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RAY:
just got this one off ebay, it measures 3.75" across and 1.5" high, the flower canes are sat on a pastle green ground, the set up of the canes and the looks are not very good but the base is top class not like a cheapo weight, very highly polished with a hollow ground pontil, there is a ridge around the side of the weight were the green ground meets the clear glass, i have no idea who made this good & ugly weight
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EstlinClichy:
The flowers look like they were made by someone in Murano, although I've never seen a base like that on a Murano paperweight. Usually, as you know, they're flat. Of course, this doesn't mean somebody isn't now doing bases like that. The flowers look chalky - like Murano.
I'm off to Italy and France and will be in Venice for a week. I'm going to turn paperweights over and look at the base, that's for sure.
Leni:
Interesting that there is an apparently random use of two different styles in the blue flowers :shock:
The white flowers look a little bit like some Murano daisies I have seen, but that base .... :? And the profile :? :? :shock:
Somehow I don't think Murano.
I do like it very much, though. Don't call it ugly! :twisted:
Leni :wink:
RAY:
if you look at the bottom row the 4th from the left is a murano daisy cane nothing like the one in this weight, but there would be more of the same design,
Leni i dont mean it's really ugly but the cane's are not well set
forgot to say the base has a lot of age related ware
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Leni:
Ray, your Murano daisy (same as in all my Murano examples) has seven petals, whereas the one in the mystery weight has eight!
I reckon it's definitely not Murano!
Would love to know who! :shock: :? :shock: :?
As for the canes not being well set up, having now seen paperweight makers at work I would never criticise a cane set-up again! :shock:
Leni
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