Paul Stankard

Paul Stankard 1978 trillium faceted paperweight. A trillium flower sits atop three radial green leaves, its three white petals in alteration. At the nexus of these two trios, six small red petals are punctuated by a yellow core of stamens, over clear ground. Five and one facets. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1972 experimental red poinsettia on clear ground paperweight. A red poinsettia, its two tiers of five red petals each fitting together in alternation, has delicate yellow stamens at its nexus and is haloed by three variegated green leaves. It sits atop a slender, curving stem flanked by an additional two leaves, over clear ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4". [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 1975 "Spiderwort" American Floral Series paperweight. A blue spiderwort plant, with two three-petaled blue blossoms, buds and pale green leaves, drops a floating seed, on clear ground. Edition #25 of a limited edition 75. "PS" signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Stankard Studio 2006 "Antiquity Unearthed" carved faces paperweight, by Pauline Stankard Iacovino. A pair of gray "pate de verre" faces, carved from a slab of rock, rest on earth ground near a vine bearing lavender flowers and green leaves. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8". [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]

Stankard Studio "Homage to Van Gogh" compound paperweight, by David Graeber. Three brown-centered yellow sunflowers, with buds and variegated green leaves, stand in a tall brown and yellow vase, over light tan-colored ground. Signature cane. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1972 early edition "White Marsh Gentian" American Floral Series paperweight. A lovely white gentian, its five petals alternating with a halo of five green leaves peeking out from behind, is pierced at the center by six crimson stamens and grows atop a slender stem framed by six symmetrically placed green leaves, against a translucent mauve ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Paul Stankard 1972 "Early Spring Beauty" American Floral Series paperweight. A single white flower with light yellow stamens curls gracefully from atop a green stem shared with two green leaves and a system of dark roots, over pale blue ground. This is the original version of Stankard's 1978 "Compound Spring Beauty" paperweight. Signature cane/dated. Diameter 2 3/16". [hide]