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APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight

APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight

APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight

APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight

APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight

An Antique English Green Bottle Glass Weight w/Two Layer Flowers.. These old English Bottle Glass paperweights (and Doorstops) are attributed to several makers from the mid 1800s and later. They are also known as “Dump Weights”, and were made with four basic internal designs: Controlled Elongated Bubble Spray, Flowers and Flower Pot made of chalk/foam (like this one). Flowers and Flower Pot made with metallic foil flowers and foam pot, Encased Sulphide/Ceramic Figures. Two layers of “Flowers” rise from a foam “Pot” to form the design in this Antique English Bottle Glass paperweight. The weight is bullet-shaped. It is 2-1/16 in diameter at the widest point and tapers to a large rounded top. It is 3-3/8 high. There is a little light wear and scuffing to the surface and a bruise on the lower side at the bottom edge. The bottom is not perfectly flat so there is some slight wobble when the weight is pushed ontypical of these antique Bottle Glass pieces. The base rim shows considerable wear confirming that the weight is very old. I consider this lovely piece to be in Good Original Antique Condition. Ease check the pictures for further description. The Stands are not part of this sale and were only used here for illustrative purposes. I will Consider any Reasonable Offers. On this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweights and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Some of this Wonderful Paperweights Fascinating History. From The 65-year collection of Barbara Sisson, Charleston, WV. Her Collection Featured over 2,000 antique and modern paperweights including Baccarat, Clichy, St. Louis, Boston & Sandwich Glass Co. New England Glass Co. Kaziun, Ysart and other American studio artists, Millville/South Jersey, an extensive selection of Degenhart, St. Just recently in 2018 I was very proud and honored to have had the opportunity to acquire a large portion of Barbara Sissons Wonderful and Cherished Art Glass Paperweight Collection. If youre a new collector, old collector or just would like a few original well documented paperweights for your collection please stay tuned and watch for my future Art Glass Paperweight auctions. Short History of English Victorian. Dump glass weights were made in England by many different glass factories from the early 19th century. In the early 19th century there was a great demand glass bottles. To avoid wasting this remainder glass, factories began making thousands of these types of weights. Small dump weights were used as paperweights, and larger ones would be used as doorstops. Some of the weights had internal designs; controlled bubbles, complicated motifs made from foil or sulphides. The majority of these Dump Weights were unmarked and have a rough pontil. One of my hobbies is collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I’m a member of Midwest Paperweight Collectors Club as well as the Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) which is our National Club. Please follow me so you won’t miss any of my fabulous items. Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for. From the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much. The item “APPEALING ANTIQUE ENGLISH Bottle Glass with 2 Layer FLOWER Art Glass Paperweight” is in sale since Wednesday, February 5, 2020. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights”. The seller is “paperwtlady1″ and is located in Hamilton, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.
  • Country of Origin: England
  • Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
  • Subject/Theme: Flower
  • Brand: ENGLISH
  • Type: Antique