This is an EXCEPTIONAL and Scarce Vintage. Perthshire 1999 THREE CANDLES Christmas Art Glass Paperweight which is Multifaceted. It does have the. Perthshire’s Signature “1999 P” Cane located on the underside. The Motif of Three Beautifully Lit Red Candles gently resting on Chrismas Boughs and laying on top of a White Lace Ground. This was a Limited Edition Weight of only 200 total made. (See “The Complete Guide to Perthshire Paperweights The Final Years”, page 37). The slightly concave bottom has negligible shelf ware to the basal rim. This Wonderfully Paperweight is in Excellent Original Vintage Condition. This Scarce an Amazing Paperweight Measures Approximately 2 3/4″ Diameter by 1 3/4″ Tall. Ease check the pictures for further description. The Stand is not part of this sale and is only used here for illustrative purposes. I will Consider any Reasonable Offers on this Wonderful Antique Art Glass Paperweight and Thank You for Looking. Please do not miss my many other lovely Art Glass Paperweight Auctions by various Well Known and Famous Artists. Short History of Perthshire. Perthshire is 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. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonably priced. 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, Salvador and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glassware under the Vasart label. The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired to 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). This 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. Peter McDougall was one of the very young glass workers who left Strathearn for Perthshire in 1969. When Perthshire closed in 2002, McDougall was the head craftsman of Perthshire. One of my hobbies is collecting Art Glass Paperweights. I’m a member of Midwest Paperweight Collectors Club as well as the Paperweight Collectors Association (PCA) which is our National Club. Please follow me so you won’t miss any of my fabulous items. Pictures are used as part of my descriptions. ONLY if there is a Mistake in the description. If you receive your item and the box is damaged please keep that for. From the shipper should they need it back. Thank you very much. The item “FABULOUS & Vintage Perthshire 1999 Christmas Motif Paperweight Limited Edition” is in sale since Monday, June 11, 2018. This item is in the category “Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights”. The seller is “paperwtlady1″ and is located in Hamilton, Indiana. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Type: Vintage
- Country of Origin: Scottland
- Original/Reproduction: Vintage Original
- Color: Multi-Color
- Type of Glass: Crystal
- Subject/Theme: Christmas
- Brand: Perthshire
