Topic: Paperweight ID. ID = Late Vasart / Early Strathearn

[Nick77]

Hi All,
New to the board wondered  if anyone could id this?
http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/Sparky7724/IMG_1396.jpg
http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/Sparky7724/IMG_1397.jpg
Many thanks
Nick

[Lustrousstone]

It's Scottish and a base shot would help to pinpoint its ID

[Nick77]

Thanks here is the base seems pretty plain to me.
http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/s441/Sparky7724/IMG_1454.jpg]

[Wuff]

This time period is not my specialty - but my first bet would be Vasart, possibly Ysart Brothers, less likely early Strathearn.

[Lustrousstone]

It's the way it's finished that matters. My guess would be late Vasart/early Strathearn, but the experts will tell us.

[SophieB]

I would go for an early P7 Strathearn myself (but I am no expert). Quite a nice example.

SophieB

[tropdevin]

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I'm firmly with the late Vasart / early Strathearn option. I have never known how to decide between the two.

Alan

[Nick77]

Thanks guys will post a couple more

[chopin-liszt]

I'm fairly sure that's the earlier, softer shade of yellow in this weight, so I'm in the late Vasart/ early Strathearn camp too.
(pretending I know something about pwts and Scottish glass.....   )

[KevinH]

Wuff suggested this might be Vasart or Ysart Brothers.
Since the base is, I think, fire polished this is very unlikely to be from the Ysart Brothers period.

SophieB suggested early P7 Strathearn.
That would depend on the size of the weight - P7 was a "large" size (at least 2.7 inch diameter, according to Richard More's web pages).

Alan was "firmly with the late Vasart / early Strathearn option" and says he has "never known how to decide between the two."
For once, I almost completely agree with Alan. Unless weights like this one have a label (Vasart, Pirelli or Strathearn) then it is hard to be sure about an ID. But if they have a ground out base finish then they are unlikely to be Strathearn.