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Hi, all! I have what I think is an antique paperweight. It appears similar to a St. Louis paperweight I found in a book. However, I saw that it looks like Baccarat did similar designs. The bottom of this paperweight is concave with a thin ring around that has quite a bit of wear. There's a line of white in the pink background. Would this be considered a flaw? What do you think? It's standard size about 3 1/2" x 2" tall.

Thanks for looking!

Juli

 

I'm not sure about that pink ground colour being St Louis or Baccarat. The white casing line is fine, not an issue. Meant to be a gentian, I think. Certainly has some age.

There's an excellent paperweight group over on Facebook, Paperweight Collector's Circle. I'd post it there, see what they think. Several members know the 19th C weights.

 

@cxgirl

 

Yes--surely has some age to it ...and I think it is a Clematis (maybe Dahlia)..unsure about maker, though not leaning towards St.Louis or Baccarat.

 

Thank you so much! I will look into the other collector's site.

Appreciate the help.

Juli

 

Adding....do not think it is of St.Louis or Baccarat quality..

 

Leaves are all wrong for clematis and dahlia, and the colour isn't a dahlia.

I agree on the quality.

 

The paperweight world plays kind of loose with flower ID's and this type is sometimes referred to as clematis or dahlia among others !! and there are examples of blue "Dahlias " in catalogs...

 

Are the bubbles inside making you think it is of lesser quality than St. Louis or Baccarat? Trying to learn what details to look for...

Thanks!

 

I personally do no like the "casing line" or the shade of pink coloring...neither look right to me as coming out of either companies . Random bubbles are not uncommon in some older weights so that is not alone a concern.
This is all just my opinion. While I have many paperweights, I do not collect antique ones so not an expert !!

 

I found a pic of a very similar paperweight in a book that was attributed to the Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. The caption from my book states "Sandwich blue poinsettia on red and white jasper ground".

 

I know there are a lot of scratches, but is there any chance there's a signature where I've circled? It almost looks like there could be.

 

Thanks for the responses! No, there's no signature. It's all scratches. Update on the size: it is actually 2 1/2" x 1 3/4" if that makes a difference.

It appears that a lot of makers used this basic flower petal design. However, the pink ground does not appear to be common. I don't know if that makes this a rarity or a more contemporary oddity. I did separate searches in images by using "clematis", "dahlia", "pink", and "Boston Sandwich" paperweight and still can't find anything like it. There was another different flower paperweight with a pink ground similar to mine by Charles Kaziun, Jr. And, the bottom of the paperweight had a similar concave shape as mine. But, that's the closest I could find. As far as I can tell there's no "K" cane nor "K" on the bottom. I'm stumped!

I don't do Facebook but I did post on another board that looked pretty active until I posted MY message yesterday! LOL. I may have to "do" Facebook for a bit just to see if I can get an answer on this one.

Thanks again. If you have anything other thoughts or leads, please let me know!

Juli

 

nice paperweight Juli
post to the glass message board in the paperweight section, someone there will know who/when/where it was made. Most of the posters are from across the pond so expect a bit of time before you receive a response
https://www.glassmessages.com

 

Thanks, cxgirl! That's the spot I did post it to yesterday. Hopefully, someone will recognize it.

Juli

 

Juli, there is another facebook group to try too
https://www.facebook.com/groups/paperweightheaven/

if you don't want to use Facebook let me know and I can post it there for you

 

I got an answer! I emailed the proprietor of this website: http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/poinsettia.htm with links to my pictures and he said that it was made by New England Glass Company. He also wants me to let him know if I plan on selling it.

So, busryde, you weren't far off!

Thanks all!

Juli

 

that is great news Juli

 

Great!!!! And just an FYI...Allan Port has been in the paperweight business for a very long time and considered very knowledgable in the field.

 

Thanks, Janettekay.