Designer: Rick Ayotte
Location of Manufacture: New Hampshire
Date: 1991
Title: Cardinal with Flowering Dogwood
Dimension: 3 5/8" diameter ; 2" height
Weight: 1 pound 7.2 ounces

For your consideration is a signed 1991 Rick Ayotte compound paperweight. The paperweight depicts a large vibrant red cardinal amongst several layers of blooming dogwood branches. This paperweight is the larger and more detailed relative of the "Official PCA Commemorative Weight for 1991" picture in Selman's reference book. The side of the paperweight is hand-engraved "Ayotte 1991".

References: "Songs without Words: The Art of the Paperweight - Rick Ayotte" by Lawrence H. Selman, 1997, page 110, plate A228.

The Glass Gellery / L.H Selman Ltd., https://www.theglassgallery.com/art/6333154/rick-ayotte-1991-commemorative-pca-cardinal-and-dogwood-flowers-compound-paperweight-#.YdnXTRPMKWY


Provenance: From the private collection of an antique dealer in Austin, Texas. Originally purchased from the private paperweight collection of Carl Carter of Austin, Texas.

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Item is in excellent condition with no damage, breaks, chips, cracks, hairlines, fractures, heavy contact marks, scratches or repairs. Please see all images for more information on condition.

2 x 3.625 x 3.625 in

23.2 oz