Bidspirit auction | GARY SCRUTTON PARABELLE GLASS SIGNED

GARY SCRUTTON PARABELLE GLASS SIGNED CHECKERBOARD PAPERWEIGHT - A Parabelle Glass checkerboard paperweight signed by listed Oregon artist, Gary Scrutton (1937-2014) with signed provenance paperwork. Signed inside the paper weight ”GS” 1993. The item measures 2.5” H, 3” W, 3” 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.