Featured Perthshire paperweight

Picked this up at a little antique shop in Bridlington earlier this morning. It's on Westgate if you are ever visiting and seems quite reasonably priced. I think it's a Perthshire weight looking at the pattern and rough pontil. It has 15 spokes which is unusual apparently. Or maybe that was just a selling gimmick.

The definition of the canes is quite decent IMO.

 

It is beautiful, C.
Can you find a P in one of the canes, usually the outer row? If so, it is Perthshire.

 

Really? That's interesting to know. I never knew that. I will have a look when I get back to the guest flat. Thanks

 

Its like a kaleidescope! Gorgeous.

 

This reminded me of a Perthshire paperweight I sold once. Was pretty sure I asked about it here first and sure enough:

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/p...-what-do-i-call-this-flaw-inside-glass.73249/

Not exact, but very similar to this weight! Yours is nicer, but coloring nearly the same.

 

The Cane I circled looks different than the rest. I can't tell if it's a P or not but worth a closer look!

 

What is the yellow stuff that the canes are stuck into? Anyone know? It doesn't look like glass to me, it looks like a sponge.

Beautiful PW.

 

Not all Perthshire weights have a P cane. That could also be strathearn.

 

I sharpened and blew it up a bit.....for you sharp eye peeps!! You can blow it up a little more with "CTR +"....the one I did circle looks like there's either a 'B' or an '8'....to me!

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any reason why one cane is missing , just below 9 o'clock..?

 

SINCE you pointed it out (didn't even notice that!!!), it does look like there could be a letter in the last one of that 'short' row!!! And that one looks like a "B" or a "P".......

 

I'll be darned! It looks like one of the canes just fell out! I would never have seen that. In some glass circles certain pieces with flaws are worth more than perfect ones. (not making that up). I wonder if that would be true for this piece?

 

Is that a P in the center cane?

 

I actually prefer the colours in yours. Another lovely piece.

 

Here is a closer image. However sunlight is well gone now and relying on mobile phone camera flash. I don't think it's a P though. Just malformed cane maybe.

 

Cheap shoddy workmanship springs to mind. Amateurs!

 

Hi. No it's just a very tiny cane.

 

Guys, thanks for all your efforts. I can't find a P anywhere. I don't think there is one. I'll have a look tomorrow in daylight but think I will be struggling. Maybe it is Perthshire without the P or indeed Strathearn as suggested by OBB.

 

True, but when they do you have certainty.

No, it isn't. The Perthshire P is a definite P.
You can't get more P than the Perthshire P.

 

Absolutely, if it’s got a P it’s Perthshire. And that’s not a P, agreed.