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Selkirk

PLEASE NOTE: this is the ARCHIVE section of the website.
All the paperweights illustrated below have been sold.
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This page shows typical examples of the mainly abstract designs of this now defunct Scottish glassworks.

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Amber Fronds - Trial Design (1998)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y009
Amber & purple fronds grow from an abstract form set above a mottled green ground.  Polished front facet.  The rippled glass at the rear reflects the green ground. Inscribed on the polished, concave base: Selkirk Glass Scotland 1998..
£82.00
Lacewing Ed. 500 (1998)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y031
Kenneth Scott describes his abstract design as ”the delicate tracery of a dragonfly wing enfolding the shining orb”. Unusual colours - a pinking red orb with black filigree tracery above a magenta/snowy-white , brown speckled gound - make this weight something out of the ordinary. .Engraved around t..
£69.00
Minuet Ed. 500 (1997)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y118
A lovely abstract design from Peter Holmes: above a gold-spattered ground, blue & aquamarine ribbons swirl around golden fronds in a sea of bubbles.Engraved around the polished, concave base: Selkirk Glass Scotland Minuet Ed 500 1997. (Includes original certificate)..
£48.00
Sculpture 97 Ed. 75 (1997)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y029
Between 1992 and 1997 Peter Holmes made a series of Sculptures.  This beautiful “fountain” in delicate blue, pink and silver above a blue ground was the last in the series. A PH signature cane is set in the blue ground.  The weight is also script-signed Peter Holmes, inscribed, numbered an..
£246.00
Sculpture 96 Ed. 75 (1996)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y129
One of a series of scupltures made by Peter Holmes.  Although originally designed in 1996 this one, with its bubbles and branching silver crystalline framework was probably the last one of the edition and was made to order in 1999. Signed on the base: Peter Holmes, Sculpture 96 34/75...
£250.00
Crusader - Ed. 150 (1996)
Archived
Reference: SEL 00029
A translucent blue abstract form - surrounded by white, pink and blue ribbons - floats above a gold-speckled, mottled purple ground. A mercury band stretches halfway around the “nipped-in” waist.Polished, concave base inscribed: Selkirk Glass Scotland, Crusader, 1996 and numbered.  ..
£127.00
Fire Coral- Ed. 500 (1993)
Archived
Reference: SEL 01394
A eye-catching design by David McGregor: an impressionistic vision of branches of burnished gold coral forming a living tree in a fiery sea. Inscribed around the polished, concave base Fire Coral 1993 and edition number 156/500. (Includes original certificate)..
£130.00
Golden Orchid Ed. 500 (1993)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y005
A colourful design by James Brown: 3 large plum-coloured petals encircled by white sepals enclose a number of stamen composed of variously sized golden spheres - all set above a gold-spattered ground.Engraved around the polished, concave base: Selkirk Glass Scotland Golden Orchid 1993...
£66.00
Seven Stars- Ed. 500 (1993)
Archived
Reference: SEL 03289
David McGregor described his design as an interpretation of a “spiral of stars moving on an endless journey within a distant galaxy”. The silver “stars” - attached to orange threads - spiral above 2 celestial bodies over a red, white & blue ground covered with a myriad of bubbles.Signed around the p..
£38.00
Sea Jade- Ed. 500 (1993)
Archived
Reference: SEL 01395
A design by Peter Holmes...depicting the bluish-grey branches of an aquatic plant swaying back and forth with the movement of the water over the aquamarine sea bed. A PH signature cane is set in the underside of the opaque colour ground. Engraved around the polished, concave base: Sea Jade 1993 304..
£95.00
Merlin Ed. 500 (1992)
Archived
Reference: SEL Y104
A fascinating abstract design from Peter Holmes depicting what he calls “the sinister beauty of the magician”.  Four black & white tendrils rise out of a glowing amber ground to encircle a large silver bubble.Engraved around the polished, concave base: Selkirk Glass Scotland Merlin Ed 500 1..
£48.00
Evening Primrose (1990)
Archived
Reference: SEL K064
A somewhat older - and rather special - trial design from Selkirk. A stylized “flower” with 14 petals arranged around a bubble centre. The petals are in a soft brown tone, accentuated by streaks of orange and green. Surrounding the flower are 8 pastel-blue “leaves”. The design is set over an opaque ..
£60.00
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