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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: tropdevin on October 30, 2008, 05:20:49 PM

Title: Paperweight ID
Post by: tropdevin on October 30, 2008, 05:20:49 PM

The seller of this item (http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/710-53481-19255-0/1?type=2&campid=5335820906&toolid=10001&customid=&ext=260308223193&item=260308223193) is suggesting Bohemian - which it could be, along with Belgium, the Alsace, and so on.  But he is selling quite a few Scottish weights, and I have a vague memory of something similar being attributed to Ysart, but I cannot recall where.

Any views on the likely origins of the weight?

Alan

Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: KevinH on November 01, 2008, 10:33:36 PM

With five bubbles, I vote for "bohemian" (in the widest sense of that attribution). But the spattered ground is quite similar to that seen in some of the "badge weights" that may well be Belgian.

There are some weights with "frond" designs made (most likely) by Salvador Ysart but none of the ones I have seen look like the eBay example.

Title: Re: Paperweight ID
Post by: alexander on November 03, 2008, 11:23:34 PM

My vote would be Belgian or Boh. (since I can't see any aventurine I like Belgian better),
mostly due to the green strands which is a design that frequently shows up in Belgian and sometimes Boh. weights.
Looks like a Christmas tree.