Featured Glass paperweight 3D-like egg. Many photos of signature --can anyone ID?

Got a number of signed glass paperweights at a recent sale. Most I could ID, but not this one. Any luck? Is it hopeless?

 

Ohh, darn it! In looking at other "signed art glass eggs" on Ebay trying to match a signature, realized this is maybe intended to be lit up from the base. AND.... I feel like I saw a light up base like thing at the same sale way on the other end (huge church sale) and didn't get it. Didn't put two and two together.

 

I thought I saw "Robertson"? LOVE this.

 

I'm wondering if it might be R.W. STEPHEN - or perhaps STEPHAN(?) - he was a rather prolific maker of glass paperweights in the 1980's. First name ROBERT, I believe.

 

Good memory, INH! Looks like the same signature, ...and that looks like the base I passed on!

SBSVC will check those names. Thank you!

 

Thank you so much! I still hadn't been able to figure that signature out. What a great way to start the day.

 

You might want to contact the auction house and see if the base sold and if so to whom. Maybe they would be willing to sell it to you - cheap!
Patd

 

Good idea, but it was a giant outdoor church sale. Long gone, I'm afraid. Might have even sold.

In fairness, I could be wrong about the base matching. It was just a plastic piece, nothing too fancy, but had a hole in the center and I could see a light underneath. Was clearly meant for something just like this. I remember thinking, "that could come in handy one day ...for something". But also trying not to buy anything that I "...might use one day". Just sticking to resale items or things so great that I want them in my own home for decoration or use. Honestly it was probably priced at .25 -- maybe less, could have even been .10. That kind of sale. But I don't want extra stuff, trying to be careful. In this business accumulation is a risk, lol!

I was at this sale for over an hour, just perusing. They were putting some new items out and so far the pickings had been AWESOME. I have kind of a specific memory for odd things-- maybe others have this here, too. Anyway, I don't remember seeing this item twice, I would have had the same conversation in my brain as above , a 2nd time, and that didn't happen.

No huge matter. Maybe I can enlist DH or DD or set up some scientific lighting system.

Cheers.

 

Too funny, was looking at Google images and it brought up this Antiquers post from 2015...

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/help-with-signature-on-art-glass-paperweight.4326/

 

Lucille, here is one that sold in 2014 without a base
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Huge-Rober...=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557

 

The lighted bases are available on eBay for under $10. If you think it’s worth it.

 

Thank you Cx and Anund!