New Arrivals

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]

Antique Baccarat scattered millefiori on upset muslin paperweight. An unusual panoply of colorful and diverse millefiori complex canes includes one cane with tiny pink rose-like bull's-eyes ringed with yellow stars and a white border, another of alternating pink and yellow bull's-eyes, sawmills and a central quatrefoil, as well as the more ubiquitous arrow canes and cogs, over a beautifully arranged white upset muslin ground. Provenance: The Arturo Schroeder collection. See "The French Connection In Mexico. The Improbable Paperweight Path". Minor surface wear. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Rick Ayotte 1991 California quail with desert scene paperweight. A three-dimensional California quail pecks his way across a sandy desert floor, framed by orange Christmas cactus plant and yellow barrel cactus. Limited edition of 35. Signed/dated. "A great deal of experimenting when into the desert sand. This happens to be one of my favorite weights." –Rick Ayotte. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]

Rick Ayotte 2009 sunflower and goldfinch magnum paperweight. A cheerful yellow and black goldfinch perches atop a large, multi-tiered yellow sunflower, with ribbed petals and a center tuft of brown seeds, which is cradled within dark green sepals. The flower floats above a translucent green ground. Limited edition of 10. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/8”. [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]

Gordon Smith 2020 daisy and loosestrife bouquet paperweight. Two multi-tiered mauve daisies, their cascading petals striped in darker purple and radiating around central orange stamen clusters with a yellow corona and over a rusty-red patch, are spaced by bright orange five-petaled loosestrife flowers, buds, serrated green leaves and a white daisy cousin. Clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane. Dated. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Chris Buzzini 1992 pink epiphytic orchids paperweight. Five delicate pink and white orchids and five companion buds rise from several green tubers amidst long bladed green leaves. Thin beige roots wrap around a bit of dark mossy branch hosting the flora. Clear ground. Limited edition of 40, marked "XP" for experimental. Signed/dated. Fine condition. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Ken Rosenfeld 2019 braided-stems arching flower bouquet paperweight. Thin stems interlace into an arching bouquet of blue forget-me-nots, a white daisy and five pink clematis, below a thick clear crystal gather. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/2". [hide]

Antique Baccarat wheatflower miniature paperweight. A wheatflower, with two tiers of ridged blue-spotted white petals around an arrowhead and stars complex cane, is crowned by four green leaves. The uncommon flower shares a stem with two additional green leaves. Clear, star-cut ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 1/16". [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]

Colin Richardson 2015 “Pink Triquetra” aventurine blossoms and berries paperweight. Three dark branches, with three green variegated leaves and three red berries each, grow in opposite directions and have a central pyramid of six aventurine pink blossoms, forming a triquetra. Clear ground. Edition #1 of 1. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 1/8” [hide]

Jim D’Onofrio 2000 two rabbits and turnips paperweight. Two brown and white bunny rabbits have followed their quivering little pink noses like divining rods to a pair of turnips next to a leafy branch and gray rock on a green and brown speckled earthy ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 7/16” [hide]

Saint Louis 2000 "Croisez Murine" patterned millefiori paperweight. A large cross shape, made of checkered red, white and aqua canes as well as four evenly dispersed canes that read "2000", is surrounded by a white stardust carpet. Opaque red ground. Edition #3 of a limited edition of 150. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

Antique Saint Louis blue double clematis on red jasper paperweight. Two tiers of cobalt blue-striped petals, around a yellow match-head center, bloom atop a short stem flanked by two serrated green leaves. Another pair of leaves peeks out from behind the resulting clematis bloom. Red and white jasper ground. Good condition. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Melissa Ayotte 2020 carnations and daisy bouquet paperweight. Red and white carnations are joined by a single purple and white carnation in a bouquet of white daisies and a few pink flower clusters. Translucent dark wine-colored ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Lundberg Studios 2013 purple wisteria and butterflies petite jewelry jar, by Daniel Salazar. Clusters of purple wisteria and green leaves hang on dark vines over clear ground. Several purple butterflies adorn the clear round lid. Signed/dated. Diameter 3 3/4". [hide]