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American Art Glass16 of 1326Michel E. Metcalf studio art glass vase, 1992Glass Blue Bird
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    Posted 2 years ago

    kwqd
    (1175 items)

    This paperweight by Joe Rice is 4" high x 2.75 widest diameter. It is signed "JOE RICE" on the bottom. What looks like writing around the rim of the base is just some roughness in the mold, I think.

    I had never seen this shape before when I spotted it at a local thrift shop a few months ago. I bought a couple of other things on a couple of other visits but passed on this paperweight, which was really dirty, thinking that I would pick it up on my "next visit". The next visit finally came and it was gone! Woe! Heart ache! That was maybe five or six months ago. Today, after one of those "I should have just stayed in bed!" thrift shop excursions to five thrift shops. I found this paperweight in the thrift shop across the street from where I had first seen it. It had increased in price from $8 to $10, but I was happy to be reunited with it and ended the day on a positive note! It is not the first time that I have seen something migrate from the first to the second thrift shop!

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    Comments

    1. Newfld Newfld, 2 years ago
      Beautiful glass bell paperweight, what a perfect shape
    2. jscott0363 jscott0363, 2 years ago
      Absolutely beautiful paperweight! So glad you finally became the owner of this beauty and that your day got a little brighter.
    3. PhilDMorris PhilDMorris, 2 years ago
      I love the very beautiful festive design, gorgeous piece !~
    4. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for your comments, Jenni!

      Thanks for your comments, jscott0363! It turned out to be a good search.

      Thanks, PhilDMorris! I was very impressed with it when I first saw it.
    5. kivatinitz kivatinitz, 2 years ago
      Never loose your faith.... quien sabe esperar gana. Very nice paperweight
    6. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks, kivatinitz!

      Thanks for your comment, Searching1!

      Thank for loving my Joe Rice paperweight jbingham95, Searching1, Falcon61, kivatinitz, Reise, Leelani, sherrilou, Drake47, fortapache, dav2no1, vcal, Deano, PhilDMorris, jscott0363 and Jenni!
    7. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thanks for checking out my Joe Rice paperweight sklo42, Karen, Kevin and Cisum!
    8. kwqd kwqd, 2 years ago
      Thank you, Elainep!

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