Topic: Caithness 'egg' weight question.

[keith]

Had this for a while, the marks to the base are very difficult to read, you can just make out  Caithness and Scotland, after using a strong back light you can just make out 'Midsummer ......?' which I think says crocus, not in my book, does anyone know by who, I know Colin Terris did one similar called 'Daffodill'

[chopin-liszt]

What a pretty bottom! 
I have absolutely not seen one like that before. Bottom, that is. I've seen an awful lot of big pink flowers. 

[keith]

Thanks Sue, the Colin Terris was is very similar, it also has a beautiful bottom ! 

[chopin-liszt]

So these are older rather than newer - and not terribly common. I'd have noticed the beautiful bottoms. I think they could be very closely related. 

[keith]

The Terris one is dated 1999 according to my book 

[chopin-liszt]

Hmm. About the time I started collecting. How long does it take for things to start turning up in the secondary market?
Does that depend on how "desirable" it is in the first place?
Nice stuff stays away for longer? 

[chopin-liszt]

I've found a pic of an example of Midsummer Crocus. 

https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/654633702/vintage-caithness-egg-glass-paperweight?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=caithness+collectors&ref=sr_gallery-1-18

[keith]

Shame it doesn't give the designer, £70 odd dollars 

[chopin-liszt]

My screen says £37.99, plus delivery.
No, no info, but it is an image of Midsummer Crocus - and the flower seems to be on the outside rather than the inside as well as constructed differently.
I did a search using Caithness Terris (and) Midsummer, to see what did appear.
That was the only thing surfaced that was anything like yours.
No daffs. 

But you know what? Midsummer is not the right season for either crocuses or daffs.

[keith]

Hadn't thought of that, wonder if they did Midsummer snowdrops !