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October 13, 2000

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 6 Clichy multi-faceted paperweight, with central ring of six feathery pink roses, surrounding a green and pink pastry mold cane. The center is then encircled by two pair of cinquefoil garlands, divided by a ring of five boldly spaced cobalt blue canes, on strips of white lace. "(Clichy was) founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837...It was not long before the paperweights made in the crystal works were in demand in the shops in Paris. As early as 1849 the crystal works at Saint Louis were informed by a Paris dealer that Clichy could not deliver as many paperweights as were wanted."-Paperweights of the World, Monika Fleming and Peter Pommerencke.(1993) Diameter 3 1/8". Estimate: $9000 - 11,000

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 7 Rare Clichy piedouche paperweight with five concentric rows of complex millefiori in shades of pink, jade, cobalt, white, and cabbage purple. A circlet of eight uniform pink roses around a central pastry mold cane, are all expertly set in a curving basket of alternative turquoise and white staves, which form the pedestal. Clear glass foot. From the Henry Stern collection (See Sotheby & Co. London, 22 July, 1953, lot 113; see also Christies New York, 24 September, 1997, lot 170). Diameter 2 5/8". Estimate: $15,000 - 20,000

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 8 Baccarat panel-design paperweight composed of complex millefiori in shades of royal blue, coral, shamrock green and white on a honeycomb carpet ground of pale aqua. "Carpet ground colors include...pale aqua (honeycomb)... and several subtle grounds of no predominating tonality that have the quality of needlepoint."-The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, Paul Hollister, Jr. (1969) Diameter 2 3/4". Estimate: $9000 - 10,000