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Glass Paperweights / Re: Chinese Millifiori Paperweight?
« Last post by tropdevin on Today at 06:57:10 AM »
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Hi.  I have had a look too, and I think at least 5 of the Murano are probably of Chinese origin.  Some have Murano labels.  I'm not sure how to reference them easily, but counting down from the Fratelli Toso 1997 spiral egg, they are 2, 5, 16 and 19.  The other is the 'Card suit' paperweight higher up.

To see similar canes in use just check out 'Murano paperweight' on Alibaba or Made-in-China, and explore the websites of the manufacturers. eg http://www.alibaba.com/product-gs/463088822/Murano_glass_paperweight.html.  You will find even more if you search on 'glass paperweight'.

Alan
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Glass / Re: Russian (?) cup
« Last post by flying free on Today at 06:54:55 AM »
I can't - the mark doesn't look very Russian on sight, but it's a good hunch I think based on the teardrop type enamel design around the base.
If you go on the Hermitage Museum collection website they have a vast collection of glass online and you may be able to match it.
It's a lovely piece of glass :)
m
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Glass / Russian (?) cup
« Last post by brain_11 on Today at 06:16:16 AM »
Although I can't read the mark on the bottom, my hunch is that the cup I have is Russian from the 19th century. It is very precisely enamelled. Can anyone decipher the maker's mark?

Attila
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Glass / Re: elephant handled bowl lid
« Last post by Ohio on Today at 03:03:52 AM »
Yeah its Smith. Whitmyers didn't have 1/2 the attributions to vanity items until Tom Felt published the Smith book in 2007. Smith made a very significant percentage of all U.S. vanity items (glass). 
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Glass / Re: Interesting early Mdina bowl with ground pontil. Please be critical !!
« Last post by Baked_Beans on Today at 02:49:55 AM »
That is a stunning vase John , with a great Art Deco look . I'm going to have to get a book from the library on WMF . This little bowl has opened up a whole new area of interest for me thanks to you guys !  :D  I will see if I can check the blue under UV light (lost the pen again)  to see if it goes green !

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British & Irish Glass / Re: Mills, Walker & Co of Wordsley basket
« Last post by Anne on Today at 02:49:40 AM »
http://www.great-glass.co.uk/glass%20notes/manl-m.htm
Mills, Walker & Co
Wordsley, Stourbridge, England (late 19th C)
Enamelled opaline (see Manley, fig. 127, vase marked 'M.W. & Co., Vitrified'), & hot-formed glassware; tableware, vases, lamps etc. 13 designs registered from 1884 to 1895 (in the last registration, they are listed as 'Mills, Walker & Co, London. Glass & china manufacturer')

http://theantiquarian.us/Hist.Stuart%20and%20Sons.htm < ---- company history - about half-way down

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/A2A/records.aspx?cat=169-d695&cid=1-22-2#1-22-2
Mills, Walker & Co.  [no ref. or date]
D695/1/22/1  1882-1886
D695/1/22/2  1886-1895
These documents are held at Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Staffordshire Record Office
Contents:
Mills, Walker & Co., Wordsley, glass manufacturers, copy articles of association, 1895, trading account, 1893-1894, Walker family papers; agreement with managing directors, 1894.

Could be an interesting research project for someone in the Staffs area?
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Glass Paperweights / Re: Chinese Millifiori Paperweight?
« Last post by Otis Orlando on Today at 02:47:28 AM »
Quote from: SophieB on May 17, 2013, 12:39:23 PM
Hi there,

You may be interested in this site. It shows a lot of Chinese weights (and others too):

http://verredart.atspace.com

SophieB

Hi Sophie,   I too have concerns  to your reference.  Can you be specific in stating the ones that you think are Chinese.  Having looked at the site, I am having difficulty in identifying the Chinese paperweights.   Thanks!
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Glass / Re: elephant handled bowl lid
« Last post by flying free on Yesterday at 11:47:55 PM »
http://www.kandmantiques.com/Articles/AnimalPowderJars/pages/Elephant_Battling_gn_sat.html
lovely Paul!
according to this link it was produced by LE Smith.  I don't know anything about American Glass but hopefully someone will be along who can elucidate further.
m
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Glass / Re: elephant handled bowl lid
« Last post by meegs on Yesterday at 11:31:56 PM »
Hi Paul,
Known as Battling/Kissing Elephants and features on pages 14/15 of Margaret and Ken Whitmeyers book called Bedroom and bathroom Glassware of the depression years. I cant see wear they attribute this design to a particular maker but they describe the base as "4 1/4 inches in diameter features a recessed horizontal center panel which is intersected by 4 evenly spaced vertical panels." This bottom is common to about 6 different styled lids.
Hopefully someone else will be able to add more information.
Cheers
meegs
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Glass Paperweights / paperweight
« Last post by greyfella on Yesterday at 11:18:10 PM »
hi all messaged earlier about this paperweight but no pics.there is a C in the centre of blue star,and another letter maybe a B in the lightr blue star ,below and to the right of lighter blue star there are two etched circles which i thought was damage until i looked through mag glass ,
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