Likely Salvador Ysart Closepack

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This example is 7.5 cm (3 inch) diameter and 5 cm (2 inch) height.

As seen in the image, it has very dark glass to the dome. When viewed at close quarters it is also clear that the dome contains many internal striations.

Unlike the previous weight, this one does not have clearly defined rows of canes and is therefore a true closepack design.

Under UV light it reacts consistently with items from the Ysart Brothers period (or earlier).

As with the tables for the first weight, this item's canes are separated into main groups. First is a special cane, then those matching the known set owned by Vincent Ysart, followed by the remainder. Again the ordering within the tables is generally "simplest" to "most complex".

Because of the dark glass and the striations, many of the cane images appear out of focus. It would be possible to provide an apparent sharpness by reducing the image size, however I have retained a standard size in order to show at least some detail of the internal structures.

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This cane has been seen a number of weights and is another that is usually specifically associated with Salvador Ysart.

It is formed from cogs and short lengths of tube. The effect is that of a flower "portrait" cane.

In the set below, matched to canes once owned by Vincent Ysart, numbers 02, 04 and 07 also appear in the equivalent table for the Mixed Concentric weight (as 03, 07 & 14 respectively).

02
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03
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04
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05
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06
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07
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08
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In this set, those with a match to the equivalent table for the Mixed Concentric weight are: 25 (22), 33 (26), 34 (27), 36 (33), 46 (35), 49 (39) and 53 (41).

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10
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11
VasartCloseDark-Cane52.jpg
12
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13
VasartCloseDark-Cane03.jpg
14
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15
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16
VasartCloseDark-Cane47.jpg
17
VasartCloseDark-Cane53.jpg
18
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19
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20
VasartCloseDark-Cane54.jpg
21
VasartCloseDark-Cane26.jpg
22
VasartCloseDark-Cane40.jpg
23
VasartCloseDark-Cane43.jpg
24
VasartCloseDark-Cane31.jpg
25
VasartCloseDark-Cane42.jpg
26
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27
VasartCloseDark-Cane19.jpg
28
VasartCloseDark-Cane30.jpg
29
VasartCloseDark-Cane45.jpg
30
VasartCloseDark-Cane55.jpg
31
VasartCloseDark-Cane33.jpg
32
VasartCloseDark-Cane34.jpg
33
VasartCloseDark-Cane27.jpg
34
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35
VasartCloseDark-Cane11.jpg
36
VasartCloseDark-Cane38.jpg
37
VasartCloseDark-Cane06.jpg
38
VasartCloseDark-Cane44.jpg
39
VasartCloseDark-Cane49.jpg
40
VasartCloseDark-Cane24.jpg
41
VasartCloseDark-Cane32.jpg
42
VasartCloseDark-Cane51.jpg
43
VasartCloseDark-Cane15.jpg
44
VasartCloseDark-Cane46.jpg
45
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46
VasartCloseDark-Cane16.jpg
47
VasartCloseDark-Cane29.jpg
48
VasartCloseDark-Cane01.jpg
49
VasartCloseDark-Cane21.jpg
50
VasartCloseDark-Cane48.jpg
51
VasartCloseDark-Cane41.jpg
52
VasartCloseDark-Cane12.jpg
53
VasartCloseDark-Cane07.jpg
54
VasartCloseDark-Cane22.jpg
55
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