Caithness Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, late C20th
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| Total Amount: | £18.60 |
| Number of Bids: | 5 |
| Location: | United Kingdom |
| Highest Bidder: | User 1410 |
| Auction Start: | 13/08/24 17:05:00 UTC |
| Auction Ending: | 27/08/24 19:12:00 UTC |
| Auction Finished : | 27/08/24 19:12:01 UTC |
LOT NUMBER 7
Caithness Glass Perfume Bottle and Stopper, late C20th
A perfume bottle and stopper, the broad pear shape body with a flaring neck and fitted with a ball shape stopper, the glass blown with swirling flecking effects in apricot and white and the stopper plain. The pattern and design of this perfume bottle is typical of pieces made by the Caithness glass factory in Scotland and similar pieces can be found with their label attached. The Caithness glass factory was established in 1961 at Wick, Caithness by Robin Sinclair, 2nd Viscount Thurso and soon taken over by George Mackie, Baron Mackie of Benshie in 1966 who remained its Chairman for twenty years. Set up to provide additional employment in the area, the company also was intended to exploit the availablity of sand for glassmaking in Caithness, although this did not prove suitable for the manufacture of clear glass. Paperweights became a speciality and the firm received a Royal Warrant from the Queen Mother in 1968. Twice driven into receivership in the early years of this century, it was eventually bought by Dartington Crystal in 2006 and continues the manufacture of paperweights today.| Size: | 9 cm high, 8 cm wide |
| Weight: | 270 grams |
| Date: | Late C20th |
| Condition: | Very good condition, no issues |
| Estimate: | £20 – 30 |
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