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Title: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight, ribbon flower design? ID = Portugal
Post by: bat20 on July 13, 2015, 03:33:36 PM

Hi,this weight has a flat polished base with what seems to be a lot of wear on the edges,it has a central bubble and four satellite bubbles joined by a flower motif red ribbon ,all above a white splatter carpet,probably not an easy one but any ideas on maker and date,many thanks.

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: tropdevin on July 13, 2015, 04:15:36 PM

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Hi.  I agree that Belgium is a possibility, but similar styles of paperweight were made elsewhere in Europe. Regarding age, maybe late 19th /early 20th century?  If it is from Belgium, there were at least 30 glass factories operating in the late 19th - early 20th century, so I doubt you will tie it down to any particular one. 

Alan

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: bat20 on July 13, 2015, 06:16:24 PM

Thanks Alan,there are a lot of information on the Intoe  stating the national flower of Belgium is the common red poppy,but there also seems to a lot of people saying Belgium has no national flower and the poppy has more to do with Flanders,I wonder if 1918 is stretching the date slightly? Could it have been made as a souvenir for people visiting after world war 1?

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: tropdevin on July 13, 2015, 06:30:35 PM

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Maybe...but I would have thought the maker would have rounded the stylised flower petals if he intended it to be a poppy.  I suspect it is just a 'flower', using whatever colours were available at the time.

Alan

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: bat20 on July 13, 2015, 06:46:27 PM

Yup,probably best to let facts get in the way of a good story when it comes to researching items,a bit more Tudor rose than poppy anyway ;)

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: rocco on July 17, 2015, 01:54:01 PM

Just ran across this "Made in Portugal" paperweight >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/221171557142 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/221171557142)
Is there just an accidental similarity, is the one I linked to a copy from the older ones, or are both Portuguese? ???

Michael

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 17, 2015, 02:59:16 PM

Portuguese PWs seem to have pinkish clear glass. Is yours Bat?

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: paperweights on July 17, 2015, 03:31:11 PM

How large is your paperweight (Diameter) ?

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: bat20 on July 17, 2015, 03:39:50 PM

Hi,the red ribbon gives the glass a pink hint from the top ,underneath it appears clear to me,it's 65cm wd and 55cm ht.

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: paperweights on July 17, 2015, 04:48:47 PM

I'm sure you mean 6.5 cm x 5.5 cm.  Otherwise your paperweight would be a record breaker.  The size is consistent with Portuguese paperweights.

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: bat20 on July 17, 2015, 04:54:51 PM

Lavender being the national flower of Portugal so sadly no tie in there,I wonder if it's been aged?dodgey lot that British heart foundation ;)

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: rocco on July 19, 2015, 09:29:57 PM

Here is a bunch of these nice Portuguese paperweights >> http://www.ebay.com/itm/121708105336 (http://www.ebay.com/itm/121708105336)
Obviously made by a company called "Golden Crown E&R"

Michael

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: paperweights on July 19, 2015, 09:37:45 PM

E&R was an importer of paperweights and other decorative items.  They were a major importer of ceramics, porcelain, and glassware from Europe from 1886 until 2002.  At one time they were the exclusive distributor for the Crystal Signature line of Swarovski figures.  The firm was originally founded as  Zeh, Ebeling & Reuss Co. by German emigrants Theodore Ebeling and Frederick Reuss who joined up with the owner of a glassware and china business, John E. F. Zeh.  The firm was renamed to Ebeling & Reuss Co. in 1900 and remained in business until at least 2002.  They were located in the Philadelphia area (Pennsylvania, USA).  The Golden Crown trademark depicted in the label was registered with the US Patent Office in 1956.

Title: Re: Bohemian,Belgian White splatter weight with ribboned flower design?
Post by: bat20 on July 20, 2015, 06:12:40 AM

Thanks for the extra info chaps,I guess they had dealings with the same makers of my weight.