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Title: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: kwqd on July 31, 2022, 06:28:12 PM

This paperweight is 4" (10.2 cm) high x 3" (7.6 cm) wide x 2.5" (6.3 cm) deep, unmarked. Molded with a smooth back and base, no mold lines, no marks. Thinking maybe Scandinavian, perhaps Pukeberg (?) but cannot find another like it. Has anyone seen this before and knows who made it?

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: kwqd on August 11, 2022, 02:16:14 PM

Updated images. I also went over the whole piece with a magnifying glass to make sure it is not marked. It is not.  :(  Have looked at hundreds of images and can still not find another example.

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: NevB on August 11, 2022, 06:58:22 PM

The face rang a bell but I've had a look but can't find anything either.

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: kwqd on August 11, 2022, 08:16:17 PM

Thanks for your efforts NevB! It is a puzzlement....

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight SOLVED!
Post by: kwqd on August 30, 2022, 07:20:24 PM

A labeled example found, Josef Riedel Glass, Austria

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: NevB on August 31, 2022, 01:40:48 PM

That's a surprise!

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: kwqd on August 31, 2022, 01:50:54 PM

Someone found several auctions of them on Worthpoint....
 

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: Anne on May 21, 2023, 07:01:23 PM

Links to those on Worthpoint for reference / comparison:

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/josef-riedel-glass-paperweight-cat-160577920

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/made-austria-riedel-cat-glass-3868948314

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-riedel-austrian-crystal-small-1907915626

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/mcm-made-austria-riedel-cat-glass-3879246924

Title: Re: Glass cat paperweight
Post by: kwqd on May 21, 2023, 07:17:34 PM

Thanks, Anne!