Caithness Whitefriars Allan Scott Summer Garden Lampwork Paperweight 1988

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...

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...

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A Geoffrey Baxter designed cinnamon sunburst vase, pattern number 9676. Released in 1967, this piece retains its paper maker’s label. In excellent condition.

A Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars aubergine onion vase, pattern number 9758 .Released in 1971, it is in excellent condition.

A Geoffrey Baxter designed cinnamon totem pole vase, pattern number 9671. Released in 1967, it is in excellent condition.

A Geoffrey Baxter for Whitefriars kingfisher blue bark vase, c.1970. In excellent condition the blue is vibrant and has great depth.