A Rare John Gentile Frit "OLD GLORY" Art Glass Paperweight & Very Poor Condition

Description: OUR DESCRIPTION Large Size and Rare John Gentile Frit "OLD GLORY" Art Glass Paperweight in Very Poor Condition. Every side has damage to it. The flag has 13 Stars and that would make the date of the flag from June 14th, 1777 to May 1st, 1795. Now that is not when this paperweight was created. I am guessing here that it was made in the 1950's or there abouts. I was told that not many were made and I saw another dealer selling one in mint condition here on eBay for $395.00 but, it didn't sell so, it's probably way over priced. It is multi Faceted but most if not all of the 17 various size facets has dings and nicks to them. The Letter G in Glory is partly missing. I am guessing here and it's so nicked and dinged up I think someone rolled this lovely paperweight up and down the street a few times. I would consider this Lovely Work of Art Glass to be in Very Poor Original Vintage Condition. This one is unmarked but is attributed to the John Gentile Glass Company. I have added a Short History about John Gentile below for your convenience if by chance you weren't aware of his background. No collection is complete with having a few John Gentile Paperweights in it. The slightly concave bottom shows major dings and chips all over. This is a bit larger than a MAGNUM Size Paperweight and it measures 3-3/8" Diameter by 3" Tall and weighs almost 2 pounds all by itself. Please check pictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and is only used here for illustrative purposes. I will Consider any Reasonable Offers on this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweight and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Short History of Mr. JOHN GENTILEMr. John Gentile (1923-2006) was born into a glass making family with his father Peter being the first. John became well known in the world of glass paperweights. John started the glass business in 1947 in Star City, West Virginia. He mainly catered to the tourist trade but over the decades that he worked with glass he perfected his paperweight trade skills and produced some very nice, interesting, and technically challenging paperweights. He was one of the first American paperweight artists to incorporate snakes and lizards. He worked with glassmaker Henry C. Johnson who made the snakes that John encased in glass. When John died in 2006, the company closed it's doors shortly thereafter. ABOUT ME I am first and foremost a collector of many different types of antiques. One of my hobbies is collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I'm a member of Midwest Paperweight Collectors Club as well as the Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) which is our National Club. Please follow me so you won't miss any of my fabulous items. OUR TERMS Please feel free to ask questions before you bid on my Items. (Buy It Now Items – Payment is due Immediate.) (Best Offers & Auctions Items – Payment is due within 3 days of the auction ending.) Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. We only accept payment through PayPal. We Only Ship to USA – (Lower 48 States Only) I am more than happy to combine shipping when possible. If you intend to buy several items please let me know beforehand and I can wait a few days (hopefully not more than 5) and then send you a combined shipping invoice. All items sold will be insured. RETURNS Any of our items can be returned, but ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. Should you need to return something, you must notify us of your intent to return through the normal ebay Messaging System within 3 days of receiving the item. All items returned must be received back within 14 days of you receiving it. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for reimbursement from the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much, Kim

Price: 31.49 USD

Location: Saint John, Indiana

End Time: 2024-08-19T19:48:01.000Z

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