Topic: Paperweight ID

[tzenka]

This looks somewhat like a Murano, but no way it is a Murano with this pontil! What do you think?

Mod: Copyright images removed (as per info below).

[paperweights]

You have a New England Glass Company scramble or end of day weight from about 1870.  Congratulations.

[alpha]

Looks more like antique Venetian scrambled to me with the aventurine.

[alexander]

I agree with antique Murano - I left a small bid and was away from the comp when the auction ended.
A nice price for antique Murano

Gotta ask tho - are these images yours? If not best not to add them to the post due to copyright concerns.

[tzenka]

 ::)It never occurred to me that there could be copyright to non-art images... I've been looking for an option to delete the photos, but I can't find anything.

[paperweights]

Looks more like antique Venetian scrambled to me with the aventurine.

Yes, you are correct.  I missed the aventurine the first time I looked.  Sorry for the misinformation.

[KevinH]

For the record, now that the copyright images have gone, the weight in question was rather like this one of mine, which also has a definite pontil mark (and has smooth grinding, too!):

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4576
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4577
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4575

[Lustrousstone]

I think the non-copyright images are here