Topic: Glass vase for ID help please

[kathykate]

Looking for any information on this glass vase. It is signed on the bottom SI (could be a no. 1) 22.6.99 which must be the date. The blotched pattern on front is normal, colours are fused into the glass. The larger blotches on back are rough/sandy feeling and on the surface of glass. I'm guessing this is a mistake? 200mm high and 75mm across top. The thickness of top rim glass is 10mm.It's a pretty little thing. I can see a bunch of sweetpeas in it next summer!

[rosieposie]

May we see a close up of the writing please kathykate?  It may show up nicely if you rub talcum powder into the writing first. 
The glass has a look of Caithness about it,  but the rough area puzzles me.

[kathykate]

Thank you for your help! I managed to get a better shot of the signature.

[rosieposie]

That's nice and clear kathykate, now on the left of these numbers around the base are some markings that appear to be letters... are they letters that could be a signature or just part of the rough finish?  If you think they might be letters,  please can you talcum them and post a picture for us... the more we see, the better we can help you.

[orangeglass]

That's what I was just wondering too, and I also thought it looked a bit "Caithness" ish.
Could the SI be 51 ?

[kathykate]

Took me a while to come back as there were some hyacinths in the vase and couldn't be bothered to take them out  I've had another look at the underneath, with a lupe glass, and they are just surface scratches, not any more numbers or a signature unfortunately. So, people think Caithness?