Topic: help with id on paperweight

[vero87]

I have a glass paperweight that is signed on the the back  J.M  G (or g could be a 6?) 1996.    Any ideas?

[ahremck]

We really need a picture.   What diameter is it?  Where did you get it from(location)?

The problem lies in the marking.  While your example may be particularly clear, in many cases it is not, and what you think can be quite different from the truth.  For example Sean O'Donohue from WA signs slightly differently just about every time I find a piece of his.  Another artist signs BCG, or a stamp with a tree, rising sun and three bars, or ЯК where the two vertical lines are joined, or Rob Knottenbelt.  All are the same person and while I know that it is from experience - having examples of each.

The range of knowledge is phenomenal on the GMB and there are likley to be people who recognise the actual signature just by seeing it.

If you are uncertain about posting pictures consult the reference section at the top of the GMB Index page.  Instructions are clearly given there.  Good luck - oh and by the way welcome to the board you will find it to be a great resource if you like glass.

Ross

[vero87]

Ok here are pics !  It measure aprox 7in from base to base.  I found this recently at a thrift shop.
Thanks for input

[Wuff]

I have an image (source??) of a somewhat similar design (though in green) signed "JMG 94" (though with a different "hand"). There is also a label "Métiers .... Québec" (shop label?). Could be a hint .

If you send me a mail (giving me your direct mail address) I can send you the image for your personal use.

[ahremck]

Good photos Vero.  I don't recognise the maker but my instinct says the JMG = J.... M....... Glass.  So I would be looking for a maker whose initials are JM, or who works at a location which creates the JM.

In the example I gave BCG = Brittania Creek Glass as he lived at a place called Brittania Creek.  Similarly one of Australia best Pwt artists Colin Heaney lived ay Byron Bay and his common mark for small pieces was CBHG = Cape Byron Hot Glass.

Sorry I can't help directly but Wuff seems to have a start for you.

Ross

[Wuff]

There is also a label "Métiers .... Québec".

Searching the web I came across Métiers d'Art du Québec:
"After the death in 2009 of the legendary glassblower Jean Vallières, this location, formerly a workshop and museum known as Verriere La Mailloche under his watchful eye, was taken over by a nonprofit association dedicated to preserving Québec-made glass and the art form itself."
The initials don't fit, though: another glassblower working there - or do they buy in from outside?
They also have their own web site and could possibly answer your question.