Pair of Yellow and Red Flower Glass Paperweights

Two flowers, two colours, one happy pairing. This set brings together a sunny yellow bloom and a vivid red one, each worked in glass with a green stem and sealed inside a clear dome that magnifies the petals and throws the colour around as the light moves. The larger yellow weight measures 7.5 x 7 cm and the red one 5 x 5.5 cm, so they sit together with one a little taller than the other, enough contrast between them to make a lively group rather than a matched set.

Both have the smooth, cool weight that makes a paperweight so good to pick up and turn in the hand. Flower weights like these have been collected for well over a century, valued for the skill of building a bloom in glass and keeping it perfect under the surface. The bold, simple colours here read clearly from across a room, which is part of their appeal.

Both are in good order, clear and bright, with the small internal bubbles and variations that are natural to handmade glass, all shown closely in the photographs.

Stand them together on a desk where they can hold papers and catch the light, set them on a stack of books or a windowsill, or split them between two rooms for a hit of colour in each. The yellow and red look wonderful against wood, cream and other glass, and they bring warmth to a pale shelf or a sunny sill. Bright, tactile and cheerful, they make a lovely gift for a glass collector or anyone who likes colour close to hand.