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Lot 140
*Ray Banford cabbage rose bouquet faceted paperweight.
The fancy cutting and milk-white ground accentuates the rose-red
and snow-white blossoms, multiplying the little rondelles and
their crowning leaves into a great climbing rosebush. "Ray
Banford first became intrigued by the idea of making paperweights
after visiting the workshop of Adolph Macho, an elderly Czechoslovakian
glass craftsman in Vineland, New Jersey. Ray had worked as an
antique dealer for many years and often did business with paperweight
makers Pete Lewis and John Choko."--All About Paperweights.
"B" signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/4". $500-700 |
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Lot 141
*Ray Banford pink rose paperweight, over diamond-
cut ground. The small rose heads show off a dark pink interior,
offset by verdant sepals. Three buds shoot-off the ends, while
the stem coils handsomely next to the "B" signature
cane. For many Vineland glass artists, the rose is a special
flower--the favorite of crimpmakers and lampworkers, such as
Banford.
Diameter 3". $550-700 |
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Lot 142
*Bob Banford striped snake paperweight. On a sulphurous
ground, the snake appears to rear up and peer out at one from
the safety of its glass nest. The striped motif is echoed in
the tree stump, and its roots and the branch have a sinewy appearance
as well. "Bob's complex lampwork motifs, which include
flowers, insects and reptiles, are realistic and consistently
well-designed. His work is displayed at Wheaton Village, the
Corning Museum of Glass, and the Smithsonian Institution."
--Collectors' Paperweights Price Guide and Catalogue, (1983).
"B" signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16". $600-750 |
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Lot 143
Bob Banford column paperweight with three multi-tiered
flowers, in purple, blue and pink, green leaves and entwined
stems, on clear ground; multiple facets. "B" signature
cane.
Height 3 13/16"; Diameter 3". $900-1200 |
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Lot 144
Bob Banford yellow-striped black snake paperweight,
coiled near an upright white flower with aqua leaves, on gold-flecked
sandy ground; "B" signature cane.
Diameter 2 3/8". $450-600 |
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Lot 145
Bob Banford dahlia paperweight, featuring a multi-tiered
pink flower with yellow stamens and dark green leaves, encircled
by a cobalt blue and teal twist torsade, on white upset muslin;
"B" signature cane.
Diameter 2 15/16". $750-900 |