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Lot 96
Antique Nailsea-Stourbridge green bottle flower pot paperweight,
with a column of three petunia-type flowers, one atop the
other, growing from a pot.
Height 4 1/8"; Diameter 3 1/8". $300-400 |
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Lot 97
Antique Nailsea-Stourbridge green bottle rooster sulphide
paperweight.
Height 3 1/2"; Diameter 3 1/8". $450-550 |
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Lot 98
Antique Nailsea-Stourbridge magnum green bottle flower
pot paperweight, with two foil flowers, one above the other,
emerging from a pot containing three smaller flowers.
Height 6 7/8"; Diameter 3 1/8". $400-500 |
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Lot 99
Antique American frit paperweight, depicting a house
with front yard, path, fence and tree, below the words, "Home
Sweet Home," over wavy, multi-colored ground. Unpolished
base. "The period that followed the Spanish American War
included the most productive period of the "frigger"
or glass blower that made paperweights and whimsies for their
families and friends… Americans were interested in celebrating
their homes and their relationships - the majority of frit paperweights
from this period feature, "Home Sweet Home," "God
Bless Our Home" and "Friendship." - "Glass
Tidings Newsletter," Northern California Paperweight Collectors
Association.
Diameter 3 1/16". $250-400 |
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Lot 100
Antique American magnum patriotic paperweight, with
a pair of United States flags, over an upright red and green
lily, surrounded by four speckled lilies. Unfinished pontil.
Minor chips on base. "…As we approached World War
One…we begin to see American flags included in many paperweights
from the Union Glass Company of Somerville, MA…The Union
paperweights had lampworked names and designs, many with dates
and flags." - "Glass Tidings Newsletter,"
Northern California Paperweight Collectors Association.
Diameter 4 1/2". $250-400 |