Millefiori Glass Paperweight Orange Green Blue, Vasart, Scotland c.1960s

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This is a beautiful handblown Glass Millefiori Paperweight by Vasart, Scotland, Circa 1960 or slightly earlier back to the 1950's. This paperweight is handmade with a Millefiori, six spoke radial cane design. having Latticino Spokes. The predominant red, green and white colour combination gives excellent contrast producing a very distinctive weight. The pontil mark to the base has been ground down giving a somewhat matt finish to the ventral section. There are no makers markings on the base that we can see. VASART HISTORY Pre 1946, Salvador Ysart and his 3 sons were working for Moncrieff Glass, then In September 1946, Salvador Ysart and two of his sons (Vincent & Augustine) established Ysart Brothers Glass (trading as "Vasart", formed from the names 'Vincent', 'Augustine' and 'Salvador'. At that time Paul Ysart remained working for Moncrieff. Vasart made various glass art forms at the Shore Glassworks in Scotland, which included some paperweights including Minis. In 1960 George Dunlop (MD of Pirelli Glass...

Heading : A Paul Ysart Ten Spoke Radial Millefiori Paperweight c1950 Date : c1950 Origin : Scotland Features : Ten radial twists interspersed with a single cane around a two row mill...