2023-10-12 16:30
I WOKE UP LAST NIGHT TO THE NEWS FEED ON MY PHONE – THE VIDEO SHOWED ME! I WAS WANDERING THROUGH PSYCHEDELICALLY STAINED, SHIFTING GLASS WALLS OF A BRIGHTLY LIT CANYON. HAUNTING MUSIC… Read More
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The winter of 2016 has arrived in Chicago. With it comes change to our gallery. We have new designs which can be found on our website.
2023-02-17 16:27
Arrive here looking for the time/date/link-to information on the Winter Auction? CLICK HERE… If you haven’t seen the video yet, click play below. More of a reader? Paul’s… Read More
2023-01-31 18:24
L.H. Selman, Ltd.’s Winter 2023, 83rd Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 361 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects began… Read More
2022-10-22 14:17
Arrive here looking for the time/date/link-to information on the Fall Auction? CLICK HERE… If you haven’t seen the video yet, click play below, it’s worth it! Friends, tod… Read More
2022-10-10 17:13
L.H. Selman, Ltd.’s Fall 2022, 82nd Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 366 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial bidding began Octobe… Read More
2022-06-21 17:19
Arrive here looking for the time/date/link-to information on the Summer Auction? CLICK HERE… If you haven’t seen the video yet, click play below, it’s worth it! OKA… Read More
2022-06-21 16:45
L.H. Selman, Ltd.’s Summer 2022, 81st Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial bidding begins Jun… Read More
2022-05-18 22:48
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2021-12-24 19:03
Greetings, Friends! And isn’t it amazing to think that we are already about to end the 21st year of the 21st century — but here we are… And looking back over the last 12 m… Read More
2021-10-10 17:52
Arrive here looking for the time/date/link-to, etc. information on the Fall Auction? CLICK HERE You’re going to be a fine audience today; I can just tell. Yes, some of you… Read More
2021-10-10 15:52
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our Fall 2021, 79th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial bidding… Read More
2021-06-24 13:37
And by that of course we mean fans and fanatics of the magical and sometimes maniacal sport of non-contact Bidding – designed for acquiring weights at our midseason / midsummer LH Selm… Read More
2021-06-21 14:53
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our upcoming Summer 2021, 78th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related object… Read More
2021-06-07 15:11
GO JOHNNY, GO JOHNNY, GO JOHNNY GO! Frankly, the past Covid-dominated year has been one where I have accomplished some pretty daunting projects and I thought I would be seeing an end, or at… Read More
2021-05-17 20:53
No. 7 in the LHS Pop Mini-Bio Series Kenneth Paul Rosenfeld: The Quiet Road Warrior of Paperweights We all know Ken Rosenfeld…or do we? This button-down but… Read More
2020-12-22 17:44
There…is no easy way to summarize the year that is about to pass. Far too much has happened in far too short a period of time to make sense of everything, especially as we a… Read More
2020-10-03 15:17
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our Fall 2020, 76th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial bidding… Read More
2020-09-30 00:23
LAST AUCTION BEFORE SOME ELECTION?? Yes, good citizen, the government goofed and had their big deal election scheduled on the opening day of our Auction 76! Boy did they panic, most l… Read More
2020-04-15 20:00
Hello Everyone. As you all already know, we draw inspiration, pleasure and even strength – often a communal strength – from the Arts. And you are also aware that this is e… Read More
2020-03-23 14:04
In accordance with the Illinois State mandate, the Fine Arts Building is currently closed until further notice. Unfortunately, that means the LH Selman Gallery is also closed until fu… Read More
2020-02-14 01:27
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our Winter 2020, 74th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 360 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initia… Read More
2019-10-19 15:57
HELLO AND HAPPY HALLOWEEN! L.H. SELMAN AUCTION 73! FEATURING PAUL’S CAREFULLY SELECTED AT RANDOM SAMPLE LOTS AND DESIGNED TO GIVE YOU JUST THE BAREST TASTE OF THE UPCOMING FEAST… Read More
2019-02-19 10:33
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our Winter 2019, 71st Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 336 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial Biddi… Read More
2019-02-01 18:46
L.H. Selman is pleased to make glass lovers a special offer in this 12-lot auction to benefit ArtReach Chicago’s Project FIRE. The glass art in this group consists of works by su… Read More
2018-10-06 14:17
Without Putting Too Fine a Point On It… WOW, Really? Why, Thank you, Yes, It Was, Wasn’t it? …and It Was All Because of You ! But Wait… There’s More –… Read More
2018-07-02 20:09
L.H. Selman, Ltd. is pleased to announce our Summer 2018, 69th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 336 lots, antique and modern, as well as choice paperweight-related objects. Initial Biddi… Read More
2018-05-23 20:32
This page serves as a landing page for quick links for tickets/hotel and schedule information. More detailed descriptions of each event and location are availble now upon request, or online… Read More
2018-02-16 14:25
As you may know, the auction is fully online, hosted on our AUCTION WEBSITE. A web friendly digital e-catalog can be viewed at E-CATALOG (also above), while a printed copy of the catalo… Read More
2018-02-07 16:13
(Flint, MI) Small Worlds—on view April 7, 2018 through May 29, 2019— features a survey of glass paperweights from the 19th century to present day. The exhibition highlights diffe… Read More
2018-02-05 18:11
Regarding a Lamentable Lapse at the Highest Level! (Never Trust Pro-Bono Lobbyists— Their Hearts Just Aren’t In It.) While the 2018 State of the Union Address is recently behind… Read More
2017-12-07 13:53
Yes, an old school expression for an old school (with a young heart) art form. Auction 67 is history, and with 88% of the lots selling, it is also another success. (62 of the 76 antique weig… Read More
2017-10-11 14:50
AUCTION WEBSITE LINK, CLICK HERE TO BID! AUCTION WEBSITE LINK, CLICK HERE TO BID! CLICK HERE TO SEE A LIST OF THE RESERVE PRICES FOR UNSOLD LOTS As we approach what will be our 50th and 10th… Read More
2017-09-26 13:33
from GLASS FOR LIFE to The Spirit of the Moment! It’s been quite the seven days! Last week began with Monday, September18th, which was the final day for the auction, GLASS FOR LIFE, an… Read More
2017-08-10 16:08
Alison Ruzsa SPIRIT OF THE MOMENT “graceful gestures in glass…” L.H. Selman Ltd. is extremely pleased to announce the upcoming appearance and studio demonstration o… Read More
2017-06-23 19:11
CLICK HERE TO PLACE BIDS VIA THE AUCTION WEBSITE CLICK HERE TO PLACE BIDS VIA THE AUCTION WEBSITE List of Reserve Prices for Unsold Lots WITH THE 4th of JULY as an OPENING PRELUDE… Read More
2017-06-05 17:37
Hello, all glass art and paperweight lovers— We at the Selman Gallery would like to create something a little different for the next edition of our 15- month Calendar and Price… Read More
2017-05-18 17:05
HUNTERS ON PARADE! (Michael and Sue Hunter on their U.S. Tour) By Paul Berlanga Michael and Sue Hunter began a whirlwind tour in the U.S. recently, flying in from Scotland to Chicago on Apri… Read More
2017-05-10 15:46
On day 3 of the PCA conference in Norfolk, Wes Clark took the stage for Session 9 – his talk was to be “In Pursuit of the Russian Imperial Ring, a 30 Year Odyssey.” &n&hell…Read More
2017-03-29 12:49
L.H. Selman Ltd. is pleased to announce a rare opportunity for you to meet Michael Hunter, an exceptional artist and master craftsman in the glass art field. Mike and Sue, his wife and… Read More
2017-02-07 18:42
A schedule of events not to be missed in 2017! January 28, 2017 – May 20, 2017: Currently running at the Pearl Fincher Museum is a wonderful exhibit of glass paperweights from a p… Read More
2016-10-20 18:38
CLICK THIS AUCTION WEBSITE LINK TO PLACE BIDS L.H. Selman, Ltd. is excited to announce our Fall 2016, 64th Glass Paperweight Auction, featuring 336 lots, antique and modern, as well as some… Read More
2016-09-16 08:21
On Saturday, September 17th, 2016, Chicago’s L.H. Selman Gallery is auctioning close to 400 glass paperweights that had been part of the Art Institute of Chicago’s permanent coll… Read More
2016-09-16 03:57
Somewhere under the clutter of papers on my desk in the newsroom is a glass paperweight about to be laid to waste by the “Frankenstein of Cary.” “There’s a night-and… Read More
2016-09-15 17:06
Among the rareties in the upcoming auction are Paul Stankard’s 1984 Morning Glories, at left; an antique Baccarat blue primrose star-cut paperweight from the Rubloff Collection, top ri… Read More
2016-08-15 19:07
Thank you for your interest. Please choose one of the following: IN PERSON : If you are attending the Auction: In House Bidding Registration Form ONLINE : If you plan to bid Online via LiveA… Read More
2016-07-02 16:51
L.H. Selman Ltd. is proud to announce its Summer 2016 63rd Fine Art Glass Paperweight Auction with 333 pieces, both antique and modern, including several paperweight-related objects. The auc… Read More
2016-07-01 10:38
To start the year I wrote a letter that talked about change. Here we are 6 months into the year (how did that happen?) and I am again remarking on some changes to the gallery staff. I am ple… Read More
2016-06-13 11:36
David Graeber 2016 Botanical Mike Hunter 2016 Millefiori Piedouche Clinton Smith 2016 “Floral Pink & Purple Bouquet” Chris Sherwin 2015 Yellow Faceted Crimp Rose We had a gre… Read More
2016-06-10 11:25
The Summer Auction is Here! The last day for Initial Bidding will be July 18th. We have a great selection of antiques, moderns, and some of the unusual. To read more about what is in store… Read More
2016-06-10 11:25
The Summer Auction is Here! Reserve prices have been lowered for several lots from the Summer Auction. A guide which lists lot number, title, and reserve price for each paperweight cu… Read More
2016-06-10 11:25
The Summer Auction is Nearly Here! The last day for Initial Bidding will be July 18th. We have a great selection of antiques, moderns, and some of the unusual. To read more about what is in… Read More
2016-06-01 09:27
On September 17, 2016 L.H. Selman Ltd. Fine Art Glass Gallery and the Art Institute of Chicago Present a Historic Collecting Opportunity … Read More
2016-04-07 05:39
We are thrilled to offer a treasure straight from from the hands of master glass artist Rick Ayotte. As Rick has been quoted saying, “My whole life I’ve had an enthusiasm for get… Read More
2016-04-01 11:51
Reserve prices have been lowered for several lots from the Winter Auction. A guide which lists lot number, title, and reserve price for each paperweight currently available at reserve is ava… Read More
2016-03-01 11:09
L.H. Selman Ltd. is proud to announce its Winter 2016 62nd fine art glass paperweight auction with 336 antique and modern pieces, including several paperweight related objects. The auction i… Read More
2016-02-21 17:49
We can’t believe the Winter Auction is here… our season in Chicago has been so mild it this one crept up on us! Thankfully we’ve been rounding up an excelle… Read More
2016-02-21 09:15
The Auction is Here! To begin placing bids click HERE To view the digital catalog online click HERE To receive a printed price guide catalog click HERE , or renew your subscri… Read More
2016-02-21 09:15
The Auction is Nearly Here!
The last day for Initial Bidding is March 14th for this sale. With so many amazing paperweights to choose from for this auction the selection process was very dif… Read More
2016-02-21 09:15
The Auction is Nearly Here!
The last day for Initial Bidding is March 14th for this sale. With so many amazing paperweights to choose from for this auction the selection process was very dif… Read More
2016-02-21 04:13
Our website is always a work in progress, any good website needs to be…! This month we have new arrivals from David Graeber, one of the best glass paperweight ambassadors and nicest g… Read More
2016-02-19 15:27
We are planning to hold a live auction of one of the most world famous collections on September 17th of this year. Along with an intimate Millefiori Mingle aboard the Columbia Yacht Club on… Read More
2016-02-18 14:11
Join us at our gallery for the Illinois Chapters Paperweight Collectors Association February 27th meeting. This will be a great time to meet other paperweight people as well as previe… Read More
2016-02-17 06:44
Selections from the Winter Auction
There are several extraordinary antique weights, a few fun surprises and, as always, an outstanding selection of contemporary artists’ work. For a sn… Read More
2016-02-17 06:44
There are several extraordinary antique weights, a few fun surprises and, as always, an outstanding selection of contemporary artists’ work. For a sneak preview of what is for sale giv… Read More
2016-02-10 15:44
You can celebrate Valentine’s Day with a new paperweight by some of the best paperweight artists in the world. Drew Ebelhare and Sue Fox paperweights are 10% off for the remainder of F… Read More
2016-02-09 14:56
With over 3000 images uploaded by LHS alone, we think Pinterest is a great way to see what’s out there in the glass paperweight world. Pinterest is a… Read More
2016-02-05 15:15
Travel Dates For Spring 2016 Our travel schedule has been set for the spring of 2016. On the docket this year are several PCA chapter meetings, and the not to be missed Wheaton Paperw… Read More
2016-02-02 15:31
The winter of 2016 has arrived in Chicago. With it comes change to our gallery. We have new designs which can be found on our website, as well as new collections which have been set aside fo… Read More
2015-10-09 15:56
Rare 1845 Saint Louis Carpet Ground
The L. H. Selman Fall Auction is about to launch. Initial bids will begin on October 19th and end on November 2nd.
Current Auction Catalog
For this auctio… Read More
2015-10-08 20:29
Welcome to “The Art of The Paperweight” by Lawrence H. Selman. We are starting to make important books like this one available, as a free online service to the paperweight commun… Read More
2015-09-29 04:28
Complete and Unabridged: The Art of the Paperweight, by L.H. Selman
The post Complete and Unabridged: The Art of the Paperweight, by L.H. Selman appeared first on The Glass Gallery Blog Read More
2015-09-09 19:20
David Graeber 2015 chrysanthemum, sunflower, lily of the valley and purple trumpet flower bouquet orb. Orange and yellow chrysanthemums and sunflowers dominate a double-sided bouquet finish… Read More
2015-07-27 19:40
The Northwestern OLLI offers adult classes for continuing education: “Composed of seasoned learners from all walks of life, OLLI members pursue learning for pure pleasure: there are no… Read More
2015-07-25 02:20
We were there! And it was great to see everyone and meet new friends. It has been nearly three months since the convention so we were overdue for a get-together. The Illinois PCA, led by Jan… Read More
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