Lot Essay
See Benard A. Drabeck, Magic in the Glass; The Paperweight Artistry of Charles Kaziun Jr. , Santa Cruz, 2002, p. 105 for similar silhouettes and foils.
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ALL SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH A GOLD FOIL 'K', ONE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 'K' COGWHEEL CANE; ANOTHER WITH A 'K' CANE ENCLOSED BY SEVEN HEARTS, 20TH CENTURY
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THREE CHARLES KAZIUN PORTRAIT COLOUR GROUND WEIGHTS*
ALL SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH A GOLD FOIL 'K', ONE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 'K' COGWHEEL CANE; ANOTHER WITH A 'K' CANE ENCLOSED BY SEVEN HEARTS, 20TH CENTURY
Each set with a central silhouette reserved within millefiori and silhouette canes, on an opaque turquoise ground, the first with a shoulder-length portrait of Whistler's mother, to sinister 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.9 cm.) high; the second with a bust-length portrait of Princess Eugenie, to sinister, 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) diameter; 1 5/8 in. (4.5 cm.) high; and the third with a miniature portrait of Martha Washington, to dexter, within four millefiori posies, 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high (3)
ALL SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH A GOLD FOIL 'K', ONE WITH AN ADDITIONAL 'K' COGWHEEL CANE; ANOTHER WITH A 'K' CANE ENCLOSED BY SEVEN HEARTS, 20TH CENTURY
Each set with a central silhouette reserved within millefiori and silhouette canes, on an opaque turquoise ground, the first with a shoulder-length portrait of Whistler's mother, to sinister 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.9 cm.) high; the second with a bust-length portrait of Princess Eugenie, to sinister, 2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) diameter; 1 5/8 in. (4.5 cm.) high; and the third with a miniature portrait of Martha Washington, to dexter, within four millefiori posies, 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high (3)
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