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151. Victor Trabucco 1992
strawberry weight containing a ripe ruby berry with yellow
seeds, hanging on a stem bearing a large white blossom, with
orange-tipped yellow stamens, and closed white buds. The upright
design floats in a crystal dome with a flat front facet and frosted
back. From the Winters collection. Diameter 3 1/8". $600-1200
152. Victor Trabucco 1986
red rose weight containing a large furled blossom on
a stalk with three closed buds and green leaves over a translucent
cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Signed/dated. "In 1977,
after examining a number of antique French paperweights, he began
experimenting with paperweight making. He was fascinated with
the possibilities inherent in melding delicate lampwork arrangements
with solid crystal; after a year of trial and error he successfully
mastered the technique. He finds the paperweight format to be
demanding, restrictive, and the ultimate challenge for him as
a glass artist."—The Art of the Paperweight.Diameter
3 1/4". $500-800
153. Bob Banford magnum
pansy bouquet weight containing a central purple and
yellow pansy, with stardust stamens, encircled by a garland of
clematis, wheatflower and fantasy blossoms, in pink, ruby, turquoise,
sky blue, cobalt blue, yellow, brown and white, on stems with
closed and twisted buds and emerald green leaves, over a diamond-cut
ground. Signature cane. "Bob’s fascination with glassmaking
is very much in keeping with the long-time interest his family
has had in the profession. Bob’s grandfather knew Emil Larson,
an American glass craftsman well known for his crimped rose paperweights.
Bob’s father worked as an antique glass dealer for many
years and often did business with paperweight makers Pete Lewis
and John Choko from Millville. Also, the Banford family has its
roots in the Vineland, New Jersey area, a region rich in glassmaking
history and tradition."—The Art of the Paperweight.From
the Winters collection. (The Art of the Paperweight,pp.
55-56) Diameter 3 7/8". $1800-2500
154. Bob Banford
fruit bouquet weight, a formal arrangement, containing
four yellow pears, with an orange blush, and five ruby cherries,
on a bed of green leaves set on an upset muslin ground, inside
a spiraling pink and green torsade. Signature cane. Diameter
3 1/16". $700-900
155. Ray Banford
cabbage rose and morning glories weight containing a
furled pink rose on a stalk with a pair of twisted buds and emerald
green leaves. A vine bearing tiny purple and white morning glories
spirals up the stem of the flower. Signature cane. (See All
About Paperweights,p. 54) Diameter 2 15/16". $600-900
156. Ray Banford
double pink rose weight containing a pair of three-dimensional
cupped blossoms, with ridged petals in two shades of pink, on
a twisted stem with closed buds and striped yellow green leaves,
over a star-cut ground. Signature cane. "After watching
Adolph Macho, an old South Jersey tank glassblower make a few
paperweights, Ray was inspired to try his own hand at glass work,
but with a torch."—All About Paperweights.(See
All About Paperweights,pp. 54-55) Diameter 2 15/16".
$600-900
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