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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: Cazza on December 06, 2007, 03:42:36 PM

Title: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 06, 2007, 03:42:36 PM
Anyone got any ideas on who made these two paperweights please?

Thank you  :)

Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: johnphilip on December 06, 2007, 04:36:58 PM
Hi Cazza i am sure the second one is a Ray Annenberg weight for Whitefriars . Regards John.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: karelm on December 06, 2007, 06:29:24 PM
Cazza,
To me the canes in the first weight shout Murano....and then you can start choosing between all of those who in Murano made yours!
If you look at the weight from the side and the canes are all different lenths...then it basically confirms Murano.
kind regards
KarelM
PS: in my opinion it would also be a recent weight 10 years odd....bt that is a gutfeel and not based on any fact!
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 06, 2007, 10:40:36 PM
 :) Many thanks for looking and helping, I am going to list them on ebay. Not sure what the Whitefriars one would make though cant see any on there like this one.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: johnphilip on December 07, 2007, 09:44:11 AM
Hi Cazza i have sold several of Rays W/F weights they can go for as little as 20£ or as much as 50£ on a good day, trouble is there are not many good days at the moment. Good luck John.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 07, 2007, 09:52:18 AM
Hi there John
Have listed it, can you tell me is that a wf cane inside it, took some more photo's and thought I could see a wf cane, its item no. 190181532650. I just put the photo on as I was not sure. I am still learning about wf. Regards
Carol
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: johnphilip on December 07, 2007, 10:32:34 AM
 I havnt looked yet but i know how ray made them the colours are all pieces of cane pulled and stretched and if the cut end faces outward you can see the original shape of the cane, great INIT.I hope this makes sense if not get back to me.I still have a couple of unique ones Ray made post W/Fs Yours is W/Fs.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on December 07, 2007, 04:03:32 PM
The first paperweight is Fratelli Toso.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 07, 2007, 04:16:01 PM
Many thanks for your help, I have now changed the ebay advert for them. I am very happy with the outcome of these two lovely weights  ;D big cheesy grin
Carol
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: karelm on December 07, 2007, 06:21:55 PM
The first paperweight is Fratelli Toso.
Based on the jagged edges? or Cane ID or what?....basically fishing for tips here!
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 07, 2007, 08:15:02 PM
Hi there not really sure what you mean, I come on here on and off, whats wrong with finding out about glass on here, I collect glass as well as sell some.
No offence has ever been intended.
Carol
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Lustrousstone on December 07, 2007, 08:27:00 PM
It's Karel who is fishing for tips on how to ID Fratelli Toso paperweights.

BUT it would be nice if you acknowledged the source of your information in your ebay listings
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: Cazza on December 07, 2007, 09:03:52 PM
Hi Karel I misunderstood the question :cry: Sorry :cry:
I will put a mention in the ads. And thank you for your help and i am also interested in how the id was made.
Title: Re: help with makers of these paperweights please?
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on December 08, 2007, 03:15:29 AM
There's basically two cane styles in that weight and they are both typical of Fratelli Toso. I've seen similar canes to the lacy canes with the color dots in the center in  other makers but FT's just look crisper and 'lacier' to me.