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Lot 24
*Antique Saint Louis snake on jasper ground paperweight,
featuring a coiled green snake with enormous pale-blue eyes,
on an unusual red and white jasper ground. Snake and other reptilians
under glass, were popular motifs during this Classic era; examples
can be attributed to Saint Louis, Baccarat and Pantin. Painted
with accession number #1965-464.
Diameter 2 3/4". $4250-6000
--Provenance: The Sinclair Collection, New Hampshire; Sotheby's
Sale 6656, Important Paperweights: The Property of the New-York
Historical Society, Lot 157 |
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Lot 25
Very rare antique Saint Louis double fuchsia paperweight,
with two slender blossoms in crimson and Persian blue. The
flowers hang on green stems from a mauve branch, with two furled
buds at the top, and three emerald leaves with an aventurine
sheen. The arrangement sits on a white double-swirl latticinio
ground. It is unusual to find a fuchsia weight with two blossoms.
Diameter 2 3/4". $3000-4500 |
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Lot 26
*Antique Baccarat wallflower and garland paperweight.
The edges of the petals are banded in a deep, carmine red,
and fold under, creating a multi-layered effect. The stamen features
a row of arrows circling a star cane, and a tight bud takes the
place of one of the typical five leaves crowning the blossom.
With a garland of alternating stardust/bull's-eye and complex
star canes, the piece is refined further by a star-cut base.
Diameter 2 5/8". $4000-5000 |
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Lot 27
*Antique Baccarat faceted woodsman and dog sulphide paperweight,
over translucent cranberry background. The detailed sulphide,
which presents the great wolfhound in stately, heroic profile,
was part of a series of "hunting" images, over different
grounds, and with elaborate cutting. Slight damage along the
facets.
Diameter 3 1/2". $3500-4500 |
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Lot 28
*Antique Baccarat faceted sulphide paperweight. The
meditative figure of Joan of Arc is framed with graceful arcs
of noble laurel leaves, and sturdy oak leaves and acorns. A green
flash ground helps to quiet the mind. Perhaps Baccarat was playing
to the sentiment of a French heart, counting on the stalwart
visionary's popularity to entice clients to buy their glass.
Diameter 3 7/16". $3500-4500 |
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Lot 29
*Antique Baccarat interlaced trefoil garlands on a green
flash ground paperweight. With its two different types of
"whorl" canes, the Clichy-type tube of concentric rings,
as well as the scroll-type known to be of Baccarat manufacture,
perhaps this work represents a crossover between the two factories.
See Identifying Antique Paperweights: Millefiori, p. 14.
Diameter 3". $1700-2500 |