Three Victorian green glass dump paperweights, late 19th cen...

Hammer

£65

Three Victorian green glass dump paperweights, late 19th century, each with floral inclusions in the manner of J. Kilner of Wakefield, the largest 12cm high, with a hand-blown clear glass sphere marked "LV", 13cm diameter, a similar green glass sphere, 13cm diameter, a boxed set of four glass eyebaths retailed by E & J Lennie of Edinburgh, and five glass measuring cylinders, the largest 15cm high (11) (at fault)

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All of the green paperweights show moderate to heavy wear to the base - there are several chips and fractures, varying in size though all very shallow - see pictures. The mid-sized paperweight has a large fracture to the top - see pictures. There smallest example has a few small chips and some stress fractures to the surface - see pictures. There is a small internal fracture to the colourless glass sphere (see pictures). No other major fractures, cracks or losses to either sphere. Both show general scratching to the exterior. There is an internal fracture to the flared cylinder (lacking spout) running between the base and the lettering. No other major fractures, cracks or losses to the measuring cylinders, though all show general scratching and wear, and moderate to heavy loss of the lettering. Eye baths in good order, general scratching and wear only.