Topic: Bohemian or chinese?

[incazzatonero]

on EBAY I have found this:
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390052788195&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:DE:1123
Any commends?

[m1asmithw8s]

I'd say Boh... Definitley not Chi

[kieran]

Hi, im no expert on weights but l see a similarity to a bacchus weight l sold last year ie the white ruffle rose looking cane
looking forward to reading other thoiughts

[alexander]

I'm pretty sure is Bohemian, the canes and the latticinio matches other examples.

[glasstrufflehunter]

This is a very interesting piece: The yellow canes are a dead ringer for yellow canes in old Chinese weights as are the thinness of the cane slices. But the glass does not have that greenish cast and there is a little breathing space between the canes - something I don't see in old Chi. The types of canes other than the yellow don't look Chi either.

Most likely Boh but I'm not 100% positive.

[Kari]

That one had me puzzled as well - I'm looking forward to the experts' opinions!

[KevinH]

I am not convinced that any of the canes are like Chinese ones - but I have not seen very many earlier Chinese weights.

The canes with the many rods around the central section are very typical for Bohemian / Silesian work as is the latticinio basket ground. Although most of the canes are somewhat brighter than I am used to in regular old Bohemian weights, I believe the style and setting fits well with that area and timescale.

I have not (yet) examined Peter Von Brackel's book for cane comparisons but there certainly are examples shown with very brightly canes.

My view is that it is a brightly coloured version of regular Bohemian / Silesian work from the late 19th century or early 20th century.