Antique PINCHBECK Art Glass FRENCH PAPERWEIGHT 3D Religious JOSEPH Silver Gold

  

EXQUISITE VINTAGE OLD ANTIQUE VERY RARE. FRENCH "PINCHBECK" ART GLASS CAST PAPERWEIGHT ON MARBLE BASE. Exquisite high relief sculptural three dimensional scene composed from copper and zinc alloy. Referred to as "PINCHBECK" weights..... CHRISTOPHER PINCHBECK, the london watchmaker, who invented and developed this process. CLEAR ROUNDED DOME FORM ON ROUND MARBLE PLINTH BASE. THIS WEIGHT IS MOST LIKELY FRENCH IN ORIGIN..... EXQUISITELY MODELED THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE AND COMPELLING PAPERWEIGHTS I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE TO OFFER.

RIGHT DOWN TO THE RELIEF OF THE CAMEL AND PALM TREES. TOP OF THE PAPERWEIGHT IS WELL-DEFINED WITH HIGH RELIEF OF SEVERAL FIGURES OF JOSEPH, HIS BROTHERS, CAMEL TREES. I DID MY BEST TO PHOTOGRAPH THE DETAILS... THERE ARE NO CRACKS OR HAIRLINES OR IMPACT BRUISES. THERE ARE NO CHIPS, FLEA BITES, NIBBLES, DEMARCATIONS, OR DIVOTS PLEASE CONSIDER SOME MINUSCULE SCRATCH MARKS CONSISTENT WITH AGE BEAUTIFUL SHOWING OF WEAR TO BOTTOM BASE.

APPROX MEAS 2 3/8" HIGH by 3" DIAMETER WEIGHT 1lb 2.6oz. THIS IS A STUNNING ORIGINAL HISTORICAL PERIOD "PINCHBECK" GLASS PAPERWEIGHT WILL MAKE AN EXCEPTIONAL ADDITION FOR PAPERWEIGHT AND GLASS COLLECTORS ALIKE. The item "Antique PINCHBECK Art Glass FRENCH PAPERWEIGHT 3D Religious JOSEPH Silver Gold" is in sale since Monday, February 05, 2018. This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights". The seller is "bidatzeldas" and is located in Michigan. This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Type: ANTIQUE PINCHEBECK PAPERWEIGHT
• Main Color: Clear WITH SILVER & GOLD
• Brand: PINCHEBECK PAPERWEIGHT
• Subject/Theme: RELIGIOUS JOSEPH BIBLE SCENE
• Type of Glass: BLOWN GLASS
• Style: Victorian
• Glassmaking Technique: Hand Blown
• Color: Clear
• Original/Reproduction: Antique Original
• Country of Origin: FRANCE
• Features: RARE FRENCH MARBLE BASE