Scored a box of glassware at an estate sale and this spiked glass lump was inside. It’s super heavy and the points are actually sharp. Is it a paperweight? What is this thing?

in fact, a glass flower frog. This tool was originally designed to hold flowers in place within a vase, allowing for more intricate and stable arrangements. The spikes are used to pierce and hold flower stems, preventing them from shifting and helping to create a more enduring display.
Flower frogs were particularly popular in the early to mid-20th century, a time when floral arranging was a prominent domestic art. The glass version of the flower frog is just one of several types, valued for its transparency and its

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