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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 256 Perthshire Paperweights pansy paperweight. The paleblue and yellow flower, with lime green leaves, is encircled by a millefiori garland on upset muslin; eight and one facets. Signature/1971 date cane on base. Limited edition of 350. "...This pansy design was a favorite of the Victorian makers who made it in many colors and sizes... A gift of a pansy weight symbolized tender thoughts..."-Scottish Paperweights. Diameter 2 3/4". Estimate: $300 - 350
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 257 Perthshire Paperweights concentric complex millefiori paperweight and a ring of latticinio twists on translucent dark amethyst ground; 1994 date/signature cane. Limited edition of 300. "Millefiori canes are cut to quarter-inch lengths and then set in pattern molds before going to the glassworks to be encased in crystal. The task is slow and skilled, as all canes have to be matched to its neighbor with each piece picked up and placed into position. No gaps between the canes can be allowed..."-Scottish Paperweights. Diameter 2 1/8". Estimate: $120 - 160
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 258 Perthshire Paperweights patterened millefiori paperweight with five circlets of canes spaced around a central cane cluster, on a clear, star-cut ground; signed in the center with a letter "T". Part of the 1988 Alphabet Series, design PP14. Faceted. Limited edition of 200. Diameter 2 5/8". Estimate: $200 - 300
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 259 Perthshire Paperweights Giant Panda hollow paperweight. . The little Giant sits contentedly, enjoying some tender bamboo, protected inside her dappled environment, with a blue flash overlay. Top facet and sixteen oval side facets. 1992 signature/date cane. Limited edition of 300. Diameter 3 3/16". Estimate: $500 - 800
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 260 Perthshire Paperweights miniature lampwork flower paperweight with five petals and a central signature cane, over clear, grid-cut ground. Top facet and eight side facets. Limited edition of 563. Diameter 2 1/8". Estimate: $180 - 250
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 261 Perthshire Paperweights Princess Diana commemorative paperweight with the golden inscription: "DIANA 1961-1997." The simple, elegant design features a few scattered forget-me-nots, on velvet blue ground; faceted. Signature cane. Limited edition of 100. "If we've got a secret to all our success today, it is that rarely can a person come along and say 'That's mine-I made it.' Other hands have been involved. In other words, we are really... developing a team..."-All About Paperweights. Diameter 2 7/8". Estimate: $400 - 500