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Green glass dump paperweights with clay figures in them encrusted cameo sulphide
flying free:
ah using 'dumpy' in my key words I've found one more with some possible date information -
Apparently this is a 'Fred Archer' dump weight, green dump with a jockey on horse clay figure enclosed. I've no idea if it really is supposed to represent Fred Archer as there is no supporting evidence, but he dates to 1857-1886 and was champion jockey for 13 years. Of course that doesn't mean it was made during that time, but I suppose it's likely it may have been. I've just put it here for future reference on dates.
http://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/2752409
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flying free:
Keith thank you for looking through more books for me :) I thought I'd said that in a previous post. I appreciate it. I do have quite a large library of books now but they just rarely seem to have the piece in that is mine :-X
m
keith:
You are welcome,I've 29 books on glass and a number of general 'antique' books,it wasn't until I got 20th British Glass ' that I saw any of our pieces so you're not alone in that ;D ;D
tropdevin:
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Skotnicki's book has a complete chapter on dumps with sulphide inclusions, with 49 illustrations (some of them the same piece from different angles). It mentions others that are not illustrated, too.
Alan
flying free:
Thanks Alan - so not that many in total then. It is on my book hit list, but having bought two expensive ones this month I have to save for it :)
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