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Title: Whitefriars - or maybe not...
Post by: tropdevin on October 10, 2010, 10:46:46 AM

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I don't believe that this paperweight (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574631383&toolid=10001&campid=5336261829&customid=&icep_item=130442361793&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229508&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg) is Whitefriars. And I don't think it is antique. The canes look rather like Murano.  Any thoughts?

Alan

Title: Re: Whitefriars - or maybe not...
Post by: johnphilip on October 10, 2010, 10:58:38 AM

From that picture who can tell , ask what the base is like is it made on a button ? the shape and colours dont look too far off .

Title: Re: Whitefriars - or maybe not...
Post by: m1asmithw8s on October 10, 2010, 11:52:19 AM

Murano.

Title: Re: Whitefriars - or maybe not...
Post by: paperweights on October 10, 2010, 03:23:34 PM

I agree, this is from Murano.  I've had a number of Murano weights with this pattern, although none had such a nice faceting.

Title: Re: Whitefriars - or maybe not...
Post by: Lily of the Valley on October 10, 2010, 04:00:16 PM

I agree, 100% modern Murano and about the faceting, very nice.  Anyone think this was not original to this weight?

Lily :)