ANTIQUE SANDWICH POINSETTIA LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT

ANTIQUE SANDWICH POINSETTIA LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, colorless, 12-petal flower with five green leaves and a stem, white and red central cane with goldstone/aventurine decoration, concave base with a polished pontil mark. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. probably Nicholas Lutz. 1870-1887. 2 7/8" D.
Very good condition with a couple of minute bruises and scattered surface wear/scratches. Separation across the petals, as made.
Literature: Parallels Barlow/Kaiser - The Glass Industry in Sandwich, Vol. 3, p. 246, fig. 3387. Parallels Hawley - The Art of the Paperweight: The Boston and Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, p. 138, fig. 7.63.
Provenance: From the Ellen O'Brien collection, Sarasota, FL.
Catalogue Note: Nicholas Lutz worked for Christian Dorflinger from approximately 1865 to 1870, and then arrived at Sandwich in 1871. While these poinsettia paperweights are generally attributed to either New England Glass Co. or Sandwich Glass Co, it is arguable that these poinsettia paperweights could have been made by either Francois or Nicholas Lutz during there time at Dorflinger. Similar paperweights can be found in "Dorflinger Glassware: The Collection of Ray LaTournous" on pages 76, 81, and 84.
Condition Report: Very good condition with a couple of minute bruises and scattered surface wear/scratches. Separation across the petals, as made.