It has a clear glass on top and the bottom is a cobalt blue. There is a contemporary design with indented circles around the piece. Inside there are beautiful flowers in lovely shades – like a resin type of material. It has a marking on the front bottom as you see in photo. 1 3/4 tall and in nice pre owned condition – a few tiny scuffs, etc. Would look great on any desk. The item “Vintage Signed J. P. Contemporary Indented Circle Flowers Paperweight” is in sale since Sunday, July 24, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Other Art Glass Paperweights”. The seller is “supersandydog” and is located in Cincinnati, Ohio. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
Description: Masterfully executed large, complex paperweight made by the renowned New Zealand glass artist Peter Raos in 1998. This includes lampwork waterlilies and lily pads of delicate millefiori canes. Signed’Raos 1998 New Zealand’ around the base edge. The interior glass is a striking aqua blue. There is also rich emerald green glitter cane glass banded throughout which makes this an incredibly rich piece to stare at! Height 3 1/4 inch, domed. C ondition : Perfect; no chips, bruises, or scratches. Lightly off axis (I turned the paperweight to the angle where you can see the slight lean in two photos: photo #2 and the very last/final photo) this can be positioned so that this is a non-issue. I have one other amazing Raos piece up right now so please take a look. About the artist (by the artist). In some of my recent work I used the idea of the garden/moon gate as a metaphor to represent our conscious mind- our need to create ideas of beauty and a new sense of order/ composition. I wanted the form of the paperweight to reflect the circular view as if one is entering a Chinese garden through a curved stone moon gate, framing the view. I liked the idea of linking strong complementary colours such as yellow and blue into the composition. The combination of yellow and blue is unusual and reminds me of van Gogh I think there is a strong emotional energy between these colours. I used this dynamic relationship to express the emotional feeling you get as you enter the garden and discover almost instantaneously a cloud of blossoms and you experience through your garden the mysterious connection you have with nature especially the change in seasons. At that exact moment, nothing else exists except for the sea of wisteria blossoms and the sky- you become absolutely aware of the season before it changes. You know the blossoms will fall to the ground and new leaves will emerge – your attention shifts to another vista- the moment is over. I think there is a strong connection between gardens and art: part of the established function of art is to organize reality, impose a new order on experience and in the process of raising it to a higher level of significance, creating beauty. Gardens are emblematic of our conscious mind and our desire to understand ourselves, our need to create ideas of beauty and a new sense of order / composition. I wanted to create an impression of an idealized, constructed garden by linking colour and technique. I used a white background to create perspective and highlight transparent colours especially concentrated in the Millefiori. I repeated blocks of colour around the piece to set up a rhythm in the composition. Flowers are essentially symbolic of life and reproduction and we normally associate reproduction with warmth. I find it an interesting idea to associate flowers with cold light; nature is not limited to human parameters, it allows the most delicate flower to bloom and reproduce in a wide range of temperatures. There is such a juxtaposition of forces and from it comes life. With over 35 years of full time practice I keep returning to the themes of life and how we reconcile our place in nature. It is paradoxical for me when writing about my work because one attempts to be speak rationally to describe things that are irrational, emotional and transient. The item “Superb Peter Raos 1998 Blown Art Glass Millefiori Monet Water Lilies Paperweight” is in sale since Wednesday, July 20, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Studio”. The seller is “xoxohellokitty” and is located in Iowa City, Iowa. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
(Circa Pre 1900) The Pontil Marked bottom shows of heavy shelf ware and also some light scratches on the White Colored Bottom. Not sure if the bottom is White Milk Glass or Porcelain. I also see a few light scratches on the side but still consider this Amazing Work of Art to be in Very Good Condition. This is a Magnum Size Paperweight that Measures 3 1/4″ Diameter by 2″ Tall. Please check pictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and is only used here for illustrative purposes. There is No Reserve on this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweight and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating History. This Art Glass Paperweight is from the late William Gaskills Cherished Collection. Gaskill was a former President of the National Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) and an avid and very astute Art Glass Paperweight Collector. After His passing, his collection was on loan (for approximately 3 years from 2006 to 2009) to the Museum of American Glass (Wheaton Village) in Millville, NJ, which is now known as Wheaton Village Arts and Cultural Center. Gaskills highly regarded and very extensive Art Glass Paperweight Collection was on display in their most prominent area of the Museum at that time. Just prior to being put on display at the Museum, Lawrence Selman of the Renown L. Selman was commissioned to do an appraisal of the entire collection. Selman is known worldwide for his expertise in the field of Art Glass Paperweights and in 2001, Selman was awarded the honor of being named by the Paperweight Collectors Association, one of the Top Ten People of the 20. Century to influence the paperweight art form. Gaskills collection was considered to be one of the largest gatherings of Antique American Art Glass Paperweights known to be in private hands. In 2009 a family member took possession of the entire collection and it went safely and quietly into storage for approximately 6 years, from 2009 to 2015. In 2016 I was very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to acquire a large portion of Mr. Gaskills Wonderful and Cherished Art Glass Paperweight Collection. If youre a new collector, old collector or just would like a few original well documented paperweights for your collection please stay tuned and watch for my future Art Glass Paperweight auctions. Millville Glass Company /. Was know as one of the Largest Glass Makers in the Millville, NJ area (Circa 1880) and likewise the entire country. Southern New Jersey has been called “The Cradle of American Glass” for the same reason that it could be called The Cradle of American Asparagus Farming. There’s a lot of sand in the soil, and sand (silica) is what is melted to make glass. Many of the glass makers migrated to this area from Europe in and around the late 1790s thru the mid 1800s. There were so many in this area at the time, New England Glass, Sandwich, Boston, Gillinder, Pairpoint and Millville just to name a few. Glass factories have been here for over 200 years, but it wasn’t until the late 1960s that someone decided to call attention to it. That someone was Frank Wheaton Jr. Grandson of the founder of Wheaton Industries, one of the biggest companies in glassmaking. One of my hobbies is collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I’m a member of Midwest Paperweight Collectors Club as well as the Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) which is our National Club. Please follow me so you won’t miss any of my fabulous items. Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for. From the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much. The item “Beautiful & ANTIQUE Millville LEONARD SPENGLER Art Glass Paperweight” is in sale since Sunday, July 24, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Vintage”. The seller is “paperwtlady1″ and is located in Homewood, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, DO, PA, TT, GT, SV, HN, JM.
Vintage RARE Randall Grubb Paperweight 1987. Beautiful lilac colored flower. Green stem with 2 small yellow flowers. Signed Randall Grubb 87′ on side near bottom. Measures about 2 1/2″ tall by 3 1/4″ round. Concave bottom is clear, looks frosted in pictures. The item “Vintage RARE Randall Grubb Paperweight 1987″ is in sale since Thursday, July 21, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Vintage”. The seller is “gehd_us2015″ and is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. This item can be shipped to United States.
Here is a very scarce Joe Zimmerman “1st Rose 1966″ paperweight featuring a bouquet of roses in a bubble surrounded by white “petals”. Paperweight measures about 3 1/8″ tall and about 3 3/8″ diameter. It is in excellent condition with no chips or cracks. There is a very small minor surface mark near top (see close-up photo). There is a small whitish inclusion in glass near a white “petal”, done in the making. Signed with “Z” mark (see photos). The item “Scarce Joe Zimmerman Glass FIrst Rose 1966 Paperweight Rose Bouquet in Bubble” is in sale since Monday, July 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Studio”. The seller is “kbt..llllll” and is located in Zionsville, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States, to all countries in Europe, to Canada, to Japan, to Australia.
THIS DESIGN WAS LIMITED TO ONLY 50 PIECES. A bright blue flower is set within multiple branched stems, leaves and buds in this scarce paperweight from Perthshire’s 1998 Mid Year Edition. The lampwork is set on a white lace ground. The weight is 2-13/16″ in diameter and 1-15/16″ high. It has one top facet and five large side facets, and is signed with a “P1998″ cane in the base. There was NO factory designation for this weight other than “Mid-Year”. The edition size was severely limited to not more than 50 pieces worldwide. Satisfaction guaranteedBID WITH CONFIDENCE. The item “Only 50 Made, PERTHSHIRE 1998 MID YEAR Flower On Lace” is in sale since Saturday, July 23, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Other Art Glass Paperweights”. The seller is “photo” and is located in Fountain Valley, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
INCREDIBLE Vintage BACCARAT Paperweight MILLEFIORI Latticimo CANE Crystal FRENCH. 3 inches by 2 inches tall. SEE SELLERS LIST FOR MORE GREAT Paperweights, Crystal and Glass. SEE SELLERS LIST FOR MORE watches, clocks and interesting items. PLEASE SEE SELLERS LIST. FOR another Vintage and Antiques items and more Interesting Items! The item “INCREDIBLE Vintage BACCARAT Paperweight MILLEFIORI Latticimo CANE Crystal FRENCH” is in sale since Wednesday, July 20, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Vintage”. The seller is “blinkantiques” and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Type: half sphere with flat bottom. Condition: NEAR MINT , excellent condition. Free of scratches, blemishes, dings, pits or chips. Dimensions: 2 3/4 inches diameter; 2 inches height. Approximate weight: 14.7 oz. Be sure to see my other butterfly paperweights and other paperweights and other general items in this sale! Item comes from a smoke-free home. The item “GLASS PAPERWEIGHT ORANGE BUTTERFLY ON GREEN LACE 2 ¾” is in sale since Friday, July 22, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Other Art Glass Paperweights”. The seller is “123collectivity” and is located in Estero, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.
Glass Millville NJ South Jersey Umbrella Engraved Inkwell Paperweight Circa 1890 Nearly 9 3/4 high with lid A polished pontil Beautifully engraved with the name Annabelle A wonderfully formed umbrella with extremely pleasant multicolored chips of glass. The dominant colors are a striking combination of blues, that stand out amid a variety of the contrasting colors. I’ve only seen other engraved examples at the American Museum of Glass in Millville, NJ. My research has uncovered the fact that Whittall Tatum engraved varying peices for girls that were celebrating their 16th birthdays. This inkwell came out of a 50 year old Gloucester County, New Jersey collection. Another rare aspect is that the bottle in the center portion of the weight has been manipulated into a tapered form. Which is not typical! Being wider at the shoulders and tapering gradually toward the top of the lower weight. Which makes it clearly stand out amongst other inkwell paperweights. For accuracy I mention the minute pinhead sized, shallow nip off the top edge of the bottles lip. It can barely be seen. Also for accuracy, a BB sized slightly rough, but clear spot in the side of the weight. I’ve seen these markings on glass occasionally before and I have concluded that it is either another hot piece in the lehr briefly coming into contact with it or a droplet of water or sweat. It is definitely not a bruise. There is some typical flaking and bruising at the very bottom edges of the ground stopper base which are shown in the pics. They can easily be ground and polished if desired. Personally, I wouldn’t bother. The inner neck of the bottle is also ground and does not reveal the stoppers flakes while inserted. In other words it displays beautifully. This peice has everything going for it! Rarity of engraving, beautiful colors and a highly unusual and pleasing form. The item “RARE ENGRAVED MILLVILLE UMBRELLA PAPERWEIGHT INKWELL” is in sale since Monday, July 18, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Vintage”. The seller is “eosojo35″ and is located in Pittstown, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States.
(Circa Pre 1900) It has Truly Gorgeous Colors on this Umbrella and much better when seen in person. On the Globe Portion I only see 2 tiny flea bites. And a few light scratches. One of the scratches is about 2 inches long but starts and stops a few times during the length of the 2 inches. The few scratches are so fine I could not get a picture. I see a tiny flea bite on the lip of the shot glass and a small ding on the lip as well and I marked both of those items I just mention with Black arrows on picture number 4. It shows heavy shelf ware on the Pontil bottom and this Dazzling SHOT GLASS Measures 3 1/4″ Diameter by 5 1/2″ Tall and weights just over 2 pounds by itself. These Antique Shot Glasses with Rainbow Umbrella are VERY RARE. I have only seen 2 of them and presently I own both of them. I consider Beautiful SHOT GLASS to be a Very Good Display Piece. There is NO RESERVE on this Beautiful Antique Art Glass SHOT GLASS. Please check pictures for further description. Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating History. This Art Glass Paperweight is from the late William Gaskills Cherished Collection. Gaskill was a former President of the National Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) and an avid and very astute Art Glass Paperweight Collector. After His passing, his collection was on loan (for approximately 3 years from 2006 to 2009) to the Museum of American Glass (Wheaton Village) in Millville, NJ, which is now known as Wheaton Village Arts and Cultural Center. Gaskills highly regarded and very extensive Art Glass Paperweight Collection was on display in their most prominent area of the Museum at that time. Just prior to being put on display at the Museum, Lawrence Selman of the Renown L. Selman was commissioned to do an appraisal of the entire collection. Selman is known worldwide for his expertise in the field of Art Glass Paperweights and in 2001, Selman was awarded the honor of being named by the Paperweight Collectors Association, one of the Top Ten People of the 20. Century to influence the paperweight art form. Gaskills collection was considered to be one of the largest gatherings of Antique American Art Glass Paperweights known to be in private hands. In 2009 a family member took possession of the entire collection and it went safely and quietly into storage for approximately 6 years, from 2009 to 2015. In 2016 I was very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to acquire a large portion of Mr. Gaskills Wonderful and Cherished Art Glass Paperweight Collection. If youre a new collector, old collector or just would like a few original well documented paperweights for your collection please stay tuned and watch for my future Art Glass Paperweight auctions. Short History of Millville Glass Company. Millville Glass Company /. Was know as one of the Largest Glass Makers in the Millville, NJ area (Circa 1880) and likewise the entire country. Southern New Jersey has been called “The Cradle of American Glass” for the same reason that it could be called The Cradle of American Asparagus Farming. There’s a lot of sand in the soil, and sand (silica) is what is melted to make glass. Glass factories have been here for over 200 years, but it wasn’t until the late 1960s that someone decided to call attention to it. That someone was Frank Wheaton Jr. Grandson of the founder of Wheaton Industries, one of the biggest companies in glassmaking. One of my first hobbies was collecting art glass paperweights. Please follow me so you won’t miss any of my fabulous items. Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. On your end when the item or. ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for. From the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much. The item “RARE ANTIQUE Millville SHOT GLASS With RAINBOW Colored UMBRELLA (Circa Pre 1900)” is in sale since Thursday, July 21, 2016. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights\Vintage”. The seller is “paperwtlady1″ and is located in Homewood, Illinois. This item can be shipped to United States, to Canada, to United Kingdom, DK, RO, SK, BG, CZ, FI, HU, LV, LT, MT, EE, to Australia, GR, PT, CY, SI, to Japan, to China, SE, KR, ID, to Taiwan, ZA, TH, to Belgium, to France, to Hong Kong, to Ireland, to Netherlands, PL, to Spain, to Italy, to Germany, to Austria, RU, IL, to Mexico, to New Zealand, SG, to Switzerland, NO, SA, UA, AE, QA, KW, BH, HR, MY, BR, CL, CO, CR, PA, TT, GT, HN, JM.
