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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: RescoCCC on August 16, 2014, 09:48:04 PM
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My first English weight, (assuming I'm correct that it is English). I'm thinking possibly Richardson, but that's just a guess. What do you experts think? It measures 3 1/4 inches in diameter, and 2 3/8 inches high. The base is a frosted ring surrounding a crudely snapped off pontil mark. The glass is quite heavy.
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Hi. I think you are correct - it looks like a Richardson piece to me. The base treatment varies, I suspect reflecting different dates of manufacture, but I am not sure of that. I have seen footed bases with pontil scar, concave polished bases, rather crude unfinished ones such as this...probably in equal numbers.
Alan
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Thanks, Alan, I appreciate the help. What do you think about repolishing? This one has four small shallow bruises as well as numerous light scratches. I think it can be done with very little impact on the profile, and I don't have much money in the weight. Good idea? Bad idea?