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Title: Caithness Romeo and Julieet vase
Post by: adam20 on May 25, 2011, 06:09:53 PM

9" high in neodymium glass - etched with Romeo at Juliet's window - quite heavy and marked Caithness to base

Any ideas of age or designer

Thanks Adam

Title: Re: Caithness Romeo and Julieet vase
Post by: adam20 on May 25, 2011, 07:04:53 PM

A different angle

Title: Re: Caithness Romeo and Julieet vase
Post by: jakgene on May 26, 2011, 01:59:48 AM

from Caithness Glass by Mark Hill

<<Design CT 117 from the Shakespeare series designed 1989 by Colin Terris. A popular wedding gift, produced for decades. Later examples produced with a screen printed stencil so lacked the depth and detail of earlier pieces.>>

so its age could be anything from 20 to just a few years. depends on quality of the sandblasted design I guess.
I bought one recently which was very disappointing - obviously the one I got was a later version although it has the 90's- 2000 pink & clear label.

JAK

Title: Re: Caithness Romeo and Julieet vase
Post by: adam20 on May 26, 2011, 08:21:23 AM

The detailing on this has depth and is very good - also has pink label

Title: Re: Caithness Romeo and Julieet vase
Post by: jakgene on May 26, 2011, 01:18:21 PM

Lucky you - I will be looking for another one I think!
regards
JAK