New Arrivals

David Graeber 2018 chrysanthemum and bachelor’s button bouquet in blue cube paperweight. Dusty pink chrysanthemums and shaded purple bachelor’s buttons dominate a thick bouquet, with yellow blossoms and variegated green leaves occasionally poking through. The bouquet floats at the center of a clear cube with a transparent cobalt blue backdrop. Signature/date cane. Height 3 9/16", width 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric millefiori on a cobalt blue ground. A large, classic pink and green rose presides at the center of two concentric rings of varied and colorful complex canes, including white stars, pastry mold canes in pink and green, a stardust cane and a second rose, this time in white. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Minor surface wear and small scuff near the base. From the George Kulles Collection. Diameter 2 9.16". [hide]

Antique Clichy patterned millefiori on opaque pink ground paperweight. A pink and white rose presides at the center of a large central circlet that moves outward from the rose to eight blue cog canes and then to a ring of white pastry mold canes with green cores. A spaced garland ensues in a pattern of three small green cog canes alternating with a single, much larger, blue and white star complex cane, over a rich opaque pink ground. Minor bruising near base. From the George Kulles Collection. Diameter 2 5/8". [hide]

David Graeber 2018 rose, lilac and bachelor’s button bouquet paperweight. A trio of peach-colored roses is surrounded by a gathering of pink lilac sprays, large pink bachelor’s buttons, bachelor’s button buds and furled variegated green leaves to create a sumptuous bouquet, which floats above a transparent blue ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Ken Rosenfeld 2018 mixed bouquet and beetle orb. A rose, morning glory and two daisies dominate a vivid bouquet, interspersed with other assorted flowers, seed pods, green leaves and curling tendrils. An aventurine green beetle wriggles through the lush arrangement. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Antique Baccarat entwined double trefoil on translucent green ground faceted paperweight. A red bull's-eye cane ringed by two circles of white star canes forms the center of a design that next moves to a spaced circle of white pastry mold canes. This central motif is framed by two interlacing trefoil garlands, one of complex millefiori made from alternating pink and white star canes and with pink bull's-eye cores, and the other made entirely of white stars, again with pink bull's-eye cores. Translucent green ground. Eight side facets. Small cullet. From the George Kulles collection. Diameter 3". [hide]

Ken Rosenfeld 2018 mixed bouquet and red snake orb. A smooth red snake slithers throughout a tangle of colorful flowers, including a golden sunflower, a blue daisy and a purple morning glory, interspersed with seed pods, green leaves and curling tendrils. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Antique Clichy spaced concentric miniature paperweight. A red and white bull's-eye cane peeks out from the center of a complex white star cane which is then ringed by eight moss canes with edelweiss cores. A spaced circle of five purple pastry mold canes in alternation with five pairs of pink and green roses garlands the design, on clear ground. From the George Kulles collection. Diameter 1 13/16". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis orange clematis on latticinio swirl paperweight. A two-tiered single clematis blossom, with five orange petals striped in black around a purple match-head center and a second tier of five more petals, perches atop a long curving stem flanked by two large serrated green leaves and with a single smaller leaf protruding from behind the bloom. White double-swirl latticinio cushion. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Surface wear. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

Mike Hunter 2018 close packed millefiori, flowers, silhouette and murrini magnum paperweight. A breath-taking large gathering of many of the Twists studios famous canes, including roses, pansies, birds, moths, a corgi, Belle, owls, Beanos and more, are scattered and held tightly in a white stave basket. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 15/16". [hide]

Mayauel Ward 2016 arching bouquet pedestal paperweight. A lush and long arching bouquet is packed with blue and purple flower clusters, blue, orange, white and purple flowers, white and red berries, tendrils and leaves intertwined with braided stems over a clear ground and black pedestal. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

David Graeber 2018 roses and poppies orb. Lush peach-colored roses, burgundy-colored poppies and a few tightly sealed burgundy buds are threaded together with an assortment of variegated green and yellow-tinted leaves to create a dynamic arrangement. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 1/2". [hide]

David Graeber 2018 lady’s-slipper orchids small orb. Three wild lady’s-slipper orchids, each with three furled white petals and a drooping pink-dipped labellum, bloom from a mossy tuft amidst pink-dipped white buds and a variety of variegated green leaves. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/16". [hide]

Victor Trabucco 1986 oriental red camellia branch upright magnum faceted paperweight. A large red flower blooms atop a twisting and forking dark branch flanked by two companion buds below. Another dark branch, with two contrasting white blossoms and four companion buds, hangs overhead. Green leaves dot the branches here and there. Clear ground. Two rows of eight uneven angular facets. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 13/16". [hide]

Antique Clichy chequer paperweight. Latticinio filigree cells, results of a traditional chequer pattern, are each occupied by a single complex cane, each different in color and design from the next. Among the various canes included are a pink and green center rose, a white and green rose, on the outer periphery, and a very rare white and purple rose, again on the outer periphery. Extremely minor surface wear. Diameter 2 7/8”. [hide]

Ken Rosenfeld 2018 monarch butterfly and pink morning glories paperweight. Two fuchsia-colored shaded trumpets of a morning glory are striped with white on the inside, speckled with white on the outside and cup a central tuft of stamens as they emerge from sepals. They are joined by three yellow forget-me-nots, with orange centers, and share a vine with heart-shaped leaves and a companion bud. A detailed monarch butterfly, with orange wings striped in black and dotted with white, approaches the colorful bouquet. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]