strawberry decor, 2.5", signed....Ronald E Hansen 1913-1987), USA. In the 1960s Ron was one of the better known artists working in the field. The book American Glass Paperweights and Their Makers, published in 1967, devotes a full chapter to him. As a lamp worker, he traveled to fairs and expositions demonstrating his skills. No two of his weights are identical. On an interesting side, he had the reputation of selling weights with flaws or problems such as obvious annealing cracks or other problems. I think the reason was he thought first of all of how much work went into it and secondly that there would surely be someone, some child perhaps, who’d just love to have it as is (who wouldn’t). So for whatever reason, you see he work in a wide range from a bit sloppy and less skilled in his very early work to beautifully made and even sophisticated. One of his works is listed in Paul Jokelson’s iconic book from the 1960s, One Hundred of the most important Paperweights. His work is an absolute must for a collection of American paperweight artists’ work, or better yet a suite of his work. (I might avoid the sulphides.) Unquestionably he was one of the masters of the American Paperweight Renaissance. Some people claim that he signed with his full name of Ronald E Hansen when he was especially proud of a piece and shorter versions for lesser pieces.

good condition