Sold at Austin Auction Gallery

(5) Murano Art Glass Complex Cane & Apple-Form Paperweights

Price realized
$336
Pre-sale estimate
$150 – $350
Hammer price
$275
Category
Ceramics, Bowls & Glass
Sold
June 6, 2024
Sale
SPECIAL DAY 1- June 2024 Fine Antiques & Estates 4-Day Auction Event

Lot description

(lot of 5) Murano art glass paperweights, polished bases, including: (1) magnum weight, close-packed complex canes, colorless ground, retaining retail label; (1) magnum weight, copper aventurine grid spacing twelve millefiori close-packed cane, outer garland of pulled millefiori, etched underfoot Cosceeo (?) Murano; (1) magnum weight, suspended green apple form with protruding aventurine stem, over thin blue cushion; (1) flattened shape, polychrome frit cushion, two central twisted ribbon canes framed by close-packed complex canes, minor internal flaw to dome; (1) colorless weight with complex canes scattered throughout exterior of dome, retaining Murrina D'Arte retail tag; largest: approx 4"h, 3.25"h; 8lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Carl Carter (Texas, 1955-2023)

This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.