Topic: English PW-Signed-But by Whom?

[janettekay]

Hi all,
I purchased this PW about 8 years ago--signed  edition number and England -but I can't read most of it....
I realize this is a commom design-but hoping someone can ID for me...
2  1/2" H  -matt finish base --some inclusions in glass...

TIA
janettekay

http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g113/janettekay/English%20PW/

[karelm]

Janette,
I personaly think this is chinese and somebody put the inscription on the base to increase the value.  I must say that the base does not look typical chinese to me.

I hope that somebody can come with a different explanation.
Kind regards,
KarelM

[RAY]

defo chinese, it looks like someone has tried to copy Paul Ysart sig

[janettekay]

thanks all !!!  believe it or not-this was my first ebay purchase MANY years ago (and I did not purchase it thinking it was by anyone special) and the first PW of my now 100+ collection including some very fine ones if I do say so myself...
It is strange that I just now decided to find out about this one --but it seems that it serves as a great reminder that not everything is as it seems......
janettekay

[karelm]

Janette,
I would still like to see a full pic of the base and if anyone has a similar weight a pic of that base.
This would allow one to compare and see if whoever did the scribling on the back ground it down or just wrote the nonsense.
kind regards
KarelM

[janettekay]

will post bottom ASAP--working around some big storms right now-power flickering.....
janettekay

[janettekay]

hi
hope this is photo you want (of base)--let me know...
TIA
janette
http://s54.photobucket.com/albums/g113/janettekay/English%20PW/?action=view&current=Englishpwbottom.jpg

[m1asmithw8s]

That is a modern Chinesed weight, regardless of who scribbled what on the base or why.

[glasstrufflehunter]

I have a few Chinese weights with the bases finished that way -minus the bogus signature of course. I even have one with the base well polished.

[janettekay]

Thanks to you both....now I know for sure...what I always suspected..
I have learned a lot in the years I have been collecting---and will always keep this "1st  purchase pw" as a reminder of what I used to buy......and to see how far I have come...........
janettekay