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Title: Harlequin paperweight by?
Post by: Nick77 on March 16, 2014, 12:48:35 PM

Hi All

Struggling with this recent acquisition, my thoughts are possibly by Peter Holmes? Although the yellow under side I have had in a Paul Ysart Harland era weight, it has no signature canes I can find.
Can anyone confirm the maker?

Many thanks
Nick

Title: Re: Harlequin paperweight by?
Post by: KevinH on March 17, 2014, 12:51:37 AM

Most likely 1970s Paul Ysart studio, and made by Paul or one of his assistants.

Title: Re: Harlequin paperweight by?
Post by: Nick77 on March 17, 2014, 10:11:42 AM

Thanks Kev,

Were some made without H canes then?

Nick

Title: Re: Harlequin paperweight by?
Post by: pooleandpaperweights on March 17, 2014, 07:00:28 PM

Yes Nick, really isn't unusual to find one without an H cane, and the give away is the flat base.  Look at a PH one and it will be completely different.  Think I have both and will put a pic up at some point.

Ian

Title: Re: Harlequin paperweight by?
Post by: Nick77 on March 18, 2014, 10:21:21 AM

Hi Ian,

Thanks for the reply I would be interested s to see the PH weight as I haven't seen too many of his.

My first thought was Paul Ysart due to the dusty yellow underside which I had seen before, but no H cane made me question it, I just dug out this image of a close pack with the same colour (bleow)

But that had an H cane in amongst the canes. I should have looked further though because it was amongst a group I bought in February 2013 and there was a harlequin with no H cane, although it was made up of multi colour twists and had a Highland paperweights label on the base. I'm thinking this one is from the same period at the end of Paul's career.

Thanks both

Nick