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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: chriscooper on November 30, 2013, 11:17:26 PM

Title: Paperweight with crude lampwork butterfly
Post by: chriscooper on November 30, 2013, 11:17:26 PM

Chinese? not sure but someone took the time to polish the base  :)

Title: Re: Paperweight with crude lampwork butterfly
Post by: KevinH on December 01, 2013, 12:20:23 AM

Not Chinese.

A butterfly with outlined wings is well known in Bohemian / Czech work. But some examples are known that originated in St Helens glassworks made by immigrant Czech workers in their own time.

Title: Re: Paperweight with crude lampwork butterfly
Post by: chriscooper on December 01, 2013, 10:36:07 AM

Okay thanks had a few of the St Helens glass ones that were not finished off as good thought the polished base may have denoted a different source.

Chris

Title: Re: Paperweight with crude lampwork butterfly
Post by: Lustrousstone on December 01, 2013, 10:39:08 AM

One of mine has a shiny base, two have ground matte bases and the rest have snapped pontil marks.