Topic: possible Bohemian weight

[Paul S.]

not my area so apologies in advance if I get this all wrong.

My book tells me that this type of design is Bohemian and from the early part of the C20 - apparently called a 'crown' weight due to the shape of the uprights that are supposed to represent the outline of a crown.
Almost 70 mm high and with no attempt to remove the rough slightly projecting pontil scar, which causes the weight to sit lopsided, and with some wear to the base and very minimal scratches to the midriff.

Might this really be as old as suggested, or have crown weights like this been surfacing recently from more modern sources anyone know?             Thanks for looking

[KevinH]

The term "crown" usually refers to a design with "arms" radiating down the outer parts of a clear glass weight.

The design with internal arms supporting bubbles is sometimes called "fountain" - e.g for Ysart examples from Scotland. But for general European examples, "Bohemian Spider" is the norm.

Your example, Paul, is very likely from  the Silesia  / Thuringia  / Bohemia / Czechoslovakia regions and yes, early 20th century or late 19th.

[Paul S.]

thanks Kevin  -  'spider' does sound a little more appropriate - it made me think briefly of some mechanical monster from 'war of the worlds'.
It seems almost too clean to be that old, but no doubt been in someone's cabinet for quite some time, and will stay with me  -  I like old interesting pieces