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Allan Scott 'Deacons' Dahlia paperweight?
Leni:
--- Quote from: "Leni" ---[Will be emailing pics to you Allan, and many thanks again for your help.
Leni
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Sorry Allan, but I seem to be having email problems again! (Well, it appears BT are having the problems, I am just suffering as a result of them! :evil: )
So, with apologies to anyone who may not be interested, I am posting the pics you asked to see here instead :roll:
http://tinypic.com/27zukk http://tinypic.com/27zuo7 http://tinypic.com/27zup4 http://tinypic.com/27zuq8
Hope this helps. And many thanks again :D
Leni
KevinH:
Maybe Allan can confirm, but I think that the light blue cane in the centre of the base may be a very distorted "J" cane. If that's true, then it could explain why the base is unfinished - the weight could actually have been regarded as "not successful" (even though it's superb from the normal viewpoint).
Leni:
--- Quote from: "KevH" ---Maybe Allan can confirm, but I think that the light blue cane in the centre of the base may be a very distorted "J" cane. If that's true, then it could explain why the base is unfinished - the weight could actually have been regarded as "not successful" (even though it's superb from the normal viewpoint).
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It's not a distorted cane in the base, Kev it's the reflection of the central cane of the Dahlia in the snapped off pontil mark. Sorry, but it's very difficult to photograph because of the 'unfinished'ness of the base! :roll:
I think you may be right about the 'not successful' point though. I hope Allan can put us right on this :?
And yes, it is indeed truly superb in spite of the base! :shock:
Leni
ALLAN:
Hi Leni & Kev,
The un-cut base certainly explains why there is no "J" cane in the weight,as to the reason why it was never completed ,there could be several explanations; 1) There might of been a defect obvious at the time of making which made us decide not to finish it as normal,2) The weight could in fact be perfectly good and was made as a master sample before we decided to progress with the edition,3) There is also the distinct possibility that we made the weight before checking that we had any "J" canes ready to go in the base,(blame the local pub for forcing John and I to partake of their fine beverages at lunchtimes :lol: ).Any of these are perfectly reasonable explanations but what puzzles me is how it came to be on the market unfinished.Maybe you can let me know how you came across it.I know a lot of weights were sold by the liquidators when J.Glass went bust in 1983 but I do not remember what was sold off as I was at Caithness Glass by the time of the sale.The only other possibility is that it might of,how would you say,"walked "out of the workshop secretly when we were not looking.It did happen quite often as our cowshed doors were always open for people to wander in and see us working.Whatever the reason for its existence,it is still a great weight and I am glad its found a good home.
Allan 8)
Leni:
Allan, thank you so much again for taking the time to reply in this thread.
I have to say I also am puzzled as to how the weight 'escaped' unfinished! :? From my examination of it I would say it does not have any defect, unless your standards were *very* much higher than mine! :shock: I rather like the idea of blaming the local pub! :lol: :lol: :lol:
As to how I came across it, I bought it a couple of weeks ago on eBay! It was advertised as 'Possibly John Deacons 'Dahlia on Clear''. I was stunned (and very pleased) to be the only bidder, therefore getting it at a bargain price! :D
It certainly is a great paperweight and I treasure it! I fully intend it to remain in my possession and to pass to my children or grandchildren, so if it ever goes back on the market it will not (hopefully) be for a long time, if at all. Personally, I would like to bequeath it to one of my new baby grand-daughters, in the hope that when she grows up she will love it as much as I do, and keep it for her children to enjoy. :D :oops: :roll: :D
Many thanks again for all your help :D
Leni
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