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Title: Caithness mark on orchid bowl
Post by: RAY on January 05, 2005, 09:57:55 PM

just got a caithness vase/bowl with a sandblasted orchid on the front, and its signed on the base in script " Ee or Ec orchid " anyone know who's initail's those are

thanks Ray

Title: Caithness Warbler vase
Post by: paradisetrader on January 11, 2005, 08:19:52 PM

Hi Ray
Well you are inadvertantly helping me.
When I first read this I thought - "sandblasted ?"
Just yesterday I unpacked a 9"+ amethyst Caithness vase with a bird on it - which I had always assumed engraved - but it IS sandblasted.
Then I thought - well mine hasn't got any signature at all - and I checked - nothing - just as I was about to put it down I saw what looked like a scratch - and I got the magnifier out. I've had this vase for about 4 years and never noticed before...and just as I thought I was getting good at spotting signatures ! In the right light its as plain as day.

Mine says "Warbler" and underneath something which could be initals - in a very strange uneven script - hard to decypher - could be DL DR OL or OR  unless a number 02 !
Mine even has a very faint "stamp" - Caithne - the rest missing

I cant find any refs online to engravers and their initials on items and wondering if some other type of code ?

Title: caithness marks
Post by: Frank on January 11, 2005, 10:04:03 PM

My Scottish Glassmakers page on Scottish Glassmakers contains at least one sand-blasting engraver at Caithness, search on page (Alt +F3) for sand.

Should you come across any name/initial matches on Scottish Glass, please let me know for adding to this page.

Apart from engraving you can also get interesting graduated effects as in these Lindean Mill (http://www.scotlandsglass.com/People/LindeanMill.htm) graal cylinders. <--- Mod: Dead link

I believe sand-blasting with sand is illegal in the UK now - but other material can be used. Does anyone know why and what?

Title: caithness marks
Post by: chopin-liszt on January 12, 2005, 09:32:27 AM

Hello, I recently aquired a Caithness ovoid vase with an owl on it, (Charity shop) underneath was clearly marked OWL 03. No Caithness though, but it couldn't be anything else. I don't know if it was sandblasted or etched, I'm not into this stuff much and it was a present for a friend who likes owls. :) Sue