Floral Tribute - with lampwork by Allan Scott - was a small limited edition to commemorate the 40th year of the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. The lampwork rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock - set over a layer of white latticinio - symbolize the national emblems of the countries of the United Kingdo..
A lampwork design produced while the artist was working at Caithness Glass - a parrot perched on a bamboo stalk, balancing himself with his long tail feathers. Thanks to his vividly-coloured plummage - yellow breast, green wings, black & white throat and scarlet beak - he stands out against the brow..
The artist frequently created acquatic designs; this is a relatively early one depicting pond life. A family of colourful ducks drift past a single waterlily and clumps of bullrushes growing above the surface of the water.Inscribed around the edge of the flat, polished base: Duck Pond, Caithness Sco..
Designed and made by Willie Manson this compound weight depicts two dragonflies with wings of gossamer latticinio and segmented bodies enhanced with gold & copper aventurine. The insects are zig-zagging above the speckled blue surface of a limpid pond with 4 waterlilies floating on it.The flat, poli..
A one-off design - created by Allan Scott. Two pale-blue flowers - with millefiori cane centres - and “feathery” green ferns are set over a clear ground. The same design is acid-etched on the flat base ! The paperweight has an unusual shape: around the sloping 7-sided top facet are 13 flat side fac..
One of the marine life designs the artist produced while working at Caithness. Cruising above the ocean floor is a solitary shark - his streamlined body beautifully captured in glittering blue aventurine, his jaws slightly apart. A spotted blue crab and a small green fish seek what cover they can in..
One of the most attractive of the “Millefiori Miniature” series designed by Allan Scott: a butterfly in flight. Its body and antennae are fashioned from copper aventurine; the outstretched wings from flattened millefiori canes - pink & white fore wings with a red eye, pale-yellow & white hind wings ..
“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 ..
An underwater scene with a bright-blue seahorse resting in the fronds of a green aquatic plant, which appears to be swaying gently with the motion of the water. A tall, upright weight with a flat, polished front facet - made during the time the artist was working at Caithness. The glass has a faint ..
A skilful interpretation of this large marine fish. The blue-bodied carnivore is depicted here in its natural environment - above colourful coral formations and numerous sea shells. Silvery-blue aventurine enhances the body, with gold aventurine accentuating the dorsal and pectoral fins and the spea..
A lampwork peppercorn and 2 ribbed green leaves - encircled by a garland of Whitefriars green & white millefiori canes (over an opaque white ground) - believed to have been made by Willie Manson. Etched on the base is the name Ruker & Slann - a company which traded in coffee and spices - a p..
Designer Margot Thomson’s impressionist interpretation of spring flowers; the colourful blooms - splashes of purple, yellow & scarlet between green stalks and leaves - are arranged in a blue bowl. The design is set within a garland of pale-green millefiori canes over a clear ground with a 32-point s..