Topic: Sulphide or badge weight? Aventurine and lone millefiori

[glassobsessed]

8cm in diameter and 5 cm high, single small millefiori, snapped base and slightly wrinkly dome.

Firstly, sulphide or badge and are both terms sometimes applicable? Secondly, is Scottish wishful thinking?

John

[glassobsessed]

base

[KevinH]

Sulohide should never be applied to this type of inclusion. It is simply an encased metal badge (or whatever). A sulphide is made from a ceramic / porcelain-type material and most often was used as a casting from a mould.

The central cane in this weight does not look like a Scottish one.

[chopin-liszt]

The colours look a bit lurid for Scottish too.
I'm trawling vague recesses, but perhaps Pilkington or Bohemian, from the general structure?
I think Christine might have some more fruitful ideas than I do.

[Lustrousstone]

Does it glow? I think I would go with Czech/Bohemia

[glassobsessed]

Thanks all, it glows a limp dull green with UV. Looking closely at the ring of wear on the base I would say the weight has some age, my wild guestimate would be first half C20.

It was the white six pointed star on a yellow background that had me wondering about Scottish.

[tropdevin]

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Hi.  Looking at the poor glass quality and style of base finish, I suspect a minor Belgian or Alsace factory, using a millefiori cane from some other source.

Alan

[glassobsessed]

Thanks, that is much appreciated.

It is a bit ropey.