Topic: Vasart Solifleur

[Pinkspoons]

Probably terribly standard fare, but then this really isn't my area. The canes contain either stars or free-floating circles, and have a concentric bubble pattern in-between. H=230mm D=55mm.

Frank... There are larger photos available, if they're of any use to you.

[Frank]

D10 on this page, http://www.ysartglass.com/Vascat/VasD001.htm

Yes please to pics, adds a size to the catalogue too 

[Pinkspoons]

Thanks, Frank.

Photos sent.

[bubbles]

Hi Frank & Nic,
If you have the time please could you have a look at this thread for me -I would be very interested to know how your stems are finished.  Many thanks.

http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,22721.0.html

[Pinkspoons]

Oops - only just noticed this.

Mine is fire-polished.

[bubbles]

Thanks Nic,
Looks like I've just been unlucky then   

[KevinH]

Bubbles, what is it that you think you been unlucky about?

The Vasart (& Starthearn?) solifleur vases have a standard, small paperweight as the base. The paperweights, of various sizes, were finshed in a variety of ways. Some were fire polished to a very smooth finish, others were fire polished to a degree that got rid of sharpness and roughness but still left "undulations"; others were ground out in a fairly simple way.

If you show a couple of photos of your "unlucky" item, with standard view showing canes and a view of the base, maybe further comment could be made.

[Lustrousstone]

It's the finish of the "vase" top edges Pat is interested in.

[KevinH]

Aaaah! Thanks Christine. Trouble is, when it comes to things with paperweight bits, I tend to always associate "finishing" with the base of the paperweight part.

So, just for confirmation, is Nic's "fire-polished" relating to the rim edge?

[Pinkspoons]

It is.