1379J
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S36. The dragonfly with red aventurine body and wings is enclosed in a circle of alternating comlex canes linked by short twist canes. A white twist torsade completes the circumference of this design which is over a raspberry red ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1379J
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1378J
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S35. This butterfly with its green aventurine body has the palest pastel pink wings tipped with in the same colour as the body and having typically coloured spots. There is a lemon and white twist torsade bedded into the pale green ground and a garland of short twist canes placed on their ends and alternately coloured white with a green core and white and pink with a clear core. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1378J
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1377J
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S34. An elf sits resting against a toadstool at the centre of this weight. The set up is completed by a double hexagon of twisted rods in yellow and green with John's rose canes at each vertex of the outer hexagon and set on a translucent teal ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1377J
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1376J
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S33. Having a yellow sunflower resting on a pastel blue ground, the lampwork is surround by a blue and white twist torsade which is set into the base. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1376J
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1375J
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S32. A blue and yellow lampwork pansy on a stem with a pair of basal leaves is contained within a twisted ribbon torsade and this is then enclosed by a blue and white twist torsade all set over and into an orange ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1375J
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1374J
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S31. A brightly coloured red breasted bird stands in a cloud over a mottled translucent emerald green ground. The lampwork is enclosed within a twisted ribbon torsade which is surrounded by a garland of alternating red and green canes. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1374J
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1373J
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S30. A strawberry flower and fruit with stems and leaves are enlosed within a pentagon of twist and millefiori canes. The whole is enclosed in a garland of green millefiori canes and set on a deep cobalt blue translucent ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1373J
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1372J
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S29. Two yellow flowers on green stems over a pair of leaves from the centre of this paperweight. The bouquet is surrounded by a twist torsade which in turn is enclosed in a garland of blue and white canes and the design is set over a cranberry ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1372J
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1371J
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S28. A green aventurine bodied butterfly with pastel blue wings having gold aventurine tips rests at the centre of this weight. The butterfly is surrounded by a twist torsade which in turn is enclosed in a garland of white stardust and blue canes all over a mottled green aventurine ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1371J
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1370J
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S27. A pair of white love birds with bright pink wings and tail feathers sit on a branch in the centre of this paperweight. They are surrounded by a garland of spaced canes which alternate between complex canes having a heart centre and John's rose canes in two different colours all set over a mottled and sparkling deep blue ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1370J
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1369J
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S26. A white and orange lampwork fish rests in the centre of this paperweight which has a garland of 12 millefiori canes alternating with half staves around the circumference all set over a black ground. There are 'WM' and a 'JD' signature canes in the base and this is No. 4 of 25. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1369J
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1368J
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S25. A dolphin leaps over a breaking wave set on a clear translucent pale blue ground. Overhead there is a rainbow with all of the colours just as they should be and in this paperweight the signature canes can be seen from the surface placed at each end of the rainbow. Diameter 27/8", height 2".
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£90
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1368J
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