Steph Posted July 16, 2013 Report Share Posted July 16, 2013 ... or thought to be from China Description from ebay auction: hard to find, pair of birds on a firebush. hand painted. thought to be of chinese origin. the paperweights have been signed china. Possibly from the 1930's or 1940's. However, some think later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 These were found at a dumpsite in Shanghai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1313 Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 one on the right looks like some kinda sulphide. one on the left looks lightning strikey. i didnt mean to avoid the question about the lightning strikes, but others here have more knowledge on those so i felt obligated to let them answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 17, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 The one on the right in my pic? It has confetti inside. One neat and odd thing about that one is that one of the confetti pieces is pink and white striped. And it's pretty much a total match for the pink and white striped piece which is rolled into the middle marble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted July 17, 2013 Report Share Posted July 17, 2013 I have a grouping similar to the ones that Steph posted. I bought them in Amana or Columbus about 15 years ago. I was also told they had been purchased in Shanghai. Unfortunately, I've never been able to ascertain the age. I'm pretty sure the "leaf" style Banded Opaques are from the same location and era. Here's an Ebay listing that I was following for a few months for a Chinese paperweight with sulphide birds. http://www.ebay.com/itm/181088994529 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobBlock Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Here's a link to the Chinese Handmade article I wrote for this month's email newsletter http://www.marblecollecting.com/marble-community/marblecollecting-com-newsletter/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted August 24, 2013 Report Share Posted August 24, 2013 I like these examples I got from Scott at the Buckeye show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted August 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2013 Congratulations. Nice conversation pieces! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idigjars Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Thanks for the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steph Posted September 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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