Whitefriars seldom made medium-size weights - in fact, the few there are, were probably trials. This one is centred by a pink & white rose surrounded by 6 yellow “daffodil” canes and 6 pairs of blue canes. Incorporated in the looped pink & white multi-cane garland encircling the design, is a blue/w..
One of the few miniature designs made by Whitefriars: 6 lace twists centred by a pink rose. The panels are filled with pink & yellow, pink & blue and aqua & blue composite canes and bundles of tiny blue & white stars...over a translucent blue ground.A blue/white 1978 signature/date cane is set in on..
A rare mid-size Whitefriars weight: unusual pattern, unusual canes - maybe a trial or protype? Set over clear ground, the predominant colours are yellow & emerald green. The centre cluster consists of a lilac & white cane encircled by a ring of brown, white & emerald canes followed by a ring of roya..
Numerous multi-coloured complex millefiori canes form 6 closepack clusters within a blue millefiori border garland. A pink rose cane is set at the centre of the arrangement over a translucent blue ground. The weight is cut with a circular top facet and 6 side facets.Incorporated in one of the millef..
A rare blue rose centres a variety of multi-coloured Whitefriars complex canes arranged in 6 clusters (Pattern No 300) within a blue millefiori border garland and set over a translucent blue ground.A 1977 signature/date cane is incorporated in one of the millefiori clustersAlthough there is no recor..
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..
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..
One of the lesser known patterns: Posy (PG 104). Set on an opaque black ground are 5 circlets of millefiori canes - in pale-lilac, pink, blue & chartreuse - each centred by a pale-pink & white composite cane. The same cane is spaced between the circlets around the perimeter. Cut with a top window an..
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..
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 ..
5 sections of white latticinio form a pentagon around a cluster of blue/white multi-canes around a pink/white centre cane. Encircling the pentagon, over a translucent dark-blue ground, is a garland of pink/white composite canes. The weight is finished with a top fact and 5 side facets, one of which ..
An early single-cane carpetground over clear in an attractive - and unusual - colour combination: lavender & white with black stars plus hundreds of controlled air bubbles. There are 2 different shades of lavender - one slightly lighter than the other. The carpetground appearance is deceptive beca..