Lot 175:
Description
A collection of decorative glass and lead crystal items including examples by Waterford Crystal, Caithness, and Swedish Art Glass. The group features a heavy lead crystal desk clock with an arched body and sunburst pattern base, the dial marked Waterford Crystal Quartz in black capital letters. A second pedestal style mantel clock bears a dial marked Empress quartz.
The assortment includes a Caithness purple glass vase featuring an acid etched circular crest for The Girls’ Brigade, with an adhesive pink paper label reading Caithness Crystal Glass Handmade in Scotland. A spherical Caithness Cauldron paperweight is present with a purple to blue interior and controlled bubble inclusions, acid etched to the base with Caithness CAULDRON Scotland.
Further items include a slender blue glass bud vase bearing a gold foil label printed Swedish Art Glass, a pale green glass figure in the form of an Inukshuk, and a rectangular crystal plaque etched with a ship and an inscription celebrating Captain David Warden-Owen’s 50 years at sea on the Saga Sapphire, dated 2012. The lot also comprises a circular glass paperweight etched with a scene of The Barbican Plymouth, a large faceted diamond cut clear weight, a small oil lamp with a cranberry glass reservoir, three iridescent glass bud vases, two sand art bottles, three large spherical paperweights with jellyfish style or bubble inclusions, and various clear glass dishes and abstract sculptures.
Condition report:
The collection is in good overall condition with typical light shelf wear to the bases consistent with domestic display. The Waterford clock dial and crystal body appear free from visible chips or cracks (photo 6). The Caithness vase retains its original paper label and the etched crest is clear and sharp (photo 2). The Swedish art glass vase retains its gold foil label (photo 7). The battery status and operational condition of the quartz clock movements are unverified. No other visible faults are present in the photographs.
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