The first in the series of Christmas weights. It was also the first weight to be produced using mosaic picture canes - in this case a central pink & blue angel on a white ground surrounded first by a circle of blue rods - incorporating the 1975 signature/date cane - and then a further circle of 11 a..
A 1995 design by Margot Thomson depicting 3 yellow and 3 pink freesias, 2 pink buds, green stems and narrow, pointed leaves encircled by a garland of pink/white/green millefiori canes. The arrangement is set over a translucent amethyst ground. A blue & white Whitefriars logo is incorporated in the b..
A weight commemorating the 25th anniversary of the coronation of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II. The central colourful millefiori crown on a white roundel is framed by 6 clusters of pink & white cog and star canes & pale-blue rods over a sapphire-blue ground.Tiny “Whitefriars” logo, E II R inscription and ..
An attractive weight - designed by Allan Scott - of which only 35 were actually made. Arranged around 3 yellow-centred forget-me-nots are white lupins, 2 other white flowers and trailing green stems. The design - set over a translucent kingfisher-blue colour ground - is encircled by a garland of whi..
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..
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..
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..