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Glass Identification - Post here for all ID requests => Glass Paperweights => Topic started by: Riki on March 03, 2006, 09:56:23 AM

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Riki on March 03, 2006, 09:56:23 AM

I bought this yesterday :D

http://i2.tinypic.com/qnjxqr.jpg

Side view

http://i2.tinypic.com/qnjy87.jpg

and base with ground pontil

http://i2.tinypic.com/qnjyc7.jpg

bright sunshine is making the colours look pale and hard to photograph accurately, the base is really a lemony green
is it ?

Riki

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Leni on March 03, 2006, 11:03:09 AM

Wow!  :shock:  It's very pretty!  :D  What unusual colours!  A nice change from pastel pinks and blues  :wink:

Title: Is it ?
Post by: RAY on March 03, 2006, 03:54:29 PM

it's one of the ysarts but who not to sure, kev might know for sure

Title: Is it ?
Post by: KevinH on March 03, 2006, 07:33:41 PM

Definitely a Vasart weight, and I'd say it's early Vasart - from the Ysart Brothers years (1946 - 1955). Probably made by Salvador Ysart.

There do seem to be two groups of early Vasart weights - those with rough finishing to the base and those with better grinding / polishing. This is one of the better ones. Apart from a couple of minor points, the cane setting in this weight is good.

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Riki on March 03, 2006, 08:19:49 PM

Hi Leni,   :D  
I'm glad you like my new weight, it really does look different in the glass rather than in a photo.  
I also must take this chance to thank you for pointing out this board to me ages ago,   I should have joined way back then   :oops:  :oops:
I hope that you don't mind if I still refer to you as "My friend"  :twisted:  :twisted:  

Hi Kev, Your time and experience are much appreciated, Thanks for identifiying another one for me , Salvador will do fine. :D  :D  

Riki

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Leni on March 03, 2006, 09:11:23 PM

Quote from: "Riki"

I hope that you don't mind if I still refer to you as "My friend"  :twisted:  :twisted: Riki

 :shock: Not at all!  Always happy to be someone's friend!   :D

Er ..... remind me ......  :oops:  :roll:

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Riki on March 03, 2006, 10:22:02 PM

Hi Leni,
We have never met in person, only through email,
I hope I wasn't presuming, :cry: :wink:
I first called you "my friend"  a while back over a Perthshire millefiori heart paperweight bought on Ebay which you had wanted but missed bidding on for some reason,  you ended up with it anyway,  :D  :D
Ringing any bells yet  :twisted:  :twisted:
You very kindly emailed me later to congratulated me on my winning a small clichy weight that everybody else had missed  :D   and suggested that I have a look at this board.  I have been ever since, it just took me a while to register. :oops:  :oops:

Riki

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Simone on March 04, 2006, 12:37:21 AM

Quote from: "Riki"

....a small clichy weight that everybody else had missed  :D    :oops:  :oops:

With all the paperweight addicts on here a Clichy was missed?  :shock:

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Riki on March 04, 2006, 07:34:15 AM

Yep,   http://i2.tinypic.com/qow1t5.jpg
everyone was all fast asleep or looking elsewhere.   :shock:  

doesn't happen often enough though  :twisted:  :twisted:

Title: Is it ?
Post by: Leni on March 04, 2006, 08:31:53 AM

Quote from: "Riki"

Yep,   http://i2.tinypic.com/qow1t5.jpg
everyone was all fast asleep or looking elsewhere.   :shock:  

doesn't happen often enough though  :twisted:  :twisted:

Ah!  Of course I remember now  :twisted:   :wink:  :lol:

And no, sadly it doesn't seem to happen any more   :(  :roll:

Welcome to the board!   :D