paid in the US. Added 6/5/2015 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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| 4230 | Large Murano Trumpet Flower Paperweight with
Label. Circa 1970. Murano trumpet or icepick flower
paperweight with five blossoms. Each flower is made from a
turquoise and white millefiori slice that has been pushed down to
the gold aventurine cushion ground. There is a planned bubble
in the center of each flower. This paperweight has its
original foil label identifying the importer "GOLDEN CROWN E&R
ITALY" with a picture of a crown. The paperweight was probably
made by Fratelli Toso. 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. E&R is the importer of this paperweight. They were a major importer of ceramics, porcelain, and glassware from Europe from 1886 until 2002. At one time they were the exclusive distributor for the Crystal Signature line of Swarovski figures. The firm was originally founded as Zeh, Ebeling & Reuss Co. by German emigrants Theodore Ebeling and Frederick Reuss who joined up with the owner of a glassware and china business, John E. F. Zeh. The firm was renamed to Ebeling & Reuss Co. in 1900 and remained in business until at least 2002. They were located in the Philadelphia area. The trademark depicted in the label was registered with the US Patent Office in 1956. Large Size: 3 1/16" diameter by 2 1/2" 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$49 postage paid in the US. Added 5/30/2015 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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| 3813 | Magnum St. Clair Crimp Paperweight. c.1970-2000.
Multi-colored
stylized flower in the unique St. Clair style. This style of
crimp weight is very collectible. This one has eight pleats or
crimps with carefully placed bubbles between each. There is
also an extra large central bubble. A huge very showy
paperweight with great color.
Shown in both the Melvin book listed above (with a sulphide) and in the Bonnie Pruitt St. Clair Collectors Guide (without a sulphide). Magnum Size: Just under 4" diameter by 2 1/4"
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 of the paperweight$65 postage paid in the US. Added 5/27/2015 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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Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Handle
Bottle Stopper. Circa 1950-1960. The firm of Lassman
& Co designed and produced this bottle stopper 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 and has a concentric design on a teal green
colored ground that matches the setup and canes of other Vasart
paperweights.
The bottle stopper is unmarked. Often you can find this item with ENGLAND stamped on the cork. The finish on the metal is chrome. This is one of the rarer pieces of barware by this maker. I have never seen one boxed individually. New information has surfaced allowing us to identify the maker of this item as Lassman & Co. located in the Kilburn area of North London. Lassman purchased the paperweights indirectly from Vasart. For more information, see my web page on Lassman & Co . A complete set of similar objects can be found at this link. Size: 2 1/2" long. The handle diameter is 1
1/2". For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the bottle stopper$125 postage paid in the US. Added 3/28/2015 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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Magnum Elizabeth Degenhart Bicentennial Paperweight with Horse
and Buggy. circa 1976. This Degenhart
paperweight features a black drawing of a horse and buggy with the
dates "1776-1976" on a white plaque. It was created to
celebrate the bicentennial in 1976. The plaque has the
Degenhart signature of a D inside a heart. This signature was
adopted when Elizabeth Degenhart was running the factory after the
death of John Degenhart. There is a multi-colored frit layer
just below the plaque and a second white frit ground below.
An example of this paperweight is shown in the book Degenhart Glass and Paperweights by Gene Florence. The picture does not do justice to this paperweight. Ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Magnum Size: 3 1/3" diameter by 2 2/3" high.
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 of the paperweight$95 postage paid in the US. Added 7/16/2014 For more information about paperweights made by Degenhart Glass in Cambridge, Ohio, see my Degenhart Web Page Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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Medium Murano Footed Faceted Closepack Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1970-1990. A unusual
Murano footed and faceted closepack millefiori paperweight.
The closepack millefiori design consists of a variety of millefiori
canes including complex canes. The design is on a gold or
aventurine ground. There are six side facets and a top
facet. The side facets are concave and the top facet is
flat. An unusual design as the addition of a foot is rare in
Murano weights. The foot is finished with a grid
pattern. A high quality paperweight.
Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 1 3/4" high.
There are six concave side facets and a flat top facet. The
bottom is finished with a molded grid pattern. 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 5/5/2014 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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Medium Murano Millefiori Scramble Paperweight.
circa 1970. Colorful millefiori scramble filled with colorful
latticinio twists and gold colored aventurine. Signed on the
base with a transparent label "VETRO ARTISTICO MURANO."
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. Medium Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 3/4" 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$75 postage paid in the US. Added 5/4/2014 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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Large Murano Faceted Closepack Millefiori
Paperweight. circa 1960-1970. A wonderful
Murano faceted closepack millefiori paperweight. The closepack
millefiori design is over a gold or aventurine ground. There
are five side facets and a top facet. The facets are
flat. Probably made in the 1960s by Fratelli Toso. A classic
design.
Large Size: 3" diameter by 2 3/8" high. There
are five side facets and a top facet. 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 5/4/2014 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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Magnum Antique Union Glass (Somerville, Massachusetts)
Paperweight "MINNIE". Circa 1900-1929. This is a
fantastic Union Glass Company Paperweight featuring a garland of
Lutz style four and five petal flowers with leaves and the name
"MINNIE" in the center. Each flower has gold aventurine in the
center for accent. The lettering is set off by two red white
and blue colored stripes.
Union Glass 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. 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 3/4" diameter by just
over 2 3/4" high. It weighs over 2 1/2 pounds.
The bottom is ground flat with a matte finish. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$775 postage paid in the US. Added 5/4/2014 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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