Topic: Rosenthal Glass Paperweight Gold Aventurine Feather

[cxgirl]

Hi,
Hope it is okay to share this one, I find it quite fascinating. I thought at first this was a real feather inside but I think it is gold aventurine. Stands about 7" in height.
Mary

[rocco]

That is lovely!
Maybe a real feather was used in making the paperweight?

Looks rather like gold foil than aventurine...

Michael

[cxgirl]

Thanks Michael! That would make sense,  the real feather was covered in gold foil. The feather would disintegrate from the heat and the outline in the foil would remain.
Mary

[bat20]

Don't really have a clue,but wouldn't the organic matter cause some odd things to happen if it was encased in hot glass because the gases couldn't escape?

[Lustrousstone]

You'd get a nasty black mess inside. It is possible that the foil was cut into a feather before being laid on the marver

[cxgirl]

Thanks bat and Christine, I never thought about the remains if it was a real feather!
Mary

[donaldf]

Hi all. Could it be that a real feather was loaded with gold dust and tapped on the marver leaving a 'presence' of gold which could be picked up by the gather?