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Offline RescoCCC

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Okay, what did I just buy?
« on: August 21, 2014, 08:23:23 PM »
I pulled the trigger on this two weight lot because I find the larger weight intriguing. No clue who made it though. Any help is appreciated.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/171429485365
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 08:37:23 PM »
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Hi. Hard to be sure, but I do not think they are antique (ie 19th century).  I would put my money on Murano, 1960 - 1990.

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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 08:45:58 PM »
I also thought they looked modern, but the larger one appears to have an antique style concave base. That's what intrigued me.
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #3 on: August 22, 2014, 03:49:21 AM »
The large one looks similar to Clichy weights.  Perhaps it is a late Clichy?  If so, congratulations.
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #4 on: August 22, 2014, 05:41:32 AM »
The way the canes are distorted reminds of Val St Lambert.
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2014, 04:41:33 PM »
When I get them in I'll post images of the larger one. In the interim, I'm digging through my books and catalogs to see if I can find anything similar.
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #6 on: August 26, 2014, 06:38:54 PM »
Okay, got it in. After digging through my books and catalogs, I still don't have a clue. It measures 3 inches in diameter, and 2 inches high. The base is polished, slightly concave, and has a basal rim about 1/8 inch wide. The rim is 2 1/8 inches in diameter.

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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #7 on: August 29, 2014, 07:02:41 AM »
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Hi.  Can you tell whether it is lead glass or soda lime glass (even at the crude level of 'it feels heavy in the hand', or not..)?  Even the weight might help get a handle on that aspect.  Knowing which it is might help eliminate some possibilities.

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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #8 on: August 29, 2014, 03:42:45 PM »
It seems heavier than normal, and weighs 1 lb 6 ounces. For comparison, the 3 inch diameter Strathearns I have weigh 1 lb 1 ounce.
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Re: Okay, what did I just buy?
« Reply #9 on: August 29, 2014, 03:53:16 PM »
PS: I'm also about half way through searching Selman's auction archives. So far, no luck.
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