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Auction Catalog Subscription 78, 79 and 80. [hide]

David Graeber 2020 all-over rose, yellow spray and forget-me-not bouquet orb. Sprays of yellow buds intermingle with roses and blue forget-me-nots in an all-over bouquet. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3". [hide]

Mike Hunter 2016 Marilyn Monroe murrina portrait with complex millefiori and flowers paperweight. Four concentric rings of colorful and highly complex millefiori canes, including white stardust and larger green and white flower canes, encircle a central black and white murrina portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Signature cane. Signed/dated.Diameter 3". [hide]

Lundberg Studios 2008 "Lau I'Pala" yellow tang fish compound paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. A school of six yellow tang fish moves intently across a tidepool in shades of aqua and blue, with three large starfish and millefiori sea anemones beneath them. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Perthshire Paperweights (1973) "Swan in the Pond" hollow faceted paperweight. A graceful three-dimensional white swan floats eternally on a translucent green pond, inside a hollow dome. Star-cut ground. Two rings of eight side facets and one top facet. Limited edition of 250. Signature canes. Perthshire’s first hollow weight design. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Alison Ruzsa 2015 "Tom Waits for No One" silhouette and trees compound paperweight. A double perimeter of colorful trees conceals the silhouette of a man enjoying a smoke while leaning on a lamp post, already in the company of his imagination. Clear ground. Based on the animated short with the same title. Signed/dated. Diameter 4 1/8". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis upright bouquet and torsade faceted paperweight. A double-tiered blue flower crowns the top of an upright bouquet surrounded by two cane flowers and two additional lampwork flowers in pink and white, all surrounded by bright green leaves on drawn stems. A cobalt blue spiral-encased white twist torsade encircles the base of the bouquet, bordered by two air-ring inclusions, on clear ground. Four rows of geometric facets and one top facet. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis scrambled millefiori wafer stand. A clear and shallow bowl, with a blue-over-white rim, is shaped with six ruffle lobes and rises from a base filled with scrambled millefiori and latticinio bits, including a complete dog silhouette cane near the center, in the traditional pistachio, chartreuse, coral and light blue colors. From the C. Frank Kireker Collection. Minor surface wear. Diameter 3 1/2", height 3 1/2". [hide]

Unusual antique Baccarat mushroom faceted paperweight. The mushroom is formed of a central shamrock cane, surrounded by a ring of blue, red and white arrowhead/star canes, then a ring of white and coral star bundle canes with a third ring of coral green and white cog canes. An outer ring of white canes forms the stem and is drawn down to the star-cut base. A cobalt and white latticinio torsade encircles the base. Six and one circular facets. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Baccarat scattered millefiori on upset muslin paperweight. An assortment of colorful complex canes, including a pale pink rose picture cane, is scattered across white upset muslin. Diameter 2 3/4". [hide]

Antique Baccarat millefiori butterfly and garland paperweight. A deep amethyst latticinio butterfly is framed on either side by orange millefiori fore wings and rainbow-colored millefiori hind wings. It is garlanded by a ring of alternating red and white cog canes, over a clear, star-cut ground. "These insects dazzle the viewer, the delicate archetypes of a vibrant imagination. The millefiori garland forms a decorative frame of flowers around the colorful insect."--"The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition". Good condition. Diameter 2 15/16". [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]

Cathy Richardson 2020 "Sunflowers" engraved amber and white surface design cameo paperweight. White sunflowers, companion buds and large leaves bloom on the surface of a translucent amber dome. The delicate design has slight relief as it was created by diamond, stone and rubber polishing bits to contrasts against the amber surface, only revealed once the white layer was sandblasted away. Signed/date. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

Chris Buzzini (1992) China rose, violet and lilac bouquet paperweight. A bright yellow China rose shines below a long purple lilac stem and is the center of a radiating ring of blue, white and purple violets and their buds. Varied leaf specimens decorate the blooms to create a lovely bouquet. Clear ground. Limited edition of 40. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Clinton Smith 2020 Gumby and Pokey cowboy paperweight. Partaking in their favorite game, a smiling green Gumby, spinning a yellow rope lasso over his head, sports a little leather vest and a white-dotted red bandana, while his orange saddled sidekick, Pokey, shows off his best neighing and bucking. The playdate happens upon and idyllic cloud-speckled blue sky day, amidst a green field of white crocuses and yellow mustard flowers. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Damon MacNaught 2020 close concentric pink and green millefiori paperweight. A central complex cross cane is encircled by rings of complex canes in pink and green, with highlights of white and blue, including whorl, ruffle, hollow rod and lacey bundle canes. The outer ring consist of iterations of the central canes in alternation with iterations of the canes found in the second rings of the design, pulled downward into a pink and white stave basket. Signature cane. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 9/16". [hide]