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181. Johne Parsley 1989
dogwood bouquet weight containing three green-spotted
dogwood blossoms, with upright green and yellow stamens, on gathered
stems with clusters of orange and yellow buds, and striped yellow
and green leaves. "Using techniques and skills polished
over many years, Parsley’s paperweights reveal an extraordinary
level of perfection, especially when one considers that most
of his weights are miniatures. For Johne, a weight measuring
2 1/2" to 3" is a super magnum!"—Paperweight
News(Vol. XIV, No. 1). From the Winters collection. Diameter
2 11/16". $1100-1400
182. Mayauel Ward 1997
orchid weight containing two pink blossoms with complex
orange, yellow and green centers, on a white stalk with slender
green leaves, a rhizome and a trailing root system, over an opaque
black ground. Signed and dated. "While Ward’s flowers
exhibit the delicacy and vibrancy of a real flower, they are
seldom one hundred percent botanically accurate. He begins his
work by closely studying different blooms that intrigue him.
Ward often takes details of several different flowers and combines
them to create a new flower. This is one of the aspects that
make studying his bouquets exciting. For example, sometimes a
violet will have a daisy center, or a single orchid will take
into account the best qualities of several different species
of the genus. These charming details—usually lost on the
inexperienced botanist, make his pieces a source of continual
enjoyment and discovery to seasoned flower growers."—Paperweight
News(Vol. XV, No. 1). From the Winters collection. Diameter
2 5/16". $300-450
183. Mayauel Ward 1990
white bellflower bouquet weight containing a cupped blossom,
with ridged petals around yellow stamens and white pistil, next
to a partially open blossom, on brown stems with three closed
buds and green leaves. Signed and dated. From the Winters collection.
Diameter 2 5/16". $400-600
184. Mayauel
Ward 1994 primrose bouquet weight containing an orange
primrose, with black filament stamens, on stems with two yellow
clematis blossoms, a pale blue bellflower and a stalk of white
morning glories. Signed and dated. From the Winters collection.
Diameter 2 3/4". $400-600
185. Mayauel
Ward 1990 braided bouquet weight containing two white
primrose blossoms, with black filament stamens, a cluster of
blue calla lily-type blossoms, two yellow morning glories and
a purple bellflower, on green, brown and white stems, with closed
buds and green leaves. Signed and dated. From the Winters collection.
Diameter 2 1/4". $300-400
186. Perthshire
Paperweights/Johne Parsley collaborative warden pears
on lace piedouche weight displaying a pair of ripening
yellow pears on a stem with a white blossom and green leaves,
inside a garland of pink complex canes, on parallel strips of
white latticinio. The arrangement is set on a swirling white
latticinio pedestal with a pair of pink, white and blue spiral
torsades. Circular top facet with two rows of circular side facets.
Limited edition of 35. A signature cane identifies this as the
work of Johne Parsley and Perthshire master gaffer Peter McDougall.
"Parsley’s lampwork captures the splendor of the fruit
as portrayed in the famous Traité des arbre fruitiers
by Pierre Jean Francois Turpin, while McDougall’s canework
heightens the delicacy of this grand presentation."—The
Art of the Paperweight—Challenging Tradition.(See The
Art of the Paperweight—Challenging Tradition,p. 48;
The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights,p. 153)
see side view p. 27. Diameter 2 15/16", height 2 11/16".
$1800-2500
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