Art Glass Paperweights

I have a shop that sells art glass.  My favoritelongest and I think I may have it priced too high. 
art glass is paperweights.  I have a lot of funI won the paperweight at an art auction several
attending art auctions and buying art glass.  I tryyears ago for one thousand dollars.  The
to pay attention to what my friends and clientspaperweight was created by Paul Stankard and it
like and dislike.should have easily sold for twice what I paid for it.
I usually give people art glass paperweights that II have no trouble at all selling art glass
find at art auctions for milestone birthdays andpaperweights that were made by Rick Ayotte. 
anniversaries.  My grandmother turned eighty lastHis work seems to draw the most interest.  I
October and I found a wonderful art glasstry to win any auction I find for art glass
paperweight for her.paperweights he made.  I won one not long ago
The art glass paperweight that I found for mythat was pink roses.  They looked so delicate
grandmother was made by Baccarat.  I wasand sweet.  I know that this art glass
extremely lucky that this was one of the lastpaperweight will sell quickly.
things auctioned.  A lot of people had already leftThere have been some inquiries at my shop for
the art auction when this item went on theart glass paperweights by Richard Marquis.  I
block.  My grandmother appreciated the pansyhaven’t found any in any of the art auctions
design because the pansy is her favorite flower.I’ve attended recently.  I looked at some of
My cousin loves frogs.  She has managed tothe pieces he’s made and I’m not
decorate her home tastefully with her favoriteespecially impressed.
item.  I have been on the lookout for an artI will keep looking for the art glass paperweights
glass paperweight for her for years.  I finallyat the art auctions I attend, but I will not be going
found one at an art auction I was at last year. way out of my way to track them down.  I will
The art glass paperweight featured a frog sittingjust remember that Marquis is an artist that some
on a lily pad and the frog was surrounded by blueof my clients are really interested in.  I’m
water.  It was really pretty and my cousinsure that I will find an art auction with one of his
started using it on her desk immediately.pieces in it at some point.
My aunt collects art glass paperweights.  I haveThere were some inquiries about nautical themed
been asked by her on numerous occasions to findart glass paperweights a couple of years ago and
pretty art glass paperweights for her whileI found a fantastic artist that made them.  I buy
I’m attending art auctions.  Of all of theevery art glass paperweight I can find that was
pieces I’ve won for her over the years, onemade by Rick Satava.  My favorite has to be
memory sticks out in my memory more thanthe coral orange jellyfish that I found at an art
any other.auction an hour from my home.  It was really
By far the prettiest art glass paperweightpretty.
I’ve ever won at an art auction has to beThe coral orange jellyfish art glass paperweight
one that features a blue and gold Macaw.  Rickwas just the first Rick Satava piece that I’ve
Ayotte was the artist that created it and it wasfound at various art auctions.  I’ve also
even featured in a book of his work.  He hasfound jellyfish in ruby and blue.  They are
created many lovely art glass paperweights.beautiful by themselves or when they are put
I have an art glass paperweight in my shop thatonto a black light stand that has been built
just won’t sell.  It has been in the store theespecially for them.