Antique Apsley Pellatt William Shakespeare sulphide paperweight. Detailed curly hair, beard and mustache add dimension to the still left-facing bust of the famous English author, William Shakespeare. Clear ground. Similar examples are pictured on page 32 of The Jokelson Collection of Antique Cameo Incrustation and on page 10 of Old English Paperweights. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Fair condition. Diameter 2 9/16".