ANTIQUE SANDWICH POINSETTIA LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT

ANTIQUE SANDWICH POINSETTIA LAMPWORK PAPERWEIGHT, colorless, red flower with five petals to the foreground and five in the background, blue and white convex Greek cross central cane, short green stem with two leaves, slightly concave polished base. Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. 1870-1887. 2 1/2" D.
Undamaged.
Literature: Central Cane Hawley - The Art of the Paperweight: Boston & Sandwich and New England Glass Companies, p. 105, fig. 6.54.
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: Undamaged.