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Title: Bohemian Named Paperweight
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on November 12, 2009, 09:08:26 PM

I believe this is most likely Bohemian and early 1900's, but I may well be wrong, the base has a concaved pontil mark but I beginning to think it may have been on a stand and the stand has broke off or could it just be the way it was made

Thanks Roy

Title: Re: Bohemian Named Paperweight
Post by: tropdevin on November 12, 2009, 10:17:58 PM

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It is certainly a Czech / Bohemian style, but I suspect yours was made at Pilkingtons, St Helens, in the 1960s.  I believe that some Czech workers came over and made a range of flowers, butterflies and so on in a rather blue-green or yellow-green glass, with designs in yellow / orange / white rod and frit.  I have a butterfly and a flower, and have seen several 'name' weights. All had a rounded base with recessed, broken pontil mark.  The older Bohemian versions tend to have clear untinted glass.

Alan

Title: Re: Bohemian Named Paperweight
Post by: incazzatonero on November 13, 2009, 12:45:20 PM

I think Alan is right, because the name "ERNIE" ist not a german name and was not usual, at the time when the paperweight was made.

Title: Re: Bohemian Named Paperweight
Post by: mhgcgolfclub on November 13, 2009, 01:52:54 PM

Thanks

Alan and Lothar for your very helpful replys,

Roy