1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
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  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
  • Load image into Gallery viewer, 1997 Caithness Paperweight by Neil Allan. Los Tres Amigos
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CAITHNESS GLASS. Limited Edition Vintage Paperweight. Los Tres Amigos by Neil Allan, 1997

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Iconic Edinburgh
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£95.00
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£95.00
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This is certainly a beautiful Scottish paperweight when it is on display.  

It dates to 1997 - and was made by the paperweight artists, Jason Green & Neil Allan. It is entitled Los Tres Amigos - which refers to the three scarlet red flower heads inside - as well as the three-faceted sides - which meet in a cut-off triangular-shaped peak at the top.

It was from a limited of 350 (closed at 304) and on its release it had a price ticket of £125. This one is numbered 167 on the base.

It is a very unusual shape - it is a faceted domed weight - with three teardrop-shaped polished facets on each side (with satin sections between each polished facet window). They meet at a flattened peak at the top. The base colour is inky blue. In the center sits three red roses bus - with mottled white petals below.

Like my similar Daisy weight (NOW SOLD) - the facets cause strange reflections in the weight - and you get a mirror image appearing from above.    

Again this is a harder weight to source and it is certainly a very attractive weight - it must have taken great skill to have made this.

It is in good vintage condition with no chips or cracks. However, there is quite a profusion of light scratches on the base - which must have occurred with the weight has been moved about on a shelf or tabletop over the last twenty years - of course, you do not see these when the weight is on display - but only when held in raking light.

These "movement" marks on the base are reflected in my price (as well as its rarity value) - if it were in completely perfect condition it would probably have had a price tag on it of around £150.

Dimensions: Height is 3 1/2 inches - and at the widest point it is 3 inches.

Unpacked it weighs: 600 grams.

Postage in the UK will be £4.95 with Royal Mail Recorded Post and applied at the checkout  

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