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Author Topic: Signed etched owl vase  (Read 947 times)

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Offline chriscooper

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Signed etched owl vase
« on: May 24, 2010, 02:56:46 PM »
The signature on the base looks like J.M or T.M then "A" + "1979" and the word "owl".

It is 6" high - does anyone know what this is?

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Re: Signed etched owl vase
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2010, 06:02:08 PM »
Chris sorry I have no idea, but am trying to learn something ::)  so I'm guessing the initials would be the engravers initials and given it says 'owl' it may be an British engraver? 
I do know that somewhere there is a list of engravers or an engravers society? maybe a google trawl will bring it up.  The only JM I know of is Jonathan Matcham and that is only because I have a book written by him and Peter Dreiser on Glass engraving.  However there is nothing I can see similar to your owl in there.  I bought the book because it has plates of some of the most amazing engraving, truly breathtaking - despite that I am not into engraved glass I would love to own one of those pieces :o

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Re: Signed etched owl vase
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2010, 07:13:59 PM »
Hi, never thought of that, just presumed Scandinavian? and owl was universal just going to google 'Owl' in Swedish   :pb:
Ta Chris

edit~ UGGLA=OWL

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Re: Signed etched owl vase
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2010, 07:33:11 PM »
Hi Chris this looks to me to be a Caithness piece... I'm sure someone will confirm or prove me wrong. Regards Paul.
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Re: Signed etched owl vase
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2010, 07:49:36 PM »
Come to think of it Paul thought I recognised the base, but had I Scandi in my head, yes it looks very much like the Caithness bud vase base.
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