Modern Chinese Pink Rose Paperweight

Modern Chinese Pink Rose Paperweight.  circa 2000.  This is a modern Chinese pink rose paperweight with 16 pink colored petals and three green leaves.  The petals are arranged in four rings in an approximate 4+4+4+4 pattern.  The base is polished flat and is almost circular.  A great example of a modern Chinese lampwork rose.  

Unlike the 1930s copies of Millville crimp roses, this example thin petals and appears to be a lampwork assembly.  Lampwork flowers are assembled at a hot torch (lamp) before being encased in glass.  Crimp roses are made by a more difficult process that creates the rose in a single step using a metal crimp.

Please Note:  The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight.  It is shown for illustration only.

Note on white glare:  Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light.

Chinese Paperweights were made in the late 1920s and throughout the 1930s as an attempt to duplicate 19th Century antique weights made in the United States and France.  Because they are almost 100 years old, they are very collectible and every collector should own a few of these as study pieces.  The history of the early Chinese paperweights is mostly anecdotal as no written records have been discovered.  The story is that an American dealer sent examples of paperweights made by the New England Glass Company (NEGC), Boston & Sandwich Glass Company (B&S), Millville makers, and French factories to a Chinese factory and requested copies be made.  The results are interesting and sometimes confused with the originals by inexperienced collectors.  The earliest pictures of these paperweights appeared in the book American Glass Paperweights by Francis Edgar Smith published in 1939.  Smith was aware that at least one of the paperweights shown in his book was Chinese.   Since Smith was not an expert collector, this indicates that there was some general knowledge that these were Chinese prior to 1939.  Chinese paperweights continued to be made throughout the 20th century and now into the 21st century with greatly improved quality.

Size:  2 11/16” diameter by just over 2 1/2" high.  The base is polished flat.
Signature: Unsigned, but I guarantee that this was made in China circa 2000. 
Condition:  Excellent condition with no cracks, chips or scratches found on inspection.  There are some bubbles in the glass.

Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port.
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