Ysart Ducks and Flower on Pond Paperweight Signed with label Paul Ysart

Paul Ysart Two Ducks and Flower on Pond Signed Paperweight. This large Paul Ysart paperweight features a two yellow lampwork ducks and a purple flower on the surface of a pond. The flower has a PY signature cane in the center. The design is set on the top translucent blue layer of a two level ground. This top layer is very realistic, looking like water.

Below is the second level looking like a rocky pond bottom. In addition to the PY signature cane, there is also a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. This paperweight was made during Paul Ysart's Harland period when Paul Jokelson was the exclusive US distributor of Paul Ysart paperweights. A wonderful example of Paul Ysart's art from the Harland Period. Please Note: The stand shown in the pictures is not included with the paperweight. It is shown for illustration only.

Note on white glare : Please ignore the white areas, they are glare from the light. The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland from Spain in 1922.

They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. He worked on the production of Monart Art Glass. Paperweights were primarily an after hours activity. Paul made his first paperweight in the early 1930s. Production was interrupted by World War II and the Monart line was not restarted until 1946.

In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent left Moncrieff and founded Ysart Brothers Glass. They produced glass wares under the Vasart label. Salvador Ysart died in 1955. Paul stayed at Moncrieff from until 1962, when he joined Caithness as a Training Officer. While at Caithness, he trained Peter Holmes, Colin Terris, and William Manson, among others.

After he retired from Caithness in 1972, he continued to make paperweights initially under the Harland label and then the Highland Paperweights label until 1979. You can read more about Paul Ysart in the book by Colin Mahoney Masterpieces: The Paperweights of Paul Ysart. Large size: 2 15/16" diameter by just over 2 1/4" high. The base is polished flat. Very slight wear on the base.

Signature: Signed with a "PY" signature cane in the design and also with a Paul Ysart "PY Made in Scotland" paper label on the base. Allan's Paperweights is owned by Allan Port. If in doubt, please check with me first. Please do not ask me to declare this a gift.