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Lot 200
D'Albret Paul Revere sulphide paperweight. The cameo
is inscribed with the artist's initials (G. P.) and date (1969).
This fierce, grimacing portrait of the silversmith and patriot
seems to be straight out of Longfellow's epic and mostly fictional
poem. On translucent gray, sunburst-cut ground; top facet and
eight oval side facets. Limited edition of 800. Etched "CR.
D'ALBRET-FRANCE" on bottom of piece.
Diameter 3". $80-100 |
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Lot 201
D'Albret John James Audubon sulphide paperweight;
the cameo is inscribed with the artist's initials (G. P.) and
date (1972). Encased in a robin's-egg blue-over-white double
overlay. Audobon's illustrations in Birds of America (c. 1840-1844),
remain an unmatched achievement by any American artist or naturalist.
On clear star-cut base with facets and fancy cutting on the sides.
Limited edition of 225. Etched "CR. D'ALBRET-FRANCE"
on bottom of piece.
Diameter 3 1/8". $150-200 |
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Lot 202
D'Albret General Douglas MacArthur sulphide paperweight;
the cameo is inscribed with the artist's initials (G. P.)
and date (1968.). On translucent green, sunburst-cut ground;
top facet and eight oval side facets. Limited edition of 1500.
Etched "CR. D'ALBRET-FRANCE" on bottom of piece. "We
are not retreating, we are advancing in another direction."
-General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964).
Diameter 3 1/16". $80-100 |
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Lot 203
Baccarat Marquis de Lafayette sulphide paperweight; inscribed
"B. GP 1955," one of the early cameos designed by Poillerat
for Baccarat. A rebel-loving, French noble, Lafayette heard about
the struggling colonies at a dinner party, and sailed immediately
to fight alongside Washington, although he had no previous military
experience. Six and one facets. The grid-cut base is accented
with translucent blue flash overlay. Limited edition of 744 in
1955.
Diameter 2 7/8". $250-350 |
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Lot 204
Baccarat Dwight D. Eisenhower sulphide paperweight;
six and one facets with special cutting into the top and side
facets. Over a fan-shaped, star-cut base. Limited edition of
1389. Signed/dated 1956. "I think that people want peace
so much that one of these days government had better get out
of their way and let them have it." -Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Diameter 2 7/8". $300-400 |
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Lot 205
D'Albret President John F. and Jacqueline Kennedy sulphide
paperweight, inscribed "CA GP 1969" over a clear,
sunburst-cut base; emerald green flash overlay with fancy faceting.
Limited edition of 300. Etched "CR. D'ALBRET- FRANCE"
on bottom of piece. "Most of d'Albret's sulphides were
designed and sculpted by Gilbert Poillerat… Born in 1902,
Poillerat studied decorative arts at the College Technique Boulle
in Paris. Over the years he worked as a jewelry designer, a sculptor,
and a professional medal engraver for the French Mint."
-Collectors' Paperweights Price Guide and Catalogue.
Diameter 3". $150-200 |