Rick Ayotte Magnum Paperweight The Pond 1997

Description

Heading : Rick Ayotte Magnum Paperweight
Date : 1997
Origin : USA
Features : A frog leaping into a pond with flowers left and right. Floating on the pond is a pond lily in flower and a smaller frog on a lily pad. Lurking beneath is a terrapin on a deep plum coloured ground.
Marks : Incised signature Rick Ayotte LE/25 ’97
Type : lead glass
Size :11 cm diameter
Condition : As new
Restoration : None
Weight : 1383g

The subject lends itself to a compound paperweight. The terrapin gives a dark twist to this otherwise tranquil scene as he looks upwards and awaits his prey to leap in.