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Annette Holzworth

1: What do the following well known people have in common: King Farouk, Eva Peron, Peter Jennings, Henry Winkler, Johnny Carson and John Madden?

Answer: All are (were) serious collectors of glass paperweights.

2: The highest price that a glass paperweight has sold for at auction is:

a. $1,500
b. $9,850
c. $95,000
d. $258,000

Answer: d. $258,000. An antique paperweight produced by Clichy factory, known as the Basket of Flowers, sold for that amount at Sotheby’s auction in 1990 – this despite the fact that apparently it once has a handle that has since been broken off.

Image Credit: Sotheby’s.