Caithness Abstract

“Sleek, stylish and upwardly mobile” was Margot Thomson’s description of this abstract design with its sloping, polished front facet. High Flyer is an interpretation of aiming for the top - embodying the aspirations of striving to get ahead. The sleek geometry of the lines and the colours - silver, ..

A one-off design by Margot Thomson in an unusual slender, tapering form. From the base - a vortex of purple and cranberry, topped with glistening bubbles - elongated bubbles, accompanied by purple & cranberry streamers, swirl upwards to the top of the weight. The front facet is polished; the back an..

A Margot Thomson design in the form of a teardrop with 2 wedge-shaped polished facets in the frosted surface. Rising out of a blue & white crystalline ground is a spiralling blue & green striped form supporting an elongated silver bubble - representing the artist’s interpretation of “the legendary m..

An Alastair MacIntosh design. From a large golden sphere encased in glowing amber, white threads swirl around the weight and meet at a smaller sphere near the base. The top of the weight is finished with a large, flat top facet and 8 slightly-concave, adjoining facets around the side.Acid-etched on ..

A teardrop weight designed by Margot Thomson in white, silver & aquamarine - enhanced by the satin finish and intricate cutting. In astrology, Aquarius - the water bearer - is the 11th sign of the zodiac. Script-signed around the flat, polished base: Aquarius Caithness Scotland and numbered 62-500. ..

A teardrop weight with a polished front facet designed by Margot Thomson. The swirling red ribbons and pink-shaded air bubbles above a blue/green base are an interpretation of the exuberance and colourful celebrations during the festive carnival season.Acid-etched on the flat, polished base: Caithne..

One of Margot Thomson’s most attractive designs: Elixir - a limited edition abstract weight from the 1989 Collection. The weight has a teardrop form, with two narrow wedge-shaped facets allowing a view of the glowing amber interior - a “potion” that, at one time, was believed to be capable of prolon..

Set above a white crystalline ground is a stylized shaded-pink rose - its petals streaked with white - described as “a regal bloom in gentle colours”. The flower is encircled by translucent green leaves and tendrils. The paperweight is finished with a top facet and 32 side flutes arranged in 2 rows...

A unique piece designed by Alistair MacIntosh. Rising out of a snow-white ground - splashed with orange - are white rods and swirling blue ribbons representing the contestants in a fiercely fought battle to win. The weight is finished with a sloping circular facet.Engraved around the flat, polished ..

This Colin Terris design was chosen as the Collector’s Society Paperweight in 1988. Within the glass sphere is a large pink & white multi-petalled flower with pale-blue & variegated-green sepals. The bloom floats above a green/white ground. A vibrant cobalt-blue flash covers the base of the weight.E..

A one-off design re-awakening the fading memory of past experiences. Above a white crystalline ground, wispy “flames” of bluish-purple dichroic glass dance around a pointed silvery bubble. The motif is encased in glass with a strong purple tint. The spherical base tapers into 8 polished facets crown..

“Three delicate blooms in a peaceful country pool” was how Colin Terris described this wedge-shaped design issued in 1985. The pallid tones - aquamarine, shades of pink and the pale-amethyst flash sround the top - are reminiscent of the colours Monet used in his impressionist paintings of the water ..