Auction Details
This auction contains 250+ paperweights and related glass items from L. H. Selman Ltd. Locust Street Auctions, purveyors of the finest in antique and modern paperweights, and contemporary glass art in the world. This is a NO RESERVE auction.
Founded over 35 years ago, L. H. Selman Ltd. is the country's premier dealer in fine art glass paperweights and contemporary studio glass sculpture. Our goal is to promote the most challenging of all glass art forms, by exhibiting the finest examples made in centuries past, and by nurturing new talent emerging from contemporary independent studios. Our sterling reputation has been forged from years of long-term associations with customers who have built discriminating and sophisticated collections. We also pride ourselves in assisting new or casual collectors, at any level of knowledge or interest.
We maintain an expansive gallery in Santa Cruz, California, with the largest inventory of antique and contemporary paperweights anywhere. Our website, along with our regular color catalogs, present the new work of accomplished masters and emerging artists alike. In addition, our publishing company, Paperweight Press, offers a full spectrum of relevant literature for the new or seasoned collector.
Our professional staff has spent years acquiring expertise in the art form. We are dedicated to a level of quality service and attention to detail that is rarely experienced these days. With a depth of knowledge and an ability to educate and advise individuals in developing collections, we make a commitment to you that says: Invest with confidence; you'll get only the best from L. H. Selman Ltd.
We invite you to contact us with your questions: 1-800-538-0766, (831) 427- 1177, or email larry@theglassgallery.com.
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1101Perthshire Faceted Millefiori InkwellL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Perthshire Paperweights faceted millefiori inkwell. The base of the bottle and the stopper both have close packed complex canes on cobalt blue ground.
Start Price : 350.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 600.00
1102Italian 1977 Santa Claus Circular Crystal PlaqueL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Italian 1977 Santa Claus circular crystal plaque. A picture of a jolly Santa and the words, "Christmas !977", are engraved into the back o...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 50.00 - 100.00
1103Degenhart 1974 Merry Christmas Painted PlaqueL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Degenhart 1974 "Merry Christmas" painted plaque paperweight. The words, "Merry Christmas 1974", is written on a white plaque, re...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
1104Millville 1988 Lucia Festival PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Millville 1988 Lucia Festival paperweight. A blue frit picture of a girl wearing a Lucia crown is bordered by, "Christmas 1988", over a wh...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1105Caithness Glass 2001 Holly Faceted PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2001 "Holly" faceted paperweight, from the Festive Collection. Three, red, holly berries, composed of bubbles, are centere...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1106Caithness Miniature Bell Faceted PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass "Miniature Bell" faceted bell and concentric millefiori paperweight. A green complex cane bell is encircled by two concent...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 200.00 - 350.00
1107Caithness Festive Snowflake 2001 PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass "Festive Snowflake 2001" snowflake on amethyst-flash ground paperweight. Tilted front facet. A sparkling white snowflake f...
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1108Orient & Flume Art Glass 1989 Gardenia VaseL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Orient & Flume Art Glass 1989 "Gardenia" vase, from the Studio Collection. A multi-tiered white gardenia, and stems of white buds and ...
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 1,000.00
1109Orient & Flume 1982 Blue Morea Iris VaseL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Orient & Flume Art Glass 1982 "Blue Morea Iris" vase, from the Studio Collection. Iridescent blue iris flowers and leaves are engraved...
Start Price : 450.00 | Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
1110Orient & Flume Art Glass 1988 White Bamboo VaseL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Orient & Flume Art Glass 1988 "White Bamboo" vase, from the Studio Collection. Stalks of pale yellow bamboo are spaced around the side...
Estimate : 600.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to scc-mjc for 632.50
1111Franklin Mint Bicentennial Set of 10 SulphidesL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Franklin Mint Bicentennial Collection of 10 Sulphide Paperweights. (1) Thomas Jefferson and Jean-Jacques Rousseau pair of sulphide paperweights. Honor
Start Price : 375.00 | Estimate : 450.00 - 800.00
1112Antique NEGC Scrambled Millefiori PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Antique New England Glass Company scrambled millefiori paperweight, with whole and partial complex canes, among sections of colored filigree and white
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to klingelkno.. for 115.00
1113Magnum Swirl Pedestal PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Magnum footed pedestal paperweight. The piece contains a large, oblong, red and cobalt blue swirl, over a clear, footed, pedestal base. Engraved vines
Estimate : 300.00 - 600.00
Sold to speedmarine for 172.50
1114Julie Scrutton Lewis 1998 Millefiori PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Julie Scrutton Lewis 1998 concentric millefiori paperweight, with complex canes in amber, lavender, and white, including one ring of edelweiss canes,
Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
Sold to klingelkno.. for 201.25
1115Ken Rosenfeld 1990 Mini Red Cherries PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Ken Rosenfeld 1990 red cherries miniature paperweight. Three red cherries ripen on a brown branch, with an upright pink cherry blossom, pink buds, and
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
1116Metropolitan Museum Art 1981 Dragon PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Metropolitan Museum of Art 1981 faceted engraved Chinese Imperial dragon paperweight. A serpentine dragon, with a sinister face and spiked tail, is en
Estimate : 80.00 - 150.00
Sold to snargley634 for 46.00
1117Corning NY 1992 Clear-encased Conical PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Corning, NY, clear-encased conical weight with a crackled layer of silver on black. Dated 1992. Height 3 3/8".
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to tiggam for 46.00
11182001 Low-domed, Tiled PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
2001 low-domed paperweight. Nine, assorted, glass tiles cover the top of the cobalt blue, circular, base, which has a small hole through the center. B
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
1119Perthshire 2002 One-Of-A-Kind Flower PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Perthshire Paperweights 2002 one-of-a-kind flower and bud miniature paperweight. The flower has six golden-yellow petals, around a complex star cane c
Estimate : 350.00 - 450.00
Sold to lost14thee for 460.00
1120Randall Grubb Octopus PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Randall Grubb "Octopus" paperweight with a pale lavender octopus, having brown markings, trying to hide behind blades of green sea grass, ...
Start Price : 600.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
1121Antique Providence Inkstand Co 1876 Plymouth RockL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Antique Providence Inkstand Company 1876 pressed-glass Plymouth Rock paperweight. A three-dimensional replica of Plymouth Rock, with "1620"...
Estimate : 100.00 - 150.00
Sold to bethnanron.. for 69.00
1122Seaview Art Glass 1998 Anemone PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Seaview Art Glass 1998 "Anemone" paperweight, composed of silver veils and spaced bubbles, over clear ground. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 3/4...
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 90.00 - 150.00
1123Soul Glass 2002 Rainbow Trout SculptureL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Soul Glass 2002 "Rainbow Trout" small three-dimensional glass fish sculpture. Signed/dated. Length 12".
Start Price : 225.00 | Estimate : 275.00 - 350.00
1124Caithness Glass 1999 Evangeline PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 1999 "Evangeline" high-domed paperweight, with a central abstract pink and white flower, on translucent teal ground. Chise...
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 300.00
1125Antique American Frit Motto PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Antique American frit motto paperweight. Two stems of white flowers and leaves border the phrase, "Don't Forget Your Mother", in white...
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1126Caithness 2002 Hey You Get Off My Cloud WeightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2002 "Hey You, Get Off My Cloud" blue overlay angel paperweight. A possessive angel stands on a white cloud, within a mott...
Start Price : 80.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1127Caithness 2000 Whitefriars Millennium SnoflakeL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2000 Whitefriars Collection "Millennium Snowflake" millefiori paperweight. Light blue and white millefiori form a snowflak...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1128Caithness 2001 We Three Kings Gold PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2001 "We Three Kings - Gold" faceted abstract design paperweight. A golden bubble floats above a sparkling, translucent, w...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1129Scotia of Scotland 1980 Santa Claus PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Scotia of Scotland 1980 Santa Claus paperweight, by William Manson. The piece depicts Santa, with a large sack of gifts, surrounded by powdery white s
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1130Caithness 2001 Golden Crown Christmas PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2001 "Golden Crown" Christmas paperweight. A golden crown shape, on the front facet of the piece, is embossed with some of...
Start Price : 125.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
1131Orient & Flume 1982 Hummingbird PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Orient & Flume Art Glass 1982 hummingbird and flowers surface-design paperweight. A hummingbird, with green millefiori wings, hovers near purple...
Estimate : 300.00 - 450.00
Sold to qa103103 for 316.25
1132Lundberg Studios 1984 Butterflies PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Lundberg Studios 1984 butterflies and cherry blossoms paperweight, by Daniel Salazar. Five purple butterflies fly near a pair of pale pink cherry blos
Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
1133Abelman Art Glass 1982 Snake Perfume BottleL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Abelman Art Glass 1982 snake perfume bottle. An orange, black, and ivory-striped snake is coiled around the glossy black bottle. Tall, steeple-shaped,
Estimate : 400.00 - 500.00
Sold to quietonemo for 431.25
1134Correia 1985 Iridescent Gold Perfume BottleL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Correia Art Glass 1985 iridescent gold perfume bottle. The piece has two, flat, panel facets, on opposing sides, through can be seen an interior layer
Start Price : 150.00 | Estimate : 250.00 - 350.00
1135Antique Millville Lily Pedestal PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Antique Millville multi-color lily pedestal paperweight. A bubble floats over the center of a three-dimensional, multi-colored, speckled, white lily.
Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
1136Harold Hacker Yellow Bird PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Harold Hacker yellow bird paperweight. A lampwork bird, with yellow wings, green beak, and a pink crest, perches on a branch with green leaves, over w
Estimate : 300.00 - 400.00
Sold to visitandin for 258.75
1137Correia 1983 Striped Snake on Black PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Correia Art Glass 1983 striped snake on black paperweight. A three-dimensional, silver-striped, cobalt blue snake, is coiled on the surface of a black
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to quietonemo for 143.75
1138Grant Randolph Golden Surface Design PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Grant Randolph Studio golden surface-design paperweight. An ornate black, mauve, and gold pulled-feather pattern, decorates a golden-yellow surface. S
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to bethnanron.. for 103.50
1139Grant Randolph Butterfly and Flowers PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Grant Randolph Studio butterfly and flowers surface-design paperweight. A red and yellow butterfly hovers near a vine with four red flowers, on a glos
Estimate : 200.00 - 300.00
Sold to bethnanron.. for 143.75
1140Caithness Glass 1987 Miniature Angel PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 1987 "Miniature Angel" faceted angel and millefiori garland paperweight. A golden image of an angel, is encircled by a rin...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1141Caithness 1982 White Rose Faceted PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 1982 "White Rose" faceted rose paperweight. A three-dimensional, multi-tiered, white rose blooms on a stem, with several g...
Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
Sold to britta070454 for 172.50
1142Caithness Glass 2001 Festive Rose PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Caithness Glass 2001 "Festive Rose" paperweight. The rose, with five white petals, light green stamens, and speckled green aventurine leav...
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1143Karen Federici Christmas Tree PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Karen Federici Christmas tree paperweight. Red and yellow ornaments decorate a green aventurine Christmas tree, on white ground. Signed. Diameter 3 3/
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1144Prestige Art Glass 1997 Engraved PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Prestige Art Glass 1997 engraved cross and vines paperweight. A cross and vines of leaves are engraved on the surface of the piece, while a mottled gr
Start Price : 40.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1145Hugh Smith Artist Proof Faceted Holly PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Hugh Smith Artist Proof faceted holly paperweight. A sprig of green holly leaves and red berries, rests on gold-speckled white ground. Five and one fa
Start Price : 90.00 | Estimate : 150.00 - 250.00
1146Holiday Greetings Small Round Plaque PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Holiday Greetings small round plaque paperweight. The phrase, "Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year", is embossed on the surface of a roun...
Start Price : 50.00 | Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
1147Mayauel Ward 2005 Butterfly Flower PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Mayauel Ward 2005 yellow butterfly and flower compound paperweight. A yellow butterfly, with brown and white markings, hovers above a pink and white-s
Estimate : 275.00 - 350.00
Sold to quietonemo for 287.50
1148Orient & Flume 1983 Passion Flower PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Orient & Flume Art Glass 1983 passion flower paperweight. A passion flower, with white petals, a lavender center, and orange stamens, grows on a...
Estimate : 350.00 - 500.00
Sold to klingelkno.. for 345.00
1149Correia 1983 Snake and Flower PaperweightL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Correia 1983 snake and blue flower paperweight. A green-striped black snake slithers near an upright blue flower, on coarse blue ground. Signed/dated.
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to n_bonaparte for 287.50
1150Austrian 1977 Set of 12 Crystal Alice WonderlandL.H. Selman Ltd. [Locust Street Auctions]
Austrian 1977 set of twelve faceted engraved crystal paperweights, with characters from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and...
Start Price : 100.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00