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ID's please ? Did the Chinese invent paperweights?
Della:
More Chinese weights?
My ignorance on paperweights has obviously not improved.
These were a gift and I like them, the pink one in particular, but who made them?
Many thanks. :lol:
KevinH:
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Yes, modern Chinese, crimp Lily I suspect. Specific maker not known. Three thin, pale green "leaves" are a regular feature in these weights.
Della:
Thanks Kev,
They were from my two youngest children, bless.
I was impressed at the fact that they even knew that I was a glass lover.
Leni:
I like these, particularly the pink one! :D
I havea couple like this, but they all vary more than you might think, as it is possible to use different numbers of 'petals' and different 'stamens' in the middle. And many different colours of course, some even using graded shades of colour. And the edges of the petals may have a different number of 'dents' depending on how many were cut into the edge of the crimp.
It's easy to take one glance and write them off as same-same, but often they have many interesting variations, and aren't all 'dime-a-dozen' copies of the same weight! :wink:
Della:
Hi Leni,
Nice to see you back. I hope you feel tons better and that you had a great time.
Thank you for the comments. The pink one is my favourite as I said. The petals really do look real, the children thought that they had been stripped from a real flower. The stamen, in particular, is extremely life like.
Chinese or not, I will cherish them.
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