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Lot 14
Rare antique St. Mande concentric millefiori
paperweight, with five
rings of assorted complex canes in blue, white and red, including
a border garland of 33 white and green St. Mande shard roses.
"Considering the short life of the Nocus [St. Mande]
factory (1841-1857), it is amazing that its workers were able
to create such a rich variety of millefiori canes… weights
from this small company rival the excellence we see in the production
of the major French factories." -Identifying Antique
Paperweights: The Less Familiar.
Diameter 2 5/8". $3000-5000 |
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Lot 15
Rare antique St. Mande close packed
complex millefiori paperweight, with
18 roses, including all five of the St. Mande rose cane types,
resting atop a basket of swirling pink and white staves. This
high-domed presentation is characteristic of St. Mande's mature
period just prior to closing. This weight is illustrated in the
1999 Annual Bulletin of the PCA: "There are also five
varieties of rose canes: rose of collapsed pink and white tubes,
rose of white and blue glass shards, a four-sided rose, rose
with shaped petals, and the sunburst rose."
Diameter 2 5/8". $6000-8000 |
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Lot 16
Outstanding antique Bohemian scattered
millefiori paperweight, with
a central horse silhouette cane, surrounded by assorted complex
canes in yellow, blue, and white, and bits of colored filigree
in blue, yellow, red, and green, on white upset muslin. "The
Bohemian breed is most frequently found in a scattered millefiori
weight with the cane set into white muslin (lace). This horse,
full and well-proportioned like a fine Lipizzaner stallion, is
usually white or black on a contrasting background and forms
the centerpiece of a complex cane." -The Glass Menagerie:
A Study of Silhouette Canes in Antique Paperweights.
Diameter 2 3/4". $2000-3000 |
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