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Very fine antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly garland over upset muslin paperweight.The butterfly, with turquoise eyes, an eggplant-purple latticinio body and flattened millefiori wings, is encircled by a garland of green, white and complex cog canes, alternating with white and red cog canes, over upset muslin. Crack to base. "These insects dazzle the viewer, the delicate archetypes of a vibrant imagination." -The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. "The Baccarat butterfly is basic to any advanced collection." -Paperweights for Collectors. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Antique Clichy C-scroll millefiori garlands paperweight. A red, white and blue complex cane sits at the center of four close concentric rings of assorted complex canes, of which the outer two provide the material for six spaced C-shaped garlands of floret-centered moss canes and pink bull’s-eye and floret canes. The C-scrolls are the signature design for the Clichy name. Clear ground. Occasional light surface wear to the side. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Antique Baccarat yellow wheatflower paperweight. Two tiers of round, black-dotted petals have a white complex star cane with a red bull's-eye at their nexus and are crowned by five apple green leaves. The wheatflower sits atop a short, leaning stem flanked by two additional leaves, over clear, star-cut ground. From the George Kulles Collection. Very minor chipping to star cut. Diameter 2 7/16". [hide]

Saint Louis 1984 "Boule de rampe avec monture" chequer footed newel post. A handsome chequer arrangement employs a rich assortment of millefiori complex canes, larger at the summit and smaller at the base, each delineated by individual squares of white latticinio tubes over a bed of white upset muslin. The piece is supported by a clear glass pedestal attached to a second pedestal in brass. Limited edition of 300. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/4”, height 6 13/16”. [hide]

Charles Kaziun Junior black horse's head silhouette paperweight. A black horse silhouette is set in a black plaque surrounded by a circle of canes including a four leaf clover, and set within a blue and pale pink torsade closed by a signature cane. Blue goldstone ground. Signature gold "K" on reverse. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 3/8". [hide]

Saint Louis 1994 upright bouquet in a basket paperweight. The clear-encased piece has an upright bouquet of pink, blue, and white flowers, and dark green leaves, in a double-swirl white latticinio basket, with a white spiral-encased pink twist handle. A complex signature/date cane connects one end of the handle to the basket, while the opposing side features a pink complex cane. Limited edition of 25. Diameter 3 9/16". [hide]

Rick Ayotte 2011 “Forest Delight” spotted salamander in woodland scene magnum faceted paperweight. A blue salamander with yellow spots explores a forest floor amid red and white mushrooms, yellow flowers, berries, beetles and leaf litter. Brown and green rock ground. Six and one facets. Edition #1 of a limited edition of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/2". [hide]

Rick Ayotte 2012 “Above the Clouds” glasscape faceted compound paperweight. Using a painted glass technique, a tranquil mountain lake scene is evoked on a white plaque artfully set at the fore of an upright weight. A sky blue ground, painted with billowing white clouds, forms a backdrop to the scene, which includes an abandoned rowboat at lake's edge, a cabin, sloping green meadows and a snowy mountain range. A black and white eagle, with a yellow beak, takes flight above. Bottom facet and full frontal facet. Edition 1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8". [hide]

Cathy Richardson 2017 "Thistles" branch engraved faceted paperweight. Pink and lacy thistle buds grow from a v-shaped branch with thorny leaves inside a clear surface engraving of the same thistle subject. Clear ground. Front and back facets. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis looped millefiori garlands on cerulean blue ground paperweight. An elaborate red, white and green cog cane, with a central blue floret, sits at the heart of the design, which is encircled by six alternating loops composed of white stardust and red bull’s-eye canes, as well as red and white complex canes. Opaque bright cerulean blue-colored ground. From the Joseph W. Hutt Collection. Minor surface wear. Diameter 3 1/16”. [hide]

Antique Clichy trefoil millefiori garland on green ground paperweight. Seven complex canes are spaced on an opaque green ground and are surrounded by a trefoil garland of white and red star canes that alternate with blue, white and red canes. The spaced canes are comprised of three different designs. The central one has a red tube center, encircled by yellow tubes, with an outer ring of white stars. The interior ones have fine stamens inside a red and white pastry mold. The exterior ones represent blue and white flowers with red and yellow centers. Pictured on page 7 of the 1970 PCA Bulletin. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Annealing crack around the perimeter of the ground and several light bruises to the base and side. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Debbie Tarsitano "The Snake Charmer" painted and etched paperweight. Diameter 4 7/8". [hide]

Antique Clichy end-of-day scrambled millefiori paperweight. A rich assortment of scrambled complex canes, both broken and whole but of rather uniform size, is represented by a variety of both design and color. Some surface wear. Diameter 2 15/16”. [hide]

David Graeber 2010 sunflower and morning glory bouquet paperweight. A trio of yolk-yellow sunflowers, spaced by upward reaching blue morning glory blossoms, is garnished by scattered bright-red cranberries and blue forget-me-nots on a bed of green variegated leaves. Translucent ruby ground. Signature/date cane. Signed. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Lundberg Studios 2014 "White Cranes and Iris" compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A pair of graceful white cranes fly over blue iris flowers, with long green leaves, on translucent cobalt blue ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Antique Baccarat blue and white primrose on star-cut ground paperweight. The large flower has a white and red stardust/bull's-eye cane center, encircled by six blue and white striped petals. Five dark green leaves protrude from behind the primrose, which grows from a green stem with six additional green leaves, over star-cut ground. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]