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December 17, 2020
LX: Holiday Silver and Glass
Lot 2
  1. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
  2. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
  3. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
  1. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
  2. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
  3. James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener
Lot 2
James Houston
Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener (1963)
Medium
crystal paperweight, silver with gold handle letter opener
Dimensions
height: 8 inches width: 4 3/4 inches
Signature
inscribed on the base

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Price Realized: $975
Includes buyer's premium

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Provenance
from a private Alpine, New Jersey collection
Condition
very good condition, tiny flea bite chip lower part of one edge,sword has a small bend at the tip
Browse The Rest of This Sale: LX: Holiday Silver and Glass
  1. Image for Lot Baccarat Crystal - Three-sided Obelisk 1
  2. Image for Lot James Houston for Steuben Glass - Excalibur: paperweight and letter opener 2
  3. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Nemours Bowl 3
  4. Image for Lot Steuben Glass - Group of two pieces, one vase and a Dish 4
  5. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Two Crystal Pieces, Love Bird Vase, and Mesanges Candleholder 4.1A
  6. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Ondines vase 5
  7. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Reverie Bookends 6
  8. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Three (3) Glass Animal Sculptures 6.1A
  9. Image for Lot Lloyd Atkins for Steuben Glass - Koala Bear 7
  10. Image for Lot Steuben Glass - Two Desk Accessories, Fisherman & Sailing 8
  11. Image for Lot James Houston for Steuben Glass - Prism of the Eagle 9
  12. Image for Lot James Houston for Steuben Glass - Thistle Rock 10
  13. Image for Lot Donald Pollard for Steuben Glass - Mistletoe Christmas Ornament 11
  14. Image for Lot James Houston for Steuben Glass - Christmas Tree 12
  15. Image for Lot George Thompson for Steuben Glass - Cathedral 13
  16. Image for Lot Lloyd Atkins for Steuben Glass - Phoenix 14
  17. Image for Lot Paul Schulze for Steuben Glass - Cubed Sphere 15
  18. Image for Lot Peter Schelling for Steuben Glass - Snail Sculpture 16
  19. Image for Lot James Houston for Steuben Glass - Trout and Fly Desk Ornament 17
  20. Image for Lot Steuben Glass - Sea Sprite Dolphin 18
  21. Image for Lot Lalique Crystal - Group of Four (4) Goujon Leaping Fish Card Holder (1) Fish Coupe Scalloped Dish Platter (1) Goujon Leaping Fish Ring Tray 19
  22. Image for Lot Steuben Glass - Glass otter 20
  23. Image for Lot George Thompson and Robert Vickrey for Steuben Glass - Morning 21
  24. Image for Lot Don Wier for Steuben Glass - David and Goliath Sculpture 22
  25. Image for Lot George Thompson and Sidney Waugh for Steuben Glass - Swan Lake 23
  26. Image for Lot Donald Pollard for Steuben Glass - Manhattan Sculpture 24
  27. Image for Lot European Goldsmith - 18K Gold Rose 25
  28. Image for Lot Tiffany Studios - Cigar Ashtray 26
  29. Image for Lot R. Blackinton & Co. Silver - Silver Fish Jigger 27
  30. Image for Lot Gorham - Small Ice Bucket 28
  31. Image for Lot Randahl Sterling - Silver Cream and Sugar Bowl, and Tray 29
  32. Image for Lot Tias Eckhoff for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Cypress Carving Set and Cake Knife 30
  33. Image for Lot Tias Eckhoff for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Cypress Pattern flatware (18 assorted serving pieces) 31
  34. Image for Lot Georg Jensen - Sterling Silver Grape Shears 32
  35. Image for Lot Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Pair of Silver Pedestal Bowls with Foliate Motif to Stem 33
  36. Image for Lot Johan Rohde for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - 787 Sterling Tea and Coffee Set with Two-Handled Tray (5pcs) 34
  37. Image for Lot Georg Jensen for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - A Water Pitcher 35
  38. Image for Lot Sigvard Bernadotte and Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Sterling Silver Coffee Service with Oval Tray 36
  39. Image for Lot Alphonse La Paglia for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Silver Center Piece and Pair of Candlesticks 37
  40. Image for Lot Sigvard Bernadotte for Georg Jensen Silversmithy - Carving Set and Serving Spoon 38
  41. Image for Lot European Silversmiths - Sterling silver flatware, twenty one pieces: spoons, forks and a ladle 39
  42. Image for Lot Tiffany & Co. and other makers - Eight Weighted Silver Candlesticks 40
  43. Image for Lot Christofle, Gorham, and other makers - Five Sterling and Silver-Plated Pieces 41
  44. Image for Lot Georg Jensen, W & S Sorenson and unknown maker - Two sugar tongs and a pickle fork 42
  45. Image for Lot Swedish Silversmiths - Two silver baleen toddy ladles and a two-handled silver cup 43
  46. Image for Lot European Silversmiths - Group of Five (5) silver pieces: 2 Sugar Servers, 2 Ladles, and an incised Tomato Server 44
  47. Image for Lot Alphonse La Paglia for International Sterling - Silver Center Piece with Pair of Tazzas 45
  48. Image for Lot Gorham Silver - Serving Tray and two Shell Dishes 46
  49. Image for Lot Tiffany & Co. Silver - Three Serving Dishes 47
  50. Image for Lot Stefano Pallanti - Silver Tea and Coffee set 48
  51. Image for Lot Tiffany & Co. Silver - Two (2) Footed Leaf Dishes and One (1) Bud Vase 49
  52. Image for Lot Giuliano Boggiali - Silver Tray 50
  53. Image for Lot Calderoni Fratelli - Footed silver oval tray with open handles 51
  54. Image for Lot Barbour Silver Company - Three Piece Tea set 52
  55. Image for Lot Gilles Beaugrand Sterling - Set of eight stemmed goblets 53
  56. Image for Lot Various Makers - Group of Thirty-four (34) Assorted Flatware 54
  57. Image for Lot Danish and German cocktail forks - Cocktail forks: 6 sterling silver 55