Probably of Belgian origin - Chenée ? - this weight most likely began life as a mantle ornament. Set around a stardust cane are 3 concentric rings of complex millefiori canes with pink cruciform canes encircling unusual “honeycombs” made up of 9 hollow squares, white cruciform canes surrounding blue..
3 rows of canes on upset muslin with short sections of fine muslin between the second and third row and between the individual blue/white/red canes in the 3rd row. The set-up reaches high into the low dome - a common feature with early St. Mandé weights. The red centre of the outer row of canes is w..
According to the artist this was one of a series of approx. 25 weights - made ca. 1984 - in the style of the 3-dimensional bouquets found in antique paperweights. This one features a multi-layered dahlia with blue, pink & mauve striped petals arranged with 2 wheat flowers in blue & white and pale-y..
A “spaced” closepack with mainly complete complex canes and just a few partial canes. A number of canes can be identified by the descriptions George Kulles gives on pages 56-57 of his book “Identifying Antique Paperweights. The Less Familiar”. For instance, pink & green “Twin Ovals” (No 4); a single..
An excellent scrambled with a colourful assortment of at least 25 whole complex millefiori canes scattered amongst the partial canes and cane fragments. There are also 2 collapsed-tube roses (image 3) and an extremely rare silhouette - a flying bird (image 4). (See George Kulles “Identifying Antique..
A closely-packed scrambled with a number of whole canes, plently of star canes and a small, yellow-centred white camomile. There is also half of a pink & orange “sunburst” rose (see Image No. 2 and George Kulles “Identifying Antique Paperweights; The Less Familiar” page 58).Overall tonality is w..
Set over a clear ground, this attractive miniature spaced concentric has 22 yellow-centred, pale-pink roses “hidden” at the centre of the alternating white and yellow tube canes forming the outer garland. Centering the design are blue/white whorl canes around a rare St. Mandé arrow cane (described b..