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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 143012, member: 105"].</p><p>via: Allan's Paperweights <a href="http://www.paperweights.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.paperweights.com" rel="nofollow">www.paperweights.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm" rel="nofollow"><b>Sulphide Paperweights</b></a></p><p><i>"Sulphides Paperweights are those that contain cast objects (animals, flowers, people) <b>made of a ceramic material</b> that has properties similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white, but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a medallion, coin or sculpture. Often the object is surrounded by a <b>millefiori </b>or lampwork<b> garland</b>, but it may also appear alone. The finest sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Sulphides are often closely related to historical events and famous people.</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>Sometimes a sulphide will have a <b>silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself</b>....."</i></p><p><a href="http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 143012, member: 105"]. via: Allan's Paperweights [URL="http://www.paperweights.com"]www.paperweights.com[/URL] [URL='http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm'][B]Sulphide Paperweights[/B][/URL] [I]"Sulphides Paperweights are those that contain cast objects (animals, flowers, people) [B]made of a ceramic material[/B] that has properties similar to the surrounding glass. They are normally white, but are also sometimes colored or even painted. The objects are cast in a mold that copied or made directly from a medallion, coin or sculpture. Often the object is surrounded by a [B]millefiori [/B]or lampwork[B] garland[/B], but it may also appear alone. The finest sulphides are cast in a mold made by a skilled artist. Sulphides are often closely related to historical events and famous people. Sometimes a sulphide will have a [B]silvery appearance due to a thin layer of trapped bubbles between the glass and the sulphide itself[/B]....."[/I] [URL]http://www.paperweights.com/paperweights/sulphide.htm[/URL][/QUOTE]
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