Surface-decorated pieces are also highly desirable. Failures were frequent - it is a common complaint of Monart in general that the glass is not of the highest quality - so this decoration commands a premium. The mica flakes introduced c.1935 to create silver decoration came from the local Woolworth's.īubble inclusions were achieved by sprinkling crushed charcoal into the mix that would vaporise as the final layer of cased glass was added. Others were enlivened by adding gold powder, or aventurine, into the mix - an ingredient supplied by the Gilbert Martin factory in Paris. The typical production piece was fashioned by rolling or 'marvering' coloured glass powder or granules into clear or coloured blanks. Typically, Yasart reflected the more muted tastes of the 1940s and 50s with softer pastel shades.Ĭolour, pattern and shape play a key role in pricing. The major difference between the pre-War Monart glass and that of the post-War Yasart era is in the range of production colours and a wider range of shapes. Together they comprise a range of handmade decorative wares from flower holders and fruit bowls (the most common Monart objects) to table lamps and ceiling light bowls. Two catalogues of Monart glass were produced by Moncrieff's (one under the name Monart Ware and the second with 11 pages under the Monart Glass label). Salvador's oldest son, Paul, developed an interest in paperweights and became a key figure in the Scottish paperweight industry. The product of an unlikely collaboration between the Spaniard Salvador Ysart and Isobel Moncrieff at an industrial glassworks in Perth, this distinctive cased glass was manufactured by family members in two distinct phases from about 1922 until c.1961: first under the name Monart at Moncrieff's and from 1946 at the Shore Works as Ysart Brothers Glass.
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