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Title: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: bat20 on September 14, 2014, 09:46:16 AM

Hi all,found these two in amongst some naff jewelry this morning and i would say obviously Chinese,they seem well made with concave bases and about 2.25"wd ,i'm not sure on the age and if they are hand painted or not,any thoughts many thanks.

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: tropdevin on September 14, 2014, 08:41:54 PM

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Hi.  These look like the 'reverse painted' paperweights, where the painted design is on the external concave base of a clear glass lens, rather than painted in enamels on a white glass disc and then encapsulated (ie a Chinese White).  If so, they may be from China or Japan, and are second half of the 20th century.

Alan

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: bat20 on September 15, 2014, 06:09:52 AM

Thanks Alan,the paint is very firmly on the back and you cant scrape it off , the glass is frosted  so maybe sand blasted  then painted and fired again?

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: Lustrousstone on September 15, 2014, 10:48:15 AM

A side-on view help to determine the construction

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: Fuhrman Glass on September 15, 2014, 02:40:56 PM

They used this same technique to decorate the inside of many snuff bottles as well. I doubt they sandblasted it though, probably etched with acid.

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: KevinH on September 15, 2014, 04:02:45 PM

Mod: Because of the different technique, and the possibly different country of origin of the weight, I have split out these posts (form the recent "Old Chinese?" entry) to form a new thread.

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: bat20 on September 15, 2014, 05:33:27 PM

Here's some other views.

Title: Re: Painted paperweight. Old Chinese?
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 01, 2014, 03:35:13 PM

Wot Alan said: reverse painted, so not a Chinese white