Peter McDougall (PMcD) Special 2012 Magnum Spaced Millefiori on Lace Paperweight

Rare Peter McDougall (PMcD) Special 2012 Magnum Spaced Millefiori on Lace Paperweight. This magnum paperweight features a spaced arrangement of 23 different complex millefiori canes plus a complex signature/date cane. It has two rings of canes, with an outer ring of twelve canes, an inner ring of nine canes, and two canes in the center. The design is placed over a lace ground. It is one of the last paperweights made by Peter McDougall before he closed his studio in 2012. The paperweight is signed in the design with Peter's complex signature/date cane "PMcD 12" and also has a paper label PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff Scotland. A rare 2012 paperweight from this gifted glass artist.

Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only. Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the lights. Peter McDougall started his glassmaking career as an apprentice at Strathearn Glass in Crieff, Scotland back in the 1960s.

When Perthshire was formed in 1968, he left Strathearn to move to Perthshire and worked there in many positions, eventually becoming Manager and Chief Glassmaker. Perthshire Paperweights closed early in 2002 after the death of the owner Neil Drysdale. Peter McDougall then made high quality glass paperweights at his own glass studio, PMcD Glass Studio Ltd. In Crieff, Scotland from 2002 until early 2012. The studio is now closed but Peter plans to continue to make a limited number of paperweights in the future.

Very Large Size : 3 1/8" diameter by 2 1/16" high. The base is ground concave. Condition : Outstanding original condition with no scratches, chips or cracks. Signature : Signed in the design with a complex "PMcD 12" signature cane and it also has a paper label PMcD Glass Studio LTD, Handmade in Crieff Scotland. Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port.

If in doubt, please check with me first. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift. The item "Peter McDougall (PMcD) Special 2012 Magnum Spaced Millefiori on Lace Paperweight" is in sale since Saturday, May 9, 2020.

This item is in the category "Pottery & Glass\Glass\Art Glass\Paperweights". The seller is "paperweights" and is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.

• Signed: SIGNED & DATED
• Country of Origin: SCOTLAND
• Style: MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT
• Original/Reproduction: CONTEMPORARY - ORIGINAL
• Glassmaking Technique: MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT
• Type of Glass: MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT
• Brand: MCDOUGALL