Rare Watford Deep Water Amethyst Engraved Swordfish Vase British Art Glass

  

A RARE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE MID 20TH CENTURY WATFORD GLASS VASE. PATTERN - "DEEP WATER" DATING TO AROUND THE 1950S THIS VASE WAS MADE IN CLEAR, RED AMETYST AND GREEN. ITS FEATURING A DEEP AMETHYST CASED GLASS BODY WITH EXCEPTIONAL WHEEL ENGRAVING OF A SWORDFISH SWIMMING AMONG REEDS AND BUBBLES.

THE ENGRAVING IS CRISP AND DEEPLY CUT WITH BEAUTIFUL DETAIL AND A SENSE OF MOVEMENT THAT SHOWS THE HAND OF A SKILLED MASTER ENGRAVER. THIS DESIGN IS A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF WATFORD'S BEST WORK AND IS OFTEN MISATTRIBUTED TO WATERFORD BECAUSE OF THE SIMILARITY IN NAME BUT TRUE WATFORD ENGRAVED VASES OF THIS QUALITY ARE SCARCE. THE COMBINATION OF RICH AMETHYST GLASS AND SHARP ENGRAVING CREATES A STRIKING VISUAL EFFECT ESPECIALLY WHEN LIT FROM BEHIND MAKING THIS A STANDOUT DISPLAY PIECE. A RARE OPPORTUNITY TO ACQUIRE AN AUTHENTIC WATFORD SWORDFISH ENGRAVED VASE - A FINE EXAMPLE OF POST WAR BRITISH ART GLASS SUITABLE FOR SERIOUS COLLECTORS AND DESIGN ENTHUSIASTS ALIKE. APPROX 21 CM (8.25 INCH).

I JUST WANTED TO THANK GOLDSAPHIRE FOR THE INFORMATION ABOUT WHO MADE THIS VASE. CONDITION: GOOD VINTAGE CONDITION WITH AGE-RELATED SIGNS OF USE.

BASE SHOWS EXPECTED WEAR AND SCRATCHES FROM STANDING. SOME SMALL AIR BUBBLES AND MINOR SURFACE MARKS. NO CHIPS OR CRACKS SEEN.

ENGRAVING REMAINS CRISP AND CLEAR. OVERALL A WONDERFUL DECORATIVE AND COLLECTIBLE PIECE THAT DISPLAYS BEAUTIFULLY. YOUR SATISFACTION IS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. I ALWAYS STRIVE TO TAKE CLEAR, ACCURATE PHOTOS THAT SHOW THE TRUE CONDITION AND DETAIL OF EACH ITEM I SELL.

I'M EASY TO DEAL WITH AND ALWAYS HAPPY TO HELP RESOLVE ANY ISSUE. PREFER TO COLLECT IN PERSON? NO PROBLEM - JUST LET ME KNOW AND WE CAN ARRANGE IT.

PLEASE FEEL FREE TO BROWSE MY OTHER LISTINGS - I OFTEN HAVE A RANGE OF INTERESTING, ONE-OF-A-KIND ITEMS FOR SALE. LASTLY, I'M ONLY HUMAN - MISTAKES CAN HAPPEN, BUT I'LL ALWAYS DO MY BEST TO PUT THINGS RIGHT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND FOR SUPPORTING SMALL, HONEST SELLERS LIKE MYSELF. WATFORD GLASS SWORDFISH ENGRAVED VASE DEEP AMETHYST GLASS BRITISH ART GLASS MID CENTURY C1950S MASTER ENGRAVING WHEEL ENGRAVED SWIMMING AMONG REEDS RARE VASE COLLECTIBLE GLASS POST WAR DESIGN VINTAGE ENGRAVED VASE ART GLASS COLLECTOR ENGLISH GLASSMAKING INTAGLIO ENGRAVING RARE WATFORD PIECE DECORATIVE INTERIOR DISPLAY VASE BRITISH STUDIO GLASS.