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Author Topic: Saint Louis - repolished  (Read 1234 times)

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Offline tropdevin

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Saint Louis - repolished
« on: October 07, 2009, 09:24:55 PM »
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I think that this paperweight is very attractive, but surely it is quite heavily repolished on the base to cut so far into the outer row of canes (I recognise that the seller says the base is repolished)?

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Re: Saint Louis - repolished
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2009, 12:31:30 AM »
I only see evidence of the base having been ground down rather heavily.

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Re: Saint Louis - repolished
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 12:00:07 AM »
I also feel that this weight has been drastically repolished, principally around and under the base.

The set up is sunken far too low in the weight, with too little glass around it. Also the outer circle of white canes with mauve linings would typically be just below the edge of the weight's motif and not be tucked away underneath as they are.

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