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A mid-size underwater scene: a green aventurine fish - its body marked on both sides by a row of yellow spots - glides silently over shells embedded in the sandy ocean floor. Near the centre of the sandy floor is a blue/white WM signature cane. The flat, polished base is scratch-signed and dated: Wi..

This lampwork design - 2 white/yellow peace lilies within an emerald-green flash overlay - was commissioned by the CPC to commemorate the millennium.  Peace lilies are not actually lilies at all but produce flowers resembling those of the calla lily.  The weight has a concave top window, 8 large sid..

A magnum cylindrical weight with layers of lampwork flowers and leaves and brightly-coloured butterflies. The fine faceting enhances the overall impression of an exotic “lepidoptarium”.Script-signed, numbered and dated: William Manson Snr. 2/10 2000  (includes original certificate)  ..

Borne on a branched brown stem are 3 yellow-centred royal blue lampwork blossoms together with numerous green leaves. Fluttering between them is a dragonfly with a yellow & black segmented body, red eyes and diaphanous pale-blue wings. The upright weight is finished with a sloping front facet.Signed..

A sloping front facet gives a view onto a skillfully lampworked cockatoo perched amidst a background of tropical vegetation. His white plummage is enhanced by a bright-red beak and yellow head & crest.Virtually hidden in the foliage at the top of the weight is a large WM signature cane. The small, p..

A butterfly flutters between sprays of yellow flowers and tall green leaves. The insect’s body is enhanced with aventurine; its outstretched pale-blue/white wings are edged with black markings. To give added depth, the design is arranged in 3 layers. The amber flash around the lower part of the weig..

This paperweight - designed by William Manson Snr. - was issued to celebrate the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana in 1981. Below the sulphide of the young couple are pink and blue lampwork flowers with green leaves; the stalks are tied with a pink bow. Encircling the design is a spaced ..

An extremely complex weight with butterflies on 3 different levels fluttering over a pale-pink clematis on the clear ground. All the insects have aventurine bodies & yellow antennae. 2 of the butterflies have elongated millefiori cane wings (pink & white and pale-blue & red) whereas the third one ha..