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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: niktam on June 26, 2023, 02:02:05 PM
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Hi,
Bought this paperweight, many, many years ago, on eBay as Whitefriars. Having moved to a smaller property am now listing bits and pieces bought over the years.
Want to list this for sale, but having looked at some W'f p'weights - they seem to be a solid colour with bubbles. This piece has a large central lump of cobalt glass, then cased with clear glass and bubbles.
Does anyone regard this as Whitefriars or was it wrongly listed when I bought it?
Grateful for any help - don't want to mis-sell
Mod: Images added to post for niktam
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Help please,
Am getting 403 - no permission to post - Is there a step I've missed or is it because of incorrect photos (although they seem to be within the 125kb, to me?).
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Not a clue about that sorry, beyond my pay grade.
From your description sounds as if you may have one of the weights shown on this 1970 catalogue page:
https://whitefriars-glass.com/resources/page3370.jpg
John
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Hi,
Thanks for your help - Sometime ago I did search W'f catalogues and was unsure then, that it wasn't the same.
I've given up for the moment and was using search on previous queries, the first one I came to was a question left years, over a decade, ago - not ever answered, which is the self-same design in green rather than blue. Suggest to me it not Whitefriars so I'll continue searching and see if I can come up with a maker.
Many thanks for your time.
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Hi,
Looked though previous queries and came upon Jaffe Rose controlled bubble p'weights - looked much the same, but taller and more u-shaped than my one.
Found Murano bubble and that does look similar - so forced to conclude it must be Murano (sigh)!
Many thanks for help given.
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Jaffe Rose and czech is more likely than Murano for plain controlled bubble paperweights IMO
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Hi Christine,
If I can ever load photo for this thread, perhaps you can mention which Czech company you are thinking of, in my searches I came across Harrachov but that links to Jeffe and seemed to be the same higher, almost domed shape?
Many thanks for your help,
Marie.
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Images added to original post, the issue was with the sizes, they were too close to 125kb so failed due to "overhead" - more about why this happens in my Techie Tips post in the Help forum here http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,36712.0.html
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It is vaguely reminiscent of the Galliano Ferro bowls, guessing that lilac glass could be neodymium - worth checking with a fluorescent light.
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Hi glassobsessed,
Did notice a slight colour to what seems like clear glass, but don't have any experience in that area - will check it out!
Many thanks for your time,
Marie.
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I don't think that are Jaffe Rose: the blue core is swirled and too translucent. It's been created using coloured frit over clear rather than molten blue glass. Apart from that I don't have any more insights
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Hi glassobsessed,
See what you mean about the bowls - very similar.
Thank you for pointing out the lilac tint, I did notice a slight pink tinge when handling p'weight, but thought no more of it - I didn't know about neodymium, and will check it out some more - many, many thanks for bringing to my attention.
Hi Lustrousstone,
I see what you mean about 'swirled' - hadn't noticed it and will look out for it when checking out other paperweights.
Grateful for so much help,
Marie.
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The name Erickson came to mind for controlled bubble paperweight but I don't actually know anything about the products.
I found this on the board searching for Erickson although it hasn't been identified.
https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,63854.msg357915.html#msg357915
Having said that and having read a bit further I think the Erickson bubble pieces might have been very exact in their bubbles so could be a complete red herring suggestion:
https://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,30417.msg164805.html#msg164805
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HI flying free,
Thank you for the links, will follow that up (always great to have a name, it can lead to all sorts of info)
Many thanks,
Marie.