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Click on each image to enlarge Lot 69 Whitefriars crystal inkwell and two paperweights with concentric millefiori in bright pastry icing colors. Bold shaped cog canes in hot pink, goldenrod, blue, and white, exhibit a precision, rather than an overly precious design. The set, in formation and coloration, resembles an assortment of rich cakes or sweets, set out for a very proper, English high tea. The inkwell has a matching stopper and a clear, footed base. Inkwell height: 6 9/16" Paperweights diameter: 3 1/4" and 3 6/16". Estimate: $2250 - 3000

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 70 Outstanding Bacchus magnum close concentric millefiori paperweight with five rows of complex, ruffle, cog, and six-pointed star canes around a large central combination cane containing twenty-five canes. Displaying a mastery of contrasts, the paperweight design teases the eye with diaphanous recesses, alternating with bold, graphic canes that pop to the surface. The coloration is also distinct; from feathery lavender/opal to a rich navy blue. This example is significant for its size and extensive use of complex canes. "Compared to the output of the French glass works of Clichy, Baccarat and Saint Louis, the Bacchus production was very limited, possibly four hundred or so in total."-Old English Paperweights (See Old English Paperweights, p. 51; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, pp. 152-159). Diameter 3 1/2" Estimate: $10,000 - 12,000

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 71 Whitefriars-type close packed millefiori paperweight with assorted cog canes in red, blue, green, pink and white, encircled by a garland of white staves. The floret faces of the canes extend, aided by the crystal dome's magnifying effect, as if bursting out of holiday crackers. The colors are kept in a minimal yet vivid array, giving the paperweight the exuberance of bunting and streamers. Diameter 2 15/16". Estimate: $1100 - 1600

Click on the image to enlarge Lot 72 Gold-colored Pinchbeck paperweight with two men on horseback, following a young couple through the woods; footed base covered with felt. Thomas Pinchbeck (1670-1732) developed a copper-zinc alloy, which was popular during the Victorian era for its resemblance to gold. "As Mrs. Bergstrom points out, the skills of jeweler, chaser, and glassmaker are all required here, and it is unlikely that a Pinchbeck paperweight was the work of one artisan or even one factory. The fine workmanship and remarkable detail of the subjects, together with the mysterious effect created by the magnifying lens, makes these weights at least as interesting and successful decorative objects as the sulphides..."-The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 3 1/4". Estimate: $900 - 1500