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Lot 177
Saint Louis Divine Surprise signed paperweight. A
virtual lost-and-found of the Saint Louis lampwork department,
an homage to collectors in every category. Including a fried
egg, a blancmange, a dowser's branch, Labrador dog portrait cane,
fruit, an envelope, baby doll, horseshoe, and an SL1996 signature/date
cane. Kitchen sink optional. All scattered over a sky-blue ground;
top facet. Limited edition of 150. "'How you gonna organize
it?'-'What do you mean?'-You know… alphabetical, chronological,
Dewey Decimal.' Marlys says that organization and presentation
are very important to Miss Ronson, if I want a decent grade on
my collection." -Lynda Barry.
Diameter 3 1/4". $1800-2000 |
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Lot 178
Saint Louis encased upright bouquet paperweight. Fantasy
blossoms in pink, blue and white, in a swirling white latticinio
basket with a pink twisted ribbon handle. A robust reproduction
of their classic period design. 1994 signature/date cane. Limited
edition of 25. (See, p 74, Glass Paperweights: The Art Institute
of Chicago.)
Diameter 3 1/2". $2000-3500 |
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Lot 179
Saint Louis Memory magnum paperweight. A scattered
arrangement of magenta, cyan and white forget-me-not flowers,
bedded on green leaves over a straw-colored filigree basket,
encased in pristine crystal. The design is a contemporary nod
to French heritage paperweights from the classic period. The
piece is cut with sixteen and one facets. SL1993 signature/date
cane. (See, plate 22, p 57, One Hundred of the Most Important
Paperweights; see also, p 67, Glass Paperweights: The Art Institute
of Chicago.)
Diameter 3 3/4". $1600-2000 |
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Lot 180
Saint Louis clear encased red-over-white double overlay
gingham paperweight. The signature Saint Louis design of
a multi-colored upright bouquet on green leaves is matched in
technical achievement by an encased red-over-white gingham double
overlay. This piece was inspired by a famous Saint Louis antique,
and is known as one of the most difficult of all paperweights
to create. A three-dimensional stem extends down to the bottom
of the paperweight. An SL1989 signature/date cane can be seen
inside a white flower. The overlay's "open work" suggests
traditional faceting and engraving on the surface. Limited edition
of 50. (See, The Art of the Paperweight-Saint Louis {revised
edition}, Annual Limited Editions section.)
Diameter 3 3/4". $4000-6000 |
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Lot 181
Saint Louis 1989 gilded tricolor commemorative goblet
created for the 200th anniversary of the French Revolution.
Signed. Limited edition of 300. "I die innocent. I pardon
my enemies and I hope that my blood will be useful to the French,
that it will appease God's anger…." -King Louis
XVI, (prior to his beheading in 1793), The French Revolution.
Height 8 1/2". $1000-1500 |
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