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intial bids:
October 13, 2000

"Here the layman finds the explanation of a very fascinating mystery of glass: Just barely liquid and just solidified are very close. ...(S)eparated only by a small temperature difference of a few degrees-almost without transition. This special quality of glass is what gives the glass artist the chance to realize all of his creativity in works of art."
-Paperweights of the World

Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 144 Victor Trabucco 1992 magnum egg-shaped paperweight with a large red rose, bud, green leaves, and small white bloss-oms on clear ground. Signed and dated; signature cane (See "Egg Shaped Paperweights: A Departure from Traditional Spherical Presentation" by Mark A. Smith, Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors' Association, Inc., 1993-94, p. 44). Height 4 7/16", Diameter 3 3/8" Estimate: $2750 - 3500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 145 Victor Trabucco "Knotweed Bouquet" paperweight with a lavender rose and bud, red berries, purple knotweed, pink clover blossoms and green leaves on upset muslin; signed/dated. Diameter 3 5/16". Estimate: $900 - 1000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 146 David and Jon Trabucco 1993 egg-shaped paperweight with a bouquet of pink roses, blue blossoms, red berries and green leaves on clear ground. Signed and dated; signature cane (See "Egg Shaped Paperweights"). Height 3 3/4", Diameter 2 7/8" Estimate: $1200 - 1500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 147 Bobby Banford bouquet paperweight with upright, coral-colored hawthorn blossoms, with white stamens and green leaves, over clear ground. Signature cane Diameter 2 15/16". Estimate: $400 - 600
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 148 Ray Banford basket of iris blossoms paperweight with purple, thalo blue and lemon yellow iris blossoms, buds and green leaves in a clear, fancy-cut basket. Signature cane. Diameter 3". Estimate: $2250 - 3000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 149 Bob Banford strawberries paperweight with a trio of juicy red berries and one green berry, white blossoms, green leaves and stems on clear ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/8". Estimate: $900 - 1200