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![Glass treasures, from paperweights to Tiffany, at Jeffrey S. Evans, Oct. 13-15](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-Oct-13-15-Presale-PR_4-1.jpg)
Glass treasures, from paperweights to Tiffany, at Jeffrey S. Evans, Oct. 13-15
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Fall Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains a wide selection of desirable material, from contemporary paperweights and Tiffany art glass to Mid-century Modern and Continental furniture. The auction will take place during three days: Thursday, October 13; Friday, October 14; and Saturday, October 15. Absentee […]
![Paperweights add heft to Jeffrey S. Evans auction, April 20-23](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/2022-April-20-23-Presale-PR_4-1.jpg)
Paperweights add heft to Jeffrey S. Evans auction, April 20-23
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Spring Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains everything from contemporary paperweights and French art glass to antique sewing accoutrements and mid-century Modern material. The sale will take place during four days, from Wednesday, April 20 through Saturday, April 23, and bidding opens at 9 am […]
![Paperweights a top attraction in Jeffrey Evans Apr 22-24 sale](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2021-Apr-22-24-Presale-PR_1-1.jpg)
Paperweights a top attraction in Jeffrey Evans Apr 22-24 sale
MT. CRAWFORD, Va. – The Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates Spring Fine & Decorative Arts Auction contains everything from contemporary paperweights and Tiffany art glass to ethnographic art and fine jewelry. The auction will take place from April 22-April 24, and sessions on all three days commence at 9:30 am Eastern time. Absentee and Internet live […]
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Paperweights magnify delicate glass artistry
NEW YORK – Paperweights are small, heavy objects used to pin down flyaway papers. Although a stray stone could do the trick, early Victorians often favored fashionable bronze alabaster, marble or Derbyshire spar (quartz) weights. Pietro Bigaglia, a glassmaker from Murano, Venice, exhibited the first dated glass weights at the 1845 Vienna Industrial Exhibition. Their […]