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Lot 211
*Saint Louis 1977 five-flower paperweight,
with a red- on-white double overlay, a top window and two rows of side facets. Signature/date cane appears as one of the flower's centers, in clear glass over star-cut ground.
Diameter 3 1/8". $500-700
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Lot 212
Saint Louis 1991 violet paperweight.
With five velvety lavender petals, green stem and two leaves over clear ground. Signature and date cane 'SL1991' comprises the center of the flower in red and white. Acid-etched signature.
Diameter 2 9/16". $300-400
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Lot 213
Saint Louis 1954 double clematis paperweight,
with two multi-petaled flowers, one white and one yellow with red veining, stemming from the same center, sharing three green leaves. This mid-century paperweight design exhibits the struggle modern manufacturers were having in "re-discovering" the floral achievements in glass of their low-tech predecessors. Signature and date cane 'SL1954'. "It is estimated that three to four hundred pieces exist from the years 1952-1955." -The Art of the Paperweight-Saint Louis [Revised edition].
Diameter 2 9/16". $450-600
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Lot 214
Saint Louis 1970 red double clematis paperweight,
with bud and green leaves, on translucent cobalt blue ground; six and one facets. Signature/date cane. Limited edition of 800.
Diameter 3 1/4". $400-550
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Lot 215
Saint Louis 1999 white millefiori dove paperweight,
with an olive branch, on a blue and white carpet ground; six and one facets. Signature and date cane. Limited edition of 150.
Diameter 3 1/4". $1200-2000
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Lot 216
Saint Louis 1999 three-dimensional upright bouquet paperweight,
comprised of white marguerites, yellow poppies, buds and green leaves on cobalt blue ground, including a dramatic flower pattern with pink petals emerging from beneath the bouquet; six and one facets. Signature and date cane. Limited edition of 150.
Diameter 3 1/4". $1200-1500