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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 34 Clichy antique scrambled millefiori paperweight. This large pell-mell of whole and partial complex canes is exciting to look at from top to bottom. Baccarat may have had the civil design, but Clichy had the joie de vivre, and it shows in this piece. In plum, saffron, pink, violet, moss green, blue, aqua, and ruby mixtures, the cane faces go from enormously magnified (a pink and green Clichy rose can be seen in cross-section on the face), to small unaltered bits of cane in the hollow of the paperweight (one more pink rose and a white rose, too). Diameter 3 3/16". $1900-2500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 35 Clichy antique trefoil garlands paperweight, containing a garland of complex white star and blue floret canes, interlaced with a garland of green stars and pink bull's-eyes. The garlands are woven around a central complex pastry mold cane consisting of a blue and white trim, which has been pulled out in the distinctive Clichy manner, creating a blend of the colors. The rose-colored background is an exceptionally pleasing color, bringing the canes to life. Small scratch and chip on the base. Diameter 2 1/2". $2000-2500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 36 Clichy antique, signed "C," close packed millefiori paperweight. A garden of blousy edelweiss, pastry mold, floret, and star canes emerge in a range of colors from amethyst to verdant green. This paperweight distinguishes itself with a sans-serif "C" cane. The whole pack is surrounded by a circle of green and violet colored complex canes, then contained within the blue and white basket. The path of the missing stave leads to the signature cane. "The most common style of the single 'C' (Clichy) cane is the straight serif. The curved serif is somewhat rare; and the letter without serifs is the scarcest of the 'C' canes..." -The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes. Diameter 2 3/4". $3000-4000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 37 Clichy antique cinquefoil garland paperweight. Alternating blue and white pastry mold canes, with edelweiss and bundled star centers, ruffle their "skirts" as they wind around a central moss cane, on clear ground. A border of five complex green canes with cherry red centers, are spaced between the outer loops of the garland. Scratches on base. Diameter 3 1/16". $1200-1500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 38 Clichy antique cinquefoil garland paperweight, composed of assorted complex canes in pink, aquamarine, orange, thalo blue, cadmium green, lilac, cherry red, ruby and white, encircling a pink, green and yellow complex center cane. Over an opaque "sodden snow" ground. Minor bruise and slight chipping on side. Diameter 3 11/16". $3000-4000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 39 Clichy antique swirl paperweight. Tubes of glass in purple and white, spin around the axle: a large central pastry mold cane of white, green and cherry red. This "simple and effective" design may have been originally suggested by the Bohemian crown weights of tubes. "Clichy artisans were keenly aware of the optical properties of crystal, and they exploited them to the fullest in their swirl weights. Under the magnification of the dome, whirling millefiori pinwheels create a scintillating visual illusion." -The Art of the Paperweight: Challenging Tradition. (See, p 134, The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.) Diameter 3". $3000-4000