Paul Ysart Signed Millefiori Butterfly In Latticinio Basket Paperweight PJ Box
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Paul Ysart Signed Millefiori Butterfly in Latticinio Basket Paperweightwith Original Ysart Jokelson Box
Paul Ysart Signed Millefiori Butterfly in Latticinio Basket Paperweight with Original Ysart Jokelson Box. circa 1972-1979. Large paperweight with a small millefiori butterfly in the center of a latticinio basket - more accurately a basket composed of white twist canes. Each twist cane has a tiny bubble at the top. The butterfly's win...gs are made from bundles of millefiori canes with the upper wings cased in blue. The copper colored body has a green head and dark colored antennae. Below the butterfly is a complex "PY" signature cane, on of the rarer type three canes according to Colin Mahoney's book. There is also a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. This paperweight comes with its original (although distressed) box imprinted "PAUL YSART LIMITED P.J." reflecting the Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. To the eye this paperweight is perfect, however the pictures reveal a tiny annealing or incompatibility fracture in the body of the butterfly. A rare and desirable example of Paul Ysart's magnificent use of close packed millefiori canes to create butterfly wings. Note: The butterfly is small and the body even smaller, but the butterfly body has a tiny incompatibility or annealing fracture that is shown in the pictures. The fracture also extends slightly above and below the body as shown in the side views. Normally this would be an $800 paperweight, but I am offering it at a greatly reduced price because of this flaw.Note: US buyers only. This will not ship outside the US. Delivery in the US will require a signature. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only.Note on white glare: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light.Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/4" high. The base is ground flat.
Condition: Excellent condition with no damage. Slight wear on the base. However, as stated above, the butterfly body has a tiny incompatibility or annealing fracture from when it was made. The fracture also extends slightly above and below the body as shown in the side views. The original box is distressed.
Signature: Signed with a "PY" complex signature cane in the design and also with a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. The box is imprinted "PAUL YSART LIMITED P.J." reflecting the Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland from Spain in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. Paul Ysart (1904-1991), originally Pablo Moreno Isart, was apprenticed to his father as a glass worker at Moncrieff in 1922. He worked on the production of Monart Art Glass. Paperweights were primarily an after hours activity. Paul made his first paperweight in the early 1930s. Production was interrupted by World War II and the Monart line was not restarted until 1946. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent left Moncrieff and founded Ysart Brothers Glass. They produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. Paul stayed at Moncrieff from until 1962, when he joined Caithness as a Training Officer. While at Caithness, he trained Peter Holmes, Colin Terris, and William Manson, among others. After he retired from Caithness in 1972, he continued to make paperweights initially under the Harland label and then the Highland Paperweights label until 1979. You can read more about Paul Ysart in the book by Colin Mahoney Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart.Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port.
If you have any questions, please click the "paperweights" link under seller information and then contact seller. Please check out my other eBay auctions or visit my eBay Store. Free shipping in the US. Delivery will require a signature. If you are outside the US, please do not bid. If in doubt, please check with me first. If you would like a different shipping option, please contact me before paying the invoice.
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Paul Ysart Signed Millefiori Butterfly in Latticinio Basket Paperweight with Original Ysart Jokelson Box. circa 1972-1979. Large paperweight with a small millefiori butterfly in the center of a latticinio basket - more accurately a basket composed of white twist canes. Each twist cane has a tiny bubble at the top. The butterfly's win...gs are made from bundles of millefiori canes with the upper wings cased in blue. The copper colored body has a green head and dark colored antennae. Below the butterfly is a complex "PY" signature cane, on of the rarer type three canes according to Colin Mahoney's book. There is also a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. This paperweight comes with its original (although distressed) box imprinted "PAUL YSART LIMITED P.J." reflecting the Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. To the eye this paperweight is perfect, however the pictures reveal a tiny annealing or incompatibility fracture in the body of the butterfly. A rare and desirable example of Paul Ysart's magnificent use of close packed millefiori canes to create butterfly wings. Note: The butterfly is small and the body even smaller, but the butterfly body has a tiny incompatibility or annealing fracture that is shown in the pictures. The fracture also extends slightly above and below the body as shown in the side views. Normally this would be an $800 paperweight, but I am offering it at a greatly reduced price because of this flaw.Note: US buyers only. This will not ship outside the US. Delivery in the US will require a signature. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only.Note on white glare: Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light.Large Size: 2 7/8" diameter by 2 1/4" high. The base is ground flat.
Condition: Excellent condition with no damage. Slight wear on the base. However, as stated above, the butterfly body has a tiny incompatibility or annealing fracture from when it was made. The fracture also extends slightly above and below the body as shown in the side views. The original box is distressed.
Signature: Signed with a "PY" complex signature cane in the design and also with a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. The box is imprinted "PAUL YSART LIMITED P.J." reflecting the Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland from Spain in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. Paul Ysart (1904-1991), originally Pablo Moreno Isart, was apprenticed to his father as a glass worker at Moncrieff in 1922. He worked on the production of Monart Art Glass. Paperweights were primarily an after hours activity. Paul made his first paperweight in the early 1930s. Production was interrupted by World War II and the Monart line was not restarted until 1946. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent left Moncrieff and founded Ysart Brothers Glass. They produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. Paul stayed at Moncrieff from until 1962, when he joined Caithness as a Training Officer. While at Caithness, he trained Peter Holmes, Colin Terris, and William Manson, among others. After he retired from Caithness in 1972, he continued to make paperweights initially under the Harland label and then the Highland Paperweights label until 1979. You can read more about Paul Ysart in the book by Colin Mahoney Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart.Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port.
If you have any questions, please click the "paperweights" link under seller information and then contact seller. Please check out my other eBay auctions or visit my eBay Store. Free shipping in the US. Delivery will require a signature. If you are outside the US, please do not bid. If in doubt, please check with me first. If you would like a different shipping option, please contact me before paying the invoice.
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