Paperweights
The Collector’s Guide to Selecting and Enjoying
New and Antique Paperweights
by: Pat Reilly
1994, Quintet Publishing Ltd., Ontario, Canada
80 pages, hardbound. later edition, soft cover. Call for price & availability
flyleaf: “Paperweights have always been valued more for their decorative qualities than their practical application. Many examples are paragons of glass artistry and craftsmanship, and their variety in design and manufacturing technique is limitless.
PAPERWEIGHTS is an introduction to the collector’s world, providing an indispensable overview of this distinctive collectible. A concise history of nineteenth and twentieth-century paperweights is followed by detailed coverage of all the major categories: Millefiori, Abstract, Lampwork, Dumps, Sulfides, and others. Complementing this guide are illustrations of affordable and available examples of each class of paperweight.
A section on identification explains how to categorize paperweights by manufacturer. Valuable information on preservation and presentation is supplemented by a list of paperweight manufacturers, societies, collections, a glossary, and a bibliography.
Talented artists all over the world still produce high-quality innovative and traditional paperweight designs, and there is more choice today than ever before. PAPERWEIGHTS reveals the appealing world of collecting past, present, and future examples to novice and expert enthusiasts.”
