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Offline Daniels_Glass_Items

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Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« on: July 28, 2007, 01:39:42 PM »
Can anyone help me to identify this paperweight with a sea anemone pattern, I think its quite old but dont know anything about its history or its maker.

Thanks for you help

Dan

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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2007, 01:45:31 PM »
Dan,
Welcome here, but sorry I cant see the pic...but (and I am most likely way off on this) do a search for "seagem" or "sea gem" or "seagems" etc on ebay.
Good luck,
PS: If you go to any of the forums' sticky posts at the top you'll find a link to post pics in yobunny ....use that...works better than any of the others!
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2007, 01:54:13 PM »
aaaaargh...not seagem!
What does the base look like?
....in my book it does not look very old...sorry
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2007, 03:59:31 PM »

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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2007, 05:40:31 PM »
Hi - I've got a fairly similar one - with black ribbons, though. It's a fairly big one - 100 mm diameter and about 1350 g. What size is your's?

No idea what it is - so I also would be most interested in any hints other readers can give.
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2007, 11:36:40 PM »
Might be modern Chinese. ??

Interesting technique. Looks like it was formed from three basic pieces each made in the same way with a central core of clear overlayed with blue then white chips, followed by a coating of clear then the orange-white strips. Then the three being joined (which has flattened out the middle and lower sections) and covered again with clear glass to make the whole thing. The various air bubbles, some being quite large, show the "joins" (even a very good maker might struggle a bit to form something in this way without getting the air bubbles).
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2007, 09:02:49 AM »
Not so difficult as it may seem, Kevin. But then, the whole point is to design something that is easy to do but that looks difficult! :)
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #7 on: July 29, 2007, 01:03:01 PM »
Compare it to this one, which I bought recently. http://www.glassencyclopedia.com/2viewspaperweight.html
The second picture looks cloudy but that is just my photograph. Its actually very clear.
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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #8 on: July 29, 2007, 01:17:49 PM »
Yeap yours looks very similar AngelaB.

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Re: Can Anyone Help me Identify This?
« Reply #9 on: July 29, 2007, 01:38:47 PM »
Compare it to this one, which I bought recently. (the following taken from the web page)
The label on the base of this paperweight reads:
SIGNATURE STYLE
by Murphy
NEW ZEALAND
CHINA.
How do I interpret this ? :o
Designed by Murphy - who lives in New Zealand - but made in China?
Designed and made in China - and imported by Murphy in New Zealand?

In the latter case: I bought mine from a seller in France - no label - so it's just Chinese?
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