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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: BFD222 on November 24, 2011, 04:35:39 PM

Title: Unknown Paperweight
Post by: BFD222 on November 24, 2011, 04:35:39 PM

Another paperweight that I am having trouble identifing measures 3 inches in diameter

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040385.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040384.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040383.jpg

Any help would be much appericated.

Title: Re: Unknowen Appperweight
Post by: SophieB on November 24, 2011, 04:43:23 PM

I would say modern Chinese.

SophieB

Title: Re: Unknowen Appperweight
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 24, 2011, 04:46:49 PM

Or even Indian

Title: Re: Unknowen Appperweight
Post by: alexander on November 24, 2011, 07:04:22 PM

India or China would be my guess too.

Title: Re: Unknown Paperweight
Post by: KevinH on November 25, 2011, 12:49:46 AM

Could we please see a couple of photos of the base - one straight on and the other at angle of about 30 degrees.

Title: Re: Unknown Paperweight
Post by: BFD222 on November 25, 2011, 11:31:17 AM

Hi Kevin,

here are the photos of the base

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040409.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040410.jpg

http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy331/bfd22/Unknowen%20paperweight/P1040411.jpg

Thank You
Barry

Title: Re: Unknown Paperweight
Post by: tropdevin on November 25, 2011, 03:35:38 PM

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Hi Barry

The non-circular flat base is typical of Chinese products, and the colours could well be Chinese. I have not spotted this particular design on Chinese exporters websites, but there are - literally - thousands of paperweight designs on offer from China, so I suspect that is where it was made.

Alan

Title: Re: Unknown Paperweight
Post by: Sach on November 25, 2011, 06:31:21 PM

Let's see, poor choice of colors, out-of-round, modest effort at finishing the base, no distinguishing technique or colors, and made with frit and a pick.  This could literally have been made in any location with hot glass.  It looks like a amateur effort and attempting to assign a country of origin is nothing but pure guesswork.