NOT SOLD (BIDDING OVER)
0.00USD+ applicable fees & taxes.
This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2008 Dec 06 @ 10:00UTC-08:00 : PST/AKDT
Twists Glass Studio 2006 "Clown Balloon" encased surface design miniature paperweight. Five spaced balloons surround the sides of the white-speckled blue weight, including a signature cane and four clown face portrait canes, each with a red nose, and a green and yellow hat. Signed/dated. Diameter 2 1/8".
Auction Location:
123 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, California, 95060, United States
Previewing Details:
The items will be available for inspection in our gallery at 123 Locust Street, Santa Cruz, California, by appointment only during the hours of 10:00am – 5:00pm, Monday – Friday (1-800-538-0766, (831) 427-1177) We encourage all bidders to come by and view the lots.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| CST |
7.5% |
California Sales Tax |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
15% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
Shipping, handling and insurance will be billed as follows: FOR PAPERWEIGHTS ONLY: for domestic shipping, $15 for first paperweight, $5 for each additional paperweight. For international shipping, $25 for each paperweight. FOR LARGER GLASS ITEMS (vessels, etc) Shipping will be billed at cost, plus handling and insurance. We will combine shipping if possible for multiple wins by one bidder. Items will be shipped to domestic buyers via FedEx three-day air unless otherwise specified by the buyer, and to overseas buyers by airmail.
Payment Details:
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.
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<p><b>Shipping and Tax: </b>
<p>Shipping will be billed at cost, plus handling and insurance. We do combine shipping
for multiple wins by one bidder. Items will be shipped to domestic buyers via FedEx
three day express saver unless otherwise specified by the buyer, and to overseas
buyers by express mail.
<p>Shipping, handling and insurance will be billed as follows: FOR PAPERWEIGHTS
ONLY: for domestic shipping, $15 for first paperweight, $5 for each additional
paperweight. For international shipping, $35 for each paperweight, $15 each
additional paperweight. <b>FOR LARGER GLASS ITEMS (vessels, etc)</b> Shipping will be
billed at cost, plus handling and insurance. We will combine shipping if possible for
multiple wins by one bidder. Items will be shipped to domestic buyers via FedEx
three-day air unless otherwise specified by the buyer, and to overseas buyers by
express mail.
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<p><b>Estimates: </b>
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