John Deacons

John Deacons (2015) yellow clematis in two double overlays faceted paperweight. A small faceted royal blue-over-white double overlay cradles a yellow flower and opening bud atop a white muslin cushion and sits within a larger blue-over-white double overlay. Top facet and three rows of round side facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2000 two pink clematis blooms in a rose colored double overlay paperweight. Two pink clematis blooms, each with thick white stripes through its petals and each framed by three leaves, lean from separate single-leafed stems - one to the left and the other to the right. Resting on a high cushion made of white latticinio mesh spokes, the design sits within a double overlay that blushes from pink at its base to a dusty rose at its top. Top facet and two rows of six circular side facets as well as a bottom facet with six fancy notch cuts. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 ¼". [hide]

John Deacons rose bouquet and ladybug blue encased double overlay faceted paperweight. A ladybug crawls across a stem of three yellow roses and green leaves, which floats within a fancy-cut blue-over-white double overlay, encased in clear glass. Two rings of six side and one top facets. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2017 close packed millefiori triple overlay faceted paperweight. A colorful assortment of close packed millefiori, including silhouette canes and Clichy-type roses, rests on a cushion of white upset muslin. Blue-over-white-over-pink triple overlay. One row of eight star-shaped side cuts, three rows of eight side printies and a single top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 close packed millefiori overlay faceted paperweight. A close packed arrangement of complex millefiori, including Clichy-type roses, silhouettes, a pansy and a butterfly cane, is bordered by a white latticinio twist torsade and floats above a clear, star-cut ground. Translucent cobalt blue overlay, with fancy side faceting and a single notched top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2004 primrose on lace in double overlay faceted paperweight. A white, purple and yellow flower, with a complex cane center, grows on a short stem and is accompanied by striped green leaves. The flower rests atop a cushion of white upset muslin, within a mint green-over-white double overlay. Six facets and one top facet, bordered by a thin ring of oval printies. Signature/date cane. Minor surface wear. Diameter 3 7/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2017 marbrie and rose cane in matching color paperweight. Color varies from pistachio and blue or purple to red and blue over white ground with matching colored rose cane a the apex. Quadrants of fanning color ribbons radiate from central rose cane on the surface of an opaque white ground. [hide]

John Deacons 2014 close packed millefiori cross paperweight. Four triangular panels of colorful and varied millefiori canes, including stardust canes, thistle canes, silhouette canes of a deer, rooster and a bird, Clichy-type rose canes and others, are defined by two intersecting rows of white stardust canes bordered on each side by red and white twist segments, with a white star cluster cane at the nexus, over a translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/8". [hide]

John Deacons and William Manson 2006 collaborative clematis garland millefiori paperweight. A central blue, green and white complex cane is closely surrounded by a ring of red, purple and white complex canes and then by a spaced ring of six clematis flowers that alternate in pairs of three colors, yellow, pink and blue. Translucent green lawn-textured ground. Edition #16 of a limited edition of 25. Signature/date canes. Fine condition. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2015 purple pompon on latticinio cushion swirl paperweight. A large purple pompon flower, with white-edged petals and an orange moss cane center, grows on a short green stem with three leaves, is haloed by four more leaves and rests on a purple and white ribbon swirl cushion on clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 Clichy-type rose and swirl paperweight. A pink and white Clichy-type rose, with a blue and white center cane, sits at the center of a red, yellow, blue and white ribbon swirl cushion. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 Clichy-type rose and swirl paperweight. A pink and white Clichy-type rose, with a blue and white center cane, sits at the center of a red, yellow, purple, blue and white ribbon swirl cushion. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 "Fortress" square-patterned millefiori paperweight. A central complex cane is nestled within alternating squares of canes and latticinio tubes in blue and yellow, over a translucent ruby ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 "Fortress" square-patterned millefiori paperweight. A central complex cane is nestled within alternating squares of canes and latticinio tubes in white and purple, over a translucent cobalt ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 "Fortress" square-patterned millefiori paperweight. A central complex cane is nestled within alternating squares of canes and latticinio tubes in blue and yellow, over a transparent emerald ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2017 square-patterned millefiori and twists paperweight. A central complex cane is surrounded by three rings of colorful and varied millefiori, all of which is framed by a square of white latticinio spiral twists. At each inside corner of the square sits a Clichy-type rose, alternating with four complex heart canes at the halfway point of each segment on the exterior of the square. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/4". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 "Clichy Square" patterned millefiori faceted paperweight. Delicate concentric millefiori are surrounded by a square wall of latticinio tubes with a green Clichy-type rose at each corner and dotted with a millefiori on the outside of each wall. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Four and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

John Deacons 1992 four-colored crown paperweight. A pink and blue complex stars millefiori stands at the apex of five yellow and blue twist ribbons, spaced by navy and eggplant-colored twists, each spaced by a white double latticinio twist ribbon, that cascade outward around a clear interior to form a regal crown. Signature cane and date cane. Diameter 2 11/16". [hide]

John Deacons 2014 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. Colorful and varied millefiori complex canes, including stardust, Clichy-type roses, red maple leaves, a four-leaf clover, a heart and silhouette canes, are cupped within a purple and white stave basket. Signature/date cane. Excellent condition. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 Clichy-type rose swirl paperweight. A central pink and white Clichy-type rose, with a blue and white stardust stamen, rests at the center of white, blue and red stripes that swirl together towards the central rose. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/8". [hide]

John Deacons 2018 Clichy-type rose swirl paperweight. A central pink and white Clichy-type rose, with yellow cog stamen, rests at the center of white, blue, green and pink stripes that swirl together towards the central rose. Clear ground. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 5/8". [hide]

John Deacons (2019) pink heart canes miniature paperweight. Pink and white millefiori cog canes, with red heart centers, rest atop a cushion of white upset muslin. Signature cane. Diameter 1 11/16". [hide]

John Deacons (2019) spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. A thistle picture cane is at the center of four rings of millefiori cogs and crosses on a transparent ruby ground at the base of a clear inkwell vessel. A similar design appears in a clear stopper that sits in the bottle neck, this one with three concentric rings of cogs and crosses. Diameter 2 13/16", height 4 11/16". [hide]

John Deacons (2019) spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. A thistle picture cane is at the center of four rings of millefiori cogs and crosses on a translucent mottle purple ground at the base of a clear inkwell vessel. A similar design appears in a clear stopper that sits in the bottle neck, this one with three concentric rings of cogs and crosses. Diameter 3", height 4 3/4". [hide]