Perthshire Paperweights
The Perthshire Paperweight Company was founded in 1968 by Stuart Drysdale. He cherry-picked the best staff that he had formerly managed at Strathearn Glass (earlier Vasart), when it became clear that the then-present owners (William Teacher’s Ltd) had no real interest in sustaining glass paperweight manufacturing. Drysdale acquired an old school in Crieff, a few miles to the west of Perth, fitted it out and relocated his workforce.
Production at Perthshire included crown paperweights, close packed paperweights, spaced paperweights on latticino backgrounds (also known as muslin or lace), lampwork and panelled paperweights – all of which were exceptionally well-executed.
It took just two years for the company to become recognised as one of the leading paperweight manufacturers, to such an extent that their small premises proved far too small, and they had to move to a new site in the town where production could be ramped up to a more commercially viable scale.
As with the majority of other paperweight producers, Perthshire produced ‘limited edition’ small production runs of just a few different designs each year, specifically to serve collectors and ensure that the market for them remained buoyant. These accounted for around 25% of the manufactory’s annual production, with the remainder being ‘commodity’ pieces, mostly for the export market.
Even these ‘mass produced’ paperweights were of an exceptional quality, with the company excelling in all aspects of paperweight production, be it traditional millefiori and lampwork or innovative cased examples made from multiple layers of glass.
Many Perthshire paperweights exhibit the clever use of cut facets which act as ‘windows’ to enhance the appearance of the content of the globes. Whether it’s a tropical fish tank, detailed lampwork floral arrangements or more classically-styled, tightly packed millefiori canes with multiple gridles, a Perthshire version of any type of paperweight is likely to be a particularly fine example.
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Yellow Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Yellow Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
£50.00
A Perthshire Fifteen Spoke PP1 Radial Paperweight Pre 1978
Perthshire Fifteen Spoke PP1 Radial Paperweight Pre 1978
£95.00
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori Butterfly Blue Ground PP109 Paperweight c1990
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori Butterfly Blue Ground PP109 Paperweight c1990
£175.00
Perthshire Six Radial Concentric Millefiori Paperweight pre 1978
A Perthshire Six Radial Concentric Millefiori Paperweight pre 1978
£140.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Light Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Light Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Fourteen Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Fourteen Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£75.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Millefiori PP10 Paperweight Pre 1973
A Perthshire Millefiori PP10 Paperweight Pre 1973
£60.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial Black Ground PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial Black Ground PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori Blue Ground PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori Blue Ground PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Deep Amethyst Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Deep Amethyst Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£60.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Blue Ground Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£60.00
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Eleven Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Rare Perthshire Star Cut PP10 Eight Cane Millefiori Paperweight Pre 1973
A Perthshire Star Cut PP10 Millefiori Paperweight Pre 1973
£110.00
A Perthshire PP10 Five Cluster Millefiori Paperweight Pre 1973
A Perthshire PP10 Five Cluster Millefiori Paperweight Pre 1973
£95.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£55.00
Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£50.00
A Perthshire Thirteen Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Thirteen Spoke Radial PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£60.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP2 Paperweight Pre 1978
£60.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP Paperweight Pre 1978
£90.00
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP1 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Twelve Spoke PP1 Paperweight Pre 1978
£90.00
A Perthshire Thirteen Spoke Radial PP1 Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Thirteen Spoke Radial PP1 Paperweight Pre 1978
£100.00
A Perthshire Eighteen Spoke Radial PP1 Paperweight Post 1978
A Perthshire Eighteen Spoke Radial PP1 Paperweight Post 1978
£180.00
A Perthshire Fifteen Spoke PP1 Radial Spoke Paperweight Pre 1978
A Perthshire Fifteen Spoke PP1 Radial Spoke Paperweight Pre 1978
£100.00
A William Manson Butterfly Millefiori Scent Bottle 1999
A William Manson Butterfly Millefiori Scent Bottle 1999
£190.00
A Perthshire PP11 Gridel Silhouette Paperweight 1983
A Perthshire PP11 Gridel Silhouette Paperweight 1983
£190.00