Set in a basket of ribbed blue staves lined with yellow & white are 6 rows of cog and corrugated millefiori canes in shades of peach, blue, pink and pale-green. The canes rise high into the dome culminating in a green/white/pink centre cane. Signed with a “B” cane within the set-up; scratch sign..
Set on an opaque black ground are 3 lampwork clematis - a pink & white double flower and two mid-blue single blooms - each one centred by a complex millefiori cane. The weight is finished with a circular top facet and 6 side facets. A JD signature cane is set between the flower stems. Polished, co..
An outer garland of alternating pale-blue/pink complex canes and white/pink cog canes encloses a 4-cane posy in shades of blue, pink, pale-orange & white - backed by 5 green leaves - over a clear ground with a 16-point star-cut in the polished, concave base...
Set within a green flash overlay is a white lace cushion bearing a 5-petalled yellow flower encircled by complex millefiori canes. The weight is finished with a large circular top facet and 2 rows of side facets - 16 altogether. Signed with a PMcD cane in the polished, concave base...
The relatively flat cushion is composed of short sections of white latticinio and predominantly blue/white & green/white twists with just a hint of yellow and salmon-pink. Close to the centre is a single blue/white whorl cane. Polished, concave base with a wide basal rim...
A medium-size weight with a canopy of closely-packed complex millefiori canes - stardust, ruffles, corrugated,4-petalled flowers and a cherry silhouette cane - within a multi-coloured basket, which is drawn underneath the canes.Flat, polished base. Signed with a “M” cane on the underside of th..
Colourful complex millefiori canes are encircled by groups of blue/white/green & amber/white millefiori canes separated by filigree twists enhanced with aventurine. The design is set over a mauve jasper ground. Broad, flat basal rim; concave base with small, rough pontil. Slight brow..
A fruit weight from Ray Banford: four ripe pears hang from a brown, forked branch along with three dark-green leaves. The lampwork design is set over parallel latticinio rods. The weight is finished with a single top facet and 5 side facets. Signed with a black & white “B” cane. Polished, concave b..
PP59 - introduced in 1983 - has the same pattern as PP2 but is finished with a top facet. Set on an opaque mid-blue colour ground, crisp canes - in shades of pink, green, amber and blue - are separated by twisted white/yellow threads into 10 panels around a centre cane encircled by 2 rows of c..
A high-domed weight with 4 honey coloured blooms & 2 buds set against dark-green leaves. The blooms have deeply-cupped petals around millefiori cane stamen. The design is set over an opaque black ground.Signed with a “P” cane near the bottom of the stems. Polished, concave base...
A large butterfly composed of complex millefiori canes and set on a dark blue ground (appears black !). Bundled pale-blue tubes make up the insect’s body. Composite pink/blue canes in the outstretched wings produce an overall mauve tonality, offset by the white/pink edging and similarly-..
A flat bouquet inspired by an antique Baccarat design. A white double clematis, a red/white primrose & 3 blue single clematis blossoms - all with millefiori cane “stamen” - are arranged with stems and green leaves over a translucent amethyst ground. Signed with a B1982 date cane next to the bottom ..