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PAIR Antique Victorian Dumps Paperweight Red Orchids Large – lovely pair of antique Victorian paperweights, dumps in larger than average size with unusual internal colors. They are from an estate collection of Victorian glass antiques to mid century modernist glass. They have quite a bit of surface wear particularly on the flat bottoms and edges and around the very tops. Handed down by original owner these are about 140 years old and consist of rarer mint green color rather than the more common aquamarine color as well as rarer internal colors of red, white, and yellow. Most have a single color if any internally. Size of each is 4 1/2″ tall by 4 1/2″ wide and very, very chunky. These are quite hefty and weighty. They are also very well made by hand as you can see on the photos of the bottoms. They sit flat and evenly on the table. Other than the overall scratching these are a most unusual pair of Victorian paperweight dumps for your antique glass collection. A good local glass polisher could probably give these a better finish although they are noticeably early and charming the way they are…….Hard to find an early matched handmade pair of these.
