Assorted Modern

Vasart Glass patterned millefiori inkwell. The wide-based bottle has a circle of multicolor glass chips surrounded a ring of pink and yellow bundled rod canes, which is bordered by a ring of white and orange latticinio, on pale green ground. The matching stopper has a ring of white and orange latticinio encircling a ring of pink and yellow canes, on pale green ground. Height 5", diameter 3 13/16". [hide]

David Lotton and Lubomir Richter 1993 collaborative ballerinas engraved paperweight. A company of ballerinas, a principal framed by two couples, swirls gracefully around an iridescent dome amid swooping birds and the falling roses of the delighted crowd. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

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]

WDF 1992 exotic blooms high-domed paperweight. Wonderful, large tropical blooms, in hot pink and red, explode from a translucent emerald green mass dotted with color that sits at the base of a high-domed, clear ground weight. The blooms, their pale green tendrils trailing, crowd the inner surface in an exuberance of color. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16", height 4 5/8". [hide]

Wesley Lutz yellow crimp rose pedestal paperweight. A yellow crimp rose, cupped within four pointed green leaves floats within a clear encasement over a pedestal base. Signature cane. Diameter 2 1/8", height 2 9/16". [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]

Unidentified pear paperweight. A solid glass yellow pear is blushing with orange speckles, trapped inside a thin layer of glass, and sports a protruding translucent green stem and calyx. Clear cookie base. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Length 3 3/8", height 2 9/16". [hide]

Bridgeton Studios 1978 yellow flowers surface design paperweight. Three four-petaled yellow flowers at the top of the design are connected by blue stems that swirl through yellow lines. The whole is set over a teal ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4”. [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]

Suzanne Kindland 1994 abstract blue and white swirl paperweight. A spun mountain or wave rises from a vortex of translucent dark aqua blue and frosty opaque white ribbons, laced with strings of air bubbles. Clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Vitra Glass Studio 1994 coral reef abstract magnum paperweight, by Aro Schulze. A mottled blue, orange and green coral reef rises into a spiraling mound as the home of several filament sea urchins and millefiori anemones. Clear ground. Good condition. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 15/16". [hide]

Vitra Glass Studio 1994 coral reef abstract paperweight, by Peggy Henry. A mottled multi-colored coral reef rises into a spiraling mound, speckled with aventurine, as the home of several filament sea urchins and millefiori anemones. Clear ground. Good condition. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/16", height 3 3/16". [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]

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]

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 California-style green pulled-feather marbrie surface design paperweight. Cascading downward from a pink and white center cane at the weight's crest, four fanning waves of green create fanciful networks flowing to the base of a green-tinged, white dome, while simultaneously leaving four marbrie-like voids around the upper perimeter. Very minor surface wear. Diameter 3". [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]

Unidentified American cat sulphide paperweight. A three-dimensional Siamese cat sits patiently at the center of a green, white and red frit ground. Extremely minor surface wear. Signature stamped "JDH". Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Robert Hamon blue crimp rose faceted pedestal paperweight. Two outer tiers of alternating sky blue upright petals cup an inner cluster of ten blue stamens. Three green sepals support the bloom inside a clear dome on a clear footed base. Six and one facets. Press signed. Diameter 2 15/16”, height 3 1/4”. [hide]

Hoya Crystal clear heart sculpture. A beveled heart reflects a silvery clearness on its steep from facet. Signed. Height 2", width 2 7/8", length 2 3/4". [hide]

Schmid, France, 1978 Sister Berta Hummel sulphide faceted paperweight. A white profile of the German-born Berta Hummel, known as Franciscan Sister Maria Innocentia and famous for creating the iconic Hummel figurines, rests above a blue flash footed base with a star-cut ground. Five and one facets. Edition #3987 of an edition of 4000. Fine condition. 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]

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]