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Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion

Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
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Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion
Riedl Closepack - Light-green Cushion

Possibly from the Riedl glassworks in Polaun (Bohemia), this closepack could be an early weight produced by the factory (ca. 1870/80), as it features relatively simple canes - mainly cog canes around single or double multi-coloured tubes or rods - although some canes are slightly more intricate. For instance, those with yellow filigree filling the spaces between the cogs. The unusual feature is the translucent light-green cushion - strewn with small mica flakes and coloured powdered glass inclusions - as opposed to the far more common dark-green cushion.(See page 282 onwards in Peter von Brackel’s book “Classic Paperweights from Silesia/Bohemia”).
Flat, lightly polished base, showing considerable signs of wear.

 

General
Conditionexcellent; wear on the base consistent with age, slight roughness around the edge of the base with one minute chip.
Diameter70mm - 2 3/4"
Height54mm - 2 1/8"
  • Reference: BOH 01829
  • Weight: 0.58kg