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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: tzenka on October 08, 2008, 02:07:51 AM

Title: Paperweight ID
Post by: tzenka on October 08, 2008, 02:07:51 AM: This looks somewhat like a Murano, but no way it is a Murano with this pontil! What do you think?

Mod: Copyright images removed (as per info below).
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: paperweights on October 08, 2008, 03:26:03 AM: You have a New England Glass Company scramble or end of day weight from about 1870. Congratulations.
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: alpha on October 08, 2008, 12:58:08 PM: Looks more like antique Venetian scrambled to me with the aventurine.
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: alexander on October 08, 2008, 11:48:12 PM: I agree with antique Murano - I left a small bid and was away from the comp when the auction ended.
A nice price for antique Murano :)

Gotta ask tho - are these images yours? If not best not to add them to the post due to copyright concerns.
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: tzenka on October 09, 2008, 12:58:46 AM: ::)It never occurred to me that there could be copyright to non-art images... I've been looking for an option to delete the photos, but I can't find anything.
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: paperweights on October 09, 2008, 02:47:39 AM: Quote from: alpha on October 08, 2008, 12:58:08 PM
Looks more like antique Venetian scrambled to me with the aventurine.

Yes, you are correct. I missed the aventurine the first time I looked. Sorry for the misinformation.
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: KevinH on October 09, 2008, 09:26:58 AM: For the record, now that the copyright images have gone, the weight in question was rather like this one of mine, which also has a definite pontil mark (and has smooth grinding, too!):

http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4576
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4577
http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-4575
Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: Lustrousstone on October 09, 2008, 10:54:47 AM: I think the non-copyright images are here (http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,23380.0.html)