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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: azelismia on November 24, 2008, 09:37:07 AM

Title: 6" tall mushroom Paperweight with 6 flower canes.
Post by: azelismia on November 24, 2008, 09:37:07 AM: I really do not know my paperweights, I am going to guess Italian because that's where every single paperweight in the world comes from right? ;)

So can anyone tell me where this is really from and any other pertinent information, what the design is called era so on and so forth? Thanks in advance!

(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030255.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030255.jpg)
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030256.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030256.jpg)
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030257.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030257.jpg)
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030258.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030258.jpg)
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030259.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030259.jpg)
(http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/th_P1030260.jpg) (http://s248.photobucket.com/albums/gg172/thefiresidecat/nov%2023/?action=view&current=P1030260.jpg)
Title: Re: 6" tall mushroom Paperweight with 6 flower canes.
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on November 24, 2008, 11:01:51 PM: Yup it's Italian: Fratelli Toso made that weight. It's a variation of a flower pot weight. Age is trickier for me. My guess is 60s to 70s.

Actually I would say that about a third to a half of the paperweights you see on eBay come from China.
Title: Re: 6" tall mushroom Paperweight with 6 flower canes.
Post by: azelismia on November 28, 2008, 03:08:05 AM: awesome! a much better result than I was expecting for this piece. I got it in an antique mall for 6.00 :) Thanks!