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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 37 Rare Saint Louis four-color crown paperweight with ruby and cadmium green twists, alternating with white latticinio spokes and lime green and cobalt blue twists, originating from a large pink, white and blue central cog star cane. "The crown weight is perhaps the most distinctive of all the Saint Louis designs." -A Collector's Guide to Paperweights (See All About Paperweights, p.17; Identifying Antique Paperweights, Lampwork, p. 68 and plate 51; Paperweights and Other Glass Curiosities, pp. 33-34). Diameter 2 1/2" Estimate: $3000 - 4000
Click on the image to enlarge Lot 38 Rare Saint Louis magnum two-color crown paperweight with red and cobalt blue twists, alternating with white latticinio spokes, projecting from a central complex six-pointed star/bundled rod cane in yellow, white, green and red. "The precision with which the glassmaker placed the parts of the design together is a phenomenal demonstration of skill."-The Art of the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition (See The Art of the Paper-weight, p. 90; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, pp. 98-101; Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago, p. 34). Diameter 3 9/16". Estimate: $3500 - 5000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 39 Saint Louis four-color crown paperweight with ruby and lime green twists, alternating with white latticinio spokes and cobalt blue and salmon twists, originating from a large central complex cog and floret cane in white, salmon, and cobalt (See The Art of the Paperweight-Saint Louis, p. 13; A Collector's Guide to Paperweights, pp. 34-35; Paperweights for Collectors, pp. 13, 53, 68). Bottom is chipped. Bottom is heavily chipped. Diameter 2 7/8". Estimate: $2500 - 3500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 40 Saint Louis egg-shaped paperweight with an upright bouquet of assorted lampwork flowers and dark green leaves; all-over circular facets. The oblong glass was intended to be held in a gentle lady's hand, a Victorian technique to cool the palms. Height 2 1/2". Estimate: $3000 - 4000
Click on the image to enlarge Click here for another view	Lot 41 Saint Louis upright bouquet paperweight with lampwork and complex cane flowers, and green leaves, encircled by a blue and white torsade; all-over rectangular facets. Diameter 2 13/16". Estimate: $3000 - 3750
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 42 Saint Louis antique multi-tiered pink dahlia paperweight with a yellow and blue cog cane center and six radiating green leaves on a clear, star-cut ground. "(Saint Louis) was founded in 1767 under the patronage of the French King Louis XV. The 'Royal Glassworks' of Saint Louis can presently trace its history back to 1586, when the original glassworks were founded at that locality in the Argenthal region."-Paperweights of the World. Diameter 2 13/16". Estimate: $5000 - 6000