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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 244 Whitefriars 1977 Christmas paperweight with a portrait cane of the Nativity and two angels on a blue carpetground; signature/date cane. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 1000. "Some of these limited edition weights contain figure canes produced from bunches of very small millefiori canes. The resulting figure canes have a range of color and softness of appearance that is not seen in similar canes made from solid color rods. ...It is interesting to note that throughout their entire paperweight producing history Whitefriars has utilized only millefiori canes as their design elements. They have never produced any weights using lampwork or ...any overlay weights."-"Whitefriars Then and Now." Diameter 3". Estimate: $800 - 900
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 245 Whitefriars Liberty Bell, U.S. flag and eagle portrait canes paperweight spaced within a trefoil garland, encircling a 1976 signature/date cane center. Faceted. Limited edition of 100. Diameter 3 1/8". Estimate: $500 - 600
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 246 Whitefriars three U.S. flag portrait canes paperweight, encircled by concentric rings of red, white and blue millefiori; 1977 signature/date cane. Five and one facets. Limited edition of 500. Diameter 3 1/8". Estimate: $500 - 600
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 247 Whitefriars Coronation Jubilee paperweight with tri-colored twists dividing panels of canes, a crown cane, an "E II R" cane, 1952 and 1977 date canes, and a signature cane; faceted. Diameter 3 1/8". Estimate: $300 - 400
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 248 Whitefriars central black swan silhouette cane paperweight, encircled by concentric millefiori in pink, purple, red, green and white; 1978 signature/date cane. Five and one facets. Diameter 3". Estimate: $850 - 950
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 249 Whitefriars 1976 Olympics paperweight with a torch cane and five interlaced circular garlands, in the flag motif of the popular international games, on dark blue ground. Signature cane and date canes; faceted. Limited edition of 1000. "Whitefriars Glass, a factory in London that some believe has been producing millefiori paperweights since about 1848, closed its doors in 1981. Immediately thereafter, Caithness Glass of Scotland purchased the complete stock of Whitefriars millefiori canes, the right to use the company's name and logo, and its extensive color library, which included formulas for several thousand glass colors."-The Art of the Paperweight. Diameter 3 3/8". Estimate: $400 - 500