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61. Saint Louis cherries
weight. A pair of red cherries with yellow stems hang
from a caramel-colored branch with three green leaves. (See Antique
French Paperweights,p. 187; The Encyclopedia of Glass
Paperweights,p. 113; Glass Paperweights of The Bergstrom-Mahler
Museum,plate 54, ill. 1304; Paperweights: "Flowers
which clothe the meadows",p. 97, ill. 226) Diameter
3 1/8". $2500-3000
62. Baccarat strawberry
weight containing a dimensional pink berry with black
seeds, on a stem with green leaves, over a star-cut ground. "The
artisans at Baccarat ingeniously fused hexagonal rods together
to create the dimensional berries in this interpretation of the
strawberry...In mid-nineteenth-century France, strawberries were
presented as a gift to provide foresight."- The Art of
the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition.Diameter 2 1/2".
$1800-2250
63. New England Glass Company
blown pear weight with a three-dimensional yellow fruit
displaying a caramel-colored blush on a round cookie base. The
fruit has a tan stem and a dark green glass stamp on the blossom
end. "In many instances, they streaked or mottled the fruit
with colored glass to add to the realism."-The Art of
the Paperweight-The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass
Companies.Diameter 3 1/4". $1200-1600
64. New England
Glass Company fruit bouquet weight, a formal arrangement
containing five blushing pears and four ruby cherries, nestled
in a bed of green leaves on a white double-swirl latticinio basket.
"Both factories manufactured this type of weight, which
usually comprised five pears and four cherries or radishes in
a latticinio basket."-The Art of the Paperweight-The
Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies.(See
The Art of the Paperweight,pp. 109-110; The Art of
the Paperweight-The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass
Companies,pp. 164-167; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp.
206-207; Glass Paperweights of The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum,plate
56, ill. 130; Glass Paperweights of The New-York Historical
Society,p. 125; L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring 1991 Mail Auction,
lot 90; Paperweights for Collectors,p. 86) Diameter 2
7/8". $1000-1600
65. Saint Louis
fruit bouquet weight, a casual arrangement, with an amber
apple, an amber pear, a chartreuse pear and four ruby cherries
with green stems, nestled on a bed of emerald leaves. The blossom
end of the apples and pears is decorated with a green stamp.
The arrangement is set in a white double-swirl latticinio funnel
basket. "Perhaps because of their seed-bearing nature, carrying
life to future generations, apples and other fruits are often
associated with immortality and magic in folk legend, mythology,
and proverbs."-Glass Paperweights in The Art Institute
of Chicago.(See Glass Paperweights in The Art Institute
of Chicago,pp. 70-71) Diameter 2 9/16". $1400-1600
66. New England
Glass Company fruit bouquet weight, a formal arrangement
containing five blushing pears and four ruby cherries, nestled
in a bed of green leaves on a white double-swirl latticinio basket.
The blossom end of each fruit is decorated with green glass.
Chips on bottom of weight. From the Winters collection. (See
The Art of the Paperweight,pp. 109-110; The Art of
the Paperweight-The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass
Companies,pp. 164-167; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp.
206-207; Glass Paperweights of The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum,plate
56, ill. 130; Glass Paperweights of The New-York Historical
Society,p. 125; L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring 1991 Mail Auction,
lot 90; Paperweights for Collectors,p. 86) Diameter 2
11/16". $1200-1500
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