Paperweights, used to hold down papers, and most commonly made in glass, evolved in Venice in the early nineteenth century, and spread to France via Bohemia about 1845, where the finest examples were produced by three factories: Baccarat, Clichy and St Louis. Examples from these manufacturers are mostly unmarked and widely faked and imitated and thus a minefield for the uninitiated. The most popular motif is millefiori ('thousand flowers'), though fruit, single flowers, insects, and other small objects are often used as well as portraits and view. The cheaper paperweights use air bubbles as decoration. The classic paperweights are round and domed, but lesser weights were also made in the form of pyramids and rectangles. The early period of paperweights is reckoned to have ended in 1870 but some 20th century manufacturers such as Lalique, Kosta Boda, Whitefriars and Caithness Glass have produced some fine examples. The great majority of more...

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Small Perthshire Scramble glass paperweight, with millefiori…

1972 Perthshire Scramble Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Stamped Central Cane

Small Perthshire Scramble glass paperweight, with millefiori canes, central cane stamped P 1972

Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight & other millefiori…

Perthshire Glass Millefiori Paperweight with Central Cane Stamp

Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight & other millefiori weight central cane stamped P

Boxed Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight one cane marked P…

Perthshire Glass Millefiori Paperweight with Ship and P Cane

Boxed Perthshire glass millefiori paperweight one cane marked P 1972 and another decorated with a sailing ship

Boxed Perthshire glass Flowerheads paperweight one flowerhead…

Perthshire Glass Flowerheads Paperweight

Boxed Perthshire glass Flowerheads paperweight one flowerhead cane stamped P

Millefiore art glass paperweight, dated to outer flower 1974…

1974 Millefiore Art Glass Paperweight

Millefiore art glass paperweight, dated to outer flower 1974 (Perthshire?)

Perthshire glass paperweight, millefiori multi coloured canes

Millefiori Perthshire Glass Paperweight

Perthshire glass paperweight, millefiori multi coloured canes

Perthshire paperweight lamp work bouquet and Gordon Smith…

Perthshire & Gordon Smith: Stunning Paperweight Bouquets

Perthshire paperweight lamp work bouquet and Gordon Smith Streletzia paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight: Colorful Glass Art

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Weight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight: Colorful Art Glass

Perthshire millefiori paperweight

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass…

Scottish Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Forget-Me-Not Pattern

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass Paperweight, c. 1976, Forget-Me-Not' pattern, depicting flowers on a yellow and green double spiral latticino cushion, incised 'P1976', with box and certificate, diameter 7 cm

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass…

Scottish Millefiori Glass Paperweight with Twist Canes

Large Scottish Perthshire millefiori and Twist Cane Glass Paperweight, c. 1976, limited edition, with star shape pattern outlined by twist canes, incised 'P1976' and numbered 115/450, with box and certificate, diameter 7.6 cm

Perthshire Annual Collection paperweight 'Flowers 1983A'

Perthshire Flowers Paperweight 1983A

Perthshire Annual Collection paperweight 'Flowers 1983A'

Perthshire poinsettia paperweight (boxed) 1989 Limited Edition

Limited edition Perthshire poinsettia paperweight (boxed, 1989)

Perthshire poinsettia paperweight (boxed) 1989 Limited Edition

Perthshire magnum patterned millefiori paperweight (box and…

Limited Edition Perthshire Millefiori Paperweight (1986)

Perthshire magnum patterned millefiori paperweight (box and certificate) 1986 128/300

Perthshire paperweight, golfing, in box, approx 8 cm diameter

Perthshire Golf Paperweight in Box - 8cm Diameter

Perthshire paperweight, golfing, in box, approx 8 cm diameter

A Spode plate, 90th Light Infantry Regiment of foot Perthshire.…

Spode Imari Plate, 90th Light Infantry Regiment Marked

A Spode plate, 90th Light Infantry Regiment of foot Perthshire. Decorated in the Imari style with '90th light Infantry' Marking verso 25.5 cm diameter

Millifiori (Pansy face) paperweight by John Deacons (Ex…

John Deacons' Millifiori Pansy Paperweight (2010)

Millifiori (Pansy face) paperweight by John Deacons (Ex Perthshire) dated 2010

Perthshire paperweight, Nosegay on Swirl, dated 1977

1977 Perthshire Nosegay Swirl Paperweight

Perthshire paperweight, Nosegay on Swirl, dated 1977

Floral paperweight (on lattacino basket) by Peter McDougall (ex…

2011 Floral Paperweight by Peter McDougall

Floral paperweight (on lattacino basket) by Peter McDougall (ex Perthshire) dates 2011

Perthshire 1990 swirl paperweight

Perthshire Swirl Paperweight 1990

Perthshire 1990 swirl paperweight