Bob Banford

Bob Banford two fantasy flowers with buds paperweight. Two large blue fantasy flowers, each with five deep blue petals lined with a layer of opalescent glass, and with upright yellow stamens, bloom atop independent leaf-studded stems which meet at the root along with a third stem which is crested by a companion bud. A second bud sprouts from behind one of the flowers, each of which is haloed with variegated leaves. Clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Bob Banford snake and flower faceted paperweight. Bob Banford snake and flower faceted paperweight. A red, orange, black and yellow striped snake lifts his head to admire a nearby flower with three orange-striped petals rising from a bed of three symmetrically spaced leaves, a high yellow cage of stamens rising from its nexus. Pebbly green ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/8". [hide]

Bob Banford six flower pansy and clematis bouquet paperweight. A central purple and yellow pansy, on a sturdy stem, supports a halo of five clematis, three in shades of magenta, one white and one blue, with five petals and yellow stamens each, and rests on a bed of green leaves. Clear diamond-cut ground. Signature Cane. Diameter 3 1/8”. [hide]

Bob Banford pink double clematis and garland faceted miniature paperweight. A pink clematis, with five radiating petals that are spaced with five more petals, has a white center on which a delicate flower with green stem is painted, the latter tying the clematis' five green aventurine sepals into the design. A blue and white twisted garland surrounds the flower. Clear ground. Five and one facets. Signature cane. Tiny fleabites to the side of the top facet. Diameter 1 7/8”. [hide]

Bob Banford dragonfly and clematis compound glass paperweight. A latticinio-winged dragonfly hovers above a pink clematis blossom which grows from a leafy stem along with three pink buds, all on clear ground. Six and one facets. "B" signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Bob Banford lily-of-the-valley on ruby ground paperweight. A pretty stalk of lily-of-the-valley is flanked by candid blooms that become smaller with their ascent and culminate finally in three tiny buds at the very top. Four broad, bladed green leaves exalt the design against a translucent ruby ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3". [hide]