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Lot 101
*Rick Ayotte 2000 Spring Fling daffodil bouquet paperweight,
with a spray of flowers and a blue-shelled bombardier beetle
on clear ground. Signed and dated. Limited edition of 25.
Diameter 3 3/4". $800-1200 |
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Lot 102
Rick Ayotte 1999 Marsh Friends magnum compound paperweight,
with a scene of a frog on a lily pad floating on a pond,
another frog leaping into the water, and a turtle swimming below
the two. Signed and dated. Limited edition of 25.
Diameter 4 3/16". $2000-3000 |
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Lot 103
Rick Ayotte 1996 Ballerina Rose bouquet paperweight,
with three, delicate, pale pink roses and green leaves on clear
ground; signed and dated. Limited edition of 50.
Diameter 3 1/2". $750-950 |
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Lot 104
*Rick Ayotte 1999 red and white rose bouquet paperweight.
Signed and dated. Artist proof #1.
Diameter 3 3/4". $750-900 |
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Lot 105
*Rick Ayotte 1993 black cherry bouquet paperweight, with
a blossoming branch and cherries, in varying degrees of ripeness,
over clear ground. Signed and dated. Limited edition of 50.
Diameter 3 3/4". $750-900 |
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Lot 106
*Rick Ayotte 1998 Narrow Escape compound paperweight.
Featuring the scene of two predatory toads in a garden, with
an airborne ladybug retreating over flower patches. Signed and
dated. Artist proof #1.
Diameter 4 1/16". $950-1200
"A portion of Ayotte's power lies in his ability to continually
transcend the boundaries of what was thought possible with glass.
There is something fabulous about these pieces created by a man
who has abandoned the words of critics and deliberately chosen
to work apart from the influence of other artists, relying solely
on the voice of nature and his unique experience for inspiration."
-Songs Without Words: The Art of the Paperweight-Rick Ayotte. |