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Title: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: Anne E.B. on September 18, 2019, 03:04:31 PM

Are these Pirelli Glass by any chance?  The excellent Scotland's Glass website show similar ones described as Pirelli Glass - Vasart reseller (1959). 
Mine came as a pair in what might be their original box.  However the box has a barcode underneath which if original to the contents, dates them any time back to the late 70s when barcodes were introduced in the U.K. I think.  The light blue one has RC2023 impressed on the underside of the metal and is slightly larger, and heavier than the other.
Haven't a clue who actually made them and just thought Scottish when I first saw them, without knowing anything about these objects.
TIA :)

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 18, 2019, 04:29:33 PM

I think you're absolutely on the right track. I just don't know enough to say exactly which bit of it.
Lovely things, with a bit of age, I think. :)
Not as recent as Perthshire, sticking my neck out a little bit.  ;D

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: glassobsessed on September 18, 2019, 05:09:05 PM

Left is Strathearn for sure. Right might be Perthshire but not certain, a photo on it's own might help.

Some Strathearns: https://strathearn.smugmug.com/Strathearn-Paperweights/DK1-Doorknob-Millefiori-P8/

John

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: glassobsessed on September 18, 2019, 05:14:20 PM

Mmm, Left could be Vasart as well... Not for sure at all now!

https://strathearn.smugmug.com/Ysart-Vasart-Paperweights-1946/Ysart-Vasart-Doorknobs-VDK1/i-MVhwh8Z

I have these two as Strathearn, pretty sure they also had RC2023 on the metal.

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 18, 2019, 05:24:34 PM

I'd ignore the Pirelli thought.
 ::) I think i actually did when first replying, and was just thinking... mmmm-Ysart. Sorry! :-[

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: glassobsessed on September 18, 2019, 05:26:59 PM

I really should have checked further....

This one I have as Vasart and it does have RC2023 on the metal. Ho hum...

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: chopin-liszt on September 18, 2019, 06:04:10 PM

I'm now pondering.

Did Vasart "keep" the good strong colours for doorknobs, in any sort of conscious way?
They do seem to contain a lot of them, compared to their normal very limited (by circumstances, not choice) pastel-y sort of output.

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: Anne E.B. on September 19, 2019, 08:27:06 AM

Many thanks for all your quick replies :)
Here's a picture of the one on the right that you mention John.

Title: Re: Pair of millefiori door knobs.
Post by: glassobsessed on September 19, 2019, 09:27:55 AM

Doesn't look quite right for Perthshire to me, suspect it is Strathearn.