Saint Louis

Saint Louis 2011 "La Rose" paperweight. A large three-dimensional dusty red rose with mottled white, framed by a splay of five petals which move upward to ever-smaller and tighter tiers until culminating at last with a central furl, is presented upon a circular fan of green sepals and presides within a clear ground that has been bound with a winding thorny green stem. Black base. Edition #43 of a limited edition of 100. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 9/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 2013 "Cyclades" magnum 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 2013 "Notus" magnum paperweight. A sumptuous interplay of words and shapes: the south wind of Greek mythology, the Notus, blows over a fantasical water lily captured within an ultra-contemporary, mushroom-shaped paperweight. A pink-striped, purple exterior cups a circle of long, undulating green canes, they in turn ringing delicate white latticinio tubes and four dark stamens. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 50. Signature/date cane. Diameter 4 1/4", height 3 1/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 2013 "Coccinelle" paperweight. The interior walls of a clear glass dome, its shape reminiscent of an air balloon, is lined with colorful and varied millefiori complex canes which stop just where the dome reaches its greatest diameter. Looking within, through the large bulbous portal that remains, a red and black ladybug appears as if cavorting in a valley thick with blooms. Wonderful distortions of the millefiori and ladybug are achieved through magnification and are a delightful feature of this weight. Edition #5 of a limited edition of 75. Diameter 3 7/16", height 4 5/16". [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 1984 "Boule de rampe avec monture" chequer footed newel post. A handsome chequer arrangement employs a rich assortment of millefiori complex canes, larger at the summit and smaller at the base, each delineated by individual squares of white latticinio tubes over a bed of white upset muslin. The piece is supported by a clear glass pedestal attached to a second pedestal in brass. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/4”, height 6 13/16”. [hide]

Saint Louis 2011 "La Tortue" 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 #31 of a limited edition of 125. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8". [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 2012 "Etoile" 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 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 #42 of a limited edition of 125. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1973 concentric millefiori penholder or vase. A swirling white latticinio cup, with a pink and white twist torsade encircling the rim, stands above a paperweight-shaped base containing a concentric arrangement of assorted colorful complex canes. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 125. Height 5 1/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1977 upright bouquet in a basket paperweight. Seven long-petalled 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 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 "Persan" 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 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 1971 "Star of David" complex millefiori faceted overlay paperweight. A signature/date cane centers a six-point star design composed of assorted pastel star canes, on an opaque black cushion ground centered within a white overlay. Five and one facets. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1989 gilded tricolor commemorative red goblet created for the 200th Anniversary of the French Revolution. Signed. Limited edition of 300. Height 8 1/2". [hide]

Saint Louis 1982 faceted strawberries paperweight. Four red strawberries rest on a bed of green leaves atop a swirling white latticinio cushion. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 200. Diameter 3". [hide]

Saint Louis 1970 faceted pistachio clematis and bud paperweight. A pistachio-colored double clematis blooms on a slender stem, with a bud and green leaves, over translucent dark cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. A signature/date cane centers the flower. Limited edition of 800. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Saint Louis 1976 faceted red overlay Bicentennial commemorative paperweight. The piece contains a gold-foil inclusion of George Washington on a horse, encircled by thirteen white stars, one of which is a signature/date cane, on a cobalt blue cushion ground. Red-over-white double overlay, with five and one facets. Limited edition of 400. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1979 "Amour" faceted Cupid sulphide paperweight. A white sulphide of Cupid is encircled by a spaced garland of blue lampwork flowers, on rose-colored ground. Six and one facets. Limited edition of 400, exclusive for L. H. Selman Ltd. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]