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Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)

Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
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Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)
Butterfly Inkwell (Scratch-signed)

A large bulbous inkwell, the base decorated with a gold aventurine-bodied butterfly with a red head and orange antennae. Elongated complex millefiori canes form the outstretched fore wings (orange, green & brown) and hind wings (orange, green and white). The insect is set on an opaque azure ground surrounded by a continuous garland of green & white cog canes. The same cog canes form a garland around the blue ground of the stopper, which has a single red, white & green complex cane in the centre.
Scratched on the outer edge of the flat, polished base is the signature: P. Ysart. The glass has a marked yellowish tinge. (Attributed to the 1940s/50s Moncrieff period).

 

General
Conditionperfect
Diameter103mm - 4 1/16" (at base)
Height134mm - 5 1/4" (incl. stopper)
  • Reference: YSA 02057
  • Weight: 0.80kg