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Antique Paperweights and Related Objects
12. Baccarat faceted scrambled weight containing two ruby bull’s-eye canes, with pieces of twists in ruby, white, salmon, yellow, cadmium green and cobalt blue, amidst white and colored lace. Six and one faceting. Minor chips in some of the facets. (See The Art of the Paperweight, pp. 79–80; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 53) Diameter 2 7/8". $450–600
13. Baccarat macédoine weight with pieces of twists and filigree, in ruby, pink, white, yellow, cadmium green and cobalt blue, amidst white lace. "Baccarat macédoines are made up of short pieces of blue, green and red filigrees. As a result, they are usually very light and lacy in appearance."—The Art of the Paperweight. (See The Art of the Paperweight, pp. 79–80; The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 53) Diameter 2 7/8". $450–600
14. Baccarat close packed millefiori mushroom weight, the tuft, composed of complex stardust, trefoil, quatrefoil, arrow, fortress, shamrock, cog, six-pointed star, whorl and honeycomb canes, in cobalt blue, salmon, ruby, cadmium green and white. A three-dimensional stem extends to a star-cut ground inside a blue and white latticinio filigree torsade. "Mushroom bouquets are among the most beautiful and technically challenging weights produced during the classic period."—The Art of the Paperweight—Challenging Tradition. (See L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring 1995 Mail Auction, lot 21; Sotheby’s New York January 18, 1995 sale, lot 295; Sotheby’s July 18, 1983 sale, lot 373) Diameter 3 1/8". $1400–1800
15. Saint Louis scrambled weight with four complex millefiori canes arranged on a bed composed of spiral twists, colored rods and pieces of latticinio filigree, in pistachio, sulphur yellow, salmon, Persian blue, cadmium green, aventurine, pink and lake red. (See L. H. Selman Ltd. Spring 1995 Mail Auction, lot 24) Diameter 2 7/8". $500–600
16. Rare Clichy spoke weight containing ruby spokes, alternating with lace tubes and white filigree spokes, emanating from a central complex cog/quatrefoil cane. This variation of the swirl is rare. Small bubble by central cane. (See The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, p. 136) Diameter 2 5/8". $800–1200
17. Bohemian scattered millefiori on lace weight with the silhouette of a horse amidst complex star and cog canes, in forest green, pink, royal blue, ruby, pale yellow, aquamarine and white. The canes are scattered on a white lace ground interspersed with pieces of red, green and blue filigree. (See The Encyclopedia of Glass Paperweights, pp. 26–31; The Glass Menagerie: A Study of Silhouette Canes in Antique Paperweights, pp. 30–31, 38–39, 46–47) Diameter 2 7/8". $850–1000