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Hi Sue

Thank you, and yes I remember the symposium well although it's a few years ago now!  If you remember , I started the paperweight section of the talk, speaking about John Ford paperweights. I gave a subset of the talk to the NPS a couple of years later and amazingly one of the members had a John Ford paperweight and brought it to the meeting, talk about nonplussed!  First and last time I have ever handled one. 

Best regards

Derek

  You'll have to find some niche corner for it to be on its own in. It is big enough to sit on the floor, in a safe position. I have put a large vase in the corner of the turn of the stairs.

Thanks for the ideas 🙂

I thought glass enthusiasts might appreciate seeing this vase which, as you can see from the wine bottle, is a bit of a statement piece. It measures 40 cms tall. Fully signed with logo and St Denis, Paris. 
It had a retailer's name in gold partially covering that but it was already fading and was easily wiped off to reveal the full St Denis acid etched mark.
Fortunately it survived the journey through the post.
The problem with large pieces like this is that they are not easy to display with other glass; they really have to sit on their own.

Hi Christine

Two very  nice Allan Scott weights! I have about 10 in my collection, most bought direct from Allan. I have sorted
out 2 of my weights that were SGS exhibits - but certainly not purchased at an SGS exhibition. Both are by
Rosette Fleming and are spaced 10 years apart  "Romance" in 1993 and "Ring of Roses" in 2003.
Its interesting to see how her design thoughts have advanced in that time. 

Allan Scott also sent me the layout of the 1995 SGS exhibition - attached - which you say was held at the
Strathearn Gallery in Crieff. So unless there was a last minute change of venue it was NOT held in Crieff
but at the Caithness factory in Perth.
   
Any weights sold at SGS exhibitions would have been put through the venues books but the proceeds would
then have been passed straight to the artist. 

Derek