Topic: mdina large thick paperweight/doorstop/suncatcher ???

[glass newbie]

i have a large thick mdina circular paperweight/doorstop with a flat  edge so it can be stood up, i am let to believe they are referred to as a wheel, mine has a burst bubble one side so slight indentation.  they was a post on here from 2007 about them but alas the images are now unavailable ...  can anyone shed light for me please on rarity and current value please?. many thanks

[Lustrousstone]

Pretty common so not a great deal of value and hampered by weight of course if sending outside the UK. The best way to determine value is to watch ebay

[glass newbie]

hi, i have been watching for a few months and never seen one on ebay, i am told mine was rarer colours?, but i am unsure how factual that is ...... someone i know told me they sold one on ebay for just under £40.00  but mine has better colours? ..... so should be worth a bit more . what do you think ?

[chopin-liszt]

I can't make out what colour your is. I do know the pieces.
The scarcest colourway is clear, with a bubbly sort of yellow sea-urchin shape inside. Blue or brown ones are more common. They are fairly early, I don't know if they were made into the '80s or not, but not that uncommon.

[Lustrousstone]

Here is mine
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=1188
Value is only what someone will pay on the day, so if you want to sell it you have to decide the minimum you want and go for that as your starting point

[Wuff]

They seem to come in different sizes - 3.75" to 4.75" diameter - with little influence on price. I got mine in 2008 at a local antique market for sfr 15 (at the time just under £8) and then also checked ebay: 5 within a few months, selling between £8 and £10.50 (one not selling at £10 starting price). They were all different colours (well - I made notes only on different colours for comparison - there may have been more on offer).

[glass newbie]

here is the side for more clarification about the colours

[glass newbie]

here is the other side

[David E]

If you take it on a white background, in daylight (no flash) the colours will become much clearer.

[glass newbie]

i shall david, thanks