Auction 059
General, Antiques & Collectables **Online Only** (Consisting Of 838 Lots) (Viewing By Appointment Only) (Virtual Viewing On Wednesday 22nd February & Thursday 23rd February Between 9.00am & 3.00pm)
By A.S.H. Auctions
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Feb 26, 2023
Cobridge Hall, Grange Street, Cobridge, Stoke on Trent Staffordshire, ST6 3HP
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LOT 681:
JOHN DEACONS GLASS 4.5cm BOWL PAPERWEIGHT.
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Sold for: £20
Start price:
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Estimated price :
£15 - £25
Buyer's Premium: 20.5%. Minimum item commission: £1.95. Hammer price for minimum commission: £10.
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JOHN DEACONS GLASS 4.5cm BOWL PAPERWEIGHT.
(Deacons Glass is a family run studio situated the ancient market town of 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 and John Deacons had been involved with all of them!
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. After 10 years at Perthshire Paperweights, John felt the need to get out of the factory environment so that he could express himself, have the freedom to experiment and to take his ideas into paperweight designs. After a long search, he found suitable premises and a year later left Perthshire Paperweights to set up his own studio about 1 mile away from Perthshire paperweights. He called the studio J Glass after the 'J' cane found in some antique Bohemian paperweights that were a great source of inspiration for John.)
