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Lot 121
Bob Banford pink primrose paperweight. The single
white-edged primrose, with a slight ruffle of each petal, is
enhanced dimensionally with the overlay of color, adding shades
and depth to the barely cupped blossom. The stamen of the flower
is a complex center cane comprised of a ring of six-point stars
surrounding a whorl. The dark green leaves frame the flower,
and are complemented by the translucent blue ground. Signature
cane.
Diameter 3 1/8". $600-700 |
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Lot 122
Ray Banford iris bouquet plaque paperweight. With
numerous fresh green leaves, and blossoms ranging from a dark
sapphire to robin's-egg blue, the arrangement has a wild, unmanicured
style. This is juxtaposed with a very formal plaque presentation
on a clear, diamond-cut base; signature cane. Beveled front edges.
Ray Banford paperweights are in the collections of the Corning
Museum of Glass, Smithsonian Institution, Chicago Art Institute,
and Wheaton Glass Museum.
Height 3 3/8"; Width 2 1/2". $1500-2500 |
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Lot 123
Bob Banford primrose paperweight. A classic period
design, recreating a favored flower of antique Baccarat. Composed
of tomato red petals, with the curve of the petal accented in
white, and star/honeycomb center cane, green leaves and stems
on clear, star-cut ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8". $550-750 |
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Lot 124
Bob Banford pansies bouquet paperweight, with a profusion
of emerald leaves and stems. Featuring three bold pansy faces
in cobalt, the upright stamens done in a cluster of gold star
canes, with accents of umber stripes in the smaller white petals.
Cleverly employing filigrana, small twists of green and pink
buds accompany open bell-shaped flowers. On a clear, diamond-cut
ground. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 3/8". $950-1200 |
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Lot 125
Bob Banford upright bouquet and overlay paperweight.
A sumptuous array of lampwork flowers and buds, in the upright
style similar to the popular antique Saint Louis paperweights.
With shell-like petals in assorted jewel colors; grid-cut base.
Green-over-white double overlay with four and one facets and
fancy cutting. Signature cane. Limited edition of 5. "Bob's
glass career began when he received a torch as a high school
graduation gift. (He) began experimenting, first by making ships
and carousels of spun glass, then with the challenge of lampwork
and paperweight production. His work is displayed at Wheaton
Village, The Corning Museum of Glass, and The Smithsonian Institution."
-Collectors' Paperweights Price Guide and Catalogue.
Diameter 3 1/16". $2500-3000 |
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Lot 126
Bob Banford six-flower bouquet paperweight. A formal
bouquet with many leaves over a clear grid-cut base. All the
flowers have upright petals and unique stamens, and the center
pansy is exceptionally detailed and naturalistically colored.
Bob Banford revels in the minutia with a portrait cane of a flower
representing the pansy's stamen, carrying the fineness of design
to microscopic detail. Six and one facets. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4". $1800-2500 |