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298. Saint Louis 1996 Anthemis
magnum clear encased double overlay moss ground mushroom bouquet
weight. The tuft, decorated with twenty clematis blossoms,
in pink, ruby, violet, turquoise, cobalt blue, powder blue, baby
blue, chartreuse, yellow, cream and white, on a green moss ground.
A three-dimensional stem extends to the base of the piece, inside
a clear encased blue-over-white double overlay cut with a circular
top window and three large side windows. Signature/date cane.
Limited edition of 50. (See The Art of the Paperweight—Saint
Louis[revised edition], Annual Limited Editions section)
see side view p. 51. Diameter 4 5/16". $1600-2000
299. Saint Louis 1990
clear encased blue-over-white double overlay gingham upright
bouquet weight, the bouquet showing lampwork flowers
in red, white, royal blue, baby blue, maroon and chartreuse,
with complex millefiori centers, on a bed of green leaves. A
three-dimensional stem extends down to the bottom of the weight.
The arrangement is encased inside a fancy gingham-cut blue-over-white
double overlay, which has been encased in crystal. An SL1990
signature/date cane can be seen inside a white flower. This piece
was inspired by a famous Saint Louis antique weight, which sold
for $117, 600 at auction. It is known as one of the most difficult
of all paperweights to create. Limited edition of 50. (See The
Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis,front cover; The
Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition],
Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 13/16". $4750-6000
300. Saint Louis 1992 Fascination
weight displaying five antique-style cherries hanging
from a yellow stem with variegated green leaves on a clear grid-cut
ground. Allover honeycomb faceting multiplies the fruit in fascinating
ways. By viewing the weight from the right angle, the internal
motif appears as a branch ripe with as many as fifty cherries.
Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 150. (See The Art
of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition], Annual
Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 1/2". $2000-2500
301. Saint Louis
1974 dahlia weight with numerous thin white petals around
stardust stamens on a stalk with green leaves over an opaque
mauve ground. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 400. (See
The Art of the Paperweight—Saint Louis[revised edition],
Annual Limited Editions section) Diameter 3 1/16". $325-450
302. Saint Louis
1992 Corona weight containing a central cobalt blue clematis
with stardust stamens, encircled by a garland of florets and
lampwork blossoms, in red, white and blue, on a curved stem with
green leaves over a star-cut ground, in a low-profile dome. Signature/date
cane. Limited edition of 300. (See The Art of the Paperweight—Saint
Louis[revised edition], Annual Limited Editions section)
Diameter 3 7/16". $700-900
303. Early Saint
Louis concentric millefiori piedouche weight with circlets
of complex cog and star canes, in pink, ruby, cerulean blue,
cobalt blue, leaf green, chartreuse and white, on a white latticinio
pedestal decorated with a pink and white twist at the top, and
a green and white twist on the base. Stamped "Cristal St.
Louis France" on the base. From the Winters collection.
Height 2 3/4", diameter 2 15/16". $1500-2500
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