Vintage Fred Wilkerson Art Glass Frit Paperweight Crocodile Island w/ Palm Tree

Rough Dimensions: 3-3/4” diameter & 3-1/8” tall

Makers Mark: Signed, "W 71" on a white inclusion to the side of the design.

Provenance: unavailable 

Condition: A couple minor marks  to the upper surface and minor shelf wear to the flat semi-polished base. Please see photos and let us know if you need any additional assistance. 

A very rare and complex three dimensional design. Executed in various colors of frit, it features a single island with an crocodile(or alligator) resting in the shard of un upright palm tree, in the center of a mottle blue sea.