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One of the pioneers of paperweight making, Charles Kaziun began working in 1939 to rediscover the lost techniques of the French glass factories. His work includes a wide range of millefiori, lampwork and crimp flower paperweights, as well as faceted perfume bottles and other related items. Kaziun began his career by patiently observing a family of glassblowers demonstrating lampwork at the annual fair in Brockton, Massachusetts, when he was just a boy. Through persistence, he was allowed to work with them, creating his own off-hand pieces. Initially Kaziun had a pragmatic approach to the art, "On graduating from high school (in 1937), the Depression being still on, to pursue my first love, chemistry, didn’t seem prudent, as jobs were scarce; but I reasoned a craft such as glassblowing might be a stepping stone for the future. Besides, in a trade, one could be self-employed.” After reading Evangeline Bergstrom’s seminal book on classic French paperweights, as well as being goaded by a Francophile coworker regarding the supremacy of these antique glassworkers, Kaziun felt he too could get all those wonderful colors inside glass. "I embarked on a campaign of rediscovering all the old techniques of a century past, that had been forgotten even by the factories that had done the original work,” Kaziun said. "And, I was doing all this by working over a burner.” Kaziun honed his skills as a scientific glassblower during World War II, striving always to unravel the mysteries of glass. He had an active mind and agile hands and sought more, and more challenging glass techniques by his own trial and error. "I continued scientific work on paperweights until paperweights won out. My making paperweights represents to me the very essence of glassworking, even becoming a way of life rather than just a vocation.” Through his glasswork he was introduced to Emil Larson, and through Emil, the Millville rose, which became another icon of glass perfection in league with the French antiques. After almost four years, however, and several thousand dollars worth of experimentation, Kaziun perfected his version of the crimp rose. And in spite of the obsession with roses in Jersey, over the years Kaziun created a wide range of flower paperweights, incorporating the pansy, hibiscus, dogwood, convolvulus, and in one of his most popular pieces, a miniature spider lily. Kaziun also produced excellent spaced and patterned millefiori on colored grounds which were often flecked with gold. His millefiori paperweights often included silhouette canes of his own design. He perfected a swirling latticinio cane and a brilliant two-sided torsade. Many pieces include goldfoil butterflies and bumblebees, and the characteristic 14-karat gold signature. Early paperweights contain a millefiori signature cane which is integrated into the design. This was done to show that Kaziun was making paperweights in the style of the past, but was not trying to pass them for antiques. After several decades, with a prodigious output of glass buttons, bottles, and most importantly, paperweights, Kaziun had become aware of younger, independent artists, coming to prominence experimenting with glass just as he had done, but with fewer obstacles. Good, clean crystal; expansion ratios; effective burners and annealing temperatures; stable color formulas. These were all discoveries Kaziun had had to make, literally cook up, on his own.  Charles Kaziun Jr. died January 1992.

Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin paperweight.
$1380
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Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight.
$1250
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Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight.
$925
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Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette paperweight.
$900
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Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal paperweight.
$750
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Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight.
$550
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Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight.
$550
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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.
$425
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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.
$400
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Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.
$350
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Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal paperweight.
$325
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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.
$275
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Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature paperweight.
$275
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Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight.
$225
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Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal glass paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior
Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight.
$200
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Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK345SY

Price: $1,380

Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin paperweight. A yellow-striped red snake slither [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior striped snake on upset muslin paperweight. A yellow-striped red snake slithers across a bed of fine white upset muslin, on light blue ground. Complex signature cane on the underside. Diameter 2 7/16". [hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK555JR

Price: $1,250

Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight. A tilted transparent [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior open concentric millefiori pedestal faceted paperweight. A tilted transparent amethyst ground, laced with goldstone, features a ring of six pink, green and white crimp canes, alternating with an outer ring of blue pastry mold canes. A complex cane presides at the center of the rings. Clear, footed base. Six and one facets. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8”, height 3 1/16”[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK453BK

Price: $925

Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight. The black and white silhou [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior rare Martha Washington cameo miniature paperweight. The black and white silhouette of Martha Washington is ringed by eleven spaced, green and white complex cog canes closed with a black and white signature "K" cane. A white latticinio-wrapped, blue twist torsade frames the motif which rests on an aventurine-sprinkled magenta ground. Gold "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 3/4".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK501JH

Price: $900

Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette paperweight. A circular black plaque, containing a silhouett [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior golfer silhouette paperweight. A circular black plaque, containing a silhouette of a golfer set against a blue skyline, is surrounded by a ring of eighteen millefiori canes, including two turtle silhouette canes. The design is completed by a blue and white twist torsade, closed by a white signature cane. Amethyst goldstone ground. Signature gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 2 1/4".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK264

Price: $750

Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal paperweight. An upright dark pink crimp rose, with fifteen [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior crimp rose pedestal paperweight. An upright dark pink crimp rose, with fifteen petals and four upturned green leaves, presides over a clear, footed, pedestal base. Complex signature cane on the underside of the flower. Diameter 2 1/8", height 3".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK450BK

Price: $550

Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight. A large white pastry mold [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior spaced millefiori with heart miniature paperweight. A large white pastry mold complex cane with a black heart at its center is the focus of four green and white spaced millefiori complex star canes in alternation with four spaced complex blue and white complex canes with shamrock cores. The design rests on translucent amethyst ground copiously sprinkled with gold aventurine and framed with a white latticinio twist torsade closed with a signature "K". Signature, gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 13/16".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK451BK

Price: $550

Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight. A central complex can [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior spaced silhouettes and millefiori miniature paperweight. A central complex cane, in aternating shades of pink and green, displays a goose silhouette at its core. It is ringed by six spaced canes, each different from the next and including the silhouettes of a turtle, a shamrock, a heart, a horse and a fish, as well as a pink and green Clichy-style rose. A white latticinio-wrapped blue twist torsade garlands the motif and is closed with a blue an white complex signature cane. Translucent green aventurine-sprinkled ground over opaque white. Gold "K" on the underside. Diameter 2 1/16".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK553

Price: $425

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, f [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, framed by three sepals, blooms on a thin green stem, with two leaves, and is surrounded by a blue and white torsade, closed by a bead of goldstone. Tilted, translucent amethyst ground. Clear, footed base. Signature, gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 1/2", height 2 1/4".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK571PM

Price: $400

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, f [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, framed by three sepals, blooms on a thin green stem, with two leaves, and is surrounded by a white latticinio torsade. Tilted opaque blue ground, strewn with aventurine. Clear footed base. Signature gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 9/16", height 2 3/8".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK557

Price: $350

Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A white and pink [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior millefiori flower and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A white and pink millefiori flower, on a stem with five green leaves and a little patch of aventurine earth at the base, is encircled by a white and green torsade. Tilted amber ground. Clear, footed base. Signature, gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 2", height 2 1/16".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK468

Price: $325

Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal paperweight. An upright pink lily, with a yellow [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior pink lily miniature pedestal paperweight. An upright pink lily, with a yellow and orange stardust stamen and four slender green leaves, rests at the center of a blue goldstone tilted ground. Clear, footed base. Signature, gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 5/16", height 2".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK553GZ

Price: $275

Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, f [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior pink rope rose and torsade miniature pedestal paperweight. A pink rope rose, framed by three sepals, blooms on a thin green stem, with two leaves, and is surrounded by a mauve and white torsade, closed by a bead of goldstone. Tilted opaque blue ground. Clear footed base. Signature gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 1/2", height 2 3/16".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK569GZ

Price: $275

Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature paperweight. Three pink rope roses nestle together [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior three pink roses miniature paperweight. Three pink rope roses nestle together within a halo of six pointed green leaves and are centered by a goldstone nugget. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature gold-foil "K" on the underside. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 1/8".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: Modern
Scan Code: CK478BK

Price: $225

Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. An upright white lily, with a yello [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. An upright white lily, with a yellow and red center and four long green leaves, grows from a tilted gold-speckled translucent cobalt blue ground, over a clear footed base. Signature, gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 5/8", height 2".[hide]

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Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight.

Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. by Charles Kaziun Junior

Artist: Charles Kaziun Junior

Medium: modern
Scan Code: CK471.1

Price: $200

Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. A white lily, with a salmon-colored [...]
Charles Kaziun Junior white lily miniature pedestal paperweight. A white lily, with a salmon-colored interior around a yellow pistil and three black stamens, and with four slender green leaves, blooms on a tilted copper aventurine-speckled magenta ground over opaque white. Clear, footed base. Signature gold-foil "K" on the underside. Diameter 1 1/4", height 1 15/16".[hide]

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