Paperweights From Other Countries
Paperweights From Other Countries
The glass paperweights on this page are from other countries not well known for their paperweights. Some of these are inexpensive fun paperweights.
If you would like to purchase
any of these paperweights, e-mail me at: aport@paperweights.com
| 5058 | Dramatic Marcolin (Sweden)
Sfumato Technique Owl Figural Paperweight. circa
1961-1991. This dramatic owl figural paperweight
demonstrates the excellence of Marcolin's use of the sfumato
technique to create a smokey feathered appearance. The upper
figural owl portion is clear glass with a round sfumato
paperweight base. There is a slight reddish tinge to the
grey color of the sfumato. This paperweight design was
unique to Marcolin. It is unsigned but I guarantee the
attribution. A fantastic example. Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Note: Please review the pictures. This paperweight has a large (3/4") scratch on the back next to base. FM Marcolin Art Crystal or FM
Marcolin Konstglas was founded Sweden in 1961 by two Italian
brothers, Josef and Benito Marcolin. They
learned their glass making skills on the island of Murano,
Venice, and later worked at Reijmyre before starting their own
company. FM stands for Färe-Marcolin. The
company went through several name changes as they moved from
one location to another, including "FM Konstglas, Eneryda", "FM Konstglas, Ronneby",
and then "FM
Konstglas / Marcolin". "Konstglas" is Swedish
for "Art Glass". The company changed its name to FM
Marcolin Art Crystal in 1983, and in 1988-89 changed again to
Marcolin Art Crystal. The Swedish factory closed in
1991, and production was moved to Sardinia, Italy. The
Marcolin brothers left and went their separate ways, Benito
moved back to Sweden, while Josef moved to Austria and
continued production under the name Marcolin Art Crystal,
which is still operating today. The term Sfumato originated in
painting. Leonardo da Vinci described the technique as
blending colors, without the use of lines or borders "in the
manner of smoke". In glass, it is the use of a smokey
bubbled texture to create a soft feathered or quilted
appearance. Marcolin often used sfumato on bird
figurines. Large Size: The rounded base is 3 1/8"
diameter. The paperweight is 3" (80 mm) high. The bottom
ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$69 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4303 | Peter Raos Magnum Pacific Series Blue
Starfish Paperweight. Dated 2001. This
paperweight features a naturalistic interpretation of a New
Zealand Pacific reef with a a blue starfish and a variety of coral
and sea life. It was made by Peter Raos in New Zealand and
is part of his Pacific Series of paperweights. Peter calls
this shape a flat domed paperweight. According to Raos, the
design was was inspired by a visit to the Sydney aquarium in the
early 1980's. During the visit he saw a coral tank with
colorful corals and starfish. It is signed on the side near the
base "Raos 2001 NZ". This is a hard to find item. A
wonderful paperweight. Peter Raos works as a glass artist in Devonport, New Zealand since starting his studio in 1979. He is a graduate of the University of Auckland Elam School of Fine Arts and Design. Large size: It has a flat profile and is just over
3 3/4” diameter by 2" tall. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$395 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 3062 | Kosta Boda Bertil Vallien Galaxy Blue
Artist Collection Abstract Paperweight. circa 1981 or
later. This is dramatic Swedish art glass paperweight was
designed in 1981 by the famous Swedish designer Bertil Vallien for
the Kosta Boda glassworks at Boda, Sweden. The surface
decorated paperweight has a series blue threads and two large blue
dots on an almost opaque textured light blue surface. There
also smaller blue spatters on the surface. At first glance,
it could be mistaken for a piece of pottery with a heavy
glaze. The underlying ground is clear glass. It is an
example of Bertil Vallien’s popular Galaxy Blue Series of glass
objects, each of which share similar visual effect. The
paperweight is signed on the base "BODA ARTIST COL BVALLIEN
98113". There is also the remnant of the original silver
Boda Artist Collection label, but the printed text has washed
off. An visually exciting paperweight designed by the most
famous of the Kosta Boda designers. Note: In 1976 Bertil Vallien started his "Artist collection" at Åfors glassworks. This collection consisted of art glass in large editions where each glass blower was allowed considerable freedom in executing the design. There was a definite basic form, but it was the craftsman's skill and feeling that completed the work. This was in contrast to the Bertil Vallien "Atelje" (Studio) series where each object was made in a limited edition and under the artist's supervision and were signed and numbered. The Galaxy Blue Artist Collection series was designed by Vallien in 1981 for the Boda Glassworks. I believe there are fifteen different objects in the series. The series includes paperweights, vases, bowls, an oil lamp, and a wine glass. Kosta is one of the oldest glass companies in the world. Kosta Glasbruk was founded in 1742 in Smaland, Sweden by Anders Koskull and Georg B. Stael von Holstein. In 1976 the glassworks of Kosta, Boda and Åfors merged to form Kosta Boda AB. In 1989, Kosta Boda and Orrefors merged to form Orrefors Kosta Boda AB. Ownership changed in 2005 with the purchase of the glassworks by the New Wave Group which decided to close the Orrefors glassworks in December 2012. After that, all glass production was done under the KostaBoda brand label. Bertil Vallien (1938-) initially studied Ceramics, first at the art school Konstfack in Stockholm and then at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA). While in the US he also worked as a designer at a ceramics factory. After returning to Sweden in 1963, he began to focus on glass while continuing his work in ceramics, and developed an innovative sand-casting technique. He was hired as a designer for the glassworks at Åfors and given the freedom to also work on his own designs part of the time. The merger of Kosta, Boda and Åfors in 1976 made it possible to devote more capacity to Vallien's designs. In 1963, he married Ulrica Margaret Hydman Vallien (1938-2018) a Swedish artist and fellow Konstfack student who started as a ceramist and then expanded her expertise to glass. Large Size: 3 3/16" diameter by 2 1/8"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 4964 | Dramatic Daum Egg Shaped Floral
Paperweight from France. undated. This
egg shaped paperweight features a very dark brown (nearly black)
and white fan shaped stylized flower with large bubble in the
center. The stem is orange and dark brown and the design is
placed above a clear bubble ground. A very modern creation,
it is signed "Daum France" in script near the base. It also
has its original label "cristal DAUM". A dramatic
paperweight in near perfect condition. Daum Frères was founded in 1878 in Nancy, France by an attorney named Jean Daum, when he took over a glass factory in lieu of repayment on a debt. The company's product line has gone through many iterations since and this egg shaped paperweight is a modern product, produced sometime after 1970. It is not in the current catalog. The company still manufactures art glass in downtown of Nancy and a nearby village Vannes-le-Châtel. Everything is handmade. There are more than 600 Daum Art Glass items in the Daum Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy (Nancy Musée des Beaux-Arts) that documents the history of glass manufacturing from the 1880s through the 1990s. Size : 2 5/16” diameter by 3 1/16"
high. The base is ground flat. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$49 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 1420 | Iittala (Finland) Enameled Red Tulips
Glass Card Paperweight Designed by Helja Liukko-Sundstrom.
circa 1990s. This is Heljä Liukko-Sundström's card
sculpture with a rectangular form, clear glass, and a red tulips
motif. The design is painted with enamels (ground glass) on
the back surface and fired onto the clear glass front
portion. It is part of as part of Liukko-Sundström's
Lasikortti (Glass Cards) series. It has its original red
Iittala label on the left side and is signed "Helja
Liukko-Sundstrom" on the right side. A warm,
whimsical addition to any diverse collection of paperweights. Iittala was founded in 1881 by a Swedish glass maker Peter Magnus Abrahamson. The company was and still is located in the village Iittala, Finland which is now the center of glass manufacturing in Finland. Originally Iittala produced blown, pressed, polished and etched glass but has since expanded to include ceramics, textiles, wood, and other crafts. It has become a Finnish design brand that includes Arabia and specializes in design objects, tableware and cookware. The current owner is the Fiskars Corporation. Production now takes place in several countries but some glassware is still made in Finland. Heljä Liukko-Sundström (1938-) was one of Finland’s leading ceramic artists in the 20th century. She studied at the Institute of Industrial Art in Helsinki and then worked for Arabia for more than 40 years before becoming an independent artist. She is one the nine members of the Arabia Art Department Society and has the honorary title of Professor (1994). She was a prominent designer of wall plaques with playfulness, naive expression, and sometimes mild sadness. She added glass sculptures to her repertoire in the 1990s. Her work is represented at numerous museums in the Nordic countries. Size: 3 7/8" wide by just under 3 1/8"
high. It is 1" thick at the base and 3/4" thick at the
top. The base is finished flat with a texture. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large pictureSOLD. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 5513 | Magnum Rosenthal Studio-Linie Swirl
Paperweight. circa 1971 or later. This very
large and wonderful Rosenthal swirl paperweight features a swirl
of white glass over a clear crystal ground. It is acid etch
marked on the base with the name Rosenthal, the crown and crossed
swords logo, and Studio-Linie underneath. A dramatic
addition to any collection of glass paperweights. Rosenthal was founded in 1879 as a family business. Originally the focus was porcelain manufacture and porcelain painting. In 1960, the Rosenthal Studiohaus was opened in Nuremberg and in 1965 the name was changed briefly to Rosenthal Glas & Porzellan AG and then in 1960 to Rosenthal AG in 1969. From 1997 to 2008, the Rosenthal AG owned most of the British-Irish Waterford Wedgwood Group. The Studio-Linie mark was used from 1971 to at least 1995. Since the Rosenthal mark on this paperweight does not identify the country of origin (normally Germany), it is possible that the paperweight was made at Waterford, but I have no evidence one way or the other. Very large size: 4 5/15” diameter by 2 15/16”
high. The base is polished flat. It weighs just
under three pounds (47.1 ounces). For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture$95 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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