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Place of Origin: Scottish
Dragonfly Garden Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object Signed from Scotland
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful, handcrafted Scottish studio art glass 'Dragonfly' garden paperweight decorative object, made in Scotland, circa late-20th century. A beautiful piece, a traveling garden ...
Category
Late 20th Century Organic Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Brothers Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland Ca 1950s
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1950s.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, ten spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant colours are red, green, blue and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
CAITHNESS - High Seas - Blue Swirl Glass Paperweight - U.K. - Late 20th Century
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Chatham, ON
CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Strathearn or Perthshire Scotland, circa 1970
By Strathearn
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade Millefiori collectors Paperweight, that we attribute to a Scottish maker, Circa 1970.
This paperweight is handmade with a mixed Millefiori cane design,...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Perthshire Art Glass Paperweight Twists and Millefiori
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Vintage Perthshire paperweight features large central P cane (signature cane), surrounded by 3 rings of highly detailed millefiori can...
Category
20th Century Post-Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
John Deacons Perthshire Millefiori glass presse-papier 1970
Located in Oirlo, LI
Glass paperweight.
A paperweight is an object that can be placed on a desk on top of papers to prevent them from blowing away. This goes back a long way, in Egypt they already used ...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Paul Ysart Glass Paperweight with Py Cane Early Period, Scotland Circa 1930s
By Paul Ysart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handmade concentric Millefiori, PY cane, Dark Glass Paperweight made by Paul Ysart in Scotland, during his early period, Circa 1930s.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Additional information:
Date : 1990
Origin : Scotland
Features : A multicoloured lampwork bouquet with six flowers and several buds o...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacon Presse-papiers Millefiori with Radial Twist, 1975
Additional information:
Dimensions: 6 W x 6 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1975
Country of origin: Scotland
Condition: Good
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Glass Millefiori Vasart Paperweight Hand Blown, Scotland circa 1960
By Vasart
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's.
This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design.
having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight.
The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section.
There are no makers markings on the base that we can see.
VASART HISTORY
Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff.
Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis.
In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950
Additional information:
Date : c1950
Origin : Scotland
Features : A lerge central close pack of canes with outer ring of latticino ...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Presse-papiers Millefiori with Yellow and White, 1960
Beautiful paperweight large white yellow 1960 by John Deacons.
Glass paperweight.
A paperweight is an object that...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
A Perthshire Dalhia Blossom Upright Paperweight, 1985
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Dalhia Blossom Upright Paperweight, 1985
Additional information:
Date : 1985
Origin : Scotland
Features : A upright pink and white dahlia blossom above two layers of gr...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Paul Ysart Rondel Millefiori Paperweight, c1930's
By Paul Ysart
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Rondel Millefiori Paperweight, c1930's
Additional information:
Date : Pre war Moncrieff 1930's
Origin : Moncrieff, Scotland
Features : Rondel comprising five groups of...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Ruby & White Double Overlay Lampwork Butterfly Paperweight, 1990
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Ruby And White Double Overlay Lampwork Butterfly Bouquet Paperweight, 1990
Original Box.
Additional information:
Paperweight 1990E
Date : 1990
Origin : Scotland
Featur...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Triple Overlay Paperweight, 1985
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Triple Overlay Paperweight, 1985
Additional information:
Date : 1985
Origin : Scotland
Features : Five blue petaled flowers with whit...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Fruit Paperweight, 1994
Additional information:
Date : 1994
Origin : Scotland
Features : Two oranges, two bunches of grapes, a pear, a lemon and several cherri...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Bouquet Flash Overlay Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Bouquet Flash Overlay Paperweight, 1997
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : A bouquet of four flowers, t...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Lampwork Three Dimensional Bouquet Paperweight, 1993
Original Box.
Additional information:
Date : 1993
Origin : Scotland
Features : A three dimensional bouquet of four...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
By John Deacons
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Unique John Deacons Aventurine Butterfly & Flower Lampwork Paperweight, c2010
Additional information:
Origin : Scotland
Features : An aventurine bodied butterfly with orange tippe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Additional information:
Date : 1986
Origin : Scotland
Features : A bouquet containing a large white and amber flower with " seash...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Caithness Glass Ascension Paperweight by Alastair Macintosh Scotland, Ca 1980
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a beautiful Caithness glass paperweight named "Ascension", designed by Alastair Macintosh and dating to the last quarter of the 20th century.
The paperweight has a cone, egg shaped form, having colours including blue swirl with orange net to the centre and medium bubble and smaller controlled bubbles, making a very distinctive design.
The Caithness Glass Company began making paperweights circa 1962 Paul Ysart,Colin Terriss,Alistair Macintosh,Margot Thomson Inns Burn where some of Caithness makers designers of Caithness glass paperweights.
The makers mark is etched to the base with CAITHNESS ASCENSION SCOTLAND and a scratched edition number alongside as per the images.
This paperweight weighs about 500 gram.
Caithness glass
The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later, that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s.
In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...
Category
20th Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Vintage Scottish Blown Glass Paperweight Caithness Myriad
By Caithness Scotland
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Classic Scottish blown glass paperweight. interesting visual with twisted design. Great colors.
Caithness Myriad
Scotland
Category
20th Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Original Victorian Door Knob Cast Pewter Paperweight, Glasgow School of Art
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Original Glasgow School of Art, artist's proof of a pewter casting of a Victorian door knob
The mold for this one-off casting was created using a V...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Pewter
Caithness Glass Paperweight Elixir No. 189/500, Scotland Circa 1980s
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a glass paperweight named "Elixir", limited edition 189/500, by Caithness Glass, Scotland, made after 1970 in the last quarter of the 20th Century.
This is a very attractiv...
Category
20th Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Blown Glass
Scottish Art Glass Paperweight Decorative Object
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful Scottish organic modern style clear/transparent and moss green art glass paperweight or decorative object, circa 1970s, Scotland. A great piece for a desk, office, librar...
Category
1970s Organic Modern Vintage Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass
Vintage Caithness Uranus Planet Paperweight by Colin Ferris & Peter Holmes
By Caithness Scotland
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine limited edition glass paperweight by Caithness.
Entitled 'Uranus'.
From the Planet Series of paperweights by Colin Ferris & Peter Holmes.
No. 71 from an edition of 500.
Simply a wonderfully rare paperweight...
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
By John Deacons
Located in Oirlo, LI
John Deacons Scotland Bunch of Flowers Millefiori Magnum Paperweight
Additional information:
Dimensions: 5 W x 5 D x 4 H cm
Period of Time: 1900
Country of origin: Scotland
Condit...
Category
19th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass
Paperweight Caithness Scotland Signed Collectible " Obsession" with Box 1970's
By Caithness Scotland
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Caithness Scotland "Obsession" Signed collectible Paperweight in original box with the Caithness Collectors club paperwork.
Caithness Scotland- collectible "Obsession" art glass paperweight.
Caithness Scottish glass designer paperweight...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Art Glass, Murano Glass
A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950
By Paul Ysart
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Paul Ysart Close Pack Radial Paperweight, c1950
Additional information:
Date : c1950
Origin : Scotland
Features : A close pack of complex millefiori canes surrounded by a 9 spoke ...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
Vintage Scottish Sterling Silver Dog Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Elizabeth II Scottish cast sterling silver and wood desk paperweight in the form of a dog's head; an addition to our animal related silverware collection
This exceptional vintage Elizabeth II cast Scottish sterling silver paperweight has been realistically modelled in the form of a dog's head, surmounted a chamfered wooden plinth.
The dog's head model incorporates details reproducing the canine's facial features and fur.
The vintage silver dog ornamentation is fitted to a square wood plinth, fitted with a hallmarked sterling silver plaque...
Category
1980s Vintage Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Sterling Silver
A Fine Perthshire Blue Gentian Paperweight, 1981
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Fine Perthshire Blue Gentian Paperweight, 1981
Additional information:
Date : 1981
Origin : Scotland
Features : A blue lampwork flower with a complex centre cane on parallel white...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : Four flowers and three buds on a bed of l...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
" A Perthshire Large Flower Bouquet Paperweight, 1986
Additional information:
Date : 1986
Origin : Scotland
Features : A bouquet containing a large white and amber flower with " sea...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Theobroma Cacao Flower and Pods Paperweight, 1987
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Theobroma Cacao Flower and Pods Paperweight, 1987
Additional information:
Date : 1987
Origin : Scotland
Features : A styalized pink and yellow flower and green pods on ...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Located in Tunbridge Wells, GB
A Perthshire Three-Dimensional Bouquet on Lattice Basket Paperweight, 1997
Original box.
Additional information:
Date : 1997
Origin : Scotland
Features : Four flowers and three bud...
Category
20th Century Scottish Paperweights
Materials
Glass
