Topic: Satin air trap paperweight.

[SophieB]

Hi Keith,

Nice item!! :mrgreen:

Do you find it in the Birmingham Bull Ring Rag market?

I have been wanting to ask you whether it was good for finding glass. It is difficult for me to go because of the day job, unfortunately... But if I knew that it holds undiscovered treasures, I would try and make a special effort (don't worry I won't compete too much, I concentrate exclusively on paperweights).

Any tips for finding (cheap) paperweights around the Brum area are welcome!!!

SophieB

[keith]

Hello Sophie,
           I've picked up some really good pieces at the fair in the monthly show,including a very nice Strathearn pwt,an iridescent Mtarfa weight and a Royal Brierley pwt to mention just a few,well worth a visit,here's a few recent finds,Keith.

[jazimmons]

 :mrgreen: KEITH, that sure is a lovely piece iridescent green, albeit with its rusted metal attachment! It is my own understanding that these metal additions were manufactured out of house, which probably accounts as to why so many items of this continental type have unpolished/unfinished top rims to them?   :spls:  I have always been of the opinion myself, that the glass can and should stand alone, without these metal mounts.  For they are seldom as good as the glass, being somewhat cheaply produced additionals, but hey, this glass was being shipped HERE when the market wanted flower-posy vases etc., and so who can blame the importers who had the mind to add metal!  Have you considered restoring the metal attatchment?  It would not detract from the glass I am sure?  Once sanded smooth, perhaps gold leaf (which is not expensive and easilly applied) would result the entire into a super piece?     Jazz 

[keith]

Thanks Jazz,the pic' doesn't really show it's true colour which is brighter,it's a Kralik ribbed bowl,might do something with the wire mesh,as you say it would look a lot better,got a few of these 'flower bowls now,here's a couple more,

[KevinH]

Keith, please do not mix non-weights and weights in the Paperweights forum. It causes confusion.

If you would like to create new posts in the Glass forum for the two vases, they can be dicusssed there. I (or another Mod can then tidy up this thread by removing the non-paperweights info.

Thanks.

[keith]

 :-[sorry I forgot this was the pwt section,old age.senility etc....is my excuse :pb:

[jazimmons]

KEITH, got your photos as just fine . . .  I have also my own numerous items of this type, most if not all, with identical metal top mounts!  Can we assume that these mounts wer ALL made by the the same metal manufacturer?  I am prety sure that glass importers would have used the same?  Some of which obviously lost the plot . . .   Having tried to re-design a piece of beautiful GLASS, with their so-called mounts of which did THE GLASS, no favours!  :huh:  Jazz

[SophieB]

Hi Keith,

Nice finds. I should have gone ages ago.

Many thanks for the info. I will make a point of going to the next one (to grab as many paperweight bargains as I can...).

SophieB