Cape Cod Glass Works Bill Burchfield Crown Paperweight

Cape Cod Glass Works Bill Burchfield Crown Paperweight. Colorful crown paperweight with one of Bill Burchfield's complex signature canes on the top. The design has 16 twist canes alternating between red, white, and blue twist canes and aventurine edged pink twist canes. The design is topped with a great pink and white pastry mold cane with a complex signature cane in the center. The signature cane is not as clear as one could wish, but the paperweight is definitely by Burchfield. A rare chance to acquire a fantastic crown paperweight from this outstanding artist. The complex cane in the crown of this paperweight has the same design as the Burchfield-27 design in Andrew Dohan's book Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes. It differs in the color scheme shown in the book and may have been an experimental design.

While Bill changed his signature cane each year, he used the Burchfield-27 cane and others in 1997. Crown weights are considered by some to be the most exciting of all millefiori designs.

They are extremely difficult to make. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light.

The Cape Cod Glass Works was operated by William Clark Burchfield in Sagamore, Massachusetts from 1976 to 2000. It then continued briefly in Crossville, Tennessee until 2001. Bill Burchfield died in 2012.

Bill's son Mark was also at the glass works until 1998. Bill started making paperweights at Pairpoint Glass in 1970.

Size: Just over 2 3/8" diameter by 1 15/16" high. The base is ground concave. No cracks, chips, or scratches found on inspection. Signature: This paperweight is signed on top with a variation of the Burchfield-27 signature cane. The signature cane is not as clear as one could wish, but I guarantee this paperweight was made by Bill Burchfield at the Cape Cod Glass Works.

Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port. If in doubt, please check with me first. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Paperweights". The seller is "paperweights" and is located in this country: US.

This item can be shipped to United States, Germany, Japan, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Australia.

• Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
• Style: Crown Paperweight
• Material: Glass
• Type: Paperweight
• Features: Signed
• Color: Multicolored
• Year Manufactured: 1997
• Glassmaking Technique: Millefiori Crown Paperweight
• Brand: Burchfield - Cape Cod Glass Co.
• Production Style: Art Glass