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Lot 272
John Deacons white-striped pink clematis paperweight,
with a starburst cane at the center of the flower, framed
by green leaves and stem, and encircled by a starburst garland
in alternating pink and blue on white latticinio spokes. Signature/date
cane.
Diameter 2 3/4". $200-300 |
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Lot 273
John Deacons butterfly paperweight. The butterfly
is comprised of blue, pink and white millefiori wings and a green
body, and is encircled by a pink and blue millefiori garland
on white latticinio spokes. Signature/date cane. "To
own an unusual overlay, or one of the relatively scarce salamanders
or duck weights, or a one-of-a-kind beautiful butterfly…
is, for the collector, an incomparable experience. Perhaps the
fascination of paperweight collecting lies in their unique combination
of being delicate, lovely works of art, enjoyable for their aesthetic
content, and bibelots of such extraordinary diversity as to appeal
to the cruder but basic and universal instincts of collecting
for the sheer sake of collecting." - A Garland of Weights.
Diameter 2 3/4". $200-300 |
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Lot 274
John Deacons blue cabbage rose paperweight. A plump
cabbage rose displays its abundance, framed by green leaves and
encircled by a garland of pink and green millefiori over white
latticinio spokes. Signature/date cane.
Diameter 3". $200-300 |
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Lot 275
John Deacons double-overlay multi-tiered rose paperweight.
A dramatic dark pink rose sits on a cushion of radiating white
latticinio ribbons. Deacons deftly finishes the design with several
complex techniques; including a white-over-pink double-overlay
and multiple, adjoining side facets, with flutes around both
the top and bottom facets. Signature/date cane. "The
arts are an even better barometer of what is happening in our
world than the stock market or the debates in congress."
-Hendrik Willem Van Loon.
Diameter 3 3/8". $400-500 |
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Lot 276
Frances Whittemore crimp rose pedestal paperweight
with a pink and white rose over four green leaves. Yellow and
black "W" signature cane on bottom. "Francis
Whittemore started blowing glass in 1938 while in high school.
After World War II he worked as a scientific glass-blower and
supervisor…While teaching decorative art glass-blowing he
became interested in paperweights. Although his first interest
was the Millville rose, his curiosity about the glass flowers
at Harvard has led him to create a botanical garden of flower
paperweights. The weights are signed with a 'W' cane in various
colors and designs. His series are very limited, being only about
100 pieces per theme." -Paperweights of the 19th and
20th Centuries.
Height 2 5/8". $300-400 |
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Lot 277
John Deacons double-overlay red clematis paperweight.
The demure flower, with its red berries and green leaves over
star-cut ground, is encased inside a vivid yellow-over-white-over-pink
triple overlay. Signature cane.
Diameter 3 1/4". $400-500 |