![]() But this does not bear up to scrutiny as Schneider developed their Monart-related style after World War I, according to their catalogues. Monart glass has often been compared to the style of the Schneider brothers, with whom Salvador worked briefly before the First World War. Salvador Ysart had migrated to Lyons, France, after learning his trade in Barcelona, Spain - presumably eager to be involved in this new wave of glass creation. The style of glassware developed by the Ysarts was born in the ‘Nancy’ art glass movement that was started by Emile Gallé around 1901. The criteria for adding ‘new’ shapes is quite rigorous, and is based on ‘Special’ labels, documented pieces, and consistency in colours and technique. The site also shows additional pages with variations in shapes, un-catalogued shapes, lighting, paperweights, and the colours used. On this website, are images of the “Monart Ware” catalogue and the “Monart Glass” catalogue, which have been recreated with colour photographs replacing the original black and whites, where available. Two catalogues of Monart glass were produced by Moncrieff’s, one with four pages under the “Monart Ware” label and the second with 11 pages under the “Monart Glass label”. Salvador’s youngest son, Antoine, had died in 1942 as a result of an accident. Salvador and his two sons, Vincent and Augustine, left Moncrieff’s in 1946 and set up their own glassworks, Ysart Brothers Glass, producing glass under the name ‘Vasart’. Salvador’s oldest son, Paul, developed an interest in paperweights in the early thirties and was to go on to become one of the greatest paperweight artists of the twentieth century. For the most part only the Ysart family worked on the glass, although the grinding and polishing was done by Frank Stewart. ![]() During World War II and shortly after, 1939-1947, production was limited to the work the family did in their spare time. The production really began in 1924, but was sporadic and based on orders received. It was developed by Salvador Ysart, a master glassmaker originally from Barcelona, Spain, and his four sons: Paul, Augustine, Vincent and Antoine. Monart Glass was manufactured from about 1922 until c.1961 at Moncrieff’s North British Glassworks, Perth, Scotland. Copyright 2005 Frank Andrews - Glass Home - Ysart Articles Menu - Contact: Contact Monart Glass Frank Andrews 2002 Edited by Mary Houston-Lambert Monart Glass - Introduction ![]()
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