This is an attractive pair of miniature paperweights made by John Deacons. They have a central cane and concentric rings of millefiori rings.
They are not signed but have paper labels on the base.
Each weight has a special Deacons cane in the centre. The pink one has his thistle cane, and the orange one has a more unusual butterfly cane.
They are the same size. Each one measures 1 3/4 inches in diameter and has a height of 1 1/2 inches. Both weights are in perfect condition with no damage of any kind.
HISTORY: Deacons Glass is a family-run studio that is still situated in Crieff, Scotland. The town has a long history of art glass manufacturing starting over 50 years ago in 1964 with Strathearn Glass, followed by Perthshire paperweights in 1968, J Glass in 1978 and finally Deacons Glass in 1980. John started as an apprentice with Strathearn Glass in 1967 but within a year was asked by the manager Stuart Drysdale to join his Perthshire Paperweights start-up team. It was here that John gained a thorough grounding in all aspects of running a glass studio.