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Title: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: gcncsr on May 21, 2018, 12:32:11 AM

 ??? Help!  I cannot seem to find the identity of this paperweight. Made in Scotland Label Attached.  Any help would be so much appreciated!

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: chopin-liszt on May 21, 2018, 11:52:16 AM

 :) Welcome.
Scottish Border Art Glass, Peter Holmes.

http://www.scottishbordersartglass.com/

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: SophieB on May 22, 2018, 05:09:02 PM

Hi Sue,

Are you sure this is a SBAG weight? I must admit I do not recognise the label but the canes and the general look of the weight do not look like Peter Holmes' work to me.

If I had to give an ID I would have gone John Deacons or William Manson, but I may be wrong of course.

Sophie

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: chopin-liszt on May 22, 2018, 05:27:52 PM

It's got the SBAG logo, plonk, right in the middle of the label. ;)
I can recognise the logo.  ;D
I'm afraid most paperweights look pretty much the same to me, unless they've got some unusual lampwork inside.
I prefer to leave who made it, up to folk like yourself who do know how to distinguish the weight by looking at the glass itself. That is the best way.  8)

I went by the logo in the middle of the label, only. :-[

Did they not all end up sharing studio space at some point in time?
I know John Deacons allowed Franco Toffolo to use his studio on Thursdays after he (FT) retired, for a while and that at one point in time Willie Manson had to resort to driving a taxi to make a living.
What a waste of such a great artist's time!
 

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: mildawg on May 22, 2018, 05:29:51 PM

I'g go with Deacons.

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: KevinH on May 24, 2018, 10:53:57 PM

I had not added a comment for this one - and I kept forgetting to do so.

I think the Op (gcnscr) should use the link Sue provided for the Scottish Borders Art Glass site and ask about both the label and the weight.

I do not know which company made this weight and I do not recognise the canes. However, Perthshire Paperweights certainly made a 6-row concentric millefiori in the PP4 range for the years 1993/4. And the setting of the canes is of the precision that I tend to associate with Perthsihre Paperweights - and that is not the same as saying that I think other makers did not make top quality items. A point that gioes against the PP4 idea is that those weights from 93/4 were not faceted.

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: gcncsr on May 25, 2018, 02:58:14 AM

I will defiantly email the link. Thank you so much for the information everyone.

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: tropdevin on May 25, 2018, 03:58:10 PM

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Hi.  This paperweight looks to me like a John Deacons piece from the J Glass era - the canes are very similar to the signed piece below.

Alan

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: gcncsr on May 25, 2018, 05:38:30 PM

Thanks Allan. I emailed The Link as suggested above but have not heard anything. I appreciate your help.
Christie

Title: Re: HELP! Made in Scotland Label Identification!
Post by: gcncsr on May 29, 2018, 03:01:28 AM

Finally Figured this Label Out. St Kilda John Deacons.  Thanks everyone for your input.  You rock!!!