A collection of 26 glass paperweights of various forms, including circular domes, flat-topped rounds, and ovals, primarily dating from the late 20th to early 21st century. The lot features a range of decorative techniques including internal colour transfers, surface etching, and inset medallions. Corporate and institutional interest is represented by a green glass weight for Lloyds Bank, a Guy’s Hospital commemorative weight with the hospital crest and motto Dare Quam Accipere, and a National Trust weight containing an inset metal oak leaf medallion on a green ground. Further advertising and commemorative pieces include a GasWarm HOMES weight, a British Gas East Midlands weight with an etched crest, a Fairclough 100 Years of Progress 1883-1983 weight, and a Stained Glass Museum 25th Anniversary Appeal etched weight. Award-related items include a National Training Award MCMLXXXVIII (1988) weight, a faceted Stewart Wrightson Industrial Fire Trophy 1986, and an etched weight for the Annual Banquet and Ball of the National Association of Toastmasters, dated 26th April 1993. Souvenir examples feature internal colour transfers of the Eiffel Tower, the City of York with its crest, the Snowdon Mountain Railway, Hall Marina, and a Ferris wheel. The collection also includes two oval glass weights, one depicting a tall church tower resembling St Botolph’s, Boston, and another with a stylized female figure, alongside a Kingfisher School 1950-2000 weight and several plain or amber-tinted glass domes.
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