Hi all,
This is a fascinating weight. It's very large 5" across. 31/2" high.
It's built in layers (lol, what paperweight isn't). It seems to be mostly hollow, with a 1/4" - 1/2" clear layer filled with "stuff", including what looks like coppery aventurine ribbons, and silvery "aventurine" mottling the hollow interior's wall, plus stretched millefiori (or faux?), twisted ribbons, lattacinos, etc.
In other words, the exterior of the hollow center, which is translucent cobalt blue, has a mottling of shiny silver.
I assume it's modern Chinese, but a very well made one.
I've included a bottom shot, but it has a green felt that I would rather not remove.
Am I right that it's modern or contemporary (is there a difference?) Chinese?