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| | Part I: Antique Paperweights & Related Objects - 19th Century - From Various Consignors | | Click on the image to enlarge 
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Lot 1
Rare magnum antique Baccarat "B 1848" scattered millefiori and Gridel canes paperweight. A central Gridel moth, or butterfly, silhouette cane is surrounded by numerous assorted complex canes including a "blue flax" flower silhouette cane, a love bird cane and the Gridel silhouette canes of a horse, a deer, a dog, a goat, a rooster, a squirrel, a white monkey, a hunter and a pelican, on a cushion of white upset muslin and colored filigree. "B 1848" date cane. A ring of diamond cutting encircles the perimeter of the base. Thin line of dark striae on lower side. "The moth cane most often appears in or near the center of the motif. The separation of the large canes gives them a breathing space they do not have in the close millefiori and makes their colors look as bright as Clichy." - The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights. Diameter 3 3/4".
$18,000-$25,000
Current Bid:
$12,000 | Unsold | |
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Lot 2
Rare antique Bacchus concentric millefiori in a white stave basket paperweight. The weight is comprised of five concentric rings of complex canes, predominately in red, white and blue, around a central multicolored bundle of canes. In a delightful example of creativity, smaller versions of the center cane are repeated in the third ring, interspersed with other canes. The larger canes in the fourth ring are surrounded by miniature canes in an unusual pattern. The assortment of complex canes includes crimp, multi-ruffled and cog. The outer concentric ring of white cog canes is drawn down under the design to create a basket. Small chip near base. Minor bruise to dome. Slight surface wear. "Compared to the output of the French glass works of Clichy, Baccarat and St. Louis, the Bacchus production was very limited, possibly only four hundred or so in total." Old English Paperweights. Reference: Old English Paperweights p. 52. Provenance: The Bill Volkman Collection. Diameter 3 7/16".
$16,000-$22,000
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Lot 3
Very rare antique Baccarat faceted three-flower bouquet with thousand-petalled rose paperweight. The arrangement consists of a full, dark red "thousand-petal" rose and a green-sheathed red bud which grow alongside a white double clematis, and a purple and yellow pansy on stems with green leaves, over clear star-cut ground. The clematis and the pansy each display a star honeycomb cane center. "In contrast to the work of the other French factories, Baccarat produced conspicuously formal floral arrangements.These masterfully portrayed flowers combine to form a delightful garden."-The Art of the Paperweight-Challenging Tradition. Six and one facets. Provenance: JoAnn Caruso Syvertson Collection. Diameter 3 1/4".
$13,000-$19,000
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Lot 4
Extremely rare Baccarat white bellflowers paperweight. Three white bellflowers hang gracefully from a green stem with four alternate variegated leaves growing above the flowers and two below, with a single leaf atop the stem, over clear ground with star-cut base. Considered one of the rarest of Baccarat flowers, there are only seven documented examples. The bellflower is an important flower in mythology, from the Roman goddess Venus looking-glass legend to Gothic fairy lore. Bellflowers were also among the first ornamentals that settlers brought to the NewWorld. Provenance: Joseph W. Hutt Collection. Diameter 2 3/4".
$8000-$10,000
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Lot 5
Antique Bacchus close packed complex millefiori with Queen Victoria silhouette cane paperweight. This piece contains a close arrangement of assorted complex canes in a variety of colors creating an exuberant design which includes ruffles, cogs and rods, in white, red, cobalt blue, aqua, green and yellow. A dark blue Queen Victoria silhouette cane centers the design. The canes are drawn down to the bottom, creating a miniaturized version of the design that can be viewed from the underside of the weight. "Entirely apart from their rarity, their workmanship entitles them to be included in every collection of any consequence." -Annual Bulletin of the PCA (1999). Diameter 3 3/16".
$16,000-$24,000
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Lot 6
Celebrated antique Clichy pink millefiori rose and bud paperweight. The simple, yet elegant, rose is composed of a single complex cane formed from close concentric rings of flattened pink tubes around a bundle of pale yellow rods. Green sepals frame the flower as it grows on a long curved dark green stem, with a companion pink bud and four shaded green leaves, over clear ground. Wear to base. "Clichy captured the imagination of the Victorian people with its millefiori rose cane, utilized here to form the bloom of a flower. This delicate cane, highly sought-after, embodies all the mystique and beauty of the real flower."--The Art of the Paperweight- Challenging Tradition. Provenance: The Turner Collection. Diameter 2 13/16".
$15,000-$25,000
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