Antique American

Antique Sandwich Glass Company faceted crystal decanter and poinsettia stopper. The decanter has narrow vertical side cuts, with geometric facets on the neck and a star-cut base. The faceted glass stopper contains a double-tiered cobalt blue poinsettia, with a central Lutz white rose cane and green leaves. Height 9". [hide]

Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company red poinsettia paperweight. A red poinsettia blossom has two tiers of pointed red petals gathered at the center by a white lacy hollow-tube rose and grows from a short stem flanked by two green serrated leaves. Clear ground. "One rose variation reminds one of French canes."--The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Boston & Sandwich red pears paperweight. Two russet pears hang from opposite sides of a slender stem shared with four serrated, dark green leaves, over clear ground. "The Americans generally shunned the multi-faceting treatment, and instead simply showcased the individual fruits in all their glory. Most of these refreshingly simple designs give the appearance of fruit just plucked from a tree."–The Art of the Paperweight–The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Sandwich Glass Company cobalt blue double poinsettia paperweight. The poinsettia, with two tiers of pointed cobalt blue petals, two veined green leaves, eight yellow spots surrounding a lampwork stamen of white and red canes, floats over clear ground. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Antique American nosegay on latticinio cushion paperweight. Three millefiori, one orange, one white and another pastel blue, form a small nosegay gathered into four dark green ribbed leaves, over a white double latticinio cushion. Clear ground. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Millville footed umbrella, or mushroom, paperweight. A teardrop-shaped bubble floats above the indented center of a three-dimensional, speckled, multicolor umbrella, over a clear, round, footed base. Diameter 3 1/16", height 3 3/8". [hide]

Antique Millville crimp rose paperweight. The piece contains an upright dimensional red crimp rose with three green leaves, on clear ground. This type of paperweight was produced in southern New Jersey in factories such as Whitall Tatum Co. during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Unpolished base. Surface wear and bruises. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Antique American Somerville Company magnum paperweight. A large red poinsettia presides at the center of a clear ground, a semi-circle of red, pink and blue flowers with attendant greenery beneath it, and the name "TOM LEE" in green above. Surface wear. Diameter 4 1/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company millefiori nosegay glass paperweight. The central nosegay, composed of three cane flowers and four green leaves, rests on clear ground. Uneven base. Diameter 2 1/8". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company hollow blown pear paperweight. A russet pear, paler on one side than the other, has a russet stem and clear calyx. It sits atop a clear ground cookie base. Tip of the calyx seems to have been broken off. Diameter 3 1/8", 2 1/4". [hide]

Antique New England scrambled millefiori with partial eagle silhouette canes glass paperweight. The piece contains an assortment of whole and partial complex canes, colored filigree, and latticinio, on clear ground. This piece contains two partial silhouette canes of balck eagle and a full star cane. Diameter 2 5/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company fruit basket paperweight. Five blushing yellow pears, spaced by four red cherries and green leaves, sit above a white double-swirl latticinio cushion in a formal arrangement. Good condition, a pressed seam at the perimeter of the basket indicates an original surface. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company fruit basket paperweight. Five blushing yellow pears, spaced by four red cherries and green leaves, sit above a white double-swirl latticinio cushion in a formal arrangement. Good condition. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company blue poinsettia paperweight. A ring of six ogee-tipped cobalt blue petals, around a central complex cane stamen, is spaced by a second tier of petals and carefully placed air bubbles. The resulting elegant poinsettia blooms atop a tapered green stem flanked by two serrated green leaves. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Antique Millville frit umbrella paperweight. A small air bubble floats above the indented center of a three-dimensional ribbed white umbrella, speckled with multi-colored frit and aventurine. Clear ground. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. White and variously colored complex canes lie in a scramble with segments of large tube canes and twists, in a predominance of pink, greens and blue. Surface wear. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique American, ca. late-19th, early-20th century, turtle whimsy paperweight, with a brown cardboard reptile inside a hollow, molded, glass dome. Green felt base. Diameter 3 1/8. [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company red rose and bud paperweight. The red rose, with two tiers of petals around a furled center, blooms atop a thick green stem, while a companion red bud, sprouts from an adjoining green stem, over a double-swirl white latticinio ground. Near the end of the stems are two large green leaves, which are accented with tiny spaced bubbles to represent drops of dew. Small crack near base. Diameter 3". [hide]

Antique Boston & Sandwich Company pink double poinsettia on jasper paperweight. Five pink pointed petals radiate around a central delicate rod cane and are spaced by a second tier of petals to form a stunning poinsettia bloom, supported by a tapered stem and two serrated green leaves. Blue and white jasper ground. Fine condition. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company Louis Kossuth sulphide paperweight. A white sulphide of Kossuth, Governor of Hungary, rests on clear ground. Diameter 2 9/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company end-of-day scrambled torsade paperweight. Scrambled segments of twists in white, red, blue and green intermingle with air bubbles. Clear ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 9/16". [hide]

Antique New England Glass Company end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. Complex canes, along with bits of torsade and filigree tubes, are pressed into an unusual mottle white ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 13/16". [hide]

Antique American “Break the News to Mother” frit motto paperweight. A messenger pigeon, carrying a letter, is bordered by the lyrics of the famous war song “Break the News to Mother”, in arcing white letters. Multi-colored, umbrella-shaped frit ground. Some surface wear. Diameter 3 1/16”. [hide]

Antique American "Home Sweet Home" frit motto paperweight. Surrounded by trees, a modest log cabin beckons appealingly from beneath the familiar sentiment "Home Sweet Home", written in arching white block letters. Multi-colored, umbrella-shaped frit ground. Good condition. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]