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262. Baccarat experimental
1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower sulphide weight with a side-view
cameo of the thirty-fourth United States president based on the
image displayed in his campaign medal, as sculpted by Gilbert
Poillerat, on a grid-cut ground. "While Baccarat, together
with Saint Louis and Clichy, was one of the great creators of
crystal paperweights in the middle of the nineteenth century,
its reemergence in the field dates back to 1952 when the factory
made a sulphide of Dwight Eisenhower."—A History
of Baccarat Modern Paperweights.(See Glass Paperweights
of The Bergstrom-Mahler Museum,plate 108, ill. 634) Diameter
2 9/16". $150-250
263. Baccarat /Franklin
Mint 1974 George Washington sulphide weight containing
a front-view cameo of the first United States president, on a
sunburst-cut, translucent cobalt blue ground. Six and one faceting.
Acid etched with a special Baccarat/Franklin Mint insignia. (See
All About Paperweights,pp. 18-20) Diameter 2 7/8".
$80-100
264. D’Albret 1970
Prince Charles sulphide weight with a front-view cameo
of the prince in full regalia, as designed by Gilbert Poillerat,
on a translucent purple ground. Inscribed "H. R. H. Prince
Charles" on the base of the cameo. Top and side facets with
a diamond-cut base. Acid etched with the company’s insignia.
Limited edition of 1000. "The engraver Gilbert Poillerat,
who had worked extensively with sulphides at Baccarat, began
making sulphides for d’Albret in 1968. Poillerat was responsible
for most of the sulphides in the d’Albret series."—All
About Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p.
49) Diameter 2 7/8". $150-200
265. D’Albret
Franklin D. Roosevelt sulphide letter weight with a cameo
of the thirty-second United States president, as sculpted by
George Simon, on a translucent purple ground inside a small circular
plaque. Signed. "George Simon, a well-known engraver for
the French Mint, was the first artist to create sulphide cameos
for the factory. His pieces included the first four sulphides
produced at d’Albret: Christopher Columbus, Franklin Roosevelt,
King Gustav VI of Sweden, and John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy."—All
About Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p.
49) Diameter 2 7/16". $80-120
266. D’Albret
1967 green flash overlay John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy sulphide
weight with a cameo of the United States president and
his wife, as sculpted by Gilbert Poillerat, on a fancy starburst-cut
ground inside a translucent green flash overlay. Four and one
faceting with fancy starburst-cuts on the sides. Acid-etched
signature on the bottom of the piece. Limited edition of 300.
"D’Albret sulphides are produced in both regular and
overlay editions. All weights of the same subject are finished
with identical faceting and the same color or color combinations."—All
About Paperweights.(See All About Paperweights,p.
49) Diameter 3 1/16". $200-250
267. D’Albret
1969 double overlay Paul Revere sulphide footed weight with
a front-view cameo of the patriot, as sculpted by Gilbert Poillerat,
on a star-cut ground. The arrangement is set in a gray-over-white
double overlay with eight and one faceting. Signed. Limited edition
of 200. "Weights are signed on the base with acid-etched
letters arranged in a circle reading ‘CR. D’Albret—France’.
The cameo within the weight is signed on the edge of the bust
with one or more of the following: the name of the subject, the
date the sculpture was made, and the name or initials of the
artist."—All About Paperweights.(See All
About Paperweights,p. 49) Diameter 3 1/8". $200-250
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