Author Topic: Pulled Feather Art Glass Paperweight I-D Help (PLEASE) (Read 666 times)

MarcN · « **on:** May 19, 2006, 08:33:15 PM »

Hello all. I found this paperweight (see pics below) this last weekend at a yard sale, and am having a heckuva time trying to identify it. Any ideas on this would be appreciated. It is not signed. Althought there is some wear on the underside, I think it is fairly contemporary (within last 20 years?). The underside, including the pontil, is not ground. I think it is the most beautiful paperweight I've ever owned. Thanks! Marc
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Max · « **Reply #1 on:** May 19, 2006, 08:40:57 PM »

I don't know much about paperweights, but perhaps it could be Orient & Flume? Someone will come along and correct me if I'm wrong.

Liz · « **Reply #2 on:** May 19, 2006, 10:14:02 PM »

Hi Marc,

Orient and Flume was my initial thought,also. But, Correia and Jerry Vandermark (Vandermark/Merritt Studios) also have produced some lovely pulled feather paperweights. I'm sure there are other makers as well, those are the three that come to mind!

Liz

MarcN · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2006, 03:29:46 PM »

Thank you Max, and thank you Liz - for your ideas on possible makers. I've been Googling around looking at examples by all of those mentioned - and do see similarities for sure. But the one thing that is always dissimilar are the undersides - which are pretty consistently ground flat and smooth, but on mine the underside is not ground at all. Ah, well.
Thanks again,
Marc