Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago
by Geraldine Casper

If you wish to order this book, please e-mail Allan Port at: aport@paperweights.com
 
Glass Paperweights in the Art Institute of Chicago
by Geraldine Casper

This book documents the best of the Rubloff Collection in the Art Institute of Chicago.  The emphasis is on French antiques although there are some English, American, and also contemporary paperweights included.  A beautiful book with great pictures and ample text describing each weight.

119 pages with all paperweights in color.   Available Hard bound and soft bound.
9 1/2" by 11 3/4".  1991.

Chapters are:

  • The Classic Period
  • Thousand Flowers
  • Nature Magnified
  • Uncommon Inventions
  • To Remember
  • Collecting 
  • Arthur Rubloff, 1902-1983
  • Catalogue
  • Glossary
  • Select Bibliography


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