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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: JuliBMe on July 07, 2019, 05:52:11 PM
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Hello! I have what I think is an antique paperweight. It appears similar to a St. Louis paperweight I found in a book. However, I saw that it looks like Baccarat did similar designs. The bottom of this paperweight is concave with a thin ring around that has quite a bit of wear. There's a line of white in the pink background. Would this be considered a flaw? What do you think? It's standard size about 3 1/2" x 2" tall.
Thanks for looking!
Juli
I couldn't upload the pictures because I guess they are too big. Here are links to the images on my selling site:
https://imgsrv.sellersourcebook.com/users/106965/antiquepaperweight.jpg
https://imgsrv.sellersourcebook.com/users/106965/antiquepaperweight1.jpg
https://imgsrv.sellersourcebook.com/users/106965/antiquepaperweight2.jpg
https://imgsrv.sellersourcebook.com/users/106965/antiquepaperweight5.jpg
Sorry for the inconvenience!
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I tried reducing the size of the pics. Let's see if this works...
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Correction: the size is 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" tall.
Does anyone have any idea on this? I can't find anything definitive searching for "clematis", "dahlia", "pink ground" paperweight.
Thank you for looking!
Juli
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Update: I received information from an American paperweight collector that this was made by New England Paperweight Company.
Juli
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It would seem that nobody here has managed to recognise it, so far.
I don't think you were being ignored - just nobody knew what to think about it.
Thanks for reporting back what you found!
:)
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LOL, I'm used to being ignored and have thick skin after 20 years activity on the internet! I actually did figure that no one recognized it. This board concentrates more on European weights, does it not? That's why I contacted someone who I learned had more experience with American paperweights as I found one with a similar flower made by Boston and Sandwich.
Thanks for the response, though! Glad to know this board is "alive". :-)
Have a wonderful day!
Juli
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Oh, correction on the ID. It's called the "New England GLASS Company". They did more than paperweights!
Juli
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It was bothering me. The flower looked a little like, but not enough like, some Scottish weights, but the rest was wrong - wrong shape of pink bed, and the wrong texture of the enamels in it. Then the dome was too high to be antique French, I think - but paperweights are not my area.
I should have at least said; "Hello and Welcome and thank-you for taking the time and trouble to post good images directly to the board. That is much appreciated.
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Hello and Welcome, ;D and thank-you for taking the time and trouble to post good images directly to the board. That is very much appreciated. ;)
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Oh, not a problem! I'm aware that good pictures aid in the identifying (not to mention the selling)! The pink ground still stumps me on this one. I can't find ONE New England Glass paperweight with this background on the internet. If I sell it, I'm hoping it's a RARITY. LOL
Thanks again.
Juli
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Hi Juli,
Nice weight. Yes, this is NEGC. I believe that there are only two other known examples with the same opaque pink ground. Here is one that was deaccessioned from the Art Institute of Chicago a few years ago.
Eric
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I just saw your response as I was getting ready to list this lovely paperweight on eBay. Thank you so much for the confirmation. It has been listed. Keeping my fingers crossed on the outcome!
Thanks again!
Juli