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Author Topic: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?  (Read 3282 times)

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Offline kane_u_pain

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #10 on: November 06, 2009, 09:19:55 AM »
Even for a chinese piece keith...it is still i nice looking piece of glass and quite a chunk of it to!!!... :)

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2009, 09:23:08 AM »
Could try the Hineri route...found this on ebay the other night...typical Hineri piece...but has 2 labels...shame about the price though!!!.... :cry:...otherwise i would buy it if it was an auction and started at a low price...hate the buy it now!!!...




Here is the ebay seller id if you would like to look...270472248124...my apologies for the excessive posts... :spls:

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2009, 05:36:19 PM »
If you think that's a big chunk of Chinese glass,how about this,10 ins high and just over 10 kg's!

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2009, 04:08:36 AM »
Faceted vase???...10kg's???...are you joking???...i wouldn't have enough strenght in my arms to lift that...my heaviest is just over 5kgs/14.5 inches (36 cm) (not chinese)...cant lift it with one hand LOL...the Chinese are certainly coming out with smaller/heaver pieces...10 kgs...jesus...

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2009, 01:05:54 PM »
Having a stupid moment,should be 4.75kg,Keith.

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Re: Amber engraved vase. Scandanavian or Asian?
« Reply #15 on: November 07, 2009, 03:14:23 PM »
This is bigger and not Chinese,18 ins across and just over 5 kg's don't know where from,Keith.

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