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Lot 45
*Antique Saint Louis camomile, or pom-pon, paperweight,
on pink latticinio ground, with small white bud. In flower language,
the camomile is said to represent "energy in adversity."
The luminous pom-pon, from which the slender swirls of the latticinio
emanate, is truly beautifully made. "Most pompons are
virtuoso demonstrations of the seemingly miraculous level of
technical ability attained by nineteenth-century glassworkers."
--Paperweights for Collectors. See The Art of the Paperweight,
p. 99; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 67; Glass Paperweights
in the Art Institute of Chicago, p. 60; Identifying Antique Paperweights:
Lampwork, p. 4 and plate 9; Paperweights for Collectors, p. 79.
Diameter 2 13/16". $1900-2500 |
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Lot 46
*Antique Saint Louis clematis on clear ground paperweight,
with two layers of petals featuring delicate, rosy-pink pinstriping.
A slight tinge of blue accents the edges and the veins. Well-placed
petals surround a large slice of butter yellow rod, representing
the stamen. Surrounded by the cristalleries clear glass, the
clematis seems to be suspended in time and space, unaffected
by any century's turmoil. It's finished with a corona of serrated
leaf edges, and the stem pulled from below in a curve. Piece
of cullet under dome.
Diameter 3 3/16". $1700-2500 |
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Lot 47
Antique Saint Louis miniature paperweight, with a
cobalt blue double clematis, having a yellow matchhead center
and green leaves, over clear ground; six and one facets.
Diameter 2". $1000-1800 |
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Lot 48
Antique Saint Louis miniature four-flower nosegay paperweight,
with five green leaves and a millefiori garland in red, white
and blue canes.
Diameter 1 7/16". $900-1200 |
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Lot 49
*Antique Saint Louis faceted flat bouquet paperweight,
with a top window and two rows of circular facets. The cutting
sets off the good, clear, Saint Louis glass and multiplies the
nosegay of "flower" canes. The almond-shaped, emerald
leaves exhibit the serrated edges typical of this factory, crowning
the tight bouquet, and the stems are pulled down ending in a
graceful curve. See The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, pp.
101-102; Glass Paperweights of the Bergstrom-Mahler Museum, plate
52, ill. 632; Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago,
p. 42.
Diameter 2 7/8". $1500-2500 |
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Lot 50
Antique Saint Louis upright five-flower bouquet paperweight,
with a multi-tiered pink rose, encircled by a white torsade;
clear star-cut ground and all over geometric facets.
Diameter 2 3/4". $3000-3750 |
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