Misc Modern

Greg Chase 2010 "French Quarters" murrine with skulls marble. A vivid and detailed representation of Bourbon Street in the French Quarter of New Orleans features four memorable scenes of a restaurant, an Elvis karaoke bar, a jazz club and a haunted courtyard being watched from above by a balcony full of people. All of these bustling activities rise from a lugubrious pool of dark aventurine water with a snickering white skull. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/8". [hide]

Shawn Messenger 2001 millefiori paperweight. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Gary Beecham 1987 translucent purple and aqua tubes abstract paperweight. Aqua, white and purple clusters of small tubes form large tubes clustered at the center of translucent white tubes. A mix of aqua and purple tubes encircle the central gathering of tubes, inside a border ring of purple tubes. Milky white ground. Signed/dated. One of few paperweights made by the famous glass artist. Diameter 3 7/16". [hide]

Greg Chase 2010 "Summer Dog Days" murrine with sunflowers marble. Designed with the artist's love for dog and his wife's love for sunflowers in mind, detailed murrini of different breeds of dogs peek from field of sunflowers below a swirling sky, inspired by Van Gogh. Signature/date cane. Diameter 1 13/16". [hide]

Blair Hardenburg 1971 egg-shaped spiraling latticinio paperweight. A large central elongated bubble is surrounded by a multi-thread white latticinio spiral, with a blue center, which curls down to a clear base. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Berry Davis abstract design high-domed paperweight. A tuquoise bowl, with a white interior, sits atop a blue spire, with diagonal stripes in red and white, that is dotted with orange barnicles and green seaweeds. Signed. Diameter 2 5/8". Height 5 5/8". [hide]

Steuben high-domed spiraling latticinio paperweight. A large, elongated bubble centered under the dome of the piece is surrounded by a multi-thread spiral of alternating blue, red, and white latticinio, which curls down to the clear base. Signed. Height 3 1/2". [hide]

Craig Howell 1978 burgundy flower surface design paperweight. Two burgundy flowers are the focus of a surface design of green, red, blue and orange intertwining vines that cover an opaque white dome. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 5/8”. [hide]

Bridgeton Studio 1978 purple butterfly paperweight, by Ziegler. A delicate purple butterfly, with a millefiori cane in each wing, is surrounded by yellow millefiori flowers, connected by swirling brown stems, at the center of undulating orange stripes. Off-white ground. Signed/dated. Very minor surface wear. Diameter 2 15/16”. [hide]

Unidentified hollow blown pear paperweight. A hollow pear is blushing orange, with speckles, on one side and yellow on the other with a green painted protruding stem reaching ahead of a clear cookie base ground. Hollow concave calyx. Extremely fine condition. Length 4 3/16", height 3 3/16". [hide]

Antique Thuringian open concentric millefiori paperweigt. A central red and yellow star cane is surrounded by a ring of green and red complex star canes and then by a ring of white pastry molds on a multi-colored, frit-like ground. Some surface wear. Diameter 2 1/4". [hide]

Unidentified 1986 pink flower and blue pond paperweight. A few thin branches of pink cherry blossoms and white pollen arch over a translucent blue dichroic pool dotted with air bubbles. Signed/dated. Excellent condition. Diameter 3 7/8". [hide]

Scotia of Scotland spaced concentric paperweight. A central complex cog is encircled by a spaced ring of green cogs, alternating with blue cogs, and then by a spaced ring of the prior cogs. White upset muslin ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Terry Crider 1981 iridescent snake paperweight. An iridescent dark blue snake coils atop an iridescent dark blue weight. Signed. Diameter 2 1/8". [hide]

Strathearn millefiori and twists paperweight. A central yellow and green millefiori cane is encircled by two concentric rings of yellow, indigo and orange canes from which radiate nine twists that form panels of five canes each. The whole is set on a translucent teal ground. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

Unidentified, possibly early Ysart, radial spokes paperweight. A central large white cane, rimmed in light blue, is encircled by a ring of complex canes from which radiate thirteen frosted latticinio cane spaced by a small yellow cane and a large pink flower cane each. Clear ground. Interior flaw. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Zellique 1993 hearts and vines encased surface design paperweight. Plump red hearts sprout from two thorny vines, which crest a clear dome above a crackled and iridescent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Strathearn Glass patterned millefiori paperweight. A central pink and white crimped cane, with a green center, is surrounded by a ring of brown and white quatrefoil canes and a ring of brown cross canes with slender blue tendrils. From this motif radiate ten yellow and white twists, creating ten wedge panels, each containing a small bubble, one green, white and brown complex cane and two pink millefiori with green centers, all on opaque green ground. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

Laser Light Reindeer with Sleigh magnum rectangular crystal paperweight, with a laser image of a reindeer pulling a sleigh, containing gifts and a Christmas tree, through falling snow. Height 3", Length 4 1/2". [hide]

Miscellaneous concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Three rings of intricate complex canes surround a large central white cane with a red star center, on clear ground. Six and one facets. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Waterford clear crystal commemorative flat plaque paperweight, in the shape of a waving American flag. Department of the United States Marine Corp. logo laser-etched on the surface. Acid-etched Waterford insignia. Width 4 9/16", Height 2 3/4". [hide]

Glass Eye Studio 1996 abstract pink petal paperweight. Flowing from a central dimple at the weight's crest, three mottled pink petals cascade downwards, tracing a translucent cobalt blue exterior. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

Murano large cane concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Six extremely large complex canes, with marigold outer edges and centers of French blue and white, tightly ring a seventh cane of the same design and rest over a multi-colored frit ground. All-over faceting. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Antica Murrina Veneziana, Murrano glass multi-colored tree pendant. A multi-colored millefiori tree sits at the center of the pendant on a translucent cobalt blue background, set in gold. Original Murrano glass, sterling silver 925/1000, gold plated 24 karats. Pendant diameter 1”. [hide]