Bidspirit auction | An Assortment of Glass and
An Assortment of Glass and Resin Paperweights and a Temperance Permanent Building Society Booklet - A collection of diverse decorative glass and resin paperweights accompanied by a small black promotional booklet. The booklet is titled TEMPERANCE PERMANENT BUILDING SOCIETY and features a monochrome illustration of the Chief Office at 223-227, Regent Street, London, W.1., and the text ESTABLISHED 1854. The paperweights encompass diverse forms including domed glass, faceted crystal, and rectangular blocks. Internal decorations feature lampwork floral motifs, hand-painted avian and botanical scenes, and a monochrome topographical view of St. Mark's Square, Venice. Souvenir pieces include a laser-etched block containing an image of the Rock of Gibraltar marked Gibraltar and a clear resin block containing a length of knotted rope above text in yellow reading Forget me Knot. The collection also includes a resin sphere containing a dried orange flower, a clear resin dome containing a four-leaf clover, a frosted glass orb, and faceted blue and clear glass specimens.