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Lot 92
*Antique Sandwich Glass Company weedflower paperweight,
with two red upper petals and three lower blue-and-white-striped
petals, above a green and white Clichy-type rose as the stamen.
"For want of a better name, this is the other common
Sandwich flower and appears to be a pure (Nicholas) Lutz botanical
invention. …Whatever its initial spark, the weedflower is
strictly American." -The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights.
Diameter 3 1/16". $600-1000 |
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Lot 93
Antique Sandwich Glass Company poinsettia paperweight,
with two tiers of coral-colored petals, a complex cane center,
green leaves and stem, on red, white and blue jasper ground.
"(Deming) Jarves recruited his glass-blowers from all
over the world… In 1869 Jarves died, leaving a vacancy for
someone to take over the company. This was done by Nicholas Lutz,
who was originally trained at the Saint Louis factory in France.
Lutz was a well-traveled man, who had worked at several different
factories in Europe, including one at Murano." -A Collector's
Guide to Paperweights.
Diameter 2 7/8". $850-1100 |
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Lot 94
Antique Sandwich Glass Company cobalt blue poinsettia
paperweight, with two tiers of petals around a white center
cane, green leaves and long stem, on clear ground.
Diameter 2 5/8" $600-800 |
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Lot 95
Antique New England Glass Company dark purple double poinsettia
paperweight, with a yellow swirl center, dark green leaves
and stem, on double-swirl white latticinio. Diameter 2 7/8".
$1300-2000 |
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Lot 96
Antique New England Glass Company multi-tiered red rose
paperweight, with a red bud, green leaves and stem, on double-swirl
white latticinio.
Diameter 3". $700-900 |
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Lot 97
Antique New England Glass Company fruit bouquet paperweight,
with a formal arrangement of five amber apples, four red
cherries and green leaves, in a double-swirl white latticinio
basket.
Diameter 3 1/8". $1000-1500 |