WHITEFRIARS

Whitefriars 1972 close concentric millefiori with all-over geometric faceting paperweight. Small complex canes in concentric rings of white, blue, pink and ochre, many with stars at their cores, focus on a single large complex cane at the weight's center, again with a star at its core. All-over geometric faceting. Signature/date cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1971 close concentric faceted paperweight. A central black and white cog cane is encircled by rings of blue, red, green, black and white millefiori canes on a clear ground. Fancy fluting cuts decorate the area between facets. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3”. [hide]

Whitefriars 1973 close concentric fancy diamond cut paperweight. A central grouping of seven blue and white canes is circled by rings of black, red, green and white complex canes on a clear ground, all subject to complex refraction from the fancy diamond cut facets. Fancy diamond cut facets and top facet. Signature/date cane. Diameter 3”. [hide]

Whitefriars concentric millefiori inkwell. Radiating outward from a white center cane with a black pentagon outline at its core, five concentric rings of millefiori move from royal blue to salmon, white, sky blue and finally pink, all in bold sizes and hues that reflect in the bottles interior basin. A large blue and white center cane dominates from the stopper, ringed successively by salmon, white, blue and pink cogs. Rough pontil. Diameter 3 13/16", height 6 3/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1975 interlaced trefoil garlands paperweight. A large blue and white complex cane sits at the center of two interlaced trefoil millefiori garlands, one of pink and one of chartreuse complex canes, with an additional blue complex cane resting within each of the six loops. Translucent very dark cobalt blue ground. Signature/date cane. Surface wear. Diameter 3 3/8". [hide]

Whitefriars 1976 Olympic garlands and torch paperweight. Five interlacing garlands of small pink and white cog canes are arranged in the traditional Olympic configuration beneath a large blue-rimmed white picture cane of the Olympic torch in the upper middle, framed by two date canes on either side reading "19" and "76", on cobalt blue ground. Six and one facets. Edition #585 of a limited edition of 1000. Signature/date canes. Diameter 3 5/16". [hide]

Whitefriars 1976 Bicentennial "Liberty Bell" close concentric millefiori commemorative faceted paperweight. A central blue and white Liberty Bell silhouette cane is the focus of four concentric rings of blue and white star canes and, finally, a fifth ring of red canes with blue and white star centers, over clear ground. Five and one facets. "1776 – 1976" signature/date cane. Diameter 3 1/16". [hide]

Whitefriars 1979 close concentric millefiori faceted paperweight. Five concentric rings of complex star cog canes, beginning with an outer ring in red and then periwinkle, cobalt, aqua and, finally, yellow, converge on a central white and blue star cog cane. Five and one facets. Signature/date cane. Fine condition. Diameter 2 7/16". [hide]