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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 3143919, member: 8363"]When I bought this, I thought it was a paperweight. Something I am particularly fond of. The label says</p><blockquote><p>Vetreria Artistica</p><p>Gambaro & Poggi</p><p>Murano</p><p>Made in Italy.</p></blockquote><p>When I got it home, I discovered it had a hole in the middle. It looks like a paperweight - is this a type of paperweight? Is it missing a stand? Or was this done to reduce weight? It is opaque, so its not for a light. It is 3 1/2 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches in diameter at its widest point.</p><p>I do have a reverse painted paperweight that revolves that I posted earlier. (below) Is that what is going on here? Please help. I need to know if something is missing.<img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img_5292-jpg.230972/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The Gambaro and Poggi paperweight.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]294804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294805[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294806[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294808[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294809[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 3143919, member: 8363"]When I bought this, I thought it was a paperweight. Something I am particularly fond of. The label says [INDENT]Vetreria Artistica Gambaro & Poggi Murano Made in Italy.[/INDENT] When I got it home, I discovered it had a hole in the middle. It looks like a paperweight - is this a type of paperweight? Is it missing a stand? Or was this done to reduce weight? It is opaque, so its not for a light. It is 3 1/2 inches tall and 3 1/2 inches in diameter at its widest point. I do have a reverse painted paperweight that revolves that I posted earlier. (below) Is that what is going on here? Please help. I need to know if something is missing.[IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img_5292-jpg.230972/[/IMG] The Gambaro and Poggi paperweight. [ATTACH=full]294804[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294805[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294806[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294807[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294808[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]294809[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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