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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: keith on August 17, 2009, 05:57:15 PM

Title: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: keith on August 17, 2009, 05:57:15 PM

Have a few paperweights but no idea where this is from,i.d please,Keith

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: alpha on August 18, 2009, 07:24:49 PM

Japanese.

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: keith on August 18, 2009, 07:51:51 PM

Thanks,but how do you know?I know a bit about Japanese cloisonne and satsuma but paperweights?

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: alexander on August 18, 2009, 08:43:40 PM

This looks like a very well known design from Japan, often marketed as "Lenwile Glass - Ardalt".
Seen from above it will have the shape of a slightly twisted star.

I have one caveat tho and that is the canes, they look slightly different to the usual Ardalt canes,
but I haven't seen enough A. canes to be sure.

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: keith on August 18, 2009, 08:48:42 PM

Many thanks Alexander will do more research,Keith

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: SophieB on August 18, 2009, 09:02:08 PM

Keith,

There are a few Japanese weights shown on the following website:

http://verredart.atspace.com/

It is a start anyway.

SophieB

Title: Re: Not a clue about this,help!
Post by: keith on August 19, 2009, 01:56:51 PM

Thanks Sophie,interesting site,Keith