Paperweights Historicism * Art Nouveau * Art Deco
by: Peter von Brackel
1999, Schiffer Publishing Ltd., Atglen, PA
320 pages, $69.95 hardcover
flyleaf: “The reference book needed for a long time, especially about the later (post classic) folk art paperweights from the time of about 1870 to 1945 from Bohemia, Silesia, Thuringia, the Bavarian Forest, the “Solling” mountains and other German areas, but also from Belgium, France, Scandinavia and other European countries. Moreover also the classic paperweights, for example from Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy and the English and American glassworks as well as the modern paperweights of the time from 1945 to today, are discussed and depicted.
639 color pictures of 720 paperweights with detailed explanations, 131 drawn illustrations of the exterior forms of paperweights, 3 drawn illustrations ot the making procedures of post-classic paperweights, a very detailed glossary, a name index and a list of places, an overview ot the Belgian glassworks in the area of Namer/Liege and a value list of the depicted paperweights increases the information value for collectors, antique dealers and other interested persons concerned.”
