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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: christine012674 on June 07, 2007, 05:28:42 PM
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Goes anyonw know how rare a Baccarat sulphide paperweight with a scorpion on it is??? I looked everywher and I cant seem to find anything about it. I am also wondering how much it is worth??
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I think there was a series of astrological signs....generally, but not always, that means quite a lot, relatively speaking.
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Baccarat did a zodiac set of sulphides (in the 60s if memory serves). Right now the interest in modern sulphides is pretty low so they've been going for pretty low on Ebay. I've picked up several in the 10 to 30 dollar range. It's hard to day how much they're worth. I generally go with what the market is saying and right now it's low. It's a good time to collect them.
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Thanks to eBay and a surfeit of contemporary Bacaret and D'Albrat sulfides, the re-sale market for them is terrible. I doubt the market for sulfides will ever recover. It is a buyer's market, but for what purpose? They will never be worth anything more than what was paid for them, and right now the range for standard sulfides is $7 to $27. Overlays might go a bit higher. All we need now is for a dreadul Chinase sulphide to really destroy the market.
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De ja vu? ::) ???
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Hi Christine.
Yes.
Certainly,Baccarat and D'Albret are nothing special at all, but at least you didn't pay too much for it.
Deja vu?
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Nothing special?
I like 'em. All that lead crystal looks like jewels in my cabinet. I'm happy with them.
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Thank you for all of your responses. I really do appreciate them.
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One man's diamonds would seem to be another person's squashed carbon.
;D ;D
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Glasstrufflehunter,
My apologies, an intent to be humorous, rather than being offensive about the glass you collect.
regards,
Marcus
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Glasstrufflehunter,
My apologies, an intent to be humorous, rather than being offensive about the glass you collect.
regards,
Marcus
Just to reassure you, Marcus, I wasn't talking about you when I talked about squashed carbon ..... :-*
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Rainbowgirl aka various ID's (yawn) does not like China and while there are no Chinese sulphides, has to find some reason to include China as the cause of the demise of a market area. Various remarks were made because of the trolls reappearance, please ignore.
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No offense taken. I thought you were quoting the troll actually ;D
As I collect with my pocket change I keep in mind Mrs. Applewhaite-Abbot who amassed a large collection of paperweights with the most expensive weight being 35 pounds. When she died she left her collection to her daughter. After two museums declined the collection it was auctioned off by Sotheby's over a period of four years. The total was 90,000 US in the 1950s. She was one of the owners of the famous Pantin silkworm weight. She paid 26 pounds for it.
So I happily collect and enjoy the hunt. I doubt I will end up with something like a Pantin in my collection but overall I look for craftsmanship and with my limited means I have built a nice one. For me, sulphide bargains are a boon.
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Many of us are pocket money collectors hoping for truffles. I read or heard something recently that said experiences were what made people happy not things. I reckon we have the best of both worlds.
The answer to your question Christine is, it's not very rare or valuable, so keep and enjoy it and the memories it holds or sell to someone who wants it and put the money to something you want more.
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More racist rantings by the troll removed to committee for discussion.