Charles Kaziun, Jr. Miniature pedestal, pink spider lily on blue and aventurine ground. Unfaceted. Gold foil signature "K" on underside. | |
Charles Kaziun, Jr. Miniature
pedestal, red rope rose with three green leaves and
three complex white and green canes with mauve heart
centers on a turquoise ground. Six side facets and
one top facet. Gold foil signature "K" on
underside. Height 1 1/2". |
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Charles Kaziun, Jr. Miniature
pedestal, millefiori posy in latticinio basket.
Unfaceted. Gold foil signature "K" on
underside. |
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Stankard, Paul. Cymbidium Orchid with one curving stem emerging from five translucent yellow-green leaves, bearing five white and orange blossoms on a clear ground. Numbered 68277 with signature cane black letter S on yellow, 1977. Diameter 2 7/8". | |
Trabucco, Victor. A single
strawberry, blossom and bud on trailing green
stem. From the 'Fire
and Ice' series, the paperweight is a
multi-faceted piece. Signature cane "VT" on the
underside. Diameter 3 3/8". |
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Trabucco, David and Jon. Two blueberries and two red flowers on white muslin. Signed and dated 2003. | |
Trabucco |
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Ayotte, Rick. Miniature triple
weight "Rose".
Floral design with pink roses and baby's
breath. Limited edition. Signed on
edge of base "Rick Ayotte LE/5 2012". Diameter of
bottom weight 3", height 3 1/4" (approx). |
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Ayotte,
Rick. Large dahlia bouquet with three dahlias and
buds in red, orange, and white tinged with pink on a
clear ground. Signed AP/1 (artist's proof),
2003. Diameter 3 1/2". |
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Ayotte, Rick.
Miniature pink and white floral with blueberries.
Signed 'Ayotte M-32 '88'. Diameter 2 3/8". |
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Ayotte, Melissa. Forget-me-not
bouquet. Signed 'M. Ayotte 2004', MA Signature
Cane. |
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Rosenfeld, Ken. Monarch butterfly on five pink and white blossoms. Signature cane, signed KR 2002. | |
New England Glass
Company. Antique millefiori scramble with a variety
of canes including a running rabbit silhouette. |
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New England Glass Company.
Antique millefiori scramble with variety of whole and
partial canes, twists and latticinio. |
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New England Glass Company.
Antique millefiori scramble with a variety of whole and
partial canes and twists including several running
rabbit silhouette canes. |
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New England Glass Company. Antique millefiori scramble with a variety of whole and partial canes, twists and latticinio. | |
New England Glass Company.
Antique millefiori scramble with a variety of complex
canes. |
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New England Glass
Company. Antique millefiori scramble. |
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New England Glass
Company. Antique millefiori scramble with fancy
cutting. |
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New England Glass Company.
Antique open concentric millefiori with a central
10-flute cog cane surrounded by three rings of complex
canes over a thin latticinio ground. Diameter 2
1/2". |
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New England Glass Company.
Antique fruit weight with green leaves on white
latticinio. |
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Boston & Sandwich. Blue
poinsettia, five-over-five petals, with two green leaves
and stem, on a red/white/blue jasper ground.
Diameter 2 7/8". |
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Boston & Sandwich. Antique blue lampwork plums with green vine on clear ground. | |
Gillinder. Antique pressed
fancy-edged hollow weight containing a small turtle with
moveable limbs. |
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Hamon, Robert. Blue crimp rose
with three green leaves on pedestal. Six side
facets and one top facet. Pressed signature "H" in
base. |
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Hamon, Robert
(?). Yellow crimp water lily with green leaves and
green/white stamens on an amber pedestal base.
Unfaceted. Signed "H" in base. Diameter 2
1/4". |
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Pairpoint Glass. Footed yellow
crimp rose with four broad green leaves and four slender
green leaves on a clear base. Pairpoint signature
"P" cane on underside. |
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Pairpoint Glass. Yellow and brown
crimp rose with three green leaves on clear. Top
and side facets. |
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Pairpoint
Glass. Yellow crimp rose with four leaves and
stems on a translucent cobalt blue ground. Several
rows of large and small shallow printies on the sides
and one deeper facet on top. Cutting
acknowledged by Ed Poore during his time at the Pairpoint
factory. |
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Pairpoint Glass.
Pink crimp rose with three green leaves on clear
ground. Unfaceted. Pedestal base. |
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Pairpoint
Glass. Small millefiori scramble on clear ground. |
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Pairpoint Glass.
Millefiori scramble. |
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Pairpoint Glass. Spatter glass weight, original label on base. From the period Gundersen-Pairpoint Glassworks (1952-57). | |
Whittemore, Francis. A pink and
white lady's-slipper orchid with a pale pink bud, and
green leaves, over a translucent cobalt blue
ground. Signature cane on underside of leaf.
Limited edition. Diameter 2 3/8". |
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Smith,
Carolyn Marie. Lampworked floral design with two
sprays of buds and leaves. Signature cane in
underside, "CS", burgundy on white. |
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Smith,
Gordon. A pair of orchids with trailing leaves on
clear ground. Signed "GES 1983 EXP". |
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Salazar,
Daniel. A pair of white gardenias on pale pink
ground. Signed "Daniel Salazar, Lundberg Studios
2000, 02.20.5.20". Torchworked initials D.S. on
underside of ground. |
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Salazar,
Daniel. A single white gardenia on dark cobalt
blue ground. Signed "Daniel Salazar, Lundberg
Studios 1991, 052805". |
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Salazar, Daniel.
Two pink five-petalled cherry blossoms on green stem with
leaves. Signed "L.E. (limited edition) Daniel
Salazar "Cherry Blossoms", numbered. Diameter 2
7/8". |
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Salazar, Daniel.
A blue butterfly floats over an iridescent blue layer
beneath a spray of pink wisteria vine with green stems and
leaves. Signed "Lundberg Studios 1982 D. Salazar
111602 152/200" on base. Diameter 3". |
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Briening,
David & Dennis Briening. Three pink
ladyslippers with green stems on a clear ground.
Signature cane visible from top. |
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Richardson,
Cathy. "Tidal Pool" underwater scene. Signed
"TGA-001, 2007". |
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Zimmerman, Joe. A hollow weight with five placed petals with centre bubbles, interior bubble containing a brown ceramic fawn. "Z" pressed into base, signed "Joe Zimmerman, 1984". | |
Zimmerman, Joe. A
five-petalled blue and white flower with placed
bubbles. Copper wire script floats above, "Jack
& Ann Wallace, Dec 13, 1936". Pressed signature
"Z" on base. Diameter 3 3/4". |
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Zick, William Sr. &
Jr., Morgantown, W. Va. (?) Copper wire script "HJM"
floats over a four-cornered flower and four icepick
flowers (pink, yellow, red, orange). Glass is green,
rough pontil mark. No signature. Diameter 3
1/8". Note script similarities with previous
weight. Ref:
American
Glass Paperweights and Their Makers. Revised
Edition. Melvin, J. P12. |
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Ebelhare,
Drew & Fox, Sue. Collaborative paperweight
with complex floral cane design by Drew Ebelhare
containing a central blue flower with yellow center and
three green leaves edged with gold aventurine on white
latticino swirl by Sue Fox. Red ground.
Signed on base "Fox/Ebelhare 4-10". Diameter 2
5/8". |
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Ebelhare, Drew. Closepack with complex floral canes and central pansy cane on a clear ground. Contains a signature "E" cane in center of a green/white floral cane. Signed on base "Ebelhare 4-10". Diameter 2 5/8". | |
Ebelhare,
Drew. Close concentric with four rows of complex
canes surrounding a large central collared cane. A
variety of bundled rod, collared, floret canes in
white/rust/green/yellow/red. Signed on base
"Ebelhare 3-09". Diameter 2 1/2". |
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Ebelhare,
Drew. Small close concentric millefiori with six
rows surrounding a central complex cane and edged with
alternating dark and pale five-point stars and white
cane basket. Signed on base "Ebelhare 8-96".
Diameter 2". |
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Ebelhare,
Drew. Abstract design with multiple layers of
colours, cane segments. Colours of black, grey,
orange, yellow, lime green and some dark green
aventurine. Scratch signed on base "Ebelhare 2-93
Houston". Diameter 2 7/8". |
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Brown,
Jim. Magnum close concentric millefiori of pale
blue, white and pink and grey complex canes.
Signed "Jim Brown 2003". |
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MacNaught,
Damon. Close concentric millefiori with a variety
of complex canes. Signed on edge of base "D.
MacNaught 12". Signature cane "M" visible from
base on underside of canes. Diameter 2 1/2". |
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Scrutton-Lewis,
Julie. Spaced concentric millefiori with central
rose cane on red ground. Limited edition, signed
"Julie Scrutton-Lewis 1999, eleven of fifteen". |
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Hart,
Jim. Concentric millefiori with three rows of
complex canes surrounding a central cane over a mottled
dark/light blue ground. Signature
cane is visible on the underside of the ground "JH
08". Diameter 2 3/8". |
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Gentile, John.
Concentric millefiori with 12 side printies and 1 top
facet. Unsigned. Base is slightly concave and
polished. Diameter 3 1/16", height 2".
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Gentile.
Spaced concentric with blue and white complex millefiori
on pink ground with streamers of white. Dated
1976. |
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Simpson,
Josh. Large size, 'World Weight' design. Signed
"Simpson 11-24-03". |
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Simpson,
Josh. Medium size, 'World Weight' design. Signed
"Simpson 10459.02". Diameter 3". |
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Nesteruk, Edward. Modern abstract window weight with veils of pale pink and single placed bubble. Signed 'Nesteruk 11-81'. Height 5 3/8". | |
Kachurik, Ed. Modern abstract three-sided weight with veils of pale blue and pink and single placed bubble. Signed and dated 2002. | |
Orient & Flume, Scott Byers.
Egg-shaped underwater scene with orange seahorse.
Signed "Orient & Flume Byers" and numbered
"P0200E53016" on base. Original sticker on base,
Orient & Flume, Chico CA, USA. Height 4". |
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Orient & Flume. Numbered 911, dated 1975, signed "H". | |
Orient & Flume. Signed "506
S. 74". |
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Salazar, Daniel. Lundberg Studios. White apple blossoms with leaves on iridescent turquoise. Signed. | |
Salazar, David. Iridescent
trailing vines on rose pink transparent. Signed on
base, 1/91. Diameter 1 1/2". |
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Salazar, David. Gold hearts and trailing vines on blue iridescent. Signed, 1987. | |
Abelman, Stuart. Swirls of deep
aubergine and iridescent gold over iridized beige.
Signed on base "Abelman 3/FT1991". Diameter 2 1/2". |
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Abelman, Stuart. Iridescent gold
vines on deep purple with orange berries. Signed
Abelman, numbered ILI-444, dated 1981. |
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Lindsay, David L. Scrambled
millefiori canes of black and white with
iridescent. Signed on base "Lindsay Art Glass 2008
David L. Lindsay". Diameter 3 1/4". |
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Eckstrand, Mark. Abstract
underwater sea scene with canes. Signed on base
"ME 94". Diameter 3". |
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Eickholt, Robert. Abstract oval-shaped weight with blue/black swirls. Signed, 1993. | |
Holmes, Elodie. From the 'Signature Figure Line' , modern weight with three playful dancing figures with floating complex millefiori canes and placed floating bubble. This design is done in clear glass. Signed on base "Elodie Holmes 1999". Diameter 3 1/8". | |
Correia,
Steven V. Iridescent sky with moon over
white-tipped blue ocean waves. Signed on base
"Steven V. Correia @ July 1978, lettered, numbered
208/250". Diameter 3 3/4". |
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Cape Cod
Glass. |
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Davis,
Henry. Green and white 'Rainflower' design with
bubbles. Pontil mark 'Wheaton Village' (Millville,
NJ). |
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American
Mid-West, five-petalled red flower with central bubble
over crimped frit. |
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American
Mid-West, five-petalled blue flower with central bubble
in a flowerpot of frit. |
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American Mid-West,
five-petalled yellow flower with central bubble above a
layer of multi-coloured frit with five placed
bubbles. Flat ground base, rough pontil.
Unsigned. Diameter 2 1/8", height 1 3/4". |
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Rithner, Ed.
Eight-petalled flower, red with white edges, and single
central bubble over a ground of red/white/green frit
ground. Fire polished base, rough pontil.
Unsigned. Diameter 2 7/8", height 2 5/8".
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Rithner, Ed. Small weight, five-petalled green and white flower, edges in white. Unsigned. | |
Union Glass, Somerville
MA. |
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Union Glass, Somerville
MA. |
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Toledo folk weight,
Libbey Glass. |
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Toledo folk weight,
Libbey Glass. |
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Toledo folk weight,
Libbey Glass. |
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Pittsburgh
weight. Signed on underside of white painted plaque
"Made by Albert Graeser Pittsburg Pa." |
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Graeser-style
Pittsburgh weight. Note similiarities to above
signed "Albert Graeser" weight. This example is
unsigned. |
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Graeser-style Pittsburgh weight. See previous
weight. This example is unsigned. |
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Graeser-style Pittsburgh weight. See previous
weight. This example is unsigned. |
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Gentile.
Motto weight, "From A Friend". White frit design
above multicoloured frit. Gentile 'Eagle with G'
logo pressed into base. Logo used only in year
1978. |
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Motto weight, "Home Sweet Home". White frit design above multicoloured frit. Unmarked, rough pontil. | |
Gentile, Peter. "Flying Goose" design. White flying goose with orange head over spaced bubbles. Diameter 3 1/4". Stamped on base "West Virginia state map" and letter "G" (mark used in 1979 by the Gentile factory). | |
Gentile motto weight, "Relax My Darling". White frit design above multicoloured frit. Gentile 'Eagle with G' logo pressed into base. Logo used only in year 1978. | |
Degenhart, John.
Twelve-petalled pink and white crimp rose.
Unsigned. Diameter 2 3/4". |
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Plaque weight, Santa Claus and reindeer on white
plaque sitting above multicoloured frit. Plaque
signed "M" for Mosser Glass. (Thomas R. Mosser, formerly of the Cambridge Glass Company, founded Mosser Glass in 1971.) |
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Plaque weight, "Elizabeth Degenhart,
First Lady of Glass". White plaque with black
lettering, on multicoloured frit over white.
Plaque signed "D" encircled by a heart, for Degenhart
Glass. |
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Degenhart Glass. Plaque weight, "Tolbert E. Lewis, November 22, 1900". White plaque with black lettering on multicoloured frit, plaque is decorated with coloured floral sprays, one red pick flower placed at each of the four corners of the plaque, plaque sits over a ground of white frit. | |
Degenhart Glass.
Plaque weight, "Mildred A. Snoots". White plaque,
black lettering and red/yellow flowers with green
trailings over two separate layers of frit. The top
layer, supporting the plaque, is multi-coloured in
white/turquoise/yellow/green/red/blue and the lower layer
is all white. Base is ground flat and
polished. Unsigned. Diameter 3 1/8", height 2
5/8". |
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Degenhart Glass.
Plaque weight, "From Roy Lycans to wife Hazel Lycans, Dec.
25th, 1940". White plaque with black lettering over
frit of yellow/red/blue/green/white. Diameter 3
1/2". |
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Degenhart Glass.
Plaque weight, "Leona Abrams". White plaque edged in
blue with black lettering over frit of
pink/white/orange/green. Rough pontil.
Diameter 1 7/8". Possibly meant to be a
knob/gearshift knob. See page "Paperweight Related
Objects" for a completed Degenhart gearshift knob. |
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Degenhart Glass
(?). Plaque weight, "The Pratt Keirk Com., Jan. 1st
1905". White painted plaque with black lettering
over frit layers of red/white/blue with bits of yellow and
pink. Typical four corner partial pin flowers of
pink and yellow. Base is flat and polished with
small hole in center. Weight is hollow.
Overblown. Diameter 4", height 3". |
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Plaque weight. Black & white
photograph of unknown woman on white plaque.
Attributed to Pittsburgh PA. |
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Plaque weight. Black & white
photograph of unknown boy dressed in suit & bow tie
on white plaque. Attributed to Pittsburgh
PA. |
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Antique frit weight, "Rock of Ages". Predominant white cross draped with green leaves, foreground in blue and white waves, red/blue and yellow flowers at base of cross, frit on clear ground. | |
Antique frit weight,
"Rock of Ages". White frit on red ground. |
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Antique frit weight, "Lincoln's Home". White frit on black ground, depicts log cabin with squirrel in a tree, bird and flowers, man standing by fence. Misspelled 'Lincoln's Home' is visible in the grass in the foreground. | |
Antique frit weight,
"Home Sweet Home". Variety of coloured frit
(blue/green/red/white) on clear ground. |
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Antique frit weight,
"God Bless Our Home". White frit on clear
ground. Rough pontil mark. |
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Motto weight, "Good Luck". Good
Luck, horseshoe and branch in white frit, over ground of
multi-coloured bits. Unsigned. |
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Motto weight, "Don't
Forget Your Mother". White frit over crimped
multi-coloured bits. Base is ground flat,
unpolished. Unsigned. Diameter 3 1/2". |
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Gibson, Charles.
White lamb on blue ground. Faceted. |
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St. Clair, Joe. Multi-coloured
crimp with eight placed bubbles. Impressed mark on
base "Joe St. Clair". |
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St. Clair, Joe (?). White sulphide of President McKinley on cobalt blue and bubble ground. Unmarked, rough pontil, but probably Joe St. Clair. | |
St. Clair, Bob. Pale
pink/blue/yellow setup with placed bubbles.
Impressed mark on base "Bob St. Clair". |
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Glass Eye Studio,
Seattle WA. Egg with three five-petalled flowers of
red, yellow and orange with trailing stems. Petals
have white edges. Base flat and polished. Base
has acid-etched mark "GES 97". Side at base is
numbered, scratch-signed 900/1000. Height is 3".
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