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Lot 173
Chris Buzzini floral paperweight, where velvety stickseed, bright blue
and white flowers, with buds and slender green leaves, grow from
a moss-covered log. Signed/dated 1995. LE #7 of 10. Diameter
3 5/16". $1100-1400 |
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Lot 174
Chris Buzzini lilacs paperweight, with two sprays of lilacs, one white
and one in shades of purple, with clusters of green leaves, over
clear ground. Signed/dated 1998. LE #20 of 25.
Diameter 3 3/8". $1100-1400 |
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Lot 175
Chris Buzzini bouquet paperweight,
with two yellow China
roses and three buds, two purple flowers with yellow stamens,
and a pink and white flower, amid clusters of green leaves, on
clear ground. Signed/dated 1991. Artist proof.
Diameter 3 3/16". $600-900 |
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Lot 176
Baccarat 1979 millefiori garlands paperweight,
composed of two interlaced
trefoil garlands, one yellow and one blue, around a central cluster
of canes in red and green, on white upset muslin, over translucent
blue ground. "B 1979" signature/date cane. Acid-etched
insignia and date on base.
Diameter 2 15/16". $400-500 |
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Lot 177
Cristal Saint-Louis 1996 "Anthemis"
magnum encased overlay paperweight, containing a moss ground mushroom bouquet, with
clematis blossoms of assorted colors, in a cobalt blue-over-white
double overlay, cut with a top facet and three large side window
facets, and encased in crystal. A white clematis flower atop
the mushroom contains a cobalt blue "SL 1996" signature/date
cane center. "The finest antique paperweights made by
Saint Louis were the encased overlays. At the request of the
Corning Museum of Glass, Saint Louis attempted to recapture this
most difficult technique. They succeeded beautifully." -Annual
Bulletin of the PCA (1978). LE #5 of 50.
Diameter 4 1/4". $1800-2500 |
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Lot 178
Cristal Saint-Louis magnum upright
bouquet paperweight, containing
a tall bouquet of blue, pink, red, yellow, and white flowers,
with dark green leaves, in a double-swirl white latticinio basket,
encircled by a pink torsade around the rim and at the base. "SL
1990" signature/date cane in one of the flowers. LE #3 of
25.
Diameter 3 3/4". $1500-2000 |