(5) Paul Ysalt (1904-1991) & Unsigned Millefiori Art Glass Paperweights

Lot description

(lot of 5) Studio art glass paperweights, including: (1) Paul Ysart (Spanish, 1904-1991, active: Scotland), Harland era 'H' cane (Harland Glassworks, Reiss, Scotland, 1970-1975), miniature, translucent moss green base, central millefiori medallion, close-packed millefiori spaced with translucent pink tubes encased by filigree radial twists. polished base; (4) apparently unmarked, likely Paul Ysalt, bases pontil-scarred, (one) bundle cog and pastry mold flowers spaced with two-toned twists; (one) complex canes, star-form tubes, contorting tubes, and millefiori on black ground; (one) millefiori garland, star-form tubes, and green-over-white segments on translucent purple ground; (one) magnum scale, central bundle cog encircled by complex canes and star-form tubes on translucent blue ground, hairline to top of dome; largest: approx 2.75"h, 3.75"diam, 6lbs total Provenance: From the estate of Leslie and Angelyn Smith, Austin, Texas