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Offline mhgcgolfclub

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Antique Paperweight
« on: June 15, 2010, 06:29:15 PM »
Help to ID this old paperweight please which does have some chips and lots of wear, I thought it may be antique Bohemian ,hopefully someone will correct me.

It measures about 2.5" in diameter, the base is slightly concaved, there is also a slightly raised base rim

Thanks Roy


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Offline Rocksmom

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Re: Antique Paperweight
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2010, 03:01:58 AM »
There's a complex cane in the 3rd picture that's intriguing to me...it has a center cane with a red detail, surrounded by alternating blue & white canes. The centers of those canes appear to have different symbols.  Is this true, or are they the same design, only distorted?   

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Offline mhgcgolfclub

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Re: Antique Paperweight
« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2010, 03:51:00 AM »
They all look like star canes or circles to me , I will add some more pictures which I have

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Re: Antique Paperweight
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 04:44:05 PM »
Thanks for the additional pictures.  I see now that the canes are not as complicated as I thought they might be.  Nice weight, though.  I'd love to have it in my collection!

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Re: Antique Paperweight
« Reply #4 on: June 20, 2010, 02:54:14 PM »
Thanks Rocksmom

I agree it is a nice weight , when I decide to sell I will put it on the glass market place so you will know

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