Designer: Rick Ayotte
Location of Manufacture: New Hampshire
Date: 1981
Limited Edition: #36 of 50
Dimension: 2 3/4" diameter ; 2" height
Weight: 1 pound

For your consideration is a signed 1981 limited edition Rick Ayotte paperweight. The paperweight depicts a small brown bird (likely a wren) perched on a chokeberry branch. The paperweight is set on a solid snowy white ground and brags several layers of vibrant chokeberry branches. The side of the paperweight is hand-engraved "Ayotte 36/50 '81". While this early paperweight is not in Selman's reference book, the artist's proof has been auctioned and records exist for this subject matter.

References: "Songs without Words: The Art of the Paperweight - Rick Ayotte" by Lawrence H. Selman, 1997.

Provenance: From the private collection of an antique dealer in Austin, Texas. Originally purchased from the private paperweight collection of Carl Carter of Austin, Texas.

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Item is in excellent condition with no damage, breaks, chips, cracks, fractures, scratches, heavy contact marks or repair. Please see all images for more information on condition.

2 x 2.75 x 2.75 in

16 oz