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49. Saint Louis upright
bouquet weight. A red clematis, with a yellow matchead
center, crowns a bouquet containing a Persian blue lampwork blossom,
a sulphur yellow lampwork blossom and a white lampwork blossom.
Bubbles have been placed in the center of each flower. The flowers
are nestled on a three-dimensional stem with green leaves, that
extends to a star-cut ground, inside a red and white spiral twist
filigree torsade. (See The Art of the Paperweight,pp.
103-104; The Art of the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition,p.
22, ill. 18; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp.
109-111; Glass Paperweights of The New-York Historical Society,pp.
73-75; Paperweights: "Flowers which clothe the meadows",p.
88, ill. 209; Paperweights for Collectors,p. 79, p. 81,
ill. 181) see side view p. 27. Diameter 2 11/16". $3000-3500
50. Saint Louis faceted
upright bouquet weight. An Indian yellow clematis, with
a blue matchead center, crowns a bouquet with a Persian blue
lampwork flower, a white lampwork flower, a salmon lampwork flower,
a complex pink and white cog cane, and two red, white and blue
six-pointed star canes. The flowers are nestled on a bed of green
leaves with a short three-dimensional stem that extends to the
bottom of the piece. The petals of the top flower have been variegated
to add realism-a nice and unusual touch. Six and one faceting.
"A concrete example of Victorian sensibilities, this exquisite
display merges the fineness of the products of industry and nature."-The
Art of the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition."Upright
bouquets with torsade are complete and nearly perfect in themselves
and should not be considered as dress rehearsals for the encased
overlays."-The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.From
the Winters collection. (See The Art of the Paperweight,pp.
103-104; The Art of the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition,p.
22, ill. 18; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp.
109-111; Glass Paperweights of The New-York Historical Society,pp.
73-75; Paperweights: "Flowers which clothe the meadows",p.
88, ill. 209; Paperweights for Collectors,p. 79, p. 81,
ill. 181) Diameter 2 15/16". $2000-3000
51. Saint Louis faceted
nosegay weight, also known as a flat bouquet, with four
complex cog and six-pointed star cane flowers, in Persian blue,
salmon, sulphur yellow and white, on a stalk inside a tiara of
emerald green leaves. The top of the piece is cut with a circular
facet and there are two rows of circular side facets. "The
Saint Louis flat bouquet and the spiral latticinio ground are
the two greatest influences on American paperweight making."-The
Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.(See The Art of the
Paperweight,pp. 102-103; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp.
101-102; Glass Paperweights of The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum,plate
52, ill. 632; Glass Paperweights in The Art Institute of Chicago,p.
42; Paperweights for Collectors,p. 72) Diameter 3".
$1200-1400
52. Saint Louis
four-flower, nosegay garland weight, with a central pink
and white crimped cog cane surrounded by complex cog and six-pointed
star canes, in salmon, Persian blue, chartreuse and white, on
a stalk inside a tiara of spring green leaves, inside a garland
of Persian blue and white cog canes, alternating with powder
blue, white and lake red six-pointed star canes. Two of the leaves
are separated. From the Winters collection. (See Identifying
Antique Paperweights-Lampwork,p. 61 and plate 50; Paperweights
for Collectors,p. 72) Diameter 2 7/16". $800-1200
53. Clichy nosegay
weight with a ruby cog cane, a pink pastry mold cane
and a white edelweiss cane on a stalk with five green leaves.
"Only a few nosegay paperweights were made by Clichy."
-The Art of the Paperweight.Diameter 2 3/8". $700-1000
54. Nice Clichy
miniature nosegay weight with two pink and white roses,
and a complex ruby, white and powder blue stardust cane flower,
on a stalk inside a tiara of five green leaves. From the Winters
collection. Diameter 1 11/16". $800-1200
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