Antique Saint Louis

Antique Saint Louis fuchsias on swirling latticinio paperweight. Two dark pink and purple fuchsias bloom on opposite sides of a light green stem, with five green leaves and two slender pink buds, on a cushion of white double-swirl latticinio. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A dew-covered bouquet, consisting of a central red flower with a yellow match-head stamen, ringed by blue and white iterations that are separated by two millefiori cane buds, rises upward within outstretched foliage, the base of which is encircled by a white spiral-encased twist torsade. Clear ground. All-over geometric facets. A few chips at base and on a few edges of facets. Diameter 2 5/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis white pompon on pink latticinio swirl paperweight. A pompon is composed of multiple concentric rings of C-shaped white tubes around a yellow filament center. A green sheathed white bud and two green leaves appear from behind the flower, while two additional leaves grow on a curved stem, over a pink double-swirl latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis pair of white latticinio toothpick holders. Two small footed tumbler-shaped toothpick holders made from alternating solid white and filigree ribbons in a twisted spiral, culminating in a twisted green and white clockwise spiral rim. Diameter 1 11/16", height 2 11/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis fruit bouquet on a latticinio basket paperweight. Three amber and chartreuse-colored pears fan out on a carpet of bright red cherries and serrated green leaves, over a white double-swirl latticinio basket. Fair condition. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A double-tiered blue flower crowns the top of an upright bouquet surrounded by two cane flowers and two additional lampwork flowers in pink and white, all surrounded by bright green leaves on drawn stems. A cobalt blue spiral-encased white twist torsade encircles the base of the bouquet, bordered by two air-ring inclusions, on clear ground. Four rows of geometric facets and one top facet. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A yellow-centered, double-tiered white flower crowns a bouquet, surrounded by two red and blue millefiori flowers and two additional lampwork flowers in reddish-pink and blue, all surrounded by bright green leaves on drawn stems. A cobalt blue spiral-encased white twist torsade encircles the perimeter of the piece, bordered by two air-ring inclusions, on clear ground. Geometric facets cover the top, while eight circular facets surround the sides. Diameter 2 3/4”. [hide]

Antique Saint Louis posy with garland paperweight. Four millefiori complex canes of various design and color, including a pastry mold cane, arrow canes, a floret and cogs, nestle within four serrated green leaves, forming a traditional posy design with gathered stems. A garland of alternating white and chartreuse canes frames the motif which is encased in clear ground. See "The French Connection; The Improbable Paperweight Path" by Anthony D. Beadell. Diameter 2 5/8". [hide]

Very rare antique Saint Louis currant fruit paperweight. Six rarely seen red currant berries ripen at the end of thin yellow stems, hanging below a short golden branch that is ornamented by contrasting green serrated leaves, inside a large clear gather of glass. Clear ground. Aside from Pantin, “Saint Louis was the only other maker to portray this fruit” —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights. Pontil scar. Diameter 3 1/16”. [hide]

Antique Saint Louis faceted upright bouquet with white torsade paperweight. A blue lampwork flower centers the bouquet, surrounded by five lampwork and cane flowers in salmon, blue, goldenrod and white, with green leaves and a common stem. The clear ground is encircled by a white spiral-encased twist torsade, with two air ring inclusions. All-over geometric facets with large top window facet. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis faceted nosegay and garland paperweight. An assortment of five cane flowers is gathered into the midst of five dark green leaves to form a classic nosegay and encircled by a complex millefiori garland, on translucent amber ground. Six and one facets. Minor surface wear. Chips to facets. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis posy faceted paperweight. Four millefiori complex canes, in white, red, green and blue, display as four little flowers nestled within a gathering of serrated green leaves pulled into a traditional Victorian posy. Amber flash ground on the underside. Six large circular side facets and seven smaller circular facets framing a top facet. From the collection featured in "The French Connexion; The Improbable Paperweight Path", by Anthony D. Beadell - 2012 PCA Bulletin. Significant pitting to amber flash. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis blue double clematis on red jasper paperweight. Two tiers of cobalt blue-striped petals, around a yellow match-head center, bloom atop a short stem flanked by two serrated green leaves. Another pair of leaves peeks out from behind the resulting clematis bloom. Red and white jasper ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis multifaceted upright bouquet handcooler paperweight. The piece contains six spaced lampwork flowers, in cobalt blue, pink, and white, which are nestled among dark green leaves, on clear ground. All-over geometric facets. Height 2 1/2", diameter 2". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis fruit bouquet in latticinio basket paperweight. The piece contains a blushing apple, two pears, four red cherries, and green leaves, in an informal arrangement, on a swirling white latticinio basket. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet faceted paperweight. An unusual lampwork clematis, with variegated golden-yellow petals and a blue match-head center, is surrounded by blue, white and red match-head-centered blossoms that alternate with small millefiori buds to create a flower bouquet supported by green leaves. Clear ground. Six and one facets. Surface wear and internal flaw. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis fruit bouquet in a latticinio basket paperweight. An informal arrangement of two pears and an apple, in shades of blushed coral and chartreuse, along with four red cherries and a scattering of several green leaves, rests on a fine white double-swirl latticinio basket. Surface wear. Diameter 2 3/4”. [hide]

Antique Saint Louis cherries faceted paperweight. Two red cherries hang on thin yellow stems from a brown branch with three serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Top facet encircled by seven small facets and six large side facets. Fair condition. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis spaced concentric millefiori miniature paperweight. A central rod bundle complex millefiori is ringed by spaced floret complex canes and again by alternating pink, white and green canes and green cogs or sawmill canes. Clear ground. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Diameter 1 3/4". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis fruit bouquet in a latticinio basket paperweight. An informal arrangement of an apple and two pears in shades of chartreuse and blushed amber, three red cherries and a scattering of several green, serrated leaves, rests on a double-swirl white latticinio basket. Bruise remnants to side. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis nosegay paperweight. A millefiori bouquet, with two blue cogs, one honey cog and a peering red floret cane, is crowned by three green leaves and supported by a stem and two opposing leaves. Clear, diamond-cut ground. Diameter 2 3/16". [hide]