Stunning Randy Strong 1988 Black Art Glass Paperweight with Gold and Silver Foil vintage folding ruler Dimensions: 6 1/2" tall x

Dimensions: 6 1/2" tall x 3 1/2" wide x 1 1/2" deep

shaped like a bird and originally intended as a salt dish I believe

and especially about that white horse ethereally floating between earth and sky in front of that bushy tree

It definitely fairly old but I haven't found its match

dated May 1909

Stunning Randy Strong 1988 Black Art Glass Paperweight with Gold and Silver Foil vintage folding ruler Dimensions: 6 1/2" tall xIn Kansas City, where I lived for many years, there is an exquisite shop called Asiatica, which makes contemporary clothing using antique Japanese textiles, and also sells beautiful objects, both collected in Japan and by contemporary makers. When I saw this beautiful paperweight, I immediately thought it was something Asiatica would sell. With a little research and a few stabs trying to decipher the signature on the underside, I've learned it was