Topic: Purple vase with 'Fuchsia's' ???

[Kez]

Hello ,
       This clear cased purple vase is 20 Cm's high . It has engraved design which is possibly fuchsia's .  It has a smooth slightly concave base. 
    Any idea of maker please,  thanks.

[chriscooper]

Hi Kez, without seeing the base I would say Caithness.

Chris

[Kez]

Hi Chris, here are two more photos, thanks.
               
             Kez

[glassobsessed]

Shape, size and colour are spot on for Caithness (see page 53 Caithness Glass by Mark Hill).

John

[chopin-liszt]

 
Are they? I've seen a fair few bits just about exactly like this, but with a bright rainbowy lustre - which are most decidedly not Caithness. I'm also very unsure about fuchsia engravings on Caithness. Does Royal Brierley not do a lot of fuchsias these days?

The Caithness on p53 is quite different, John - look at the thickness of the base. The Caithness bits are far more substantial lumps of glass.

[glassobsessed]

Googling throws up a bowl and a vase with this engraved pattern too - neither providing conclusive proof.

The 'thickness' of the casing will always be variable, look at the blue and purple vases on the front cover of the book.

John

[chopin-liszt]

I'm sticking to my guns on this one. 
Yes, the thicknesses can vary - but not as substantially much as this!
I have seen and handled Caithness vases in this shape, the bases are supposed to be about 1.5 inches thick.

But it's the fact that I've seen so many of these lightweight ones around in charity shops, (they don't always have the irridesence) I've handled them - they just do not have a Caithness "feel" to them. The walls of the glass where it is thin is too thin for Caithness.

[glassobsessed]

This bowl, a completed ebay listing is the right shape and colour for Caithness too, same cut pattern.

[Lustrousstone]

This vase looks like the sort Sue is referring to. I wonder if Kez's isn't a more modern economy (glass saving) variant

[chopin-liszt]

John, that one wasn't marked and it looks like the lightweight non-Caithnessy stuff, I also see that around with an irridesence on it.

Christine, that one does look right for Caithness.
It has the very thick base, and a honeysuckle on it.

It's the fuchsias that are on tons and tons of unidentified lightweight things that look a bit Caithnessy.