Vasart Lassman Bar Set

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Rare Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Bar Set

The birth of Scottish paperweight making is credited to the glass making family of Salvador Ysart, who moved to Crieff, Scotland in 1922. They worked first at John Moncrieff Ltd and made the earliest Scottish paperweights during that period. In 1946 Salvadore and his sons Augustine and Vincent founded Ysart Brothers Glass and produced glass wares under the Vasart label. The company name was later changed to Vasart Glass.

The bar set is sold. For similar objects, e-mail me at: aport@paperweights.com

887 Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Bar Set. c.1950-1960. The firm of Lassman & Co designed and produced this bar set during the 1950s and 1960s. The paperweight handles were made by the Ysart family of Scotland. The millefiori paperweight handles each have a concentric design that matches the setup and canes of other Vasart paperweights.
The six piece set is complete with the original "leatherette" carrying case. It includes the following pieces:

Paperweight Handled Claret Spoon (or Martini Stirrer)

Paperweight Handled Double Jigger Measure

Paperweight Handled Corkscrew

Paperweight Handled Two Piece pourer

Paperweight Handled Bottle Opener

Paperweight Handled Can Opener

There are very few complete sets known to exist with the case. A smaller set is shown on page 157 of the book on Ysart Glass published by Volo (the section on Vasart was written by Frank Andrews). There is also a display of another smaller set in the museum in Perth which attributes this to Vasart Art Glass. Newer information has surfaced allowing us to identify the maker as Lassman & Co. located in the Kilburn area of North London. Lassman purchased the paperweights indirectly from Vasart. For more information see my web page on Lassman & Co.
Carrying Case Size: 12" long by 8 1/2" wide by 2 1/4" deep. The set appears to be unused. Unsigned. The word "England" appears on the metal part of some, but not all, of the pieces. Some wear to the case. SOLD. I have another set for sale. Contact me if interested.
Click on the picture to see a larger image.

887	Vasart / Lassman Millefiori Paperweight Bar Set. c.1950-1960. The firm of Lassman & Co designed and produced this bar set during the 1950s and 1960s. The paperweight handles were made by the Ysart family of Scotland. The millefiori paperweight handles each have a concentric design that matches the setup and canes of other Vasart paperweights. The six piece set is complete with the original "leatherette" carrying case. It includes the following pieces: Paperweight Handled Claret Spoon (or Martini Stirrer) Paperweight Handled Double Jigger Measure Paperweight Handled Corkscrew Paperweight Handled Two Piece pourer Paperweight Handled Bottle Opener Paperweight Handled Can Opener There are very few complete sets known to exist with the case. A smaller set is shown on page 157 of the book on Ysart Glass published by Volo (the section on Vasart was written by Frank Andrews). There is also a display of another smaller set in the museum in Perth which attributes this to Vasart Art Glass. Newer information has surfaced allowing us to identify the maker as Lassman & Co. located in the Kilburn area of North London. Lassman purchased the paperweights indirectly from Vasart. For more information see my web page on Lassman & Co. Carrying Case Size: 12" long by 8 1/2" wide by 2 1/4" deep. The set appears to be unused. Unsigned. The word "England" appears on the metal part of some, but not all, of the pieces. Some wear to the case. SOLD. I have another set for sale. Contact me if interested. Click on the picture to see a larger image.

Claret Spoon 10" long x 1 1/2" diameter Click on picture to see details	Double Jigger Measure 3 3/4" wide by 3 1/4" long Click on picture to see details	Corkscrew 4 1/4" long by 1 1/2" diameter Click on picture to see details
Two Piece Pourer 3 1/2" long by 1 1/2" diameter Click on picture to see details	Bottle Opener 3 3/4" long by 1 1/2" diameter Click on picture to see details	Can Opener 3 1/2" long by 1 1/2" long Click on picture to see details

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