New Arrivals

Rare antique Saint Louis painted bouquet and garland paperweight. A lovely bouquet, with two roses, a pansy and forget-me-nots, is painted on a silvery disk, with a textured yellow border, and floats at the center of a bordering millefiori garland, over clear ground. Pictured in Flowers Which Clothe the Meadows on page 118. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Some surface wear. Diameter 2 15/16”. [hide]

David Graeber 2016 chartreuse chrysanthemum and blue roses bouquet pedestal paperweight. A full bouquet of chartreuse chrysanthemums, blue roses, red black-stamened blossoms, purple double-tiered blossoms and variegated blades of foliage that connect in a green moss patch, floats above a clear, stylish pedestal with a translucent cobalt blue base. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 11/16", height 5 1/2". [hide]

Uncommon antique Saint Louis pair of plums on a branch paperweight. Two large purple plums ripen on thin yellow stems, hanging from a slender golden branch, with twigs and serrated green leaves. Clear, diamond-cut ground. “One of the less common St. Louis fruit weights” and only rarely seen additionally from Boston & Sandwich Glass Company and Pantin. —The Dictionary of Glass Paperweights, page 257. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Diameter 3 1/16” [hide]

Rick Ayotte 2012 “After the Storm” painted landscape with cardinal magnum paperweight. A wintry landscape of bare trees, snow-covered fields and billowing white snow clouds forms the painted glass ground against which a brilliant red, three-dimensional cardinal becomes the focus. Just beneath the dome and resting on a perch of snow-dusted pine needles, this crimson bird is evoked within the vocabulary of conventional lampwork artistry and then very poetically and originally juxtaposed against a flat painted glass ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/4". [hide]

David Graeber 2017 lemon and blossom branch fluted paperweight. Five juicy yellow lemons mature alongside furling dark green leaves, white blossoms and pink-tipped buds. The forking lemon branch floats gingerly above a translucent green ground. Thinly fluted sides. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16”. [hide]

David Graeber 2017 purple water lilies paperweight. Beautiful fans of veined lily pads stand guard over three brown seedpods and eight splendid purple water lilies, in various stages of growth, within a mottled bright blue pool. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16”. [hide]

David Graeber 2017 lemon and blossom branch paperweight. Five juicy yellow lemons mature alongside furling dark green leaves, white blossoms and pink-tipped buds. The curving lemon branch floats gingerly above a translucent blue ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4”. [hide]

David Graeber 2017 blood oranges and blossoms paperweight. A gathering of promising blood oranges is nestled on a leafy sprig, which is also home to three flourishing white blooms and a sprinkling of purple-tipped buds. Azure blue ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy close concentric millefiori mushroom faceted paperweight. Four vibrantly-colored rings of millefiori, with an outer ring of floret centered moss canes, have a larger millefiori cane at their center, forming the dome of a mushroom with a stem of alternating white and pink staves. Clear, star-cut ground. Six and one facets. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Bruise to edge of side facet. Diameter 2 5/8”. [hide]

Michael Hunter "Dizzy" decorative shallow glass bowl. "The bowl is made from 3 incalmo sections, the outside two sections are alternating "vetro a fili" whilst the centre is a latticcinio incalmo section. The three cups are pre-made and fused together while hot at the furnace. It's very complex and technical, this style combines ancient Venetian techniques."- Michael Hunter. Signed "Vetro #2". Diameter 12 1/4", height 2 1/8". [hide]

Rick Ayotte 2002 golden-crown sparrows with red berries paperweight. Two golden-crown sparrows, en couple, regard one another across a thick cluster of crimson berries and dark green leaves. Snowy ground. Limited edition of 25. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

David Graeber 2017 red and lavender poppies small orb. A thick gathering of poppies and buds, with blood red and lavender-colored petals and thick dark stamens, rests upon a bed of furled green leaves, all floating at the center of a clear orb. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/16”. [hide]

Jim D'Onofrio 2001 “Garden's Delight” rabbit paperweight. Working alone, an intrepid white bunny, with one black ear, considers his options in the midst of a promising batch of varied vegetables, including carrots, turnips, an eggplant, squash, red pepper, radish and a turnip. Forest green ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Jim D’Onofrio 2005 “The Night They Found Santa” paperweight. Two black and white rabbits contemplate the curious spectacle of Santa Claus, splayed in a libatious stupor across a snowy field, minus his trousers and one black boot which lie tellingly nearby. A spilled bottle of spirits completes the tale. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8”. [hide]

Jim D’Onofrio 2006 “Santa’s Elves” compound paperweight. Two white-bearded elves, one sitting atop a gray hobby horse and the other standing next to a large candy cane, study a long list of names. White-speckled ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8”. [hide]

David Graeber 2017 honeybees and honeycomb faceted paperweight. Hovering symmetrically over a piece of honeycomb, three industrious bees consider their day's work. Clear ground. Ring of oval side printies. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/4”. [hide]