Topic: Could this be a Clichy paperweight? ID = Pairpoint

[svazzo]

Thank you Mildawg and W8happiness for the information!

So Pairpoint 1970s for my piece as well as yours W8happiness?
I agree, they certainly were made to look like older pieces.

[w8happiness]

Hi SVAZZO,

my assumption that Pairpoint with millefiori are from the late 1970ies has two reasons:
firstly. Hollister does NOT mention this type in his Encyclopaedia, but says that Pairpoint
was working until 1958 (as successor to Mt. Washington).- Second, George Kulles does
not mention it in his "Antique Millefiori-Less familiar" brochure, so they are NOT antiques;
unfortunately weights like yours and mine are often offered as "Antique"- even by renowned
dealers and auction houses...
I am trying to find out, what was made when and where...
Some of the canes and roses even resemble antique Venetian types of Franchini, made in the 1840ies!!
kind regards, Erhard

[w8happiness]

Thanks a lot to you all!

I must include a bit of research history- I owe my results to Andreas Stammwitz, who had a couple of Pairpoint weights out for auction in the common e-market place; the same with Travis Chaudoir, and finally Alan Thornton, who confirmed the ID, all happened almost simultaneously...

- but beware, a search for a category within "sold items" can be useful- but also sports wrong attributions...

Have not got  reply from the Mount Washington/Pairpoint Research site yet,

Kind regards, E.