Paul Ysart Six Flower Bouquet On Latticinio Stave Basket Ground Paperweight
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:12535693 | Country of Origin: Scotland |
Type: Vintage |
This weight was probably made during Ysart's time at Moncreiff (1946-1964). The glass is very clear. The "PY" signature cane was used throughout Ysart's career from well before 1940 through the 1960s. After 1955, when Paul Jokelson began distributing Ysart's weights in the United States, the "PY" cane was almost exclusively used for the American imports.
Paul Ysart (1904-1992) created high quality paperwieghts from the 1930s until his retirement from glassworking in 1979. His fater Salvador emigrated from Spain to France in 1905 to work in the glass industry there. In 1916 they moved again, to Glasgow, Scotland, and then finally ended up in Perth in 1922. By that time Paul and his brothers, Augustine, Vincent, and Antoine were all accomplished glass makers. Paul began making paperweights in the early 1930s, and was one of the few true pioneers in the modern paperweight renaissance in the 1950s.
Item #N00018