New Arrivals

Pairpoint 1972 pink crimp rose with etched base pedestal paperweight. A large crimp rose, its petals magenta and fading to white at the edges, is cupped within a cage of open green sepals and sits within a clear ground dome that rests atop a clear ground pedestal, its base etched with grape clusters and vines. Edition #171 of a limited edition. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/4", height 4 3/4". [hide]

Whitefriars 1979 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Five concentric rings of complex star cog canes, beginning with an outer ring in red and then periwinkle, cobalt, aqua and, finally, yellow, converge on a central white and blue star cog cane. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/16". [hide]

Whitefriars concentric millefiori inkwell. Radiating outward from a white center cane with a black pentagon outline at its core, five concentric rings of millefiori move from royal blue to salmon, white, sky blue and finally pink, all in bold sizes and hues that reflect in the bottles interior basin. A large blue and white center cane dominates from the stopper, ringed successively by salmon, white, blue and pink cogs. Rough pontil. Diameter 3 13/16", height 6 3/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1976 Olympic garlands and torch paperweight. Five interlacing garlands of small pink and white cog canes are arranged in the traditional Olympic configuration beneath a large blue-rimmed white picture cane of the Olympic torch in the upper middle, framed by two date canes on either side reading "19" and "76", on cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #585 of a limited edition of 1000. Signature/date canes. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Whitefriars 1976 Bicentennial "Liberty Bell" close concentric millefiori commemorative faceted paperweight. A central blue and white Liberty Bell silhouette cane is the focus of four concentric rings of blue and white star canes and, finally, a fifth ring of red canes with blue and white star centers, over clear ground. Five and one facets. "1776 – 1976" signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Whitefriars 1975 interlaced trefoil garlands paperweight. A large blue and white complex cane sits at the center of two interlaced trefoil millefiori garlands, one of pink and one of chartreuse complex canes, with an additional blue complex cane resting within each of the six loops. Translucent very dark cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Surface wear. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1973 close concentric fancy diamond cut paperweight. A central grouping of seven blue and white canes is circled by rings of black, red, green and white complex canes on a clear ground, all subject to complex refraction from the fancy diamond cut facets. Fancy diamond cut facets and top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3”. [hide]

Whitefriars 1972 close concentric millefiori with all-over geometric faceting paperweight. Small complex canes in concentric rings of white, blue, pink and ochre, many with stars at their cores, focus on a single large complex cane at the weight's center, again with a star at its core. All-over geometric faceting. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1971 close concentric faceted paperweight. A central black and white cog cane is encircled by rings of blue, red, green, black and white millefiori canes on a clear ground. Fancy fluting cuts decorate the area between facets. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3”. [hide]

Antique Bacchus spaced concentric millefiori on sodden snow paperweight. A large red and white ruffle cane, with a white collar, is surrounded by loosely placed spaced concentric rings of brightly colored millefiori, in blues, red, yellow and green, all set within a white sodden snow ground. The central arrangement is held within a white-centered green stave basket. Extremely fine condition. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Antique Whitefriars concentric millefiori crystal vase. The tall, tapered vase has wide shoulders and a wide, flared rim. The base of the piece contains several concentric rings of assorted cog canes, in white, cobalt blue, red, and yellow. Height 8 1/2", diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

Antique Bacchus close concentric millefiori paperweight. A central complex cane, consisting of a white ruffle cane within a ring of white-collared cobalt blue, is encircled by four rings of various complex millefiori in cobalt blue, yellow, amber and white. The close concentric design is held within a white stave basket. Fine condition. Diameter 3 9/16". [hide]

Antique Bacchus patterned millefiori circlets on sodden snow paperweight. Five spaced circlets of various millefiori, in mint green, blue, white and red, are set within a sodden snow ground and surround a central pink ruffle cane, which is enclosed by a close packed star-shaped millefiori design. Clusters of yellow and white sawmill canes, with the occasional white ruffle cane, occupy the spaces between each circlet around the periphery and are supported by a stave basket of red-centered white canes. Fine condition. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Antique Apsley Pellatt William Shakespeare sulphide paperweight. Detailed curly hair, beard and mustache add dimension to the still left-facing bust of the famous English author, William Shakespeare. Clear ground. Similar examples are pictured on page 32 of The Jokelson Collection of Antique Cameo Incrustation and on page 10 of Old English Paperweights. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Fair condition. Diameter 2 9/16". [hide]

D'Albret 1969 faceted overlay Paul Revere sulphide paperweight. A white cameo of Revere is centered on clear, sunburst-cut ground, within a gray-over-white double overlay. Top facet and eight oval side facets. Signed/dated. LE of 200. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

D'Albret 1969 Mark Twain sulphide faceted paperweight. A white cameo of Mark Twain is centered on sunburst-cut, translucent aqua ground. Seven and one facets. Dated. Limited edition of 1000. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]