Topic: Completely kitsch snail... any idea of maker?

[scavo]

My piece that I think looks like the 'rock' your snail is sitting on:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,44342.msg247094.html#msg247094
This one is smaller and would fit into the palm of your hand.

Unfortunately, as mine has not been IDed all it tells us that we have 2 similar pieces that remain unidentified!

[Anik R]

Well that's interesting!  Our rocks are very similar indeed...  Do you think it's possible that yours had a creature sitting on top of it at one time? 

Thank you for finding that link for me. :hi:

[scavo]

There are no signs of anything having been on the 'rock' but it would not surprise me if these items were connected.  The shape is very similar and I think it is quite an unusual shape for a paperweight. I was hoping that

I assume yours is a door stop?

Is it against the rules to cross-reference? Can we add a link to this thread from mine?

[Anne]

Feel free to cross-link Scavo

[Anik R]

A Google image search of "Egermann paperweight" brings up several examples of the rock (without the snail).  Egermann might be a lead.

[scavo]

Could be. I've sold mine now, so it's just a 'for future reference'.