"My personal essays celebrate experiences that have broadened my creative platform and offer insight into my life-long journey as a studio craftsperson in glass," said Stankard. More than 60 paperweights and orbs are on display and for sale in the exhibit. Sounds like me when I’m in a mood. Collecting antique glass paperweights does strike many people as absurd. It’s like billionaires collecting Republican congressmen – they cost a lot of money but they aren’t of much practical use. But of course the Four permanent glass collections: the world’s most representative collection of antique and contemporary glass paperweights, a collection of Germanic drinking vessels dating from 1573, a collection of Victorian-Era decorative glass and an ever-growing When we encounter glass at its best — as in the north rose window of Chartres Cathedral or in millefiori paperweights from the Venetian island of Murano — we seldom recognize it as the same prosaic material that holds our leftovers in the refrigerator. Yes, you read that right, a paperweight sold for almost $7,000! But this wasn't just any paperweight, it was an antique St. Louis Art Glass Millefiori paperweight. A very special one, indeed. A little history on why paperweights are collectible and so NEWARK – Have you ever wanted to create a piece of glass art? Join The Works on Saturday for a glass art workshop. During February’s workshop, visitors will be able to create their own glass paperweight in The Works Glass Studio, at 55 S. First St., in .
Glass paperweights don't break easily, and they are fake free.'' At last count, Leo Kaplan, whose antiques shop is at 967 Madison Avenue, at 75th Street, had 350 antique glass paperweights for sale at $250 to $80,000 apiece. It has all kinds of weights When we encounter glass at its best – as in the north rose window of Chartres Cathedral or in millefiori paperweights from the Venetian Island of Murano — we seldom recognize it as the same prosaic material that holds our leftovers in the refrigerator. A GLASS paperweight sparked a house fire in Horsted Keynes. Sunlight was refracted through the ornamental object, which caused a small fire in the first floor bedroom of a property in Cinder Hill. Two appliances were called to the house at about 1.23pm on Fire crew from Looe attended a fire in a domestic property in Pendower Road, Looe on Wednesday afternoon at 2.39pm. Firefighters extinguished the accidental fire which was confined to the lounge window. The cause of the fire to be a glass paperweight in .
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