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Caithness Traditional

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This page shows typical examples of lampwork & millefiori designs from this well-known Scottish glassworks.
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Belladonna - Ed. 100 (2004)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03141
One of a series of designs - inspired by ancient medicinal plants - which Allan Scott created for the Whitefriars Collection at Caithness. Atropa Belladonna was used by women in ancient times to dilate the pupils of the eyes - a sign of beauty. The clear glass is set with 3 blooms in full flower and..
£125.00
Papaver - Ed. 100 (2004)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03143
Ancient medicinal plants were the inspiration for a series of 4 weights designed by Allan Scott for the Whitefriars Collection at Caithness. Papaver Somniferum - or Opium Poppy - was traditionally used as a pain killer and to induce sleep. The clear glass is set with a single pink & white flower..
£125.00
Hellebore - Ed. 100 (2004)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03142
One of a series of designs - inspired by ancient medicinal plants - created by Allan Scott for the Whitefriars Collection at Caithness. Hellebore foetidus is said to have been used by Hercules to cure a bout of madness. The clear glass is set with 2 pale-green buds and 2 flowers in full bloom agains..
£125.00
Oleander - Ed. 100 (2004)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03140
One of a series of designs - inspired by ancient medicinal plants - which Allan Scott created for the Whitefriars Collection at Caithness. Nerium Oleander was used in ancient Greece as an antidote for snake bites. The clear glass is set with 2 pale-pink/white flowers in full bloom, 3 tightly-furled ..
£110.00
Snowdrop Symphony - Ed. 50 (2001)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03403
An Allan Scott design for the Whitefriars Collection - “heralding the end of harsh Winter and the coming of Spring”. Two snowdrops are borne on stems together with narrow green leaves. The lampwork design is set over a cobalt blue ground. The weight stands upright on a small base and is finished wit..
£110.00
Millennium Dahlia - Ed. 75 (2000)
Archived
Reference: CTH 04079
Atop an upright stem is a large flowerhead composed of deep-pink & white petals set around a 2000 date cane - an unusual feature in a Caithness paperweight.  Further stems bear 4 pink & white buds. The lampwork flower is enclosed within a garland of pale-lilac/white millefiori canes over a transluce..
£65.00
Daisies & Trellis - Ed. 50 (1999)
Archived
Reference: CTH 03082
This piece was designed by Allan Scott for the Caithness Whitefriars Collection. Encased in the spherical weight - which stands on a small, virtually round base - are 2 white daisies in full bloom, together with 2 unfurling buds, green stalks and almost translucent reddish foliage. The sloping back ..
£85.00
Pansy - Artist’s Proof (1998)
Archived
Reference: CTH 01950
Allan Scott's artist’s proof (ca. 1997) for a Whitefriars Collection paperweight, produced in 1998 in a small edition (only 34) and a slightly modified version (no facets) as “Pansy Latticino”. Enclosed in a garland of red-centred blue pastry-mould canes is a pansy with purple upper petals and amber..
£180.00
Indian Summer (ca. 1997)
Archived
Reference: CTH 00809
A prototype for “Late Summer Splendour” - a small edition of 25 issued in 1998. A sculptural, hour-glass shaped weight with a polished front facet giving a view onto a lampwork red flower and bud, ears of grain and green and brown foliage. An amber flash at the top of the weight (which is otherwise ..
£160.00
Lily of the Valley (1997)
Archived
Reference: CTH 02784
An attractive design: a Lily of the Valley with 4 white, bell-like flowers, green leaves and curving stem. Set over a cobalt-blue colour ground, the flower is encircled by a border garland of pale-green/white millefiori canes with black crosses in the centre.The flat, polished base is acid-etched: L..
£70.00
Queen Elizabeth Rose - Ed. 100 (1996)
Archived
Reference: CTH 02792
A finely-detailed lampwork interpretation of this beautiful pink rose by Allan Scott, created to celebrate the 70th birthday of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. A half open flower, one in full bloom and a tightly furled bud are borne on 3 stems together with dark-green leaves. Pale-pink/white millefiori can..
£199.00
Freesias - Ed. 50 (1995)
Archived
Reference: CTH 01622
A 1995 design by Margot Thomson depicting 3 yellow and 3 pink freesias, 2 pink buds, green stems and narrow, pointed leaves encircled by a garland of pink/white/green millefiori canes. The arrangement is set over a translucent amethyst ground. A blue & white Whitefriars logo is incorporated in the b..
£165.00
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