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175. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd 1992 Ornamental Tree weight. Vines
of pink and yellow millefiori flowers hang from a leafy tree,
with a curved trunk, in a grassy meadow dotted with blue wildflowers
and rocks. Signed and dated. Diameter 3 1/4". $350-450
176. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd First Sign of Fall weight containing
a tree, with leaves turning from green to orange, on a grassy
ground with white millefiori wildflowers and rocks. Signed and
dated. Limited edition of 30. "Yaffa and Jeff’s ‘Natureweights’
are traditional-style paperweights. By using the lens-shaped
horizontal form, they create a window for the viewer to look
through. Most of their images come from childhood memories and
their present environment. They use the gardens around their
house, the river behind their studio and the magnificent North
Carolina mountains for their inspiration."—All About
Paperweights.Diameter 3 5/16". $350-450
177. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd 1995 Camouflage weight. A brown and
yellow frog hides amidst stalks of pink, amethyst and yellow
flowering plants on a grassy ground with brown rocks. Signed
and dated. Limited edition of 30. "Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd worked
as a studio potter for two years after completing her BFA in
Ceramics at the Philadelphia College of Art. She then went on
to receive her master’s degree in glass at the Rochester
Institute of Technology in 1977. Jeffrey M. Todd majored in jewelry
and glass at Southern Illinois University. He became interested
in glass in the early 1970’s, taking classes at SIU and
at the Penland School of Crafts in metal-working and glassblowing."—All
About Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p.
92) Diameter 3 1/8". $350-450
178. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd 1997 In the Woods weight. A blue
stream winds through a grassy meadow with rocks, three leafy
green trees and another tree, turning brilliant orange and yellow
fall colors. Signed and dated. "When Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey Todd first began working together in glass, they
made goblets and perfumes. They next added lampworked flowers
to the bottles which evolved into larger glass forms."—All
About Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p.
92) Diameter 3 1/8". $350-450
179. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd 1997 Let’s Go Fishing weight. A
black, white and orange striped rowboat is tied to a tree growing
from a grassy shore by the side of a lake. Signed and dated.
"Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd and Jeffrey Todd exhibit nationally
and internationally, their work is included in many private and
museum collections."—All About Paperweights.(See
All About Paperweights,p. 92) Diameter 3 1/8". $350-450
180. Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd
and Jeffrey M. Todd 1998 Dinner weight. A frog leaps
from a rock after an insect, flying above a pond with lily pads,
by a grassy shore with orange and brown cattails. Signed and
dated. "Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd and Jeffrey Todd have worked
together for eleven years in their Burnsville, North Carolina
studio. Each piece is signed and dated."—All About
Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p. 92) Diameter
3". $350-450
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