Early Perthshire 1971 PP11 Limited Edition Large Spaced Millefiori Paperweight

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Early Perthshire 1971 PP11 Limited Edition Large Spaced Millefiori Paperweight:
$195.00

Early Perthshire 1971 PP11 Limited Edition Large Spaced Millefiori Paperweight. dated 1971. This is an early limited edition spaced millefiori paperweight with twelve complex millefiori plus a complex signature date cane. The ground is a white lace. The paperweight is signed with a \"P1971\" date cane in the center of the design. This particular version of the PP11 was made only for three years, from 1969 to 1971. This paperweight does not have a paper label. It comes with an early Perthshire box. A very nice early example.

The Perthshire PP11 design was made from 1969 to 1992, although the design changed several times over the years. From 1969 to 1971 were made the same way as this example. In 1972 and later, Perthshire added one or more silhouette canes. Other changes were made in subsequent years.

Perthshire was a small company in Crieff, Scotland that was devoted to the creation of quality glass paperweights. They stopped production in January 2002 after more than 30 years of production. Their paperweights were consistently high in quality and yet remained reasonable in price. There are three books on Perthshire Paperweights. If you collect Perthshire paperweights, you should have them in your library.

The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955 The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass. Stuart Drysdale was hired manage the business side of the enterprise in 1960. The company evolved into a new company Strathearn owned by Teachers Whiskey. In 1967 Drysdale was sent a magazine article on antique paperweights (Woman\'s Day, July 1965). The inspired him to try to produce weights comparable to the French antiques. With this goal in mind, he and several of the glass workers left Strathearn to found Perthshire in 1968.

Size: 2 5/8\" diameter by 1 15/16\" high. The base is ground flat.
Condition: Excellent condition. No scratches, chips, or cracks. The box has a small spot with its covering missing.
Signature: Signed with a Perthshire \"P1971\" date-signature cane in center of the design. This paperweight does not have a paper label. It comes with an early Perthshire box.

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