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Title: Vasart?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 14, 2010, 10:15:03 PM

My first millefiori PW. A mere 1.5 inches across. Fire polished and roughly ground base. Vasart?

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: Lily of the Valley on March 15, 2010, 12:01:01 AM

Congratulations on your first millefiori paperweight, Christine!  I really like it, including how petite it is.  Couldn't say much more than Scottish, not Perthshire.  Early Strathearn or Vasart would be my first thought too.  I look forward to what others say.

My best .... Lily :)

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 15, 2010, 10:35:07 AM

Thanks Lily. Actually I forgot the two 1930s Chinese ones.  :-[ But it is the first good one. I try not to collect paperweights unless they are cheap (enough) and in my hand (unless they are Jonathan Harris or Mdina) and I hadn't found one so far that met these criteria.

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: KevinH on March 16, 2010, 12:08:54 AM

Hi Chrstine,

Yes, Vasart Ltd or early Strathearn. Although many are known as standalone weights, these smaller ones (1.25 or 1.5 inch diameter) were often used for Bar Set and other novelty items. F003, F004, F009 and F011 (http://www.ysartglass.com/Vascat/VasF001.htm) in Frank's Ysartglass page on those items shows a few that are the same pattern as yours. Two- or three-row concentrics seems to have been the norm.

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 16, 2010, 09:53:31 AM

Thanks Kev. I forgot to look on Frank's pages. Mine doesn't look as though it's ever been attached to anything. No glue traces.

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: KevinH on March 16, 2010, 10:51:45 PM

Not all of the mini weights were stuck on to things.

Title: Re: Vasart?
Post by: Lustrousstone on March 17, 2010, 03:23:24 PM

You said earlier, thank you. I was just saying that mine didn't look like it had fallen off anything  :kissy: