Last day to place initial bids: April 19, 2000 Prices Realized Antique Modern Books HOME Lot: 001-006 007-012 013-018 019-024 025-030 031-036 037-042 043-048 049-054 055-060 061-066 067-072 073-079 080-081 082-084 085-089 090-095 096-101 102-107 108-112 113-118		108 109 110 111 112 108. Pairpoint pedestal weight with a ruby and white filigree design, inside a crystal globe on a fancy-cut foot, engraved with flowers on stems of leaves. "These distinctive weights comprise a solid glass sphere whose motif is an upright, two-colored, spiral roughly in the shape of an egg, the sphere mounted on a base that may be plain, or engraved with leaves, or simple cross-hatching."—The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.Diameter of globe 2 7/8", height 3 11/16". $600-800 109. John Degenhart amethyst flash overlay window weight with a yellow and red upright lily set in an amber-flashed crystal cube, with an opaque top facet, four side windows and a bottom window. A bubble decorates the flower center. "During off-duty hours John and Charles made some pressed ware (glass formed in a mold), but their first love was always paperweights. The brothers’ experimentation led to the production of some paperweights incorporating novel techniques and ideas. These pieces include rare photographic weights and the brothers’ most spectacular creation—six-sided encased blocks that became known as window weights."—Paperweight News(Vol. XIV, No. 2). From the Winters collection. Height 2 3/4". $450-600 110. Czechoslovakian fantasy flower bouquet weight containing three-dimensional orange blossoms, each with five petals arranged around a central bubble, growing from a red and yellow pot. The arrangement is set in an egg-shaped crystal globe with geometric cutting. This piece is believed to have been produced between 1900 and 1930. From the Winters collection. (See Paperweights [Jargstorf], p. 105) Height 3 1/2". $150-250 111. Edward Rithner matching paperweight bookends, each piece containing an eight-petaled flower, with white-edged teal petals around a white center with a bubble, growing from a bed of teal and white glass. Each piece is mounted on a cookie base, which is flattened on one side (the side meant to press up against books). "The type of flower made by Ed, with Mary Rithner’s assistance in the setup, is most beautiful and is easily distinguished. No other weight maker has achieved this type setup to my knowledge."—American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers.From the Winters collection. (See American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers,pp. 123-133) Height of each bookend 3 5/8". $300-500 112. Gillinder Moses in the bulrushes plaque with the pressed image of Moses floating inside a basket in a fancy ridged plaque. "The Gillinder sons may have gotten the idea from New England, which had made a similar portrait weight of Victoria and Albert in 1851."—The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.(See The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights,pp. 230-231) Length 4 7/8". $125-250