THE FIRST SIGNED ON THE UNDERSIDE WITH A GOLD-FOIL 'K', THE SECOND SIGNED BELOW THE SILHOUETTE WITH A BLUE AND WHITE 'K' CANE, 20TH CENTURY

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TWO CHARLES KAZIUN MINIATURE COLOR GROUND PORTRAIT WEIGHTS
The first signed on the underside with a gold-foil 'K', the second signed below the silhouette with a blue and white 'K' cane, 20th century
Each set with a central shoulder-length portrait silhouette of either 'Whistler's Mother' or 'Sun Bonnet Sue', to sinister, reserved within posies issuing three green leaves, the first on a turquoise aventurine ground; the second faceted example on a mottled opaque white and deep-pink jasper ground, cut with top and six side printies
2 3/16 in. (5.5 cm.) diameter; 1½ in. (3.8 cm.) high, the first; 2¼ in. (6.1 cm.) diameter; 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) high, the second (2)

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This lot is offered without reserve.

Lot Essay

See Benard A. Drabeck, Magic in the Glass; The Paperweight Artistry of Charles Kaziun Jr., Santa Cruz, 2002, pp. 133-134 for similar silhouette portrait weights. Also compare the Harriet N. Smith Collection, Christie's, New York, 1 October 2004, lot 184 and 196 (part) for similar examples.

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