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Title: buying paperweights on a budget
Post by: cfosterk on October 14, 2006, 03:24:08 PM

I have really modest means...

Occassionally I have a flash of recklessness and will pay what seems like a ridiculous amount of money for a piece of glass 3x3 in dimensions. My usual budget is only around £50 per piece - but this link gives you some idea of what is still out there!!!

Happy hunting!!!

http://s95.photobucket.com/albums/l139/cfosterk/

- yes the biggish splurges were the ysart snake, the baccarat mushroom and the manson 1/1 scent bottle (although i defy anyone to say this wasn't great value at £330). But the max price on the rest was probably £120

Title: buying paperweights on a budget
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on October 15, 2006, 06:38:05 AM

My budget is not huge either but I have built a very nice collection of modern Scottish weights. I've always liked that fact that Perthshire and Peter McDougall offer a lot for my dollar.

(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3648)

(http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3649)

Title: buying paperweights on a budget
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on October 15, 2006, 06:41:54 AM

Bleh. the pictures didn't show. Here's the links:

McDougall: http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3649

Perthshire: http://glassgallery.yobunny.org.uk/displayimage.php?pos=-3648

Title: perthshire and the honourable mcdougall
Post by: cfosterk on October 15, 2006, 01:03:58 PM

The level of craftsmanship is superb - such care is taken with even the lowest priced weight.

I love perthshire's stuff - but it's ironic that it (and others) have now to compete against the monolith that is ebay. When a retailed weight of value of £70 goes for £30/£40 on ebay, just how can a modern manufacturer compete??

I say this with regret, but the days of Scotland leading the way in the art of glass manufacture seem numbered. I hope I'm proved wrong...

Title: Re: perthshire and the honourable mcdougall
Post by: Frank on October 15, 2006, 05:48:24 PM

Quote from: "cfosterk"

I say this with regret, but the days of Scotland leading the way in the art of glass manufacture seem numbered. I hope I'm proved wrong...

If it gives up the gift trade and concentrates on the custom/bespoke, collectors and art markets it can still be a leader.

Title: bespoke manufacture
Post by: cfosterk on October 15, 2006, 07:29:10 PM

catch 22 - i agree frank that scotland could stay cutting edge, but without the cheaper end stuff, how will new collectors be attracted to the arts of glass making?

Title: buying paperweights on a budget
Post by: glasstrufflehunter on October 15, 2006, 08:05:51 PM

It was the cheaper end stuff that got me in. I still can't afford the more expensive weights generally. Occasionally, I can about once a year get a higher end weight but most of the time it's one of the lower priced ones that I can afford.

When I have a bit to spend on a paperweight I start looking around to see what's out there. If I see an Italian weight and a Scottish for about the same price, I will invariably go for the Scottish weight because it looks so much finer.

For 2006 McDougall made a couple chequer weights. I wanted one but could not manage it. Now he's come out with a general range version. Just as beautiful but it's smaller. I'm getting me one of those.

The thing I appreciate about McDougall is his general range weights don't look 'general rangey' A lot of them employ latticino -something I never saw in a Perthshire GR or complex cane bundles -something else I had not seen before.

Even when the budget was extremely tight, I could still periodically add another eye popping beauty to my collection. When I have more to work with I get a higher end piece.

Before gas prices went up in the states I did get a few LEs. I have pictures of a couple of them in my glass query folder.