Vintage Glass Paperweight

Perthshire 1979 PP11 Limited Edition Large Spaced Millefiori Paperweight with Picture Canes and Certificate. This is a large limited edition spaced millefiori paperweight with twelve mostly complex millefiori canes plus a complex signature date cane. There are four colored picture canes, a rooster, kangaroo, butterfly, and cat. The ground is a white lace. More properly, this could also be considered a spaced concentric design as there are eight millefiori canes in the outer ring and four millefiori picture canes in the inner ring, arranged around a central signature cane. The paperweight is signed with a “P1979″ date cane in the center of the design. This particular version of the PP11 with silhouette or picture canes and a hollow ground base was made from 1975 to 1982. This paperweight comes with its original (worn) certificate stating that it is edition number 330 in a limited edition of 400 paperweights. It does not have a paper label. A great example with a nice assortment of complex canes and picture canes. The Perthshire PP11 design was made from 1969 to 1992, although the design changed several times over the years. Those made from 1972 to 1982 have one or more silhouette or picture canes. Before 1972 there were no silhouette canes. Starting in 1983 to 1990, an outer ring of millefiori canes was added. In 1991 and 1992 the design changed again. The base also changed over the years. PP11s made from 1969 to 1974 have a flat polished base. Those made starting in 1975 have a hollow ground base. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman’s Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968. Large Size: Just over 2 15/16″ diameter by 2 1/4″ high. The base is hollow ground. Condition: Excellent condition with no chips, cracks or scratches found on inspection. The certificate is worn. Signature: Signed with a Perthshire “P1979″ date-signature cane in center of the design. This paperweight come with its original certificate. Allan’s Paperweights is owned by Allan Port. If in doubt, please check with me first. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Decorative Pottery & Glassware\Paperweights”. The seller is “paperweights” and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France, Australia.

• Origin: Scotland
• Pattern: Spaced Millefiori with Picture Canes
• Color: Multicolored
• Material: Glass
• MPN: PP11
• Year Manufactured: 1979
• Brand: Perthshire
• Type: Paperweight
• Era: Late 20th Century (1970-1999)
• Style: Spaced Millefiori with Picture Canes
• Theme: Spaced Millefiori with Picture Canes
• Features: Signed, dated, limited edition, certificate
• Production Style: Art Glass
• Time Period Manufactured: 1970-1979
• Production Technique: Millefiori
• Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
• Handmade: Yes
• Product Line: PP11