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Title: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: casalibre on October 02, 2010, 09:54:57 AM

on eBay

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160488028512&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:DE:1123

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it is looking like more MURANO to me?

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: ahremck on October 02, 2010, 11:52:44 AM

Attribution on Ebay is a pain isn't it.  I don't know enough about Clichy to fit on a pinhead - I do know I am sick and tired of people attributing MDINA as MURANO - even when the label says Malta on it.

Ross

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: alexander on October 02, 2010, 02:40:29 PM

Looks like a genuine Clichy - the price is a bit optimistic tho.

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: paperweights on October 02, 2010, 04:28:53 PM

I agree.  Genuine Clichy.  Casalibre, why did you think this looked like a Murano? 

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: Riki on October 02, 2010, 04:32:07 PM

 I also vote Clichy, but it looks to be heavily polished from the side,  (2nd photo shows the weights profile to be way to low )

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: tropdevin on October 03, 2010, 08:16:09 AM

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Hi Guys.

It is as Clichy as they come.  I was the underbidder on this piece at auction on Friday (Biddle & Webb in Birmingham, before you ask ;) ).  And as the last post correctly notes, it has lost quite a bit of the original glass off the top in repolishing at some time.  It is a decent size, and nicely laid out piece, and if it had been in original condition and shape I might have paid £1250 for it!

Alan

Title: Re: eBay: rare Clichy purple and white magnum Swirl paperweight ?
Post by: casalibre on October 03, 2010, 08:18:19 PM

Thanks Alen!