Topic: Help ID Paperweight (Bohemian ?)

[mhgcgolfclub]

Not very good with paperweights, could this be a Bohemian c1920's , diameter 67mm height 35mm weight 218gm flat base, glows green under UV light

Thanks Roy

[tropdevin]

Hi Roy

Yes! Typical specimen.

To be more precise, not quite Bohemian, though maybe it is mainly semantics.  These weights are often called Bohemian, and generally date from the 1900 (+/- 20 year) period. But they are not strictly Bohemian, in the sense that weights from Carlsthal, Josephinhutte, Riedel, or Egermann might be called that. Weights like yours - which I think are attractive and collectable - are from the Silesia / Thuringia region, which might now be called Polish / German. When Peter Von Brackels's book on Bohemian weights is published (fairly soon) it should help us all.

Hope this helps rather than confuses!

Alan

[mhgcgolfclub]

Hi Alan

Thank you for that , I only made my ID from the small Miller's Paperweight Collectors Guide

Thanks again Roy