Hi everyone,
I picked up this millefiori style paperweight at a car boot sale this morning - it was just too pretty to leave there! I decided to Google lens it to find out more and here I am 8 hours later, having well and truly fallen down a rabbit hole. I know nothing about this fascinating world of glass but now my interest is seriously piqued! I’ve looked through tons of the available photos, reference materials, etc and now I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed.
I’m hoping you might be able to help me determine whether this has a genuine known origin or whether it’s just some mass produced replica. I’d like to know what it is so I have a basis for comparison and to start with researching more about paperweights as this is the first one I’ve ever picked up.
I can’t see any signatures or obvious maker marks on the canes (not that I would recognise one if it was present!)
Any help to get me started would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks!
Lisa