Topic: Edinburgh International

[Sue C]

I bought a crystal vase that has a lot of wear to the base, but just visable to the outer edge is etched Edinburgh International, can anyone tell me when this mark was used?

[Frank]

Exhibition piece perhaps, is there a date?

[Sue C]

Hi Frank, i cant see a date, and as i say, there is a lot of wear to the base, i was looking at the lip of the lieth piece i have and this is very similar, but also my Thomas Webb pieces have very similar cutting to the lip, if you know what i mean? .
I will post a photo tomorrow, and also see if i can get one of the mark, dont hold your breath!!

[aa]

So far as I know, Edinburgh International means the blank was imported, normally from Czech Republic or France or other European countries, and it was cut in Edinburgh.

[josordoni]

Mind you , I can see the direction that Frank is coming at this from.. there was an Industrial Exhibition in Edinburgh in 1886 - one of the many in Britain then, with the burgeoning Industrial Revolution.  I have a glass tumbler from that exhibition I think in one of my many unpacked boxes... I'll try to rummage it out.

[aa]

So far as I know, Edinburgh International means the blank was imported, normally from Czech Republic or France or other European countries, and it was cut in Edinburgh.

I'm afraid I didn't make this clear enough. I should have said:

So far as I know, Edinburgh Crystal used the mark Edinburgh International with imported blanks, normally from Czech Republic or France or other European countries, and did the cutting in Scotland.

This info came from someone who used to work at Edinburgh Crystal, but until there is an image cannot confirm whether this could be one of those pieces. If so likely to be post 1990.

[Sue C]

Thank you Adam, and Lynne, photo's ASAP 

[Frank]

There was a question raised before and some indication that there are some puzzling remarks. There is a study being done so it would be good if we can get some verification of your info Adam.

So if Sue's piece has "... a lot of wear to the base ..." and it is modern then the wear is faked which is easy to recognise. Clearly how it is marked matters too as modern pieces are all sandblast marks as opposed to older etched. Pre Webb's taking them over they were unmarked. But it is possible.

Lynne very interested in your exhibition piece to go with its friends here

It is not usually possible to identify the makers/decorators, although I recently acquired a small glass with a Scottish etching, British registered design of 1894 and "Made In Sweden"

[Sue C]

The large vase, i have had for years and has no mark, the smaller vase has the etched mark, sorry about the photo's, they are the best i could do.

[aa]

Eddie King, who used to be production manager at Edinburgh Crystal, confirms that your is vase is an imported blank and machine cut at Edinburgh Crystal which is why it says Edinburgh International rather than Edinburgh Crystal.