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Two more paperweights.
Anne E.B.:
Any ideas as to what these two are please?
Large red p.w. 3.25" diam. 2" high. with white and orange swirls.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/glass3.jpg
It has an unpolished pontil mark on the base and wear indicating age.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/glass2006.jpg
Small p.w. Clear glass postules rising from a green bed. Flat clear 0.25" base with a layer of white, a curious splash of orange which cannot be seen from the top.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/glass2003.jpg
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/glass012.jpg
Many thanks :lol:
Regards - Anne E.B. :wink:
Max:
--- Quote from: "Anne E.B." ---Any ideas as to what these two are please?
Large red p.w. 3.25" diam. 2" high. with white and orange swirls.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y195/glassie/glass3.jpg
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I like this one - it's huge! A nice splash of colour, just right for a cold day. :D I see the DVD in the background too... :wink: :D
KevinH:
Hi Anne,
The large red one with "swirls" is of a general pattern known as "Marbrie" (usually four sections of pulled loops). No idea though where this one may have been made. I have a similar one in yellow with white marbrie loops, not so large, and it is hollow (judging by the lack of weight) but with a closed off base.
I think the one with decorative air bubbles ("postules") is probably modern Chinese.
Anne E.B.:
Thanks Max - glad you like it :P It is bright! and it reminds me of those huge round sweets you get at the seaside, made from rock :lol:
Kev - many thanks :) The 'Marbrie' is quite light considering its size, and I reckon is about the weight of the smaller one. Is Marbrie a foreign term I've never heard of it before? The smaller one is nice, but the bigger one wins hands down :lol:
Regards - Anne E.B. :wink:
KevinH:
Anne asked:
--- Quote ---Is Marbrie a foreign term ...
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I'm not sure when or where "marbrie" was first used but, according to Harold Newman's An Illustrated Dictionary of Glass, the term was based on the French word "marbre" (meaning marble).
Purists might say that a Marbrie weight should have a cane, or group of canes, at the top of the design. But any weight with festoons of this type can be called a Marbrie, even without a cane topping. (According to my understanding.)
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