Jonchellycain I think I have the possible answer. I know an advanced Eickholt collector near me & had him look at the pic of your PW. A pic of a 1987 PW of mine (might look a little familiar) is attached that shows what signature normally should look like. He is 90% certain your signature is that of an retired elderly eastern european gentleman, a highly skilled blower that lived in Columbus & was called in by the the studio whenever there was an emergency or excess orders to fill from time to time in the 1980’s. While he was a skilled blower, he was not particularly skilled at writing the English script Eickholt & most of his production was signed by another blower, however there were times when he signed items that were usually sold in the studio showroom only. It was a surprise that one ended up across the pond, but then again glass travels well. I had never seen this scribbled signature, but he had on occasion so I learned something new. As an aside he thought a significant percentage of the studio inventory at closing was purchased by central Ohio dealers, collectors & shops in hopes the value would rise in the future although he thought it might take a few years. The secondary Eickholt market here locally in the Midwest has been low for years with PWs averaging around $20-$25 for the most part although vases & bowls are usually double that. Coincidently another glass studio/gallery owned by Kelsey Murphy & Robert Bomkamp (operated by Kelsey’s daughter) closed just a month later here in Columbus. Kelsey & Robert worked at Pilgrim producing cameo glass for years & now work for Fenton.
Topic: Eickholt signature variations (Read 12597 times)
