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One of the living Scottish glass masters, John Deacons, trained at the Edinburgh College of Art and started his career at Strathearn Glass, in 1967. When Strathearn was sold, John Deacons bought all the Strathearn vase moulds. He recalls that it was a good place to work, with new facilities and a large company employer. However, less than a year later, Stuart Drysdale, the general manager of Strathearn, offered John the chance to join him, Jack Allan, Peter McDougall and others from Strathearn in a new venture, Perthshire Paperweights, which would specialize in high-quality paperweights. John leapt at the chance and described his time at Perthshire Paperweights as "the best apprenticeship you can imagine." And they did indeed make superb quality paperweights. John was involved in every stage of setting up the factory as well as becoming their leading paperweight maker. But not enjoying the factory environment, John formed his own paperweight company in Crieff, "J" Glass, in 1978, which was a much smaller operation. At that time, he also made paperweights for Saint Kilda Island signed with an StK signature cane. These paperweights were simpler millefiori weights made to market in Europe. But the quality of "J" Glass paperweights was outstanding, and these paperweights are highly sought after by collectors today. The company was hit by a recession in 1983 and John closed down the factory operation. Preferring the freedom of working alone, making small batches of a design, John set up a much smaller and low overhead studio attached to his house, in 1984, and ran a one man show until his son, Craig, joined him to continue the family tradition into the 21st century. They continue to this day and their motto is "The best is yet to come". Apart from his traditional millefiori designs, his work is produced in small numbers usually to specific customer requirements. John is greatly influenced by the classical French paperweights and his designs often have a common theme such as portholes and double torsades. But these themes are constantly evolving so that each new weight includes new features and techniques. Another theme has been silhouette canes. These are often combined with an "Upset muslin" or "Lace" ground using jumbled latticino cane to form the background.

John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted paperwe...
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John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight.
$295
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John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight.
$275
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John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight.
$255
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John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori paperweight.
$250
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John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori glass paperweight by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori paperweight
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John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion paperweight...
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John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. by John Deacons
John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper.
$150
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John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight.
$75
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John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight.
$75
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John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles paperweight.
$50
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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.
$40
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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.
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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.
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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori glass paperweight. by John Deacons
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.
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John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE784

Price: $460

John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted paperweight. Asso [...]
John Deacons (2021) close packed millefiori, roses and silhouettes overlay faceted paperweight. Assorted canes, including silhouettes, picture canes, roses and pansies, are gathered into a colorful field atop a pink cushion. Blue-over-white-over-pink triple overlay. Five side facets, flanked by pairs of small printies, and one top facet. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/4".[hide]

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John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight.

John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE358OB

Price: $295

John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. Five spaced circle garland [...]
John Deacons 2002 millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. Five spaced circle garlands of white stardust each border a different animal silhouette cane of a rooster, buck, dog, squirrel and deer, and encircle a central circle garland with a red and white complex star cane at the center. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 13/16".[hide]

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John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight.

John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE443MM

Price: $275

John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. Colorful millefiori complex [...]
John Deacons 2009 close packed millefiori in a stave basket paperweight. Colorful millefiori complex canes, including whorls, cogs, pansies and stars, intermingle with the silhouettes of a stag, a swan, a rooster, a dog, a heart and more, all resting on a translucent amethyst ground visible through alternating spaced magenta and white staves that form a basket for the design. Signature/date cane. Previously sold in the L.H. Selman, Ltd., Summer 2014 57th auction as lot 309. Diameter 2 7/8".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE358.1

Price: $255

John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. Five spaced circle garla [...]
John Deacons (2021) millefiori circlet garland and silhouettes paperweight. Five spaced circle garlands of alternating white stardust and red stardust canes each border a different animal silhouette cane of a rooster, buck, elk, bird and horse, and encircle a central blue and white circle garland with an aqua and white stardust cane at the center. White sodden snow ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 13/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE774

Price: $250

John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori paperweight. Aqua and white complex star canes are ch [...]
John Deacons (2021) doily-patterned millefiori paperweight. Aqua and white complex star canes are chained into three semi-circle garlands, spaced by purple complex cane semi-circle garlands and are connected all together into a doily-shaped flower by single white stardust canes. A concentric design of red, white and blue complex star canes, centered by a larger complex cane, centers the garland. Opaque pink cushion ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 1/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori paperweight

John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori paperweight by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE771

Price: $250

John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori paperweight. Six triangular clusters of [...]
John Deacons (2021) star-patterened close packed millefiori paperweight. Six triangular clusters of star complex canes, alternating between red and blue, radiate around a hexagonal garland of alternating aqua and white stardust canes, around two interior rings of red and pruple star complex canes and a central blue complex star canes. Bright green cushion ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 3/4".[hide]

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John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion paperweight.

John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE755OB

Price: $225

John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion paperweight. A blue a [...]
John Deacons 1995 blue and white primrose and millefiori garland crown cushion paperweight. A blue and white primrose, its five petals radiating around a complex star cane nexus, wears a fan of four green leaves and shares a sturdy stem with an additional three. It sits atop a white latticinio crown cushion, at the center of a pistachio-green and white border garland. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 15/16".[hide]

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John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper.

John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: Sculptures & Vessels
Scan Code: DE709GD

Price: $150

John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. A thistle picture cane is at the cent [...]
John Deacons spaced concentric millefiori inkwell and stopper. A thistle picture cane is at the center of four rings of millefiori cogs and stars on a transparent mottled blue 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 florets. Excellent condition, with large chip to stopper stem. Diameter 2 11/16", height 4 7/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight.

John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE766.1KI

Price: $75

John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. Small Clichy-type rose [...]
John Deacons (2019) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. Small Clichy-type rose canes, each with tiers of fine petals in pink, blue, green or white, nestled between thick sepals in yellow, aqua, pink or purple, are gathered into a heart pattern, pressed into a white sodden snow ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 5/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE766.1

Price: $75

John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. Small Clichy-type rose [...]
John Deacons (2021) heart-shaped rose millefiori on white ground paperweight. Small Clichy-type rose canes, each with tiers of fine petals in pink, blue, green or white, nestled between thick sepals in yellow, aqua, pink or purple, are gathered into a heart pattern, pressed into a white sodden snow ground. Signature cane. Diameter 2 5/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE572.8

Price: $50

John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles paperweight. A tiny thistle cane jo [...]
John Deacons (2021) scattered millefiori with spaced air bubbles paperweight. A tiny thistle cane joins ruffle, cross and ogee-tipped cog canes, pressed into a raised opaque bright green cushion below a well-spaced air bubbles atmosphere. Diameter 3".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE781.8

Price: $40

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by [...]
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by a ring of stars, is encircled by four rings of contrasting cog canes. Translucent green ground. Diameter 2 1/2".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE781

Price: $40

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by [...]
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by a ring of stars, is encircled by four rings of contrasting cog canes. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Diameter 2 7/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE781.4

Price: $40

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by [...]
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by a ring of stars, is encircled by four rings of contrasting cog canes. Opaque baby blue ground. Diameter 2 9/16".[hide]

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John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight.

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. by John Deacons

Artist: John Deacons

Medium: modern
Scan Code: DE781.6

Price: $40

John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by [...]
John Deacons (2021) concentric millefiori paperweight. A central thistle picture cane, surrounded by a ring of stars, is encircled by four rings of contrasting cog canes. Translucent bright green ground. Diameter 2 1/2".[hide]

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