A Garland of Weights
Some Notes on Collecting Antique French
Glass Paperweights for Those Who Don’t
by: Frank J. Manheim
1967, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, NY, NY
188 pages, $60. hardcover
flyleaf: “This book is a profusely and beautifully illustrated history of and guide to collecting paperweights; specifically, the paperweights fashioned by the craftsmen of the great French glass works—Baccarat, St. Louis, Clichy, and others—where this artform reached its peak of perfection in the middle of the last century. Since the 1930’s the acquisition of paperweights has become increasingly popular, and the finer examples command prices of $10,000 or more in London and New York auction rooms.
In A Garland of Weights the author discusses the collecting of paperweights, their history, and how they are made and classified. There is also a chapter on fakes, dealers, and prices. The book is printed on eighty-pound stock and contains forty-five full-color plates. The edition is limited to one thousand copies.
Frank J. Manheim, the owner of an extensive collection of paperweights, is a partner of Lehman Brothers.”
