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Green 'Murano' paperweight?
Max:
--- Quote ---For example, in Sybille Jargstrof's book, Paperweights, another similar weight, in white and light blue, is attributed to Ferro & Lazzarini, 1988 ... but with canes by Moretti.
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I think you'd have to read 1000 books in order to get to grips with this 'attributed to so-and-so and canes by so-and-so' thing. :? KevH? How long have you been paperweighting? How can you know so much? I think my brain needs overhauling or something...nothing seems to stay in it anymore. :? :roll:
Oh...Leni, I got the paperweight book...I just have buy another 999 and read them now. :wink: :lol:
Leni:
--- Quote from: "KevH" --- The setting is certainly of the quality found in the modern Moretti work.
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Checking the Jargstorf book, I'm fairly certain the canes are Moretti. Whether the weight was put together by them or somebody else ..... who knows! :?
When we were in Murano a few years ago husband bought a notepad with a leather cover, the centre of which was set with a glass disc which is almost certainly the work of Moretti and, now I look closely at it, some of the canes are identical to those in the paperweight! :shock:
Thanks for the URL of the Murano paperweights site. The pictures of Venice just made me want to go back all the more :roll:
Max; Glad you got the Pat Reilly book! I now have six paperweight books, so I'm (marginally) nearer to the target of 1000 than you! :lol:
Leni
KevinH:
Max said:
--- Quote ---I think you'd have to read 1000 books in order to get to grips with this 'attributed to so-and-so and canes by so-and-so' thing. KevH? How long have you been paperweighting? How can you know so much? I think my brain needs overhauling or something...nothing seems to stay in it anymore.
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I have been 'paperweighting' for err, um, let me see ... Oh dear, my brain's like yours Max, nothing stays in it for long :D
I don't know very much at all. I took a lead from the way Einstein has allegedly been said to have approached things - why bother to remember facts, they are all written down by somebody else, just look them up when you need them.
Actually, my method of working out who made what is by reverse logic. I have a fair idea of what Scottish weights and canes look like. If a current query does not fit as Scottish, I consider another country that I think I "know" the next most about, and so on. By the time I have mentally circled the globe, I give up and reach for my books - of which 40 are primarily related to paperweights. I then spend a few pleasant hours thumbing through the pages until I eventually give up and ask somebody else. Then I come back here and give you all the answer - just as if I knew it all along.
:P
Max:
--- Quote ---I then spend a few pleasant hours thumbing through the pages until I eventually give up and ask somebody else. Then I come back here and give you all the answer - just as if I knew it all along.
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You funny thing! :lol: I don't believe you for a second!
Hmm...still didn't find out how long you've been a weightlifter (I believe that is the correct term) :D
Eeeek! Look at the time! Night all xx Happy dreams of glass!
Artofvenice:
In my opinion it can be of ALT or 3Fiori.
Normally they used more detailed murrina canes, but for few models, the name was "circolo" or "rosellina" if I remeber, they used also the standard canes, the same usually made for the traditional pendents.
Sincerely
Alex
http://www.artofvenice.com
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