Perthshire 1987G Horse & Jockey Millefiori Paperweight Magnum Annual Collection

  

Perthshire Magnum 1987G Annual Collection Horse & Jockey Paperweight Millefiori - Limited Edition. Perthshire Magnum 1987G Annual Collection Horse & Jockey Millefiori Paperweight. This is an amazing paperweight constructed in two levels and then encased again with clear glass. It is a paperweight within a paperweight. The inner design features a large colored picture cane of a horse and jockey surrounded by two concentric rings of complex canes.

This design can also be partially viewed from the base. The inner design is encased with clear glass and then an outer blue and white double overlay having a circular window that reveals the lower level. The window is bordered with a ring of complex canes and is surrounded by a four sided garland of twists and larger canes.

The entire design is then encased again in clear glass. It is signed on the base with a "P 1987" Perthshire signature / date cane. This design was offered in a limited edition of 250 paperweights of which only 120 were made.

It comes with its original Perthshire box. Perthshire made this paperweight as one of their Annual Collection for 1987. This means the design was made only that one year and never again.

The edition size for this paperweight was 250 weights, but only 120 were made. Each year's Annual Collection designs were lettered to indicated this special status.

In 1987, there were seven Annual Collection designs, designated 1987A through 1987G. This design was given the designation 1987G. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight.

It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. 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.

Very large size : Just under 3 3/16" diameter by 2 5/16" high. The base is ground concave. Signature : Signed with a Perthshire "P 1987" signature / date cane on the base. This paperweight comes with the original its original box. There is no paper label on this paperweight.

Condition : Excellent condition with no chips, cracks, or scratches. Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port.

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