Lot 1
Extremely rare antique Clichy moss ground paperweight.
A large pink and green Clichy rose with bundled yellow stamen centered in a moss ground. Arranged in an open concentric pattern around the central rose cane are another all-white Clichy rose and a wide assortment of colorful traditional Clichy canes including an edelweiss cane, pastry mold canes, stardust canes, cog canes, and six-pointed star canes, in ruby, lilac, thalo blue, cobalt blue, Naples yellow, pink and white. One pink whorl and white star quatrefoil cane contains a miniature pink Clichy rose at its center. The white floret-centered green moss canes are evenly and masterfully distributed throughout the ground. "The ground of green moss dotted with stars and florets recalls the most charming of French Touraine tapestries of the XVIth century. It does not seem possible to achieve a higher expression of art on the road of paperweight making; one can well understand that a factory capable of producing pieces of such quality should have been given countless praise and endless admiration." Les Presse-Papiers Franais de Cristal, R. Imbert et Y. Amic, 1948, p.86. "Clichy utilized its moss ground in this weight to create the illusion of vibrant wildflowers on a green lawn. It is an extraordinary example of the factory's color vocabulary..." The Art of the PaperweightChallenging Tradition. "The most sought after, and undoubtedly the most striking, spaced millefiori are the moss green carpet grounds. The prize possessions of a few advanced collectors, these weights feature a ground of many small green canes contrasting jubilantly with the colorful spaced florets." Paperweights for Collectors. See also Paperweights: "Flowers which clothe the meadows", plate 93, pp. 32, 136. A Garland of Weights, p. 103.

$35,000 - $45,000

Lot 2
Rare antique Baccarat dated scattered millefiori on white stardust carpet ground paperweight.
The piece contains an assortment of colorful complex canes, including the Gridel silhouette canes of a deer, a goat, a dog, a monkey, a squirrel, a pheasant, a rooster, an elephant, a butterfly or moth and a flawless example of the lovely Cygne Blanc, the White Swan picture cane, nestled in a ground of white six-point star canes. "B 1848" signature/date cane. "Carpets formed of sparkling white stardust canes make brilliant settings in which the colored canes stand out like gems." Paperweights: Flowers which clothe the meadows. Provenance: JoAnn Caruso Syvertson Collection.

$18,000 - $24,000

Lot 3
Very rare Baccarat three-flower bouquet paperweight.
The bouquet is composed of a white double clematis with a red, white and blue arrow/six-pointed star cane center, a primrose with a red and white stardust/bull's-eye cane center, and a pansy with a red and white stardust/bull's-eye cane center, on stems with spring green leaves. The bottom petals of the pansy, which have been ingeniously formed with millefiori arrowhead canes, identify this piece as an early work by the factory. "Large multifloral bouquets were a specialty of Baccarat and displayed the highest degree of skill in lampwork and millefiori techniques." Baccarat: Paperweights and Related Glass, 18201860. Provenance: Joseph W. Hutt Collection.

$13,000 - $17,000

Lot 4
Very rare antique Baccarat upright bouquet paperweight.
A central yellow bud is surrounded by a salmon-colored double clematis with a white stardust stamen and green whorl cane center, a white double clematis with a green and white arrowhead cane stamen and red star-silhouette cane center, divided by two partially bloomed flowers in red and blue, all blooming from a cluster of green. The stem of the bouquet is drawn down to a star-cut ground and a blue and white torsade encircles the design. "Rare as a class; perhaps one for every twenty from Saint Louis." The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Provenance: Joseph W. Hutt Collection. Illustrated in All About Paperweights, Lawrence H Selman, p. 16.

$9,500 - $13,000

Lot 5
Antique Saint Louis silhouettes and concentric millefiori paperweight.
A white and purple dog silhouette cane is surrounded by a ring of seven dancing devil silhouette canes, which is surrounded by four concentric rings of assorted complex canes, in pink, white, blue and green. The piece also includes ten miniature dancing lady silhouettes within the outer row of canes. The colorful arrangement rests on a basket of white-centered cobalt blue rods. Dancing devil canes are rare and were exclusive to the Saint Louis factory and the Bohemian paperweight makers. Minor chips to basal rim. Provenance: JoAnn Caruso Syvertson Collection.

$6,500 - $9,000

Lot 6
Extremely rare antique Saint Louis patterned millefiori on color ground paperweight.
A large complex cane is surrounded by four spaced C-shaped garlands of alternating coral complex canes and white stardust canes, each bordering a large pale yellow complex cane and defined by red and blue twisted segments, on opaque teal ground. Very similar to a very rare blue ground paperweight described in Hollister's Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights p. 95. Provenance: JoAnn Caruso Syvertson Collection.

$6,000 - $8,000