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Featured on this page and the others in the Ideas section are just a few of the weights we've already sold. If you'd like one of our artists to make one of these for you, or maybe a variation on the design then please e-mail us and we'll be pleased to get one made.
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Diameter approx. 2¾ ins/70mm
Sold for £160 (approx €200 or US224 tax-free) but please check for current price.
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This weight shows John at his very best. Beautiful 3D lampwork is set in a clear basket which has been cut and faceted by Gordon Taylor.
Needless to say this weight sold immediately but as usual we would be pleased to ask John to make one for you.
Sold for £360 (approx €450 or US$504 tax free) but please check for current price.
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~Peggy fell in love with this weight immediately she saw it. The sparkling dichroic fish rests on upset muslin and this is enclosed by one of John's torsades. The pretty blue and white garland features John's daisy canes and a very pretty complex star cane. John's case is set in the base.
Diameter approx. 2¾ ins/70mm
Sold for £130 (approx €163 or US$182 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This stunning weight has proved extremely popular and is an example of the both the design and technical skills of John and his team.
Sold for £250 (approx €292 or US$375 tax free) but please check for current price.
John's butterfly weights are always very popular so don't delay if you would like to add this one to your collection.
John has an excellent eye for colour and the pink and green of the torsade and garland make the perfect combination with the striking blue butterfly. It has John's cane to the base.
Diameter approx. 3ins/76mm
Sold for £172.50 (approx €216 or US$241) but please check for current price.
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This weight was made at the request of a customer and has been much admired. A similar weight with a red pompom was made for a customer and we've also had another variation with a red rose.
Sold for £250 (approx €313 or US$350 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This is a beautiful weight featuring a spray of 3D flowers in a faceted overlay and with shark's tooth cut to the base.
Sold for £275 (approx €344 or US$385 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This is a very pretty weight and could be made with another flower of your choice.
Sold for £210 (approx €263 or US$294 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This is just one of a number of stunning butterflies made by Willie and has proved very popular.
Sold for £150 (approx €187 or US$210 tax free) but please check for current price.
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A very simple but effective weight featuring another of Willie's lovely butterflies.
Sold for £55 (approx €69 or US$77 tax free) but please check for current price.
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3 Flowers and Blue Clichy Roses set on a latticinio basket with a garland of pink Clichy Roses and complex canes.
It has 12+1 faceting with John's JHD 2009 cane set into the base.
Diameter just approximately 3¼ins/83mm
Sold for £281.50 (approx €352 or US$394) but please check for current price.
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A very simple but very effective design. This could be varied to feature a flower of your choice such as a single rose.
Sold for £140 (approx €175 or US$196 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This is a beautiful weight and one of Steve's favourites. A ruby cushion featuring a simply daisy-like flower hangs suspended in clear glass that has been overlaid with red, white and blue twists. When viewed with a magnifying glass however the detail on the flower becomes apparent with pink shells at the tip of each petal. The weight measures 2¾ inches in diameter and 2¼ inches in height. It has John's cane to the base.
Sold for £250 (approx €313 or US$350 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This weight is one of our favourites of the 3rd Strathearn series. The sparkling dragonfly rests on a deep pink cushion and is surrounded by a garland of beautiful complex canes.
It measures just under 3 inches/75mm in diameter
Sold for £90 (approx €113 or US$126 tax free) but please check for current price.
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A brightly coloured fish set against a black ground.
It measures just under 3 inches/75mm in diameter
Sold for £90 (approx €113 or US$126 tax free) but please check for current price.
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This unusual triple overlay was very much a team effort. John Deacons worked out the design and did the overlays, Duncan Smith provided the lampwork of the heron, and Gordon Taylor added the reed mace side cutting and fancy starcut base.
Diameter approx. 3½ins/88mm
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This beautiful bottle features a very pretty spray of 3 lampwork flowers with a single bud in the stopper. Both the bottle and stopper have 5 side facets and contain John's cane.
Height approx. 5ins/125mm
Sold for £180 (approx €225 or US$252 tax free) but please ask for the current price.
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This design was one of the most popular of John's first series of Strathearns and so we asked him to make a double overlay version. It has 5 large windows around the top of the weight and 5 smaller ones around the bottom. It also has a fancy cut around the lower part of the weight.
Diameter just under 3ins (75mm)
Sold for £190 (approx €238 or US$266 tax free) but please check for current price.
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The central white flower rests on a mottled green ground giving the effect of grass, whilst a 3D ladybird (= US ladybug) is crawling across the flower.
The design is completed by a garland of 8 cog canes each with a central heart that stand proud of the base reinforcing the 3D effect.
Diameter approx. 2¾ins./70mm
Sold for £130 (approx €163 or US$182 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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This vibrant weight features one of John's anemones. It has a concave top facet and 6 slightly oval side facets, plus has John's cane to the base.
Diameter approx. 3ins/75mm
Sold for £140 (approx €175 or US$196 tax free) but please ask for current price
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John's butterfly weights are always very popular. The wings and body shimmer with green aventurine and the colours of the butterfly are beautifully complemented by the choice of colours for the torsade and garland.
Diameter approx. 2¾ins/70mm
Sold for £105 (approx €131 or US$147 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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A very simple but effective design - the single anemone flower rests on a swirled cushion.
Diameter approx. 2¾ins./70mm
Sold for £130(approx €163 or US$182 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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John's butterfly weights are always very popular so don't delay if you would like to add this one to your collection.
John has an excellent eye for colour and the pink and green of the torsade and garland make the perfect combination with the striking blue butterfly. It has John's cane to the base.
Diameter approx. 3ins/76mm
Sold for £150 (approx €187 or US$210 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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These weights are always very popular and we're sure this one will be no exception.
An attractive spray of flowers rests on a cushion of delicate pink and white latticinio twists. The weight has a white trellis overlay, plus John's cane to the base.
Diameter approx. 3¼ins/82mm
Sold for £250 (approx €313 or US$350 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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The spray of flowers rests on a pink and white cushion and is garlanded by blue and green canes and Clichy-style roses. The deep pink double overlay has 14+1 faceting and sharks tooth cutting to the top facet by Gordon Taylor.
Diameter approx 82mm (3 1/4ins)
Sold for £194.77 (approx €244 or US$273 tax free) but please ask for current price.
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One of John's lovely roses is set on a cushion of alternating white latticinio and white and green core canes. The design is completed by a garland of Clichy-style roses alternating with white stardust canes.
John's JD cane is set at the base of the rose stem and his sticker is on the base.
Diameter just over 3ins/79mm
Sold for £170 (approx €213 or US$238 tax free) but please ask for current price.
This beautiful weight was a 'must' when we visited John's studio. A pair of 3D orchids rest on muslin with a beautiful butterfly hovering suspended above. The weight has 6 side facets and a concave top facet. It has both John's and Willie Manson's canes.
The weight has then been set on a lovely blue and white pedestal featuring alternating blue and white twists with a blue and white torsade encircling the foot.
Diameter approx. 3ins/76mm and height the same including the pedestal.
Sold for £371.91(approx €465 or US$521 tax free) but please ask for current prices
As usual if you'd like a different weight set on a pedestal please just ask and we'd be happy to ask John to make one for you.
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John has been making a number of clear weights recently which have proved very popular and this weight will be no exception. 3 very pretty flowers are interspersed with tiny dragonflies around a central complex cane. This in turn is encircled with John's popular Clichy style roses.
All of this is set off by a simple small star cut to the base.
You really need a magnifying glass to fully appreciate this weight, in particular the dragonflies. The detail is amazing - gold aventurine has been used to contrast with the delicate blue wings. The weight has a concave top facet and 6 side facets.
Diameter approx. 3¼ins/82mm
Sold for £171.28 (approx €214 or US$240 tax fee) but please check for current price.
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This unusual weight with 4+1 faceting features a black and white chequerboard with a single rose floating above it. John's cane has been cleverly hidden in the underside of the chequerboard.
Diameter approx 3½ins/89mm
Sold for £246.75 (approx €308 or US$345) but please check current price.
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