Is Caithness glass valuable?

CAITHNESS (Manufacturer) - High Seas (Collection) - H87830 (Identification Number) - Vintage art glass paperweight - striking design - si...

Heading : A Whitefriars Caithness Allan Scott Golden Awakening Paperweight 1998 Date : 1998 Origin : Scotland Features : Four orange lampwork flowers and buds on a quarter coloured g...

Heading : A Caithness Whitefriars Allan Scott Orchids Lampwork Paperweight 1990 Date : 1990 Origin : Scotland Features : An intricate Orchid lampwork study on two levels Marks : Cait...

Heading : A Caithness Whitefriars Candida Allan Scott Lampwork Paperweight 1986 Date : 1986 Origin : Scottish Features : Two lampwork flowers and buds with leaves and stems Marks : ...

This is a beautiful Caithness glass paperweight named "Ascension", designed by Alastair Macintosh and dating to the last quarter of the 20th century. The paperweight has a cone, egg shaped form, having colours including blue swirl with orange net to the centre and medium bubble and smaller controlled bubbles, making a very distinctive design. The Caithness Glass Company began making paperweights circa 1962 Paul Ysart,Colin Terriss,Alistair Macintosh,Margot Thomson Inns Burn where some of Caithness makers designers of Caithness glass paperweights. The makers mark is etched to the base with CAITHNESS ASCENSION SCOTLAND and a scratched edition number alongside as per the images. This paperweight weighs about 500 gram. Caithness glass The company was founded in 1961 by Robin Sinclair and initially only made bowls, vases and drinking glasses. After Paul Ysart joined the company a year later, that paved the weigh for Paperweight production, with regular factory production starting in the late 1960s. In 1974 the first millefiori and lampwork paperweights...

Heading : A Whitefriars Caithness Allan Scott Shingle Beach Paperweight 2002 Date : 2002 Origin : Scotland Features : Lampwork Shingle beach flowers face...