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Lot 194
Baccarat experimental sulphide of Dwight D. Eisenhower
paperweight. Based on his campaign medal with a clear, diamond-cut
base, and six and one facets. "In 1953 paperweight collector
and connoisseur Paul Jokelson suggested that Baccarat experiment
with making sulphides. Their first attempt, which was a piece
based on Dwight D. Eisenhower's campaign medal, was unsuccessful.
But the experiment proved to the craftsmen that encasing cameos
in glass was possible." -All About Paperweights. Diameter
2 7/8". $200-400 |
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Lot 195
Baccarat John F. Kennedy memorial sulphide paperweight;
the cameo is inscribed with artist's name (A. David) and
date (1963). With a starburst-cut dark purple ground; top facet
and geometric side facets. Limited edition of 314. Etched insignia
on side. "Mothers all want their sons to grow up to be
President, but they don't want them to become politicians in
the process." -John F. Kennedy.
Diameter 3 1/8". $400-600 |
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Lot 196
Baccarat Sam Rayburn sulphide paperweight; the cameo
is inscribed "A. David," and rests in a double overlay
of rose-over-white, with five and one facets and a clear, diamond-cut
base. Limited edition of 93. Etched insignia on side. "Rayburn,
Sam (1882-1961), American politician, a Democrat, active in the
United States House of Representatives for 25 consecutive terms."
-Encarta Online Encyclopedia.
Diameter 3 1/8". $500-650 |
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Lot 197
Baccarat Andrew Jackson sulphide paperweight; the
cameo is inscribed with the artist's name (M. Reynard) and date
(1971). Over translucent green ground; six and one facets. Limited
edition of 2400 in 1972. Etched insignia on side. "It
is not conceivable how the present stockholders can have any
claim to the special favor of government... Many of our rich
men have not been content with equal benefits, but have besought
us to make them richer by an act of Congress." -Andrew
Jackson (1832), Encarta Online Encyclopedia.
Diameter 2 3/4". $80-100 |
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Lot 198
Baccarat Pope John XXIII sulphide paperweight; the
cameo is inscribed with artist's name (A. David) and date (1966).
On translucent red ground; six and one facets. Limited edition
of 775 in 1966. Etched insignia on bottom. "(Pope from
1958 to 1963)… His other achievements include seven encyclical
letters, among them Mater et Magistra (1961), which emphasizes
individual dignity as the basis of social institutions, and Pacem
in Terris (1963), which urges international cooperation for peace
and justice and committing the church to a concern for all human
problems." -The First Council of the Vatican, James
Hennesey, Encarta®, 2000.
Diameter 2 13/16". $120-150 |
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Lot 199
Baccarat Adlai Stevenson sulphide paperweight; the
cameo is inscribed with artist's name (A. David) and date (1968).
A three-quarter profile memorial portrait, in a purple flash
overlay with four and one facets. With starburst cuts on the
sides; clear, star-cut base. Limited edition of 472. Baccarat
insignia on side. "In America, anybody can be president.
That's one of the risks you take." -Adlai Stevenson
(1900-1965).
Diameter 3 1/8". $250-300 |