I WOKE UP LAST NIGHT TO THE NEWS FEED ON MY PHONE –
THE VIDEO SHOWED ME! I WAS WANDERING THROUGH PSYCHEDELICALLY
STAINED, SHIFTING GLASS WALLS OF A BRIGHTLY LIT CANYON. HAUNTING MUSIC WITH A
NERVOUS PIANO UNDERPINNING SEDUCTIVE VOCALS TILTED THE WORLD A BIT FURTHER…
BENEATH MY FEET WERE SMOOTH AND GENTLY MOVING SQUARE TILES DEPICTING A WORLD
WHERE FINE GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS AND MARBLES RULED OVER EVERY KINGDOM.
THE WHOLE LANDSCAPE WAS IN MOTION, ALIVE WITH OVER-SIZED ARTWORKS
THAT WANTED TO DANCE. INDEED, SOME WEIGHTS WERE RIDING AROUND ON A VAST
TURNTABLE LIKE THE GREAT PAINTED HORSES OF YESTERYEAR’S GRANDEST CIRCUS
CAROUSELS…. SOPHISTICATED SAINT LOUIS WAX SEAL HANDLES IN RED AND BLUE PINSTRIPES
STOOD TALL AND MADE DAPPER COUNTERPOINTS TO THE WILDLY EXPANSIVE FLOATING
SUNFLOWER THAT BADE ME DON SUNGLASSES AS I APPROACHED. A STOUT HUNTER PILLAR
MINUS ITS CRENNELATED PARAPET DOUBLED AS AN APARTMENT BUILDING WITH MARILYN
MONROE GAZING OUT ONE OF THE WINDOWS AT A RACE BETWEEN AN ELEGANTLY ETCHED
ANTIQUE STAG AND A MODERN RACEHORSE SPORTING A JOCKEY. THERE WAS AN UNDERSEA
GARDEN WITH INQUISITIVE SCHOOLS OF BRIGHLY-COLORED FISH AND A BLOSSOMING
MUSHROOM WEARING A CUT GLASS TUXEDO! AND DID I CATCH A REFLECTED GLIMPSE OF A
TORRID RABBIT ROMANCE? HOW DID THEY GET PAST GORDON’S GILA MONSTER SARGEANT AT
ARMS! THE HOSTESS, THAT DELICATELY ROYAL CLICHY OVER THERE ON THE LEFT, SHALL HEAR
OF THIS!
OR, WAIT! WAS THIS REALLY ON MY NEWS FEED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT??
OR WAS IT ALL JUST A FEVER DREAM – MY STATE OF ANTICIPATION OVER THE UPCOMING L.H.
SELMAN AUCTION 85, PRESSED UPON MY IMAGINATION?
MOVE OVER, LITTLE NEMO –
(AND FOR ANYONE WHO KNOWS THIS REFERENCE, PLEASE CALL ME SO WE CAN BE FRIENDS!)
AND REMEMBER, THIS DOESN’T HAVE TO BE JUST A DREAM – AS LONG AS YOU’RE THE HIGH
BIDDER!
Monthly Archives: October 2023
L.H. Selman, Ltd.’s Fall 2023, 85th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects has concluded. Details on it are below. Our next auction is in early 2024, with another coming in the Summer and then the Fall. Prices Realized are available on our auction website, click the link below to see the auction still online.
The auction is fully online, hosted on our AUCTION WEBSITE. A web friendly digital e-catalog can be viewed above, while a printed copy of the catalog is for sale at PRINT-CATALOG. For those of you who have enjoyed watching spin videos of featured pieces, all 360 lots now have videos available.
By placing an initial bid on a lot, you ensure that you have a position in the competitive bidding that follows in the second stage of the auction. Each lot closes individually, when one bidder is left, and they’ve bid above the reserve price. Competitive bidding concludes after each lot has closed, whereby the Buy-At-Reserve stage commences offering all unsold lots at their reserve prices.
Here is a video explaining the auction process. We encourage you to watch for a full explanation of our unique slow close auctions, including the different stages, rules and processes. And please call us at (312) 583-1177 if you have any questions.
We recommend that you give the catalog’s Conditions of Sale a careful examination for a full understanding of the protocols. A key for condition statements can be found in the Conditions of Sale page in the catalog. Please call the gallery with any questions about these changes or the auction format, and don’t forget, we’re always happy to send additional images, videos or condition reports upon request.
We are currently open to visit by appointment only, so please get in touch to schedule a time to see every lot in person at our gallery in Chicago, 410 S. Michigan Ave., suite 207. If you prefer to place any or all bids by phone, or have any questions, just give us a call at 1-800-538-0766.
We’ve prepared a video featuring a fun assortment from the auction lineup. Enjoy!