Hi John, Chris etc.,
definite very rare Whitefriars Marbrie in tangerine and white. I was the underbidder and extremely cheesed off at someone else spotting it !!! I had tried a BIN with his other two millefiori WF weights to avoid raising the profile, and although tempted, he resisted. He later e-mailed back that after the sale (!) , he had researched that 4 years ago, one sold for £750 !! So he was pee'd off. I did advise that without me bidding he would have just got his £70 starting bid!!
Apparently these were very slow to make and WF had committed to a low price in their "fancy extras" section. Needless to say they stopped making them pretty quickly and only made in small numbers in 1972. Very desirable amongst the WF fraternity.
Surprised that John sold his for a lot less. Always call me first John !!
Cheers,