(5) Paul Ysart (1904-1991) Attrib. & Signed Millefiori Art Glass Paperweights

Lot description

(lot of 5) Studio art glass paperweights, including: (2) signed Paul Ysart (Spanish, 1904-1991, active: Scotland), both with polished base, (one) magnum, cane signature, central close packed millefiori cluster with open concentric garland, (one) etched signature, central serrated flower enclosed by six close concentric millefiori rings on translucent green cushion; (1) attributed to Paul Ysart, mint green jasper ground, central blue flower cane surrounded by five contrasting close packed millefiori and pink-over-white pastry mold canes, pontil-scarred base; (2) apparently unmarked, likely Paul Ysart, pontil-scarred bases, (one) central trefoil and five spaced millefiori garland on blue cushion, (one) scrambled mint green ground with five contrasting millefiori garland centering complex cane; largest: 2.25"h, 3.5"diam; 5.5lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Leslie and Angelyn Smith, Austin, Texas