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Historic Alschuler Antique Paperweight Collection Goes to Auction
- L. H. Selman Ltd. Fall 2008 Paperweight Auction
- Rare and important antique and contemporary paperweights
- Santa Cruz, California. Bids taken over the internet, by mail, fax, and telephone
- Last day to place initial bids: October 24, 2008
- Information at http://www.TheGlassGallery.com or 1.800.538.0766
- Full-color catalogue available
- Full-color photos available
The Collectors:
What began with the chance purchase of an antique paperweight (a portrait of Thomas Jefferson), led to one of the most important paperweight collections of the twentieth century—the collection of Sam and Winifred Alschuler.
Sam and Winifred began collecting in the early 1960s, with particular interest in French antique paperweights. They were discriminating collectors, buying from the four most prominent dealers (L. H. Selman Ltd., Leo Kaplan Ltd., Pat McCauley and Alan Tillman), as well as Sotheby’s and Christie’s auction houses.
The Alschulers enjoyed sharing their collection. They kept their most precious antiques (their “beauties”) in a large black and gold cabinet, which they graciously opened for the many organizations, collectors, and visitors who came from around the world to see them. In their forty years of collecting they amassed one of the finest antique paperweight collections in the Midwest to remain in private hands.
L.H. Selman Ltd. holds two major paperweight auctions yearly, which have consistently drawn bidders from all over the world. With over thirty-five years experience in the world of fine paperweights, L.H. Selman Ltd. is recognized as the leading authority on fine glass paperweights, both antique and contemporary.