Topic: could anyone ID this glass item

[chopin-liszt]

We were all new to it once. Don't worry. 

[woody58]

Hi All, I can confirm the item weighs 5.6 kilo, I also used a vernier depth gauge and the carvings on average are about 5 to 6mm deep,
the signature is T or J . Storn or Stoun.

[Lustrousstone]

Yes, made in three parts. Ball, stem and foot; you can see the "wafers" at the joins

[woody58]

Thanks for the input, so up to now could it be described as a Wig Stand that some glass artist maybe a German named ( T.Storn) has cut a wildlife scene into the ball and signed. Are these items very common ?

[KevinH]

Items like these are of interest to Paperweight collectors and are also known as "stem paperweight" or "mantel ornament".

Height can vary from say 6 inch / 15 cm to around 8 inch / 20 cm, but usually the "paperweight" top is no larger than about 4 inch / 10 cm in diameter. And even with a sold dome top, they usually weigh in at less than 2 lb / 1 Kg

So this example is unusually large in the "paperweight" section - unless others of this size are more common in Germany and other parts of mainland Europe.

I do not recall seeing another one like this, especially with the decorative cutting.

[chopin-liszt]

There is every possibility (as you have already guessed, I think) that it could have been engraved by somebody unconnected to the maker at a date later than its manufacture.

[woody58]

Thank you everyone for you help, just one last question I am a metal turner and the pattern on the top of the ball looks exactly like it has been cut on a lathe, is it possible to turn glass with a diamond cutting tool on a machine  

[chopin-liszt]

Yes, absolutely. It's known as wheel engraving; a very common technique in cold glass work.