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Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) Mixed Fruit
Paperweight. circa 1869. This is a wonderful antique New
England Glass Company (NEGC) Mixed Fruit Paperweight, consisting of five
apples (or pears), four radishes (or cherries), four large leaves and four
smaller leaves over a perfect double swirl latticinio ground. The
apples have bright vivid colors. This is a fantastic paperweight
in excellent condition.
Many authors call the fruit pears and cherries. I feel that they look more like apples and radishes. New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by just under 1 7/8" high.
The base is ground concave.
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| 3055 | Large Antique Clichy Millefiori Scramble Paperweight.
circa 1845. This is an antique Clichy millefiori scramble or end
of the day weight. It consists of two layers of millefiori.
From the top you see the tight quilt like arrangement of pieces of millefiori.
From the bottom you see a different layer that looks more like a closepack
setup. This is a great example worthy of any collection of antique
weights.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Almost all Clichy paperweights are unsigned. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. There are a lot of different canes in this paperweight. To call this a scramble or end of day weight is deceptive, since Clichy executed these designs with precision. Unlike other scrambles the pieces fit together like a jigsaw puzzle or quilt. The style is unique to Clichy. Large Size: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by 2" high.
The base is ground concave.
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Rare Antique Clichy Miniature Concentric Millefiori Paperweight
with hidden Clichy Rose in center. circa 1845. This antique
Clichy concentric millefiori paperweight has two rings of complex canes
around a larger complex center cane. The outer ring has an alternating
pattern of two white Clichy edelweiss canes and then a single large dark
blue-purple pastry mold cane. The pattern is repeated five times.
The inner ring consists of pink and green complex canes that resemble color
of the pink and green rose cane. There is a central red and white
pastry mold cane. In the center of this pastry mold cane is a hidden
pink and green Clichy rose surrounded by seven white edelweiss canes.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. The pink and green Clichy rose is one of the most recognizable Clichy canes. In general, this style of alternating canes in the outer ring, with two of once size and then one larger cane is most often associated with Clichy concentrics. There are, however, very rare examples where Baccarat also made concentrics in this Clichy style. Almost all Clichy paperweights are unsigned. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Miniature Size: Just over 1 3/4" diameter by 1 1/5" high.
The base is ground concave.
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Rare Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) Cruciform
Flower Paperweight on Jasper Ground. circa 1869 - 1888.
This is an antique Boston and Sandwich Glass Company Cruciform Flower or
Cross Paperweight with a red white and blue jasper ground. The floral
arrangement with a red stalk and contrasting colored tips of green green
leaves is unique to B&S. There are two leaves and a secondary
cross of four smaller leaves. The two large leaves show good details
typical of B&S. This is a rare weight. Every collector
of B&S should have one in his or her collection.
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from B&S in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. The other New England Company NEGC also made cross weights but the style of NEGC cross weights is very different. Size: 2 7/8" diameter by just under 1 3/4" high.
The base is ground concave.
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Antique New England Glass Company Sulphide Paperweight of Lajos
Kossuth. circa 1851. Antique Sulphide paperweight featuring Lajos
Kossuth, former Governor-President of Hungary. It is inscribed on
the back "EX-GOVERNOR OF HUNGARY SET AT LIBERTY BY THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED
STATES OF AMERICA 1851".
Kossuth was a political reformer who fought for liberty for Hungary and held the office of Governor-President from April 14 to August 11, 1849. He was appointed to this position after the declaration of Hungarian independence from the Hapsburg Monarchy. He was widely honored during his lifetime as a freedom fighter and advocate of democracy in Europe. He demanded parliamentary government for Hungary and constitutional government for the rest of Austria. After abdicating the post of Governor-President he was effectively under house arrest until he was allowed to leave the Ottoman Empire in September 1851 on the American frigate Mississippi. He then toured Britain and the United States in a futile effort to get support for his cause. He won favor in New England and souvenirs and other commemorative items were created to celebrate his visit. This paperweight was probably one of the commemorative objects created around the time of his visit. Some authors suggest the inscription refers to US support of his cause. Instead, I think it may refer to his rescue from house arrest by the US. New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Most texts attribute this paperweight to the New England Glass Factory. It is believed that this paperweight may have been made for the 1851 Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. However, the attribution is subject to challenge and the precise origin of this sulphide paperweight remains elusive. The Bergstrom Mahler Museum has an identical paperweight which they attribute to Clichy. Hawley attributes this to NEGC in his 1997 book The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. However, in his latest 2011 book on NEGC, he states that no firm evidence exists for this attribution, except that the specific gravity and fluorescence match that of NEGC. Hollister discusses this paperweight in his Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights and also states that their is no firm evidence tying the paperweight to NEGC or any other factory. My own opinion is that the glass quality is more typical of NEGC than the French factories. It may have originated in Europe or at another American factory. Ignore the glare from the lights. It was difficult to photograph this paperweight. The sulphide is white. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 1 11/16" high. The base
is ground concave.
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Magnum Antique Graeser Loyal Order of Moose Paperweight.
circa 1890. This uniquely American style paperweight features a detailed
image of a moose with very large antlers inside the circular logo "LOYAL
ORDER OF MOOSE P.A.P." On each side of the moose are two colorful
hand painted floral sprays. The Loyal Order of Moose symbol
is photographically reproduced in black and white. The floral sprays
are hand painted decorations. Both are on a white enamel disk.
After the decorations were complete the disk was encased in glass.
The letters P.A.P. are an abbreviation for "Purity Aid and Progress."
The hand painted floral sprays are outstanding. A wonderful paperweight. Albert Graeser was a well known producer of photographic paperweights working in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the 1890-1900 period. He used a process patented by William H. Maxwell in 1882. For more information on this style of paperweight see the article "Fraternally Yours" by William Price, Jr. in the 2001 Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association. This style of paperweight is also described on page 413 of American Glass by George and Helen McKearin. Magnum Size: Just under 3 3/4" diameter by 2 1/4" high.
The bottom is ground flat and finished with a matte finish although there
is a remnant of the pontil mark.
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| 2759 | Small Antique Dated New England Glass Company Scramble Paperweight
with seven date canes.
c. 1852. This is a fantastic small to
medium sized antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of
day paperweight. It has at least seven complete or partial
date canes plus a fabulous variety of complex and non-complex millefiori
canes and an assortment of latticinio twist canes. The date canes
each have a 1852 or 1825 date cane depending on how you look at it plus
a running rabbit in the center and two more on the border between the ends
of the date. It is unusual to find a scramble with so many date canes.
A wonderful rare example.
There are a lot of different canes in this paperweight. Take a close look at the pictures. I wasn't able to get good pictures of the canes near the base so there are even more than you can see. Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Small Size: Just over 2 1/4” diameter by just under 1 3/4”
high. The bottom is ground concave.
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| 1750 | Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) Red Double
Poinsettia Paperweight. circa 1869 - 1888. This is an antique
Boston and Sandwich Double Poinsettia with a two rings of five red petals
arranged around a complex millefiori cane center. The ground is clear
glass. There are two leaves and a stem. It is an extra large example
with a great flower and perfect millefiori center. There is a deliberately
placed bubble between each pair of petals to simulate dew drops.
Large Size: 2 15/16" diameter by 1 15/16" high. The
base is ground concave.
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from B&S in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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Large Antique Footed Millville Umbrella Paperweight. circa
1860-1910. This style of old paperweight is associated with Millville.
Examples date from as early as 1860 and continued to be made until about
1912. Many, if not all, were made at the Whitall Tatum factory in
Millville. The design consists of a white mushroom shape with a center
bubble. Additional colored bits of glass are added and melted into
the top. Then the outer edges of the tent are pulled down to a number
of points to form an umbrella shape with ribs or pleats. This is
a large showy example.
The umbrella shaped weights were originally modeled to resemble the wild tiger lily of Southern New Jersey. You can read about umbrella weights from Millville in the book Old Glass Paperweights of Southern New Jersey: An American Folk Art by Clarence A. Newell. It is not possible to identify the exact maker, but John Ruhlander, Emil Stanger, Marcus Kuntz, and Horace Rhubarth, and Ralph Barber are all known to have made weights of this style. Sometimes the style is also used as part of an inkwell or other object. Large Size: Just under 3 1/3" diameter by 3 3/5" high.
The diameter of the foot is 3". The bottom is finished although there
is some remnant of the pontil mark.
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Antique Baccarat Faceted Four Row Concentric Millefiori Paperweight.
Probably Circa 1845-1860. Colorful faceted concentric millefiori
paperweight with four rows of complex millefiori canes around a central
cane over a clear ground. This paperweight has six concave side facets
and a concave top facet. There is a good assortment of canes in the
is weight.
The green canes in the color scheme are a little unusual and it is possible that this is later than the classic period and even possibly from the Dupont period. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or the book World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Medium Size: Just over 2 1/2" diameter by 1 13/16" high.
Bottom is ground slightly concave. There are six side facets and one top
facet, all concave.
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| 1633 | Antique Bohemian Concentric Millefiori Paperweight.
c.1860-1900. This concentric millefiori has two rings of complex
canes around a larger complex center cane. The outer ring has an
alternating pattern of green and white canes. The inner ring consists
of identical purple canes with white centers.
This style of concentric paperweight is sometimes called Clichy style because many Clichy concentric paperweights featuring an alternating design of one larger cane and two or more smaller canes. Baccarat also used a similar pattern in rare examples to create Clichy look-alikes. It is possible, but unlikely, that this paperweight is of French rather than Bohemian origin. Small Size: 2 1/8" diameter by 1 1/8"" high. The bottom
is ground concave. The glass has a very slight gray tinge.
There are a few tiny flecks of debris in the glass.
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Magnum Antique English Green Glass Dump Paperweight with One Large
Flower and Flowerpot. circa 1840-1860. This
is an unusual example with a single large flower and large flowerpot.
Possibly made by John Kilner of Wakefield, England. An interesting
example that looks better than it shows in the pictures.
Large Size: 4" tall by 3 1/2" diameter. The
bottom is cone shaped with the center ground out, but the pontil mark remains.
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Antique Bohemian Goat Sulphide Paperweight. Circa 1890
- 1930. This paperweight has a sulphide of a goat placed over a multicolored
frit ground.
The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Most likely from Silesia or Thuringia. Sulphide paperweights were also made in Belgium, but the style is different. The glass is slightly gray and has many tiny bubbles. Sulphides are cast objects (animals, flowers, people) made of a ceramic material that has properties similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white, but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a medallion, coin or sculpture. The finest French sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Often a sulphide will have a silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself. Sometimes the sulphide material is not compatible with the glass and a fracture may develop. Small Size: 2 1/8" diameter by 1 1/2" high.
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| 2757 | Antique Baccarat Pansy Paperweight. circa 1900-1920.
Perfect Baccarat Pansy paperweight with leaves and stem. Probably
from the Dupont period, this medium size paperweight is perfectly executed
and has a Baccarat star cut on the base. A wonderful paperweight.
This style of pansy is called a type III pansy. It consists of two large velvet purple petals above over three lower petals. The lower petals are amber yellow over a white base which can be seen from the back. Each lower petal has a purple tip and three dark lines radiating from the central cane consisting of star canes with a red whorl center. This is probably from the Dupont period of production. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or the book World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Or you can refer to my Baccarat Paperweights Web Page. Size: Just over 2 3/8" diameter by 1 1/2" high. The
bottom is ground slightly concave and finished with a Baccarat star cut
base.
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Magnum Antique English Green Glass Bubble Dump Paperweight. circa
1840-1900. Wonderful antique English bubble dump paperweight.
The controlled bubble arrangement looks like a fountain of bubbles.
This particular example is in almost flawless condition.
Large Size: 3 1/3" diameter by 3 1/2" tall.
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| 1531 | Antique Miniature St. Mandé Concentric Paperweight.
circa 1841 - 1857. This is an antique St. Mandé Concentric
Paperweight with two rings of colorful millefiori canes around a
complex central canes. The outer ring of complex canes has alternating
white and blue canes. The millefiori canes are set high in the glass
over a clear ground. A rare example for the advanced collector.
Very little is known about the St. Mandé factory. This was a small one pot glass factory in the village of St. Mandé, France. Operated by Joseph Nocus, the factory was in operation from 1841 to 1857. During that period the factory won several awards and mentions in trade journals. When signed, the weights have an StM signature cane. Paul Hollister incorrectly referred to the factory as St. Maude in his Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, but George Kulles persisted and eventually identified the correct name in 1991. There is a section on St. Mandé in the Kulles book Identifying Antique Paperweights - The Less Familiar. Since then additional documentation and evidence has been uncovered. There have also been several articles on St. Mandé in the PCA Annual Bulletins, notably in 1991, 1999, and newer issues. It has been estimated that there are only a few hundred St. Mandé paperweights known to exist, but I suspect that other weights exist but have been attributed to various Bohemian factories. Size: 1 7/8" diameter by 1 3/8" high.
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| 2761 | Antique Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) Blue Double
Poinsettia with Lutz rose. circa 1871 - 1888. This is a
antique Boston and Sandwich Double Poinsettia with a two rings of five
deep blue petals arranged around a signature Lutz rose. The flower
is placed over a clear glass ground. There are two leaves and a stem.
Great color with a large Lutz rose in the center. The leaves have
great texture.
Nicolas Lutz (1838 - 1906) was the best known American paperweight maker in the 19th century. He started at making glass and paperweights at the Cristalleries de Saint Louis in France in 1848. In the US, Lutz worked at Dorflinger, the New England Glass Company, Boston & Sandwich, and at Union Glass. He started at B&S in 1871. The rose cane at the center of this paperweight is considered his signature, although there is no way to know for sure that he made the paperweight. Unfortunately the flower split slightly when it was encased in glass. This is a chance to own a B&S Double Poinsettia with a Lutz rose at a bargain price. Size: 2 9/16" diameter by 1 9/16" high.
The Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S) operated in Sandwich , Massachusetts on Cape Cod from 1826 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from B&S in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweight$395 postage paid in the US. Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2132 | Antique Clichy Sulphide Paperweight of Victoria and Albert.
circa 1851. Clichy Sulphide paperweight featuring Queen Victoria
(1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-1861). The sulphide is fairly
high in the dome of the paperweight and is over a clear ground. A
wonderful example.
The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. It is believed that this paperweight may have been made for the 1851 Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace in London. Prince Albert conceived of the exhibition which was considered the first world's fair. The exhibition was intended to advance the arts and sciences. The precise origin of this sulphide paperweight remains elusive. The Bergstrom Mahler Museum has an identical paperweight which they attribute to Clichy. The Art Institute of Chicago has a version in which the sulphide was colored before being encased. This paperweight, attributed to Clichy, was included in the 1978 Corning Museum of Glass "Paperweights - Flowers which clothe the meadows" exhibition. The Jokelson Collection had a variation with an uncolored (white) sulphide over a green ground. The Jokelson paperweight is also attributed to Clichy. Most authors agree with the Clichy attribution, but there are some authors who attribute the paperweight to Baccarat in France and even to the New England Glass Company in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ignore the glare from the lights. It was difficult to photograph this paperweight due to the brilliance of the glass. The sulphide is white but I have included some low light pictures to show the detail. Size: Just over 2 3/4" diameter by just over 1 3/4" high.
The base is ground flat.
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Magnum Antique English Green Glass Dump Paperweight with Seven Foil
Flowers. circa 1840-1860. This is an unusual
example with a four level design. There is one large central flower
plus two layers of smaller flowers all in a small flower pot. Possibly
made by John Kilner of Wakefield, England. A very showy example.
Large Size: 4 3/4" tall by 3 1/4" diameter.
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Czech / Bohemian Faceted Trumpet Flower Paperweight.
c.1900-1930. Trumpet flower paperweight with four blossoms.
There is one large center flower and three smaller ones under it.
There is a planned bubble in the center of each flower. It is faceted
with one row of nine facets around at the base. The dome is left
unfaceted in this example. The flowers are pushed down to a
green frit ground. The glass is heavy crystal.
This style is also called an icepick flower because of the sharp tool used to push each flower down to the base. In this case the tool is pushed through a multi-colored glass slice. Some authors call these morning glory flowers. Von Brackel discusses this style in his book He lists many variations on pages 106 to 149 with a wide range of values up to $300 and more. On pages 278 & 279 he describes the process used to make a trumpet flower paperweight. This style of faceting is called style 31 on page 267. Size: 2 3/4" diameter by just under 2 3/4"" high. The bottom
is ground flat.
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| 2666 | Large Antique Clichy Chequer Paperweight. c.1845-1860.
The paperweight has 25 colorful complex millefiori canes on a chequer ground
of latticinio twists. The ground is applied in two layers with the
top layer in a chequer pattern and the bottom layer in an unusual radial
pattern. This paperweight was made during the classic period of antique
paperweights (1845-1860). A nice example in excellent condition.
Clichy paperweights are highly sought after by collectors for their complex canes and brilliant colors. Of the three primary French factories (Baccarat, Clichy, and St. Louis), only Clichy made paperweights in the Chequer style with the latticinio twists arranged in a checkerboard pattern. Almost all Clichy paperweights are unsigned. The Clichy factory was founded at Billancourt near Paris in 1837. Shortly after that it moved to Clichy-la-Garenne, which gave the factory its best known name. They stayed in operation until about the 1870s. Large Size: Just over 2 15/16" diameter by 2" high. Bottom is
ground concave.
With antique paperweights, the question always is asked whether or not the paperweight has been restored or polished. The latticinio chequer ground can be felt at the base. This makes me feel that the paperweight has not been reduced in diameter, because otherwise this would have been smoothed over in the process of polishing. Since the dome is free from wear, it is possible that the top of this paperweight may have been polished. SOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2685 | Antique New England Glass Company Scramble Paperweight with Large
Running Rabbit Cane. c. 1850-70. This is a wonderful antique
New England Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of day paperweight.
It has one large running rabbit cane plus a variety of other complex millefiori
and latticinio twist canes.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Size: Just over 2 9/16" diameter by 1 5/8" high. Bottom is ground
concave with a remnant of the circular pontil mark.
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| 2617 | Antique St. Louis Concentric Millefiori Paperweight.
circa 1845-1860. This is a medium St. Louis concentric millefiori
paperweight. It is made up of wonderful complex millefiori canes.
The outer ring has complex canes alternating between green and pink.
The inner ring consists of larger blue and white complex canes around a
perfect green, blue, and white central cane. All of this is set over
an upset muslim ground.
If you are wondering how to tell an antique St. Louis concentric from a Baccarat concentric, here is a trick that another collector once taught me. St. Louis weights tend to be bold in the color setup with the outer garland alternating between two colors, while the garland in a comparable Baccarat weight will alternate between a colored cane and white a white cane. Size: 2 1/3" diameter by 1 1/2" high.
St. Louis is Cristalleries de Saint Louis was founded in 1767 and started making glass paperweights in 1845 at the start of the classic period of paperweight making. You can read about paperweights from the St. Louis Factory in the bookThe Art of the Paperweight - Saint Louis, 2nd Edition by Gerard Ingold or any of the other books on fine antique paperweights. SOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2788 | Large Antique Baccarat Macédoine Millefiori Paperweight.
circa 1845-1860. This paperweight is made up of multi-colored striped
millefiori segments arranged at (mostly) right angles. This is a
antique paperweight made during the classic period of paperweight making
(1845-1860). A wonderful example of this unique style of antique
Baccarat paperweight.
The Macédoine is a uniquely Baccarat style in which the short sections of latticinio (twists, filigree, lace) are arranged in a quilt-like pattern with many of the sections at right angles to each other. Usually there are no millefiori present. This pattern was originally made during the classic period of French paperweights (1845-1860). A modern version was produced in the 1960s and is similar to but different from the antique version. Large Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 2" high. Bottom is ground
concave.
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Magnum Alex Stelzer Libbey Glass Name Floral Paperweight "E. BROWN".
Circa
1915. This is a desirable Libbey Glass Name Weight. Four
icepick flowers around a central icepick flower. There is a central
bubble in each flower. The name “E. BROWN” is formed of tiny bits
of clear glass. The glass is grayish as is typical of Toledo folk
weights.
This style of paperweight is attributed to Alex Stelzer, a Czechoslovakian immigrant glass worker, who worked at Libbey Glass in Toledo Ohio from 1907 to 1948. It is a folk weights made by the glass worker in his free time and often given away. Stelzer had a friendship with Arthur Gorham, a well known paperweight collector and dealer who sold paperweights in his shop in Millville New Jersey. The Stelzer name is spelled in some places as Steltzer. The only printed reference I would find on Alex Stelzer was in the 1970 edition of Jean Melvin's American Glass Paperweights and their Makers. Very Large Size: 3 1/2" diameter by 3 1/8" high.
The bottom is ground flat with a matte finish.
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| 1487 | Large Antique Baccarat Rock Paperweight. circa 1880. This paperweight
consists of a sandy ground flecked with green glass particles and mica.
There is one large hill plus two smaller hills in this example. This
type is also sometimes called a Sand Dune Paperweight. This is an
extra large sized example in very good condition.
According to Sibylle Jargstorf (Paperweights), Baccarat started making this type of weight in 1880. She advances the theory that Baccarat issued these weights in response to the reptile weights shown by Pantin at the 1878 Paris Exhibition. Some Baccarat rock weights contain reptiles or flowers, but almost all contain just rock motifs. Often these weights have incompatibility cracks throughout the weight, causing a glittery appearance which is part of the appeal. Large Size: Just under 3 1/8" diameter by 2 3/8" high.
The bottom is ground concave.
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| 2669 | Antique Baccarat Miniature Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with
rare rose canes. circa 1845-1860. Colorful concentric
millefiori paperweight with a clear ground with the colors of the French
revolution (red, white and blue). There are 47 complex canes that
make up this design. Each of the canes in this paperweight is itself
a complex creation. It has everything you look for in a Baccarat
millefiori weight, arrowhead canes, fortress canes, stars, roses, and whorls.
The rose cane is rare, to get ten roses in one weight is even rarer.
This paperweight was featured in the Hidden Gallery of the 2010 Annual Bulletin of the Paperweight Collectors Association. See figure 6 on page 55. There are three rings around a complex millefiori center. The central cane consists of a daisy type arrangement of alternating color arrowhead canes around a Baccarat six pointed star. The inner ring consists of ten identical red rose canes each surrounded by a ring of white six pointed star canes. In the center of each rose cane is a complex cane of rods that form the flower's pistil. The middle ring has 16 identical complex arrowhead canes. Each consists of a bundle of red, white, and blue arrow canes pointed towards a central fortress cane. Each bundle is in turn surrounded by a white cogged cane with a red center. The outer ring consists of 20 alternating red and white canes. The red canes have a blue Baccarat star in the center. The white canes have a green Baccarat whorl cane in the center. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights in the book The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister or the book World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Size: Just over 2" diameter by 1 1/2" high. Bottom
is ground slightly concave.
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Antique St. Louis Scramble Paperweight Doorknob.
circa 1845-1860. This is a St. Louis millefiori scramble paperweight
doorknob. Although it was made to be a doorknob, it does not have
the hardware fittings and probably never did. The scramble is packed
with complex millefiori and multi-colored twist canes. This is a
wonderful paperweight.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Size: 2 1/3" diameter by 2 1/8" high. The base has
a diameter of 1 1/2".
St. Louis is Cristalleries de Saint Louis was founded in 1767 and started making glass paperweights in 1845 at the start of the classic period of paperweight making. You can read about paperweights from the St. Louis Factory in the book The Art of the Paperweight - Saint Louis, 2nd Edition by Gerard Ingold or any of the other books on fine antique paperweights. For extra pictures, click on the picture at the right and the following links: Large picture of the paperweightSOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 1396 | Large Antique Venetian Scrambled Millefiori Paperweight.
circa 1840-1880. Colorful Venetian scrambled paperweight dating from
the early years of Venetian paperweight making. It is not possible
to identify the exact maker, although this was possibly made by Pietro
Bigaglia in the 1840s. It is filled with large pieces of twist cane
and filigree including some with aventurine.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Large Size: 3 1/3" diameter by just over 2" high. circa
1840-1880. This paperweight has a wide basal rim and is ground concave
with a remnant of the pontil mark.
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| 2172 | Antique Bohemian or French Stem Paperweight. c.1870-1920.
This paperweight consists of four ice-pick style flowers arranged
around a central flower. Each flower is fashioned from polychrome
glass bits and has a controlled bubble in the center. The overall
construction has two levels of polychrome bits. There is one facet
on top.
It is hard to be sure exactly where the paperweight was made. The paperweight matches the style and construction of similar paperweights shown in the von Brackel book which identifies them as probably French (Meisenthal) or Alsac-Lorraine. Other similar styles were made in Germany and regions of Bohemia. See pages 201 to 205 in von Brackel's book and also figure 468 for a close match. He places a value of over $460 to $550 on this paperweight, but my price is much lower. Other sources have identified this paperweight as possibly made by Val St. Lambert in Belgium, or even from Millville in Southern New Jersey. The Museum of American Glass in Millville, NJ has an example with a hand written label on the base "brought from Belgium." This style of paperweight is called a stem paperweight. Some refer to it as a wig stand, but in reality it is too short to be used for that purpose. Size: 2 7/8 diameter by 5 9/16" high. Excellent condition.
No chips or cracks or moon shaped impact marks. There are a couple
of very minor surface abrasions near the top.
You can read about paperweights of this type from France, Germany and Bohemia in the book by von Brackel Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to today and in the book by Marek Kordasiewicz Glass Paperweights: The Heritage of the 19th Century Riesengebirge and Isergebirge Glassworks. SOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 609 | Antique New England Glass Company (NEGC) Blue Poinsettia Paperweight..
c.1869. This paperweight features a delicate transparent blue flower with
five serrated NEGC leaves over a fantastic latticinio swirl ground.
Size: 2 3/4" diameter by 1 7/8" high. c.1869.
The bottom has been ground concave with only a tiny remnant of the the
pontil mark remaining. Unsigned.
New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. SOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 1532 | Antique Baccarat Concentric Millefiori Paperweight.
c.1910. Colorful concentric millefiori paperweight with a clear ground.
There are four rings of complex millefiori canes around a wonderful green
complex center cane. The rings are yellow, pink, orange and pink.
The central cane has a star center. As is typical of millefiori from
this period, the canes are very complex and miniaturized.
This paperweight dates from the Dupont period of Baccarat production. Popular lore attributes this paperweight to a Mr. Dupont, who supposedly was the last worker at Baccarat to know the secrets of paperweight making. These paperweights were sold at a Baccarat retail shop in Paris. Very little is known about the exact period or maker, but there is enough similarity in the millefiori canes to suggest that Mr. Dupont had access to the original molds or some of the original millefiori canes from the classic period. No collector or scholar ever met Mr. Dupont although at least one visited the Baccarat factory and asked to meet with him. The weights stopped appearing in the shop in 1934. You can read more about the Baccarat paperweights and the Dupont connection in the book The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights by Paul Hollister. or the book World Paperweights by Robert Hall. Hall puts a value of $400/$500 on a similar, although larger paperweight. Size: 2 7/16" diameter by 1 1/2" high. Bottom is ground flat.
Made by Baccarat in France in about 1910.
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| 2670 | Antique Bohemian Miniature Concentric Millefiori Paperweight with
Blue and White Swirl Ground. Circa 1870 - 1910. Colorful
antique paperweight with a concentric design of six red, white, and green
complex millefiori arranged around a large red and white millefiori center.
The pattern is arranged over a blue and white swirl basket ground.
There are some wonderful complex canes in this paperweight. An interesting
example of a type of weight that is becoming more in demand as collectors
find out more about the various Bohemian factories. This is a rare
item.
The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Most likely from Silesia or Thuringia. The glass is slightly gray and has many tiny bubbles. The gray glass and bubbles make the pictures look a lot worse than the actual paperweight. A less elaborate example can be found in the book by von Brackel, Paperweights: Historicism - Art Nouveau - Art Deco - 1842 to Today See figure 542. Miniature Size: 1 3/4" diameter by 1 1/4" high.
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| 2251 | Antique New England Glass Company Scramble Paperweight. c.
1850-70. This is a wonderful antique New England Glass Company (NEGC)
scramble or end of day paperweight. It is full of colorful
twist canes.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 5/8" high. Circa 1850-60. The
bottom is ground concave.
New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. SOLD Click on the picture to see a larger image. |
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| 2573 | Magnum Antique Union Glass (Somerville, Massachusetts) Paperweight
"THOMAS KENNY 1923".
Circa 1923. This is a fantastic Union Glass
Company Paperweight featuring a Boston & Sandwich - Lutz style Double
Poinsettia in the center with five leaves. There is an outer garland
of red and blue flowers. The legend has crisp white lettering "THOMAS KENNY
1923". The date is probably accurate, meaning the paperweight was most
likely made in 1923, so it is 87 years old.
Union Glass of Somerville, Massachusetts is the third of three related factories in the Boston area. The first two were the Boston & Sandwich (B&S) Glass Company and the New England Glass Company (NEGC). Both B&S and NEGC produced paperweights at the same time, both were founded by Deming Jarvis, and both declared bankruptcy in 1888. Union Glass came a little later. It operated from 1851 to 1929. These name/date paperweights are made with lampwork flowers and letters and are not frit weights. There are some nice articles in the literature including a lengthy article in the Paperweight Collectors Association 2004 Annual. There is also a short chapter in George Kulles' third book - Identifying Antique Paperweights - The Less Familiar. Nicholas Lutz worked at Union Glass from 1895 to 1904 and his influence can be seen on the Union Glass flowers although most of these weights were made after Lutz's death. There is some current speculation that Lutz had an apprentice who continued to work at Union Glass and was responsible for not only some of the better Union Glass examples, but also some of the fine lampwork paperweights attributed to Mount Washington Glass. Very Large Size: 3 5/8" diameter by 2 7/8" high.
It weighs 2 1/2 pounds. The bottom is ground flat.
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| 2240 | Three Rare Antique Bohemian Drawer Pulls. c.1860-1900.
Three concentric millefiori drawer pulls with screw bases. Although
the hardware is the same for each knob, the millefiori canes are different.
Drawer pulls are quite rare.
Size: Each is just over 1 1/2" diameter by 1 3/4" long (excluding
the screw). With the screw they range from 2 3/4" to 3" long.
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| 2523 | Colorful Antique Bohemian Concentric Millefiori Paperweight.
circa 1880-1910. Colorful antique Bohemian millefiori paperweight
with a concentric design with three rings of complex multi-colored millefiori
around a central red, white, and green complex millefiori cane. The
outer ring is mostly blue and white with a touch of red. The middle
ring alternates between red and white and blue and white canes, although
some have green and white centers. The inner ring is mostly white
with white, blue and red centers. Wonderful colors and complex canes.
The maker of this paperweight is unknown, except that it is believed to originate in the region along the Czech - German border, hence the label Bohemian. Some writers mistakenly identified this type of paperweight as Chinese because of the flat profile, but it is not. The glass is good quality crystal and and the bottom finish is consistent other Bohemian paperweights. Size: 2 5/8" diameter by 1 1/3" high. c.1880-1910.
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Unusual Vintage Murano Scramble Paperweight with White Ground.
circa 1880-1930. Colorful Murano scramble paperweight consisting
blue, green, and red cog canes over an opaque white ground. This
is a very unusual setup. While I can't guarantee it to be antique,
I believe it was made in 19th century or the early part of the 20th century.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. Size: Approximately 2 3/8" diameter by 1 3/4" high. The
bottom has been ground flat and then ground concave in the center.
Circa 1880 - 1930.
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| 2760 | Antique New England Glass Company Scramble Paperweight with heart
cane and running rabbit cane. c. 1850-70. This antique
New England Glass Company (NEGC) scramble or end of day paperweight is
full of interesting complex millefiori canes. It has at least one
each of the running rabbit, heart, and star canes plus a variety of other
complex millefiori and latticinio twist canes.
Although many people collect scramble paperweights for their own merit, scrambles are also valuable tools for learning to identify the different colors and canes used by each factory. New England Glass Company (NEGC) operated in Cambridge, Massachusetts from 1818 to 1888. You can read about paperweights from the New England Glass Company in the book by Hawley, The Art of the Paperweight - The Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies. Size: Just over 2 5/8" diameter by 1 5/8" high. Bottom
is ground concave with a remnant of the circular pontil mark.
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Magnum Antique Union Glass (Somerville, Massachusetts) Paperweight
"From Jeff to Tom (1913)".
Circa 1913. This is a great Union
Glass Company Paperweight featuring a Boston & Sandwich - Lutz style
Double Poinsettia in the center with six leaves. The legend speaks
for itself, this was a gift from Jeff to Tom. The date is probably
accurate, meaning the paperweight was most likely made in 1913, so it is
97 years old.
Union Glass of Somerville, Massachusetts is the third of three related factories in the Boston area. The first two were the Boston & Sandwich (B&S) Glass Company and the New England Glass Company (NEGC). Both B&S and NEGC produced paperweights at the same time, both were founded by Deming Jarvis, and both declared bankruptcy in 1888. Union Glass came a little later. It operated from 1851 to 1929. These name/date paperweights are made with lampwork flowers and letters and are not frit weights. There are some nice articles in the literature including a lengthy article in the Paperweight Collectors Association 2004 Annual. There is also a short chapter in George Kulles' third book - Identifying Antique Paperweights - The Less Familiar. Nicholas Lutz worked at Union Glass from 1895 to 1904 and his influence can be seen on the Union Glass flowers although most of these weights were made after Lutz's death. There is some current speculation that Lutz had an apprentice who continued to work at Union Glass and was responsible for not only some of the better Union Glass examples, but also some of the fine lampwork paperweights attributed to Mount Washington Glass. Very Large Size: 4" diameter by 2 7/8" high.
It weighs 3 pounds.
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