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Lot 133
Parabelle Glass spaced concentric piedouche paperweight.
The outer ring of complex cog canes features deep red glass surrounding
a star shape with a small pansy-style flower at center. Though
Parabelle designs pay homage to the Clichy artisans with Type
I styled pink roses; the pansy was certainly this modern studio's
signature, used in bold and subtle ways throughout many of their
millefiori compositions. The design rests on upset muslin in
a white stave basket with red and white torsades. Signed/dated
1997. Artists' proof.
Height 1 3/8"; Diameter 2 7/8". $1800-2500 |
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Lot 134
Parabelle Parabelle Glass piedouche with spaced pink roses
paperweight. The design takes the smoothness of polished
glass into new tactile terrain, with fused three-dimensional
rose canes. A glassmaking trompe l'oeil, the flower heads riding
just proud of a lush white rose/moss ground, and are gathered
in a red and white stave basket with pink and red torsades. Signed/dated
1997. Artists' proof.
Diameter 2 9/16"; Height 1 5/8". $1600-2500 |
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Lot 135
Parabelle Glass piedouche paperweight with an encased
layer of open concentric canes over a pansy/moss ground, in a
white stave basket with two ruby/gold aventurine torsades. The
detailing in the white rose and edelweiss canes is exceptional,
the coloration rich and well framed with the aventurine accents.
Signed/dated 1996. Artists' proof.
Diameter 2 3/4"; Height 1 9/16". $1600-2000 |
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Lot 136
Parabelle Glass spaced concentric millefiori paperweight.
The piece features a large central pink rose, surrounded by pansies,
roses and complex heart canes, on blue ground; signed/dated 1998.
Artists' proof.
Diameter 3 1/4". $1000-1300 |
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Lot 137
Parabelle Glass central blue pansy paperweight. The
bright expressive pansy face cane is encircled by a ring of white
roses and a border of blue pansies, alternating with blue cogs
on pink ground. A bold design, using saturated color and the
strong white rose canes to create drama. Signed/dated 1998. Limited
edition of 10.
Diameter 3 1/4". $900-1200 |
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Lot 138
Parabelle Glass millefiori paperweight. Composed in
the classic period style, with concentric millefiori presenting
a central white rose, encircled by complex canes in pink, lavender,
red and white on upset muslin; signed/dated 1997. Limited edition
of 10. "Parabelle is known to collectors as a small studio
that produces classically designed millefiori paperweights notable
for their clarity and bright colors. Enthusiasts who have followed
Parabelle's production over the years have probably also noticed
that the designs have become more complex and that the output
has dropped correspondingly." -Gary Scrutton: Glass
Pioneer, Morgan Seely, Paperweight News, 1994-Vol. XV, No. 1.
Diameter 3 3/16". $900-1500 |