Topic: vasart or strathearn ?

[joewol]

hi guys i picked up this millefiori weight thinking it was strathearn but since getting it home and having a closer look at the canes im totally in the dark with the canes and the cane arrangement  the size is just under 3 inches by 2.1/2 any ideas are welcome!!!!
cheers joe

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[tropdevin]

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Hi Joe

If I had just got it I would be thinking Vasart rather than Strathearn, but I understand your uncertainty!  I wonder if it might be a frigger made with Vasart canes at some other glass factory.

Alan

[joewol]

hi alan
thanks for helping out,ive got to ask what is a frigger?
i thought it was a shipping term!!!
many thanks
joe

[w84it]

Morning Joe.

Here's a link to one explanation ...


http://www.glassyeye.com/glasstopics/friggers.html

Regards

Keith

[joewol]

Hi keith
Thanks for the info which was very informative and intresting stuff
Cheers
Joe

[Roger H]

Well I'll go ter sea. But I would prefer a frigate or a clipper to do that rather than a frigger .
      I would guess Alan is correct as I personally haven't seen so many different pieces of cane set in one multicane, quite an interesting weight.
Regards Roger.

[joewol]

Hi roger
 It is intresting the cane arrangement and the tartan style twirls aswell
You got me on the shipping term 
Cheers
Joe

[SophieB]

Hi Joe,

I would say Vasart: I have never seen a Strathearn with latticinio of any other colour but white; So I guess the Tartan ones come from Vasart/Ysart Bros.

SophieB

[mjr]

Also, I have found that bubbles in the cane set up are usually a good indicator of Vasart.

[KevinH]

I have never seen a Strathearn with latticinio of any other colour but white

They did use coloured twists as well as plain white.

Joewol's weight has two similarities to one I have:
- colour of the ground
- use of multi-coloured canes as elements for a complex cane

My weight has a "Pirelli Glass" label which, to me, means it is equivalent to weights labelled "Vasart Glass" - i.e. 1956 to 1964. (But the use of the Pirelli Glass label has yet to be given proven start and end dates!)