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Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 52 Very unusual antique dated French millefiori close concentric paperweight, possibly Saint Mandé, with central date cane of what appears to be "1857." This intriguing detail is surrounded by six rings of complex canes in cherry red, blue, pistachio green and white; the outer ring of blue and white canes comprising the stave basket which holds the interior design. The paperweight has eight curved facets, which create an unusual gourd or melon profile, and distort the exterior visuals in a funhouse-mirror bend. Only through the small window facet on top can you see the artful quality of these century old canes. Some minor scratches along the facets curves. (See, St. Mandé, A Fifth French Factory, Annual Bulletin of the PCA, 1991; and, Saint Mandé Confirmed, Annual Bulletin of the PCA, 1999.) Diameter 3 9/16". $3000-4000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 53 Saint Louis antique miniature pink double clematis paperweight, with a blue and white complex cane center and three ridged green leaves, on a double-swirl white latticinio cushion. "(T)he Saint Louis filigree was perfection itself." -Paperweights of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Diameter 2 1/16". $1000-1500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 54 Saint Louis antique nosegay paperweight, with stylized bouquet, consisting of four small millefiori canes, surrounded by four leaves set on a cushion of colorless glass, encircled by a millefiori garland, over a strawberry-cut, amber-flashed base; multiple facets. Minor scratches on base. (See, fig 53, p 70, Paperweights, Glasgalerie Kovecek.) Diameter 2 1/2". $1200-1600
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 55 Saint Louis antique three-dimensional carp sulphide paperweight. Barely contained under its shallow glass dome, the giant carp swims above a red, green and white jasper ground. In a convincing manner, the sulphide fish seems to be eating stray bits of jasper like so much fish food. (See, plate 70, p 88, Glass Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society.) Diameter 2 15/16". $900-1500
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 56 Saint Louis antique fruit paperweight with three pears, three red cherries, and green leaves over a swirling white latticinio basket. The dark shape at the bottom of the basket could perhaps be a collapsed green pear. "Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" -Frank Scully. Diameter 2 9/16". $1500-2000
Click on the image to enlarge	Lot 57 Antique footed Pinchbeck paperweight with an encased relief-carving of revelers enjoying an outdoor celebration. A man and woman dance a reel together while onlookers enjoy the music and performance. Thomas Pinchbeck (1670-1732) developed a copper-zinc alloy which became popular during the Victorian era for its resemblance to gold. "As Mrs. Bergstrom points out, the skills of jeweler, chaser, and glassmaker are all required here, and it is unlikely that a Pinchbeck paperweight was the work of one artisan or even one factory." -The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. (See, plate 85, p 103, Glass Paperweights.) Diameter 2 7/16". $1000-1500