Description: Collection of eight glass paperweights 1. Red apple with clear leaf marked Joe St. Clair. 2. Four flower design on blue base 3. Red, green, and yellow flowers 4. Blue flowers marked Joe St. Clair 5. Bell shaped with flowers marked Joe St. Clair 6. White flowers and bubbles marked Joe St. Clair 7. Pink flowers perfume bottle marked Joe St. Clair. 8. Chinese blown glass globe with landscape scene, unmarked, no stand.


History: It was in 1888 that John and Rosalie St. Clair came to the United States from Alsace-Lorraine France. From Crystal-City, Missouri they moved to Elwood, Indiana with their children John and Rosa. Paul L. was born in Elwood in 1891. A young John married Ellen Carroll July 15, 1903 and set up housekeeping at 408 N. 5th St. Together their family grew to eleven, five sons, John, Paul, Joseph, Edward, and Robert; and six daughters, Marie, Rosella, Dorothy, Ellen, Margaret, and Jane Ann. Ellen died during the influenza epidemic at the age of two. The discovery of natural gas awakened the once sleepy town to new industry. MacBeth Evans opened a large glass facility around the turn of the century. Pop and his sons went to work developing their skills as master gaffers. In most glass manufacturing houses of that era employees were encouraged to practice, invent, improve and create after regular working hours. John returned night after night to perfect the art which was a part of his native country's culture. The St. Clair sons went with their father to watch and learn the techniques that have become the time honored, intricate flower design. In 1938 the gas boom faded and all the St. Clair's moved to Dunbar, West Virginia, except their son Joe.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 17 | Height(in) = 12 | Width(in) = 12 | Depth(in) = 12

Size of Artwork(in): 3 x 4.25 x 5.75" Largest


Artist Name: Joe St. Clair


Medium: Glass


Circa: Circa 1960

Good condition. Apple paperweight #1 has repair on leaf. Chinese globe #8 has a small circular ding with no surface crack.