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Title: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 12, 2011, 10:52:50 AM
Hi, has anyone seen such a large Caithness vase before?, it is 11 inches tall and weighs 5lbs.It has an etched mark to the base : Caithness 03, I imagine that this refers to the date 2003 ?.I have searched the Caithness website but there is no mention of any large vases like this one, I also emailed the site but have had no reply.
I would be interested to confirm the date it was made and if anyone knows an approximate value.I have searched through ebay several times and so far have not found another vase so large!.
Thank you very much....Chris
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: ahremck on April 12, 2011, 11:02:27 AM
Do you have photos?  You need one of the vase itself, one of the base, one of the signature, and one of the rim is often desirable.

Ross
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 12, 2011, 09:03:25 PM
Hi,I can take some photos,however in the past I have never been to get my photos attached to the glass message board,as they are 'too big' and I'm afraid my technical capabilties are rather limited and I have not been able to re-size my photos.I can attach photos to emails and send them to you?...Thank you,Chris
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Anne on April 12, 2011, 09:54:43 PM
Feel free to send me large images for resizing and I can add them to your original post above. Click the wee envelope below my name to the left of this post. :)
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Max on April 13, 2011, 06:47:39 AM
I was thinking it might be a Colin Terris Xanadu vase, but I think that was designed in 1996..

Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 13, 2011, 10:13:08 AM
Hi Anne, I am unable to use the 'little envelope' as I do not have a Windows email,mine is a yahoo address, perhaps you can email me and I'll email the photos by reply?.
Thanks again,Chris

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Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Lustrousstone on April 13, 2011, 10:36:22 AM
You don't have to have an email client. Right click on the envelope and copy email address. Paste it into your online email system. Never put your undisguised email address on a message board; spambots can harvest it.
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 13, 2011, 10:56:24 AM
Thank you,I have now sent my photos to Anne by email as I seem to be unable to change my email settings to use the little envelope tag.Hopefully Anne will now be able to add my photos to my original message!.
Thanks again for all your help/advice,I will not include my email address again.
Chris
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Anne on April 13, 2011, 11:45:22 AM
Pics received safely and added for you now above Chris. :)
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 13, 2011, 11:59:37 AM
I'm afraid that's not Xanadu.
(I don't think Xanadu is ever that big - I've only ever seen them ~ 7" tall.)
It's big, which is unusual, but the design is a fairly common one.
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Anne on April 13, 2011, 12:56:29 PM
Have a search through the gallery pics here too:
http://www.caithness.org/history/wickheritagecentre/newwickheritage/photogallery/photos.htm?0?1
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Max on April 13, 2011, 01:24:50 PM
Yeah, now the pics are up it's obvious it's not Xanadu.  Good try though from the height only...lol!
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: Lustrousstone on April 13, 2011, 01:38:36 PM
Looks like part of the Rondo range to me.
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: jakgene on April 13, 2011, 03:26:02 PM
Have just checked through my newly acquired Caithness Book (Mark Hill)  and although not pictured it could be from the Bolero range produced from 1993 on. It is mentioned on page 72 as having replaced the Concerto range which went up to 7 inches in size , and says << The range (Concerto) was discontinued in 1993 and replaced by Bolero, effectively a large version of Rondo with some different shapes"

other than that cannot help. I have never seen one so large either.
JAK
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 13, 2011, 03:53:37 PM
Hi, Thank you for that,I'll look for those ranges and compare them!.Do you think that the 03 is a date?,I have not seen this mark before,most of the Caithness glass that I come across just has a label or is marked simply 'Caithness', with no other numbers.
Thanks again,Chris
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: chopin-liszt on April 13, 2011, 05:11:16 PM
 Yup, I reckon the '03 is a date.  :thup:
Title: Re: Enquiry about Huge Caithness vase 11 inches tall,weighs 5Lbs,in swirling pinks.
Post by: cmdg on April 13, 2011, 06:17:29 PM
Yes,I think it probably is the date,presumably 2003,I guess I was hoping it might be a number as in a limited edition number!...
Chris