For your consideration is a beautiful, vintage, hand blown, ORIENT AND FLUME paperweight. The background is a soft iridescent champagne color. A multi colored butterfly appears below an iridescent pearl colored flower on a green stalk. The sides have pulled feather designs. The piece is signed Orient and Flume, 176 M, 1976. It is approximately 3 inches wide and 2 1/4 inches high. In some lights there is an iridescent hue to the flower, butterfly and stem. It is in great condition without chips or cracks. There are a few places where the color is irregular. This is typical of older hand blown glass. This paperweight would make a fabulous addition to your collection or give it as a special gift. I list new things almost daily and have placed many of my store items on SALE. The item “REDUCED! Vtg. ORIENT AND FLUME BUTTERFLY/FLOWER PAPERWEIGHT 3, 1976, w. Tag” is in sale since Friday, June 1, 2018. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights”. The seller is “pattis.possibilities” and is located in Aptos, California. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: paperweight
- signed Orient & Flume: 1976
- Country of Origin: Chico California, U.S.A.
- Original/Reproduction: original
- Butterfly, Floral design: Iridescent hues
- Features: Signed
- Color: Multi-Color
- Glassmaking Technique: blown glass
- Type of Glass: art glass
- Subject/Theme: Flower
- Brand: Orient & Flume