A rare Paul Ysart ‘Grecian Head’ sulphide portrait glass pap...

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A rare Paul Ysart ‘Grecian Head’ sulphide portrait glass paperweight, ‘PY’ cane, the sulphide plaque of a lady with ‘P. Ysart’ signature to the reverse, 8cm diameter, together with a glass cameo effect brooch from which Ysart copied the sulphide, 4.5cm Provenance - bought from Sweet Briar Gallery 23/11/95, who in turn bought from a collector who had them straight from Paul Ysart.

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Light graze to footrim; further light surface scratches to underside and a tiny circular, dark indentation; two tiny inset air bubbles; top surface with approx. eight tiny ‘pin-pricks’, visible only with a magnifying glass. Glass cameo one of the rosettes in her hair grazed; crude plasticine repair to gilt-metal frame, as shown.

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Auction Date:
25th Mar 24 at 9:30am GMT

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