William Manson Caithness Harvest Mouse Lampwork Limited Edition Paperweight 1988

Heading : A Caithness William Manson Lampwork Noel Limited Edition Paperweight 1987 Date : 1987 Origin : Scotland Features : Lampwork flower and wreath with outer ring of snow on a b...

Heading : Victor Trabucco Paperweight Lampwork Wild Rose Date : c1988 Origin : USA Bowl Features : Two white lampwork wild roses, bud and five rose hips, leaves and gnarled stem on ...

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...

All of the glassware is mouth blown by Alexander Kirkeby in Denmark. Every piece is therefore unique and will differ slightly in size and decoration. Made of lead-free crystal glass....