Topic: Strange little Old English ID help

[pooleandpaperweights]

Brought this at Detling yesterday for not much money.  Looks to be definitely Old English, but is it the start of a weight which was never finished?  Any help on who made it?  Walsh Walsh? Richardsons?

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/pooleandpaperweights/2014-02-22171437.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/pooleandpaperweights/2014-02-22171443.jpg

http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r267/pooleandpaperweights/2014-02-22171450.jpg

As you can see, very flat, doesn't seem to have any glass over the top of the start of the weight, and doesn't seem to be ground down at all.

cheers
Ian

[tropdevin]

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Hi Ian

I agree it is Old English, and I suspect it is from the unknown maker I have referred to in articles as OE2 - the canes are very similar, and the way the canes are drawn underneath is similar too.

As for what it might have been...a millefiori setup can be developed into all sorts of things such as a paperweight, bottle, tumbler, wine glass, jug...we have examples of all of theose from Arculus / Walsh Walsh.  Perhaps it was an unfinished piece?

Alan