Topic: Copper wheel engraved vase George & Dragon - T Chester

[glassobsessed]

These photos are as good as I can manage in the present circumstances, interested if anyone knows anything about T Chester - assuming this was the name of the engraver. The imagery is cut very deeply into the surface, guessing this is copper wheel engraving.  It looks like it is signed T Chester 1982 and the word Noble is engraved on the top of the foot, the underside of the foot is frosted.

This is way out of my comfort zone, hoping Paul will see this...

John

[glassobsessed]

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[Lustrousstone]

That's lovely John

[glassobsessed]

It is and really good work too, sadly not mine. Should have mentioned size, from memory think it is roughly 18cm tall, about the same wide.

[Paul S.]

Not sure if you were suggesting yours truly, John   -  if so I hate to disappoint, and regret I'm unable to help.            Lovely piece, but a modern creation and way out of my line of knowledge too.
Copper wheel engraving is mostly used for producing images of shallow depth and often compliments a design by adding contrast in the form of matte appearance.
Always possible I suppose that the deep areas were cut on a wheel and them enhanced with the copper wheel.

I've looked through my books but can't see any reference to Chester or Noble in connection with copper wheel or even cut work.     Sorry.

Of course, you may have been referring to another Paul

[glassobsessed]

Thank you Paul, yes I was hoping you would comment, are there really any other Pauls worthy of note?

My apologies to the many other Pauls!

I thought this might be difficult to find information on, someone working before the advent of the internet and presumably on a small scale may not have any sort of 'internet footprint' today. Maybe in time some nugget of info might crop up.

[catshome]

I think the word "noble" is often used in respect of St.George.  Lovely engraving, but T.Chester is a mystery.

[chopin-liszt]

I wondered if Noble might refer to the sort of dragon.
There are certainly Imperial dragons and other lesser sorts (possibly Noble) and I think the dragon nomenclature depends on whether the beast has 4 or 5 toes.