Bidspirit auction | 1990 GARY SCRUTTON PARABELLE GLASS

1990 GARY SCRUTTON PARABELLE GLASS AVENTURINE ARTIST PROOF SIGNED PAPERWEIGHT - A 1990 Parabelle Glass aventurine artist proof paperweight by listed Oregon artist, Gary Scrutton (1937-2014) with signed provenance paperwork. Dated ”PB 1990” on the interior of the weight. The item measures 2” H, 2.5” W, 2.5” D. Artist bio: Gary Scrutton was an Oregon glass artist who founded Scrutton Glass Studio in Portland’s Sellwood neighborhood in 1976 before relocating it to Milwaukie, where the family-run studio still operates today. He was known for his stained and leaded glass work as well as his later creation of intricate millefiori paperweights under the name Parabelle Glass in the 1980s. Scrutton’s career and legacy are deeply tied to the Portland–Milwaukie area, where his artistry continues through his family’s stewardship of the studio.