I picked this weight up on eBay a couple weeks ago, and have had no luck deciphering the signature, or even finding an artist with a similar style.
My take on the signature:
a first initial of Pfirst letter of the last name is likely a B, but coworkers can see a K or an Rthe next three peaks, I think, are a U, and an I or E. {I think this because if you look at the bottom of what think is the I or E, the stroke changes direction purposefully, as if defining a separate letter -- versus the letter before it, which has "curves" rather than "points".}the tall letter, I think, is almost definitely an F. It's nearly invisible in the photo, but that letter extends nearly twice as far below as it does above (almost to the bottom of the date), and then loops away from the date and begins heading upward and toward the next letter -- it would trace like an elongated figure-8.I think the last letter is an R, and the next-to-last may be an A
Alas, all the (bizarre) names that resulted from my amateur sig-detective impressions produced nothing when paired with "glass" or with "paperweight" in Google.
I'm stumped & stymied. Any help you folks can provide is appreciated. Thanks.