{"product_id":"scottish-caithness-whitefriar-glass-paperweight-1980s-closepack-millefiori-butterfly-cane","title":"Large 1980s Caithness Whitefriars Glass Paperweight. Closepack Millefiori with Butterfly Cane","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a lovely vintage paperweight dating to the 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a close pack paperweight - and signed in the centre with a Butterfly Cane.  This is a Caithness \/ Whitefriars paperweight. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhitefriars initially operated under the name of James Powell \u0026amp; Sons from 1834 - 1962, when it was renamed Whitefriars Glass. Sadly, in 1980 the company went out of business. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Whitefriars was liquidated, Caithness purchased the rights to the name and produced paperweights under the Whitefriars name for a short period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis weight has concentric rings of millefiori canes - the canes are white and cobalt blue - and they are set into a translucent purple ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cane in the center shows a silhouette of a butterfly. There is a little Whitefriars monk cane and a 1985 date on the base.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt does not have a CG cane - so I am assuming that this is made by Caithness just after the transition period and that it is actually Scottish in origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn lovely vintage condition with no damages It is inscribed with issue numbers to the base. \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eIt is a nice large size with a diameter of 3 inches and a height of 2 1\/4 inches. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Iconic Edinburgh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31616719814720,"sku":"Sold for £125","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0271\/1902\/6240\/files\/large-1980s-caithness-whitefriars-glass-paperweight-closepack-millefiori-with-butterfly-cane-379.webp?v=1784964788","url":"https:\/\/www.iconicedinburgh.co.uk\/products\/scottish-caithness-whitefriar-glass-paperweight-1980s-closepack-millefiori-butterfly-cane","provider":"Iconic Edinburgh","version":"1.0","type":"link"}