(5) Scottish Perthshire Art Glass Millefiori Paperweights, 1 Texas Cane

Lot description

(lot of 5) Scottish art glass millefiori paperweights, Perthshire, each composed of complex canes, with initial "P" in cane, including: (1) having central murrine depicting silhouette of Texas, among close-pack star-form and floriform complex canes forming radiating pattern, (1) central murrine depicting figure in long dress, among thistle motifs, on upset muslin bed, cane date 1998, (1) "Spanish Armada 400th Anniversary," central cane depicting silhouette of sailing ship, above the year 400 in cane, surrounded by concentric complex canes and filigree twists, (1) central murrine revealing an orange and white cat, among complex canes forming trefoil pattern, (1) cobalt ground with intersecting complex canes arranged like the nucleus of an atom, largest: approx 2.5"h, 3"diam, 5lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Leslie and Angelyn Smith, Austin, Texas