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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: stew2u2 on January 12, 2014, 01:52:33 AM

Title: help with this magnum flower paperweight
Post by: stew2u2 on January 12, 2014, 01:52:33 AM

large size flower paperweight. i have looked everywhere the only one i can see similar
is http://www.french-treasures.net/Paperweight_185/English-Art-Glass-Magnum-Paperweight-Butterfly-Cactus-Multicolor-1950_3168.html (http://www.french-treasures.net/Paperweight_185/English-Art-Glass-Magnum-Paperweight-Butterfly-Cactus-Multicolor-1950_3168.html)
is this the same and any makers name

Title: Re: help with this magnum flower paperweight
Post by: Nick77 on January 12, 2014, 10:13:46 AM

It's a modern Chinese weight, the website you link to has had it on ebay for some time at the same sort of ridiculous prices described as English.

Nick

Title: Re: help with this magnum flower paperweight
Post by: KevinH on January 12, 2014, 04:35:30 PM

Stew, is that a white rabbit beneath the flower leaves?

Chinese work is well known with small animals / birds in a weight which has a lily type of flower. Creatures I have seen most often in Chinese flower weights are Butterflies, Bees, Frogs and what are possibly Geese (flying). The size of the animals make the flowers appear to be enormous!

Title: Re: help with this magnum flower paperweight
Post by: stew2u2 on January 12, 2014, 07:57:57 PM

thanks for looking and the info. yes it is a rabbit ( i think ) kevin. thought it might be Chinese but the base being sort of finished off threw me a curve ball that and the other web site.