Saint Louis

Saint Louis 2013 "Cyclades" scattered millefiori in stave basket overlay magnum faceted paperweight. The Greek islands are the inspiration for this very large, very elegant, pebble-shaped design. Aqua-colored tubes radiate from a central motif of blue and white stars viewed through the top facet of a low, wide, flannel gray glass weight whose sides give way to a white underlay in slender, oblique cuts. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane. Diameter 4 7/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 2012 "Etoile" millefiori star carpet ground paperweight. Draping across a pristine white carpet of tiny stardust complex canes, a five-point star recalling a starfish, achieved in pink, blue and white, is elegant in both its simplicity and meticulous artistry, anything but simple. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 125. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Saint Louis 2013 "Boréal" magnum paperweight. A stunning echo of the legendary aurora borealis, cascades of delicate latticinio tubes are wrapped in an ethereal curtain of bubbles, all cradled within a chartreuse stave basket. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane. Diameter 4". [hide]

Saint Louis 1990 clear-encased blue-over-white double overlay gingham-cut upright bouquet paperweight. Visible through a round window at the top of the piece, the dimensional, multicolor bouquet is composed of several lampwork flowers, on a bed of green leaves. The arrangement rests within a gingham-cut blue-over-white double overlay, which is encased with a layer of clear crystal. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 50. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

Saint Louis 2011 "La Tortue" millefiori turtle carpet ground paperweight. Large bull's-eye canes of varying sizes in greens and white create the outer shell of a turtle, his head and feet instead rendered in butter yellow moss canes. He navigates through a sea of white tube canes with dark green centers. An elegant piece of great charm. Edition #29 of a limited edition of 125. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1990 upright bouquet in latticinio basket with pink torsade paperweight. An upright bouquet of a dozen lampwork long-petalled flowers in different shades of blue and red, white and pistachio, nestled on green leaves, rests inside a shallow double twist white latticinio basket with two pink latticinio twist torsades. Edition #2 of a limited edition of 25. Signature/date cane in one of the flowers. Diameter 3 13/16”. [hide]

Saint Louis 2003 "Madame de Castiglione" Artist Proof faceted green overlay white flower and millefiori garlands paperweight. A central white flower, with a dark yellow millefiori center, is surrounded by white, pink, and green scalloped millefiori garlands, on a pale green cushion ground. The design rests within a green-over-white double overlay, with a top facet, and arched grooves, flutes, and spaced printies on the sides. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1981 "Basket of Flowers" Clichy-inspired patterned millefiori pedestal paperweight. A central complex cane is encircled by several oval concentric rings of assorted complex canes and a border of spaced cane clusters that create a blooming prairie of millefiori. The field of flowers sits atop a wide pedestal basket of white double-swirl latticinio, bordered by two blue and white twist torsades, reminiscent of the rare Clichy basket. Limited edition of 200. Signature/date cane. Minor surface wear. Height 2", length 4" [hide]

Saint Louis upright bouquet red and white faceted double overlay paperweight. A pretty upright bouquet rises on slender stems to a thick bed of dark green leaves topped with a burst of lampwork flowers in pinks, blues and white, each centered with a millefiori stamen. Red and white double overlay, six and one facets. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1990 "Persian" patterned millefiori paperweight. Pistachio-colored cog canes with dark blue and white centers define oblique rectangles filled with an assortment of canes in pinks and blues and white, in an oriental design reminiscent of ancient Persia. Edition #203 of a limited edition of 600. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 1975 faceted blue overlay bouquet paperweight. Two double clematis flowers, one red and one blue, grow on stems with green leaves, over clear ground. Dark blue-over-white double overlay with five and one facets. Signature/date cane in the center of one of the flowers. Limited edition of 450. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. Seven dimensional lampwork flowers, in shades of blue, red, yellow, green and white, rest on a bed of dark green leaves, over a white double-swirl latticinio basket. A pink and white twist torsade completes the design. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 450. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet in a basket with torsade paperweight. Seven long-petaled flowers, in varying colors, thrust themselves upward from a bed of dark green leaves. The bouquet rests in a swirling latticinio basket with a twist-ribbon pink and white torsade. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 2011 "Le Papillon" butterfly paperweight. A black-bodied, lampworked butterfly, its fore and hinter wings a sky blue nestled within pink and orange and each hosting a black-dotted, white eye, floats within a clear encasement with spiraling diagonal cuts and a single large top facet. Edition #38 of a limited edition of 125. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1999 "Fleur d'Ange" flowers with ladybug paperweight. Fourteen white, star-shaped flowers with dark-tipped stamens are arranged in two concentric circles across an ocher mosaic of variously sized tube canes. A plump red ladybug hovers above. Edition #30 of a limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 1985 perfume bottle. A white latticinio body with a blue rim sits atop a base of scattered millefiori on lace. Limited edition of 250. Signature/date cane. Height 5 1/2". Chip to base. Missing stopper. [hide]

Saint Louis 1999 "Envol" white dove on blue millefiori carpet faceted paperweight. A white millefiori dove clutches an olive branch against a carpet of blue and white complex star canes. Six and one facets. Edition #31 of a limited edition of 350. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet in latticinio basket paperweight. Seven long-petalled red, blue, purple, white and yellow flowers thrust themselves upward from a bed of dark green leaves. The bouquet rests in a swirling latticinio basket with a twist-ribbon pink and white torsade. Limited edition of 1150. Signature/date cane in one of the flowers. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 1994 upright bouquet in a basket paperweight. The clear-encased piece has an upright bouquet of pink, blue, and white flowers, and dark green leaves, in a double-swirl white latticinio basket, with a white spiral-encased pink twist handle. A complex signature/date cane connects one end of the handle to the basket, while the opposing side features a pink complex cane. Limited edition of 25. Diameter 3 9/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 1987 “Champignon overlay jaune et blanc” concentric millefiori mushroom with faceted yellow double overlay paperweight. A millefiori mushroom, with a stunning blue and white stardust cane at its center that is encircled by six concentric rings of assorted complex canes, erupts from a red stem. Clear ground. Yellow-over-white double overlay. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Edition #41 of a limited edition of 250. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1971 five-colored swirl paperweight. Narrow curved bands of alternating blue, red, green, pistachio and white emanate from a central complex signature/date cane. Limited edition of 400. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 2000 Millennium Commemorative champagne flute, of clear crystal, with spaced complex millefiori and the numerals 2000, in the stem. Signed/dated. Edition #126 of a limited edition of 200. Height 10 3/4". [hide]

Saint Louis 1990 L.H. Selman anniversary mushroom overlay faceted paperweight. A millefiori mushroom in reds, blues and white is encased within an orange-over-white double overlay cut with five and one facets, the base of which reads “L.H. Selman Ltd. 20 years 1970 - 1990” in gold. Edition #14 of a limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 3/16”. [hide]

Saint Louis 1973 looped millefiori garlands on red ground paperweight. Six complex millefiori looped garlands, alternating between blue and white, propel themselves in a clockwise motion from their point of origin at a complex star cane center, on opaque red ground. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 400. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]