Topic: please help ID this paperweight

[incazzatonero]

I have no idea?
Is it Murano or Scottisch(Edingurgh)?
Regards

[KevinH]

This is a Murano weight. The outer canes and the cross-centred canes are typical. Maker unkown, possibly 1950s/1960s.

[soledivo]

Kev, this is something that I have got confused with,

are Murano weights typically concave or hollow canes to the outside ?  :huh:

[KevinH]

Hi Martin,

It's not "concave" or "hollow" that is the point. What is typical is the "very coggy" appearance of many of the canes, often with the same multi-cog pattern repeated a few times in the centre of a cane. As for the "cross" canes, they come in a variety of colours but always look very strong when set amongst regular millefiori canes - and as far as I know (although I have only seen a few examples) they have a distinct style with four "arms" (if that's the right word) and a contrasting colour central rod.

The first weight I saw of this type was sold to me by a person who uses this board, and I bought it partly for research to see if it could have been "Scottish" as was suggested by an earlier seller. I will add a photo soon.

[soledivo]

i'l put 1 of mine in a new post, so i don't hijack incazzatonero's pst.

thanks Kevin

[KevinH]

My example of one of these Muranio concentric weights:

Top view - quite neatly set but outer row does look a bit wobbly in places.
Cane detail - typical "cross" cane.
Side view - typical setting of canes mid way up the weight and with very uneven lengths of cane.

[incazzatonero]

Hello KevH,
the cane detail "cross cane " is very nice and helpfull.
Thanks.