Whitefriars

A limited edition weight to commemorate 200 years of American Indepence. This particular weight is not numbered - it was possibly a prototype as it came from the estate of Geoffrey Baxter, the chief designer at Whitefriars until it closed in 1980. The flag is set in a carpet of white cogs with brown..

One of the limited editions made to commemorate the American Bi-Centennial in 1976. Set on a dark-blue ground, intertwined multi-cane trefoils loop around 3 mosaic roundels depicting the US Flag, the Liberty Bell and the Eagle. 6+1 faceting.3 pink composite canes surround the blue & white 1776-1976 ..

The “Mayflower” was the 1st limited edition issued by the company and usually the ship motif centres a 5-row concentric. Here it is framed by a “carpet” of randomly-set red, blue and black canes - with larger green & white and mint & white canes scattered amongst them - and a double border garland ..

A 5-row concentric commemorating the Coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II, and made in numerous variations of the 3 main colours - red, white and blue; although some also included green canes. The sequence here - starting from the middle  - is white, red, blue, white, red on clear ground.The blue-s..

The cushion with 6 rings of millefiori canes - in colours ranging from coral-pink, amethyst and ochre to lavender and amber around a mint/white centre cane - rises high into the dome. The weight is set on a low pedestal, the base of which is cut with an 8-point starA mirror-inverted blue/white 1974 ..

Violet, white, yellow, green, maroon & blue millefiori canes form the 6 rings in the base of this cylindrical weight cut with a deep, concave top facet and 20 circular side facets arranged in 2 offset rows.A blue/white 1980 signature/date cane is set in the row of green canes. The weight bears a go..

A tall, finger-cut dome set with 6 rings of single-canes around a centre cane over a clear ground. Cane colours include lemon, pale-violet, red, mid-blue and pale-yellow within a border garland of deep coral-pink. A blue & white Whitefriars 1978 signature/date cane is inserted in the 5th row.The co..

A 6-ring single-cane concentric in an unusual colour combination: lemon & white with a hint of brown in the stars in the centre of the canes. Although the colour may appear slightly yellow in the pictures, it is, in fact, citron lemon! The canes are set over a clear ground. The weight is finished wi..

The clear crystal set with 4 rings of single millefiori canes around a cluster of coral-pink canes. The mid-blue, ivory & white canes are star-centred, whereas the slightly larger canes in the 3rd row have a blue flower-like centre - best seen in the base view. Finished with 5 +1 facets.A blue/white..

A 6-row concentric on clear with blue & white star-centred corrugated canes in shades of white, pink, green & pale-straw; the colours of the first two rows are repeated in the 2 outer rows. A ten-sided top window and large facet cut. A blue & white 1975 signature/date cane is set in the 5th row. Typ..

A domed 6-row concentric, meticulously set up with single canes in subtle colours ranging from mid-blue, dark-green, lavender and turquoise to brown around a central straw-coloured cog with a white 6-pointed star.A 1975 signature/date cane is integrated in the row of green canes. (Original factory l..

A 5-row single-cane concentric in an attractive colour combination: mint, purple and white. The weight is cut with circular top window and 5 side facets.Signed with a 1975 date cane. Typical Whitefriars base. (Original factory sticker).  ..