Millefiori

[Mojo]

Like to know if these are worth buying and if they are the same as in the book ?? 

[Alan]

Those pics look like they are scanned from a book (?)

[Ric]

I think there is lots of contemporary millefiori out there and the marbles you are referencing are antique and far less common. My suggestion is to tread cautiously.

[Ric]

1 minute ago, Alan said:

Those pics look like they are scanned from a book (?)

One of Block's books, I think.

[Mojo]

8 hours ago, Alan said:

Those pics look like they are scanned from a book (?)

First picture i took from a book

The rest are advertisements i made a screenshot from and translate the discription and pasted it at the picture 

 

[Mojo]

8 hours ago, Ric said:

I think there is lots of contemporary millefiori out there and the marbles you are referencing are antique and far less common. My suggestion is to tread cautiously.

I will tread it cautiously Ric , i was just very curious if these could be the same as in tje book , i can buy these all for 20 / 30 dollar each , so i guess they are contemporary and then again , sometimes people dont know what they have and sell it cheap 

So one of the things i do for research is to ask a few opinions and see if this is worth it 

[Alan]

At least 3 of 4 of them are modern.  The "7 cm wide" one is made of inexpensive cane out of Italy.  I have the same cane in the basement.  IMO they aren't worth chasing.  Millefiori weights are about the complexity of the cane, complementary colors, precise positioning in the pickup and overall visual harmony.  Look at vintage Sandwich Glass weights and you'll see the difference.

Caution: Quality vintage paperweights can be quite pricey.

[Ric]

IMO, some of the Baccarat millefiori is over the top beautiful too.