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Help to id a paperweight please ID = Alum Bay, IOW (pics all gone)
Max:
Pah! I always thought paperweights were boring.
I'm gutted now.
They're obviously really exciting, and I've been missing out!!!
Argghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
(Ooooh just remembered I've got a paperweight! It's got a mushy pink cushion effect with lattice sideways canes....can't be anything much, but I'll get Leni to have a look tomorrow night! Ooooh!)
<runs off singing 'I'm in the money!' (well a girl can dream!)>
KevinH:
Max had a view ...
--- Quote ---Pah! I always thought paperweights were boring.
--- End quote ---
... and so did I some years ago ...
But when I found out that King Farouk of Egypt and other notable figures were collecting paperweights before I was born, I thought maybe there was something of interest that I could look into.
There's a brief article titled "A Weighty Tradition" at this site:
http://www.antiqueandcollectiblesshowcase.ca/archive/janfeb05.html
(scroll down the page). I don't go along with the idea suggested in the article that "quantity over quality" is an "unfortunate" thing. If I like something and I can afford it, I buy it, regardless of its "value".
However, in monetary terms, in more recent years the world record price paid for a single paperweight was US $250,000 :!: But of course, as I said, my view is that it's what we like and enjoy that counts more than the monetray value.
RAY:
i caught the bug off Kev, now i've got about 8-10 book's on paperweights
Kev dont forget that the $250k+ weight was missing the handle, just think how much it would of gone for if it was perfect
chopin-liszt:
Hello again, On the subject of the original paperweight, the base of the first one on eBay would appear to have a label over the pontil mark, which is most definitely not an Isle of Wight Studio Glass label, and is an Alum Bay label, with the mountainy bits on it, and although it is a bit worn, Alum Bay can be made out to be written on it, above the Isle of Wight bit. As far as I know, there are only the two glassworks on the Isle of Wight. (NB, See later posting, there are at least 3) It would be interesting to find out if there is any connection between the two though. Does anybody know if it's just my speculation that Chris Lucas trained with the Harris Studio? Cheers, Sue.
Frank:
Phone number is here:
http://www.wightonline.co.uk/alumbayglass/index.html#contact
See also an intresting article with a great set of photos showing a vase being made, courtesy of Tony Hayter
http://www.1st-glass.1st-things.com/articles/alum-bay-glass.html
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