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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 79 Bohemian miniature millefiori paperweight with a burst of white stardust and a bull's-eye center, encircled by a ring of six spaced pale blue and white complex cog canes, and a border garland that appears to exponentially increase in cane detail. The symmetry of this compact design is set off elegantly by the clear ground. Diameter 1 7/8". Estimate: $325 - 450
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 80 Nailsea high-domed green bottle paperweight with a large center flower, commonly referred to as a "lily." The larger lily arches its petals over three smaller flowers, all spaced in a slender vase. The vase and lilies are created from thousands of tiny bubbles. "The glassworkers were encouraged in most factories to test their skills with this spare glass, usually on their own time."-Old English Paperweights. Height 4 15/16". Estimate: $350 - 450
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 81 Baccarat scrambled paperweight with sections of canes, twists and latticinio in electric blue, red, green, pink, yellow and white. Although this work is from the classic period of paperweights, the playful chequered design has an Op-Art quality, with its unique twists and spliced latticinio. An antique with a futuristic sensibility. Diameter 3 1/8". Estimate: $700 - 1000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 82 Miscellaneous pair of curtain tiebacks composed of long, twisted, latticinio ribbons, or filigrana, encased in clear crystal. The canes are gently curved, and are comprised of a triple weave of rose colored strands, wrapped in a white-thread spiral (See Miniature Masterpieces, pp. 23-27, fig. 38-39, 40). Length 10", including a 1" silver ring on each end. Estimate: $120 - 150
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 83 Whitefriars low-domed millefiori paperweight with four concentric rings of white canes around a central red-lined white cane; border of hollow white canes. The spacious arrangement exhibits the individual canes very well, and beaded air bubbles catch the light, adding sparkle. Clear, footed base. Diameter 3 1/4". Estimate: $500 - 650
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 84 Saint Louis clematis bouquet paperweight with one pink blossom, one blue blossom and light green serrated leaves on clear ground; all-over rectangular facets. "We tend to forget... that as handmade objects (paperweights) were subject not only to the habits and capabilities of the artists who made them but also to wide variations in the quality and content of the glass. Paperweight-making was an art, not a science."-Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society. Diameter 2 3/8". Estimate: $1000 - 1500