Thanks, carlovision for the explanations about the original text and image.
Thanks, Allan for the responses and explanations.
Thanks, Anne for sorting out the merge of two threads.
All I would add to Allan's comments about Badge Weights of this type is that, as a serious collector of Paul Ysart weights, I hesitate when I see any similar examples.
I have two in my collection, one a regular domed weight and the other with the weight set atop a footed pedestal. The pedestal example was purchased from a former dealer and its provenance was said to be "from a member of the Ysart family". It is shown in
my article on Paul Ysart weights etc. produced in 1999 / 2000 (scroll down nearly half way through the article). Since then, I have decided that I am unable to accurately judge the authenticity of any similar weight, with or without a pedestal, as being definitely by Paul Ysart.
In my article, I state that the ultraviolet tests of my pedestal weight "indicate Moncrieff factory". However, after many more years of UV checks on a variety of weights I can confirm that the UV results under longwave and shortwave bulbs often show no difference between "early Ysart" items and items that could be from a European source.
The only real clue is, as Allan touched on, the "glass quality and frit style", with some probable Paul Ysart ones (such as my pedestal example), showing very little wreathing in the clear glass and very few air bubbles around or over the encased badge.
Topic: Verification of Paul Ysart Badge Paperweight with Military Cap Badge (Read 3565 times)
