Antique Clichy

Rare antique Clichy blue fantasy flower and bud paperweight. The unusual flower is centered with a multi-layer purple, pink, yellow, and white complex cane, encircled by a spaced ring of pale yellow rods, which are bordered by seven pointed, cobalt blue petals. Three veined green leaves share the flower's stem, while a long slender cobalt blue bud with thin green sepals sprouts from an adjoining stem, over clear ground. Minor chip to base. Minor cullet on leaf. Exhibited: Neenah, Wisconsin, The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, "Rare Paperweights from a Private Collection," June 12 - September 5, 1982, catalogue number 32. Provenance: The Alschuler Collection. Diameter 2 13/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy star-shaped cinquefoil garland on blue ground paperweight. A cinquefoil star-shaped millefiori garland of white/pink cog canes surrounds a green and pink concentric ring which encircles the large central pink/white cane, while five pink/white pastry mold canes nestle in the inner folds of the garland and five pink/white cog canes punctuate the outer loops, on translucent deep cobalt blue over white ground. Diameter 2 9/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy rare red ground spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A large central pastry mold cane, its interior rims lined in royal blue and with a blue and white core, is ringed by twelve apple green complex pastry mold canes and then by a spaced circle of alternating white star canes and complex blue pastry mold canes in a pattern of two white/one blue. This outer ring of canes recedes into the ground, which is a deep, rich red. Chip to lower periphery and chipping to base. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori mushroom double overlay faceted paperweight. A moss and floret cane centers five concentric rings of assorted complex canes in pink, green, blue, white and violet to create the dome of a mushroom with white staves as a stem, inside a cobalt blue-over-white double overlay. Clear, grid-cut ground. Five and one facets. Minor surface wear and bubble near the base. Diameter 3”. [hide]

Rare antique Clichy concentric millefiori paperweight. A central green pastry mold cane is enclosed by six rings of various colored crimped and pastry mold canes, including one ring of white and pink Clichy roses alternating with red and blue cog canes. The arrangement rests in a basket of alternating blue and white staves. Minor surface wear. Slight bruise on dome. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

Excellent antique Clichy cinquefoil millefiori garland on upset muslin paperweight. A Clichy trademark white and pink rose cane is surrounded by a cinquefoil garland composed of turquoise, white and red complex canes, with five deep burgundy and green pastry mold canes spaced between the outside of the loops, all on a bed of white upset muslin. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Bruises, one large, to side. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Clichy trefoil millefiori garland on green ground paperweight. Seven complex canes are spaced on an opaque green ground and are surrounded by a trefoil garland of white and red star canes that alternate with blue, white and red canes. The spaced canes are comprised of three different designs. The central one has a red tube center, encircled by yellow tubes, with an outer ring of white stars. The interior ones have fine stamens inside a red and white pastry mold. The exterior ones represent blue and white flowers with red and yellow centers. Pictured on page 7 of the 1970 PCA Bulletin. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Annealing crack around the perimeter of the ground and several light bruises to the base and side. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori mushroom faceted paperweight. Four vibrantly-colored rings of millefiori, with an outer ring of floret centered moss canes, have a larger millefiori cane at their center, forming the dome of a mushroom with a stem of alternating white and pink staves. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Bruise to edge of side facet. Diameter 2 5/8”. [hide]

Antique Clichy millefiori chequer paperweight. A large central pink, green and white pastry mold cane is surrounded by two concentric rings of eighteen spaced complex canes in shades of pink, green, blue, red, purple and white, divided by sections of white latticinio, over parallel strips of white latticinio. Chips to base. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

Antique Clichy end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. A lively assortment of whole and partial complex canes, including ruffle canes, a few rose canes, rod bundles and florets, creates a colorful cushion, over clear ground, to give a peek into the factory's daily work. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Antique Clichy trefoil millefiori garland paperweight. A large white cane is centered by a spaced ring of six assorted complex canes, including a large white rose, in pink, blue, purple, red, green and white. The canes are separated by the loops of a trefoil millefiori garland of green, pink and white pastry mold canes. Clear ground. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori chequer paperweight. Complex millefiori canes of spectacular colors are arranged in two spaced concentric rings around a central pastry mold and are individually framed by white latticinio twists to create an angular pattern. A beautiful pink and white rose cane is present in the inner ring. Clear ground. Diameter 2 9/16”. [hide]

Antique Clichy chequer paperweight. Latticinio filigree cells, results of a traditional chequer pattern, are each occupied by a single complex cane, each different in color and design from the next. Among the various canes included are a pink and green center rose, a white and green rose, on the outer periphery, and a very rare white and purple rose, again on the outer periphery. Extremely minor surface wear. Diameter 2 7/8”. [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric miniature paperweight. A central purple and white complex cane with a tiny star core is ringed first by nine green pastry mold canes and next by thirteen somewhat larger pastry mold canes in pink. A spaced garland ensues in a pattern of three small royal blue pastry mold canes and then a single, larger white complex star cane, repeated six times. Clear ground. 2 3/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori over thalo blue color ground paperweight. A complex aubergine, white and green cog cane is surrounded by a ring of green, red and white pastry mold canes and another ring of pink, white and green cog canes. The design is completed by a final ring of white edelweiss canes with red and green bull’s-eye centers alternating with sets of three small red, white and green cog canes. Opaque thalo blue-over-white ground. This thalo blue color ground is one of the most vivid and celebrated colors from the Clichy factory. “If Baccarat paperweights appear to be seen in shade, Clichy’s seem to be always in broad sunlight.” —The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Minor chip to basal ring. Diameter 2 1/2”. [hide]

Antique Clichy concentric millefiori and roses miniature paperweight. A dark purple and white pastry mold centers a ring of nine pretty pink and white rose canes, each with small yellow filament stamens at the center, inside a border ring of pairs of blue, white and yellow ruffle canes and larger green and white cog and ruffle complex canes. Clear ground. Diameter 1 3/4". [hide]

Antique Clichy end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. A colorful scramble of whole and partial complex canes includes half of a large pink and green rose. Clear ground. Surface wear. Diameter 2 5/16”. [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori paperweight. A central iconic pink and green rose is encircled by spaced white, red, green and purple pastry molds and then by one more ring of spaced pastry molds and complex canes, including a blue-centered white rose. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A central pink and green rose is ringed by colorful pastry molds and a complex cane, then ringed yet again by a more colorful circle of pastry molds and one more green and white rose. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 1/8”. [hide]