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Lot 217
*Saint Louis 1954 six red cherries on swirling white latticinio
ground paperweight. Another mid-century design with reference
to the cornucopia of fruit paperweights that the Cristalleries
de Saint-Louis had been so adept at creating in the Classic era,
and whose modern designers were determined to achieve that excellence
again, nearly eighty years later. SL1954 signature and date cane.
Diameter 3 1/4". $400-600 |
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Lot 218
*Saint Louis 1978 spaced millefiori on white filigree
paperweight, with four silhouette canes in the center, including
the Saint Louis "dancing" man, possibly his companion
dancing woman, a dog and horse set about an interpretation of
the Clichy rose, and nine complex canes in jewel-tone colors
on the outer rim, all on the "tumbled lace"-style,
filigree ground.
Diameter 3 1/4". $400-600 |
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Lot 219
Saint Louis 1974 close packed millefiori newel post, an
excellent array of Saint Louis' artistry, including a Cross of
Lorraine, fleur de lis designs, and several 'SL' signature canes
(some in reverse) at the center of complex cane designs. Signature
and date cane. "The Lorraine-cross is a double-barred
cross. …This cross is called the true cross (crux vera).
A double-barred cross of this kind was said to be used in the
year 800 by Christian sects in the Orient. Godefroy de Boullion,
Duke of Lorraine, flew this cross in his standard when he took
part in the capture of Jerusalem in 1099 during the first crusade.…In
recent times the Lorraine cross was used by General de Gaulle
as a symbol of freedom in the French resistance during the 2nd
World War. Today the Lorraine cross is the symbol of the global
fight against tuberculosis and lung diseases." -Eva
Holskov, Danish Lung Association website.
Diameter 3 9/16", Height 6 3/4". $1600-2000 |
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Lot 220
*Saint Louis 1981 "Basket of Flowers" close
concentric millefiori paperweight, canes in a variety of
blue tones, in a basket of latticinio and spiral twists, designed
in homage to the famous Clichy Basket (even missing its handle),
which sold for more than a quarter of a million dollars in the
1980s. SL1981 signature and date cane. Small scratch on dome.
See The Art of the Paperweight: Saint Louis, p. 96, ill.3.
Diameter 3 15/16", Height 2". $1200-2500 |
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Lot 221
Saint Louis "Pansies of Colette" with two pansies
and a bud paperweight, encircled by a garland of pink complex
canes on turquoise ground; top facet and two rows of side facets.
Signature and date cane. Limited edition of 100.
Diameter 3 1/8". $1000-2000 |