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October 13, 2000

Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 150 James Kontes holly paperweight over clear ground; five and one facets. The festive, bright red berries are matched well by the young, green leaves; whose serrated edges are very naturalistically rendered. The printies optically add berries and movement to the piece. Signature cane. "The Kontes brothers, James and Nontas, began working with glass in 1939 at a small glass factory in Vineland, New Jersey. In 1943 the two formed their own business... which specialized in the production of laboratory and research glass."-All About Paperweights. Diameter 2 7/8". Estimate: $2500 - 3500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 151 Ronald Hansen clematis bouquet paperweight. The pert blooms are gathered in a complementary array of blue, lavender, pink, and red and white strips, with green leaves on blue flash ground; signature cane. Six and one facets. Diameter 2 1/16". Estimate: $300 - 400
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 152 Francis Whittemore pedestal paperweight with a dark pink crimp rose and green leaves over a clear, footed base; signature cane. "...(H)e was particularly intrigued with the Mill-ville rose, and subsequently embarked on an attempt to duplicate it. Whittemore's roses, although much smaller in size... are as beautiful and perhaps more delicate."-Catalogue and Price Guide of Collectors' Paperweights, Lawrence Selman. Height 3". Estimate: $500 - 700
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 153 Delmo Tarsitano strawberry paperweight containing a dimensional red berry, with yellow seeds and green sepals, hanging from a stem bearing two white blossoms, with upright yellow stamens and emerald green leaves over a clear ground. Signature cane. "I was always curious. I didn't care for spiders for a long time but now, as you can see from my work, I consider them my friends... They keep evolving. I just keep going."-Delmo Tarsitano, from All About Paperweights. Diameter 2 11/16". Estimate: $800 - 1200
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 154 Ronald Hansen upright bluebird on a branch paperweight with the bird perched on a bough bearing four green aventurine leaves on opaque blue ground; signed/dated 1967. "...(I)n what way does a weight communicate with you? ...It would be hard to visualize a fine weight that could arouse any emotion other than pleasure and enjoyment."-Ronald Hansen, from All About Paperweights. Diameter 2 3/8". Estimate: 400 - 500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 155 Francis Whittemore green aventurine and white hummingbird paperweight on a plant with a blue bellflower and green leaves, over a garnet flash ground; signature cane. Diameter 2 7/16". Estimate: $450 - 550