Paul Ysart

Paul Ysart pink flower with border garland paperweight. A large five-petalled pink flower, with an orange and white complex cane at its center, sits atop a curved stem from which sprout three ribbed green leaves, five additional leaves alternating radially with the petals. Pink, aqua and blue complex canes ring the bloom in a border garland against a translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3". [hide]

Paul Ysart pink and white butterfly paperweight. A butterfly, with a ribbed pink body, red head and chartreuse antennae, is flanked by two large white upper wings, each with four raised black spots, and two smaller white lower wings, each with a single spot. The butterfly is garlanded by seven spaced aqua complex canes that are closed with a purple signature cane, on translucent amethyst ground. Diameter 3 1/8". [hide]

Paul Ysart red flower paperweight. A red-petalled flower with pink complex cane center is supported by a stem with four green leaves and is the focus of twelve radial blue and white latticinio twists. Translucent cobalt blue ground. "PY" signature cane. Diameter 2 7/8". [hide]

Early Paul Ysart patterned millefiori and tubes paperweight. A large central blue and white cane is surrounded by a ring of smaller blue and white millefiori canes, from which seven striped tubes radiate out to form seven panels, each containing three large orange, green and white millefiori canes. Purple-tinted dome. Diameter 2 7/8”. [hide]

Paul Ysart red fish with a garland paperweight. A whimsical red fish, pink fins sprouting here and there from his tapering body, is garlanded by large pink, yellow and white complex canes in alteration at the weight's border. Translucent cobalt blue ground. Signature cane. Diameter 3 3/16". [hide]

Paul Ysart Harland-era cone-shaped lampwork paperweight. Lampwork arches in yellow and green, each punctuated with a bubble, spring from a larger central bubble in a fountain-like effect, on a red and white frit ground. Diameter 2 9/16", height 2 15/16". [hide]