Identifying Glass Paperweights
(Millefiori)
by: George N. Kulles
1985, Paperweight Press, Santa Cruz, CA
56 pages, $25. soft cover
flyleaf: “Here is the indispensable guide for collectors of antique paperweights. Identifying Antique Paperweights will be a delight to anyone interested in the subtle variations and distinctions to be found in these intricate and beautiful products of the glassmaker’s art.
This book will help the enthusiast and beginning collector identify nineteenth-century paperweights from the major glass factories. It clarifies points of identification in areas such as rod design, depth of basal concavity, or direction of cane twist that, to the collector, make one paperweight as different from another as one face is from another.
During the period when paperweights were first produced, many people found satisfaction in collecting them. Today, interest in collecting has grown dramatically, and collectors all over the world are discovering the beauty of these small but brilliant objects of multi-colored glass.
In attempting to establish the origin and authenticity of an antique weight much can be learned by becoming familiar with reference works and specialized books. This is the first to focus on the identification of antique weights. It is therefore a major contribution to the literature about paperweights, and will be invaluable to all serious collectors.”
This book has been released in two editions, “Identifying Glass Paperweights”, and “Identifying Glass Paperweights Millefiori”.
