Paul Stankard*

Paul Stankard 1979 Experimental lilac and roots paperweight. Clusters of purple lilac droop at the heart of a gathering of green leaves and stems with a few light roots trailing below. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1986 "Arbutus Bouquet" pink, blue and red blossoms paperweight. Three pale pink arbutus flowers center a gathered bouquet, topped by a stem of blue forget-me-nots which is flanked by a sprig of small red flowers and accompanied by buds and fanning assorted green leaves. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1987 Pine Barrens blackberry and blossom bouquet paperweight. Three blackberries are spaced around a trio of orange azalea flowers and spaced by white blossoms, yellow bladderwort flowers, buds and green leaves gathered loosely on short stems. Clear ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1991 mountain laurel flowers on a branch paperweight. Three white mountain laurel blossoms bloom at the end of long straight green stems from a brown branch, with three pink furled buds and green leaves, over clear ground. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1986 arbutus and blueberries paperweight. Three pink-shaded arbutus bells burst from the center of a blueberry stem bouquet with trios of blueberries and a few white blossoms in various stages of bloom. The bouquet is spaced by various types of green leaves and gathered on stems. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1979 "Foxglove" duo of white flower spikes and root person paperweight, from the Medieval Herbal Series. Two stalks of densely alternating white flowers, each culminating in tight green buds, spring from an open cluster of bladed green leaves, atop a system of white roots which conceal a white root person. Transparent blue ground. Edition #7 of a limited edition of 25. Signature cane. Dated. See page 17 of A Floating World for a similar example. Diameter 2 13/16". [hide]

Stankard Studio 2006 "Honeysuckle Flowers" paperweight, by Christine Stankard Kressley. Dimensional, pink-shaded white honeysuckle flowers grow on a vine along with a bud, striped green leaves and a single small black berry, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1978 "Carolina Rose" faceted glass paperweight. A single pink wild rose with upright yellow stamens, two pink buds and green leaves and thorny stems, on clear ground. Five and one facets. Edition# 44 of limited edition 50. "S" signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1976 Experimental mistletoe paperweight. A single green branch, forking into two stems, is adorned with pairs of rounded mistletoe leaves and three clusters of white berries, each with a black dot. Clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]