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286. Saint Louis 1992 Sarah
carpet ground weight with a sea of complex pink and white
complex star/cog canes arranged to form a curved cushion that
gradually magnifies the canes so they appear larger at the periphery
of the design. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 300. (See
The Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition],
Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 1/16". $800-1200
287. Saint Louis 1996
Serpentine millefiori weight. Wavy stripes of complex
cog, star and quatrefoil canes, in pink, cerulean blue, lime
and white decorate an opaque white ground in this layered compound
design. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 200. (See The
Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition],
Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 3/16". $1100-1300
288. Saint Louis 1973 white
millefiori fantasy flower weight, the flower, with yellow,
ruby and white ruffled millefiori petals, around a signature/date
cane center, on a stalk with a white bud and green leaves, over
an opaque chartreuse ground. Limited edition of 800. (See The
Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis,p. 85; The
Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition],
Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 5/16". $275-400
289. Early Saint
Louis cherries on latticinio weight containing six ruby
cherries, on stems with green leaves, nestled on a white double-swirl
latticinio ground. "The first attempts were difficult and
often disappointing, but the glassmakers became enthusiastic
about this ‘strange quest. ’ One of them, Paul Gossman,
demonstrated particular zeal. He never stopped trying. Due to
his youth and his persistence, he was clever enough to make an
old retired glassmaker speak. The man was Louis Lutz, known for
his high degree of confidence, maybe even a relative of Nicholas
Lutz. At the end of a day when he had almost been successful
making a wonderful piece, he went to see the old man and told
him about his difficulties. Little by little the miracle took
place: the young glassworker’s problems kindled the old
man’s memory and day after day he divulged secrets that
he, himself, had all but forgotten. What a charming thought,
that the rebirth of the exacting work should come from the friendship
an old man had for a young one!"—The Art of the
Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition]. From the Winters
collection. Diameter 3 1/8". $800-1200
290. Saint Louis
1984 plums weight with four dark blue fruits, on stems
attached to a branch with emerald green leaves, over an opaque
white ground. Limited edition of 250. (See The Art of the
Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition], Annual Limited
Editions section) From the Winters collection. Diameter 3".
$400-600
291. Saint Louis
1977 upright bouquet weight with seven lampwork flowers,
in turquoise, chartreuse, ruby, orange, cobalt blue and white,
with complex millefiori trefoil centers, arranged on a bed of
green leaves inside a white double-swirl latticinio basket, with
a pink and white spiral filigree torsade. Signature/date cane
in the center of one of the flowers. Limited edition of 450.
(See The Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised
edition], Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3".
$350-500
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