This is a lovely vintage paperweight dating to the 1980s.
This is a Caithness / Whitefriars paperweight. Whitefriars initially operated under the name of James Powell & Sons from 1834 - 1962, when it was renamed Whitefriars Glass. Sadly, in 1980 the company went out of business. When Whitefriars was liquidated, Caithness purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for a short period.
It is a close pack paperweight - and with a little blue Butterfly cane on just one of the canes on the outer circumference ring. This weight has a central rosette of canes which is interspersed by twisted latticino half-spokes of white, green, and orange twists. There are nine in total. There is a simple clear ground on this weight - this is translucence gives the impression that the canes are floating inside the weight. There are more concentric rings of tiny canes all the way out to the outside. I have taken lots of photographs for your inspection.
The top has a slightly concave polished viewing window - and the base has a large polished pontil.
It does not have a CG cane - so I am suspecting that this is made by Caithness / Whitefriars just after the transition period and that it is actually Scottish in origin.
In lovely vintage condition with no damages.
It is a nice large size with a diameter of just over 3 inches and a height of just under 2 inches. The weight unpacked is nearly 500 grams.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked (Small Parcel) post. This will be applied to your order at the checkout.