Exquisite 1970s Paul Ysart! (1904-1991) Designer Millifiori Glass Dome Sterling Silver Cufflinks

Exquisite 1970s Paul Ysart! (1904-1991) Scottish Designer Sterling Silver Cufflinks with Millifiori Glass Dome Design

EXTREMELY RARE PAUL YSART SCOTLAND DESIGNER GLASS MILLIFIORI STERLING SIVER MENS CUFFLINKS. THESE EXQUISITE CUFFLINKS ARE MADE FROM STERLING SILVER AND FEATURE A MILLEFIORI PAPERWEIGHT DESIGN THAT SHOWCASES THE ARTISTIC TALENT OF PAUL YSART.
 
PAUL YSART WAS A PROMINENT 19TH CENTURY GLASS ARTIST WHO HELPED IN REVITALISING THE GLASS PAPERWEIGHT CRAFT. THE CUFFLINKS HAVE A COLOURFUL AND INTRICATE PATTERN OF GLASS FLOWERS THAT WILL CATCH THE EYE AND IMPRESS ANYONE WHO SEES THEM. THESE CUFFLINKS WERE MADE IN BIRMINGHAM IN THE 1970S AND ARE A RARE AND VALUABLE ITEM.
 
This extremely rare retired Paul Ysart design, that were crafted in Birmingham in the 1970s. 
Paul Ysart collaborated at Caithness Glass and these cufflinks were part of his 1970 collection.
 
THESE PIECES OF SILVER JEWELLERY WERE INITIALLY PAUL YSARTS IDEA. HE HAD BEEN MAKING SMALL STONES AND SETTING THEM INTO JEWEL FITTINGS AS PRESENTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY. CAITHNESS GLASS SAW THE COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL IN THEM AND PUT COLIN TERRIS IN CHARGE OF FURTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE RANGE WAS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN DECEMBER 1970.  
 
As you can see from the images, the cufflinks are in excellent vintage condition and have fixed shanks and a scored finish on the sides and back.
 
THE PHOTOS DO NOT COME CLOSE TO SHOWING THE GREAT DETAIL AND CRAFTSMANSHIP OF THE YSART PAPERWEIGHT JEWELS BUT IF YOU ARE A COLLECTOR OF CUFFLINKS YOU WILL RECOGNIZE THE SPECIAL UNIQUENESS OF THIS DESIGN AND GREAT ATTENTION TO DETAIL THAT HAS BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THE DESIGN.
 
MARKINGS: C.G. (MAKERS MARK)
ANCHOR (BIRMINGHAM) LION (SILVER HALLMARK) DATEMARK
CONDITION: GOOD CONDITION
 
SIZE 2.2CM DIAMETER
WEIGHT 20G
 
PAUL YSART (1904-1991)
The paperweights of Paul Ysart, from their initiation through to the present day, have been met with an enthusiasm only equalled by that of the artist in creating them.
Pablo Ysart was born in June 1904, the eldest son of Enriquetta and Salvador Ysart of Barcelona, Spain. He was to follow the family craft of glass-blowing.
In 1915, the Ysart family emigrated to Britain to take up employment in the Scottish glass industry. In 1916 the Ysart family moved to Glasgow where in 1922 they joined John Moncrieffs glass-works. Paul Ysart remained there until 1963.
It is obviously difficult to trace the exact date of Pauls first paperweights and it would seem most probable that they were executed initially as experimental practice pieces: Many early weights would have been made as personalised presents for friends and relatives. However a large and rough paperweight has been dated by Paul as being made as early as 1932.
By 1938 his paperweights were being included in important collections and were acknowledged as some of the finest examples of the craft since the mid-nineteenth century. He was making paperweights in traditional millefiori patterns and using filigree and latticino canes equal in intricacy to those of classic French masters.
Around 1955 Paul Ysart came into contact with Paul Jokelson, President of the American based Paperweight Collectors Association, who began to export Ysarts paperweights to a keen American market.
IN 1963 PAUL LEFT MONCRIEFFS TO JOIN CAITHNESS GLASS LTD. Paperweights remained his priority, and he continued to produce a range of twenty different types, using the facilities of his private studio for seven years, whilst Caithness produced modern pieces under the supervision of Colin Terris. DURING THIS PERIOD PAUL ALSO BECAME INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF A RANGE OF  FASHIONABLE JEWELLERY USING MILLEFIORI CANES.
UPON LEAVING CAITHNESS IN 1970 HE FORMED HIS OWN COMPANY IN WICK CALLED PAUL YSART GLASS. HERE PAUL CONTINUED TO PRODUCE WHIMSICAL PAPERWEIGHTS RIGHT UP UNTIL HIS DEATH IN 1991.
 
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