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Lot 246
Whitefriars 1978 faceted barrel-shaped paperweight with
concentric millefiori, in shades of pink and green; signature/date
cane. Top facet and seven side-finger facets, with printies bordering
the top and the base. "Whitefriars had a very extensive
cutting and engraving department, and utilized these facilities
in the majority of their work. Paperweights could be faceted
in numerous different styles." -Robert Hall, Old English
Paperweights, p. 145.
Height 2 1/2", Diameter 2 13/16". $325-400 |
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Lot 247
Whitefriars 1976 faceted Olympics paperweight, with
a torch cane, five interlaced circular garlands, signature and
date canes on dark blue ground; faceted. Limited edition of 1000.
Diameter 3 3/8". $325-400 |
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Lot 248
Whitefriars 1976 Liberty Bell paneled millefiori paperweight,
containing five panels, each with bell picture canes enclosed
by cluster and cog canes in pink, lapis blue and pistachio green,
divided by radiating spokes of white latticinio, over translucent
cobalt blue ground. While the year and motif suggest the Bicentennial's
influence, the colors are subdued (typical of Whitefriars), not
strident. Signature and date cane. Five and one faceting. The
number '34' engraved on the base. "Whitefriars Glass,
a factory in London that some believe have been producing millefiori
paperweights since about 1848, closed its doors in 1981. Immediately
thereafter, Caithness Glass of Scotland purchased the complete
stock of Whitefriars millefiori canes, the right to use the company's
name and logo, and its extensive color library, which included
formulas for several thousand glass colors." -The Art
of the Paperweight.
Diameter 2 15/16". $325-450 |
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Lot 249
Whitefriars 1971 faceted concentric millefiori paperweight,
in blue, pink, purple, green, white and turquoise; signature/date
cane. Five and one facets.
Diameter 3". $300-400 |
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Lot 250
Whitefriars 1970 faceted concentric millefiori paperweight,
with a central ship picture cane encircled by several rings
of concentric millefiori; five and one facets, signature/date
cane.
Diameter 3 1/16". $300-400 |
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Lot 251
Whitefriars 1979 faceted Clichy-type rose paneled millefiori
paperweight, with a pink overlay rose cane at the center,
and six panels of complex star and cog canes in cream, pink and
scarlet, divided by pale blue latticinio spokes. Over translucent
cobalt blue ground, with six and one faceting. Signature and
date cane.
Diameter 3 1/16". $350-400 |
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