In response to a recent bout of attacks on the esteemed Arthur Rubloff Paperweight Collection, there have been as many or more champions of the centuries-old form singing its praises. In the Chicago Sun Times, columnist Mark Brown details perhaps the highest form of praise a community can bestow – vying to be in first in line to shell out $40,000.
Rare works in the L.H. Selman, Ltd.‘s collection of paperweights went up for viewing and first-round bidding yesterday evening at 5 pm. The Selman collection is on view in the Chicago Fine Arts building, and Brown’s article is on view here.
-Katharine Morales