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145. One-of-a-kind Chris
Buzzini jack-in-the-pulpit weight, the brown-striped
ivory blossom with brown spathe grows on a stem with three large
green leaves and two twisted leaves. Signed and dated. "Christopher
Lee Buzzini was born in Yosemite National Park in 1949. The magnificent
natural beauty of his birthplace was to have a great influence
on his future career, giving him a strong connection to nature,
and a love of color and detail…In the fall of 1986, he set
up his own studio in Southern California, where he could be free
to formulate and create the type of detail and realism that his
personal aesthetic demands. From that moment he began making
the superb botanically accurate weights for which he is now known."—All
About Paperweights.Diameter 3 7/16". $900-1500
146. Chris Buzzini 1995
Velvety Stickseed from the Botanical Studies of Yosemite series
weight, the scene, detailing three bright blue blossoms
with cupped white centers containing yellow filament stamens,
on a stalk with buds and slender green leaves. The plant grows
from a moss-covered log with visible age rings. Signed and dated.
Limited edition of 10. Diameter 3 5/16". $1400-1800
147. Chris Buzzini 1986
ruby wildflower weight containing two clusters of ruby
calla lily-type blossoms, each with a central yellow stamen,
on stems with emerald green leaves. Signature/date cane. Diameter
3". $900-1500
148. Ken Rosenfeld
1994 orange fantasy flower bouquet weight containing
five blossoms with yellow millefiori centers on stems with striped
green leaves and green and brown tendrils over a translucent
blue ground. "The inner space has a lot of magical powers.
The inside imagery is brilliant, bright and seductive; yet it
is untouchable. You can look all you want but you can never touch
those flowers. They are captured under that brilliant, pristine
glass—sealed in that environment for eternity."—Ken
Rosenfeld, All About Paperweights.Diameter 3 3/8".
$550-700
149. Ken Rosenfeld
1990 rose weight containing two furled ruby blossoms
on a stem with a large closed bud and striped green leaves over
an opaque white ground. "When his first weights were offered
for sale, the response was immediate and gratifying. Rosenfeld’s
work reflects his skill as a craftsman as well as his accomplishments
as an artist and designer. He creates his own glass rods so that
the colors, so essential to his designs, are exact. What interests
him most is the color and the liveliness of the design. While
the technical aspects of quality and composition are very important,
he feels that the color is most important."—All
About Paperweights.From the Winters collection. Diameter
2 7/8". $400-600
150. Ken Rosenfeld
1984 moss ground fantasy flower bouquet weight containing
three blossoms, edged and veined in intricate patterns of pink,
maroon, blue, brown and amethyst, each with a millefiori center,
on gathered green and brown stems. The flowers nestle on a pale
green moss ground. Signature cane. Signed and dated. From the
Winters collection. Diameter 2 11/16". $550-700
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