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*Unusual antique French flower paperweight, possibly Pantin
or Saint Louis, a flower set in clear crystal, with three
rows of white, ribbed, overlapping, recessed petals, and a yellow
stamen center, growing from a moss-green curved stem with five
green leaves. The formation of these leaves resembles the characteristics
of the paperweights attributed to the Pantin factory, yet the
flower's arrangement recalls Saint Louis-style. The Pantin attribution
is not as well substantiated as other French factories, partially
because this glasshouse produced so few paperweights. "Though
probably operating after what is generally considered as the
classic period of French production, Pantin is justifiably famous
for its rare and startling lampwork designs." -Sara
Rossi, A Collector's Guide to Paperweights. Painted in red enamel
with accession number 1965.75. Minor chip. [Sotheby's New York,
Jan. 1995, Sale #6656, "Important Paperweights Property
of the New York Historical Society," Lot 197.] See Glass
Paperweights of the New-York Historical Society, p. 66, color
plate 48.
Diameter 2 13/16". $3500-4500
-Provenance: The Sinclair Collection, New Hampshire
-Exhibited at The Albany Institute of History and Art, Dec. 1972
to March 1973; The Everson Museum of Art, April to June 1973,
The Munson-Williams-Proctor Museum, July to Sept. 1973; The Hudson
River Museum, Sept. 1972 to Dec. 1973; The Arnot Art Museum,
Dec. 1973 to Feb. 1974. |
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 Lot
8
Antique Pantin two-flower paperweight, displaying
a naturalistically colored pansy and a plump, pink companion
flower, on two stems with five green leaves, four of which show
serrated edges. The colors in the pansy are not bright, but they
appear to blend as if the artist was modeling his glass after
a watercolor. In nineteenth-century France, the pansy was given
to express "tender thoughts," yet was also used as
a subtle sign that showed support for the deposed emperor, Napoleon.
Paired as it is, however, with the pert, pink flower, it would
suggest a more prosaic and less political design was intended.
"(R)ealistic detail seems most typical of this factory."
-Sara Rossi, A Collector's Guide to Paperweights. [Christie's
Monaco, June 2001, Sale #1034, Lot 126.]
Diameter 3 1/8". $4500-6000 |
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