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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: millarart on May 04, 2013, 11:14:53 AM
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Hi, i bought a large clear glass Caithness bowl today at a bootsale, its engraved with a pointer dog, trees, lake/pond with duck etc, on the base its engraved Willie Bain CG 1992 Pointer No1, ive looked but cant seem to find another or any info on whether it was part of a limited editon etc, anyone have any info on this piece they could share please,
cheers Gary
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Sounds like it was specially engraved for a prize giving at a dog show.
Will need photos to tell you more, but I doubt it's a limited edition unless it's so numbered on the base, eg, 3/100
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Sounds like it was specially engraved for a prize giving at a dog show.
Will need photos to tell you more, but I doubt it's a limited edition unless it's so numbered on the base, eg, 3/100
thanks, yes i wondered that myself that there should have been an amount, so probably a one off or part of a series maybe, i shall try to take pics shortly
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pictures of bowl
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more pics of bowl
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It's a rather large and complex engraved design which covers the whole bowl - quite different and rather superior to any "normal" range - although not quite in the same league as the Mastermind trophies.
I'm hoping (for your sake and pleasure) that you've found something rather good and unusual, Gary.
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It's a rather large and complex engraved design which covers the whole bowl - quite different and rather superior to any "normal" range - although not quite in the same league as the Mastermind trophies.
I'm hoping (for your sake and pleasure) that you've found something rather good and unusual, Gary.
hi Sue,
the reason i bought it was the fact that it has a lot of engraving around the whole bowl which i havent seen in past pieces of caithness, also the decoration its self is done really well, i normally wouldnt buy caithness unless i thought it was outstanding and this piece really caught my eye, i got the seller down to a third of his asking price so i was very happy with the deal, i suppose it might eventually end up on ebay but then again i might just keep it,
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I've also just noticed it's a lot bigger than most Caithness bowls, isn't it? It must be close to the Mastermind trophy size!
There's a Mastermind trophy bowl in the factory showroom in Crieff - I visit it for the occassional drool. I have a very soft spot for Dennis Mann and his work.
The tree trunk on your bowl is particularly beautiful. :) The more I think about it, the more special I think it probably is.
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Sue,
yeah its around 7inches tall by around the same across its widest point , ive seen smaller pieces in this shape just the run of the mill stuff , be interesting to see if anyone can tell me more about it, just have to wait and see, ::)
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Have you thought of writing to Mark Hill to ask if he has any idea? He did, after all, write the recent Caithness book, so he might have an idea of how few of these really big bowls were produced. I do see a lot of Caithness around and have been familiar with it most of my life, and I have not seen these. Sorry I can't help more, I'm just rather fascinated and it's got me thinking. :)
I will ask in Crieff next time I'm there - there is a lady who does seem to know a bit about things.
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ive wrote an email to willie bain, so hoping i might find out something, dont know how to get in touch with Mark Hill, is he a member on here Sue?
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Yes, but he only pops in very occassionally.
I've just found his website, and unfortunately, he can't answer individual queries such as this. :-\
I suppose it must have got out of hand!
http://www.markhillpublishing.com/
He does "twit" a lot, I don't know how that works. (I don't use a mobile phone.)
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oh well id better not ask him, he might read this post in the future i suppose, maybe someone else will have answers , fingers crossed, and if not well i suppose i still have a nice wee bowl
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Have you thought of writing to Mark Hill to ask if he has any idea? He did, after all, write the recent Caithness book, so he might have an idea of how few of these really big bowls were produced. I do see a lot of Caithness around and have been familiar with it most of my life, and I have not seen these. Sorry I can't help more, I'm just rather fascinated and it's got me thinking. :)
I will ask in Crieff next time I'm there - there is a lady who does seem to know a bit about things.
yeah that would be great Sue if you could ask the lady at visitor center, noone else has came forward with any info as of yet