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EXCELLENT
**Waterford Crystal**
"DESIGNER GALLERY COLLECTION"
"MASTER CUTTER"
"YACHTING"
CENTERPIECE - OVAL VASE
COPER WHELL ETHED WITH A SAILING YACHT
DESIGNED BY EAMONNN HARTLEY
This wonderful crystal is fantastic to look at and great size for whatever your needs are.
Great weight of solid hand-crafted fine lead crystal with a star cut bottom.
Acid Etched with Waterford logo on the crystal.
Circa of manufacturing 1999
Size: 7 1/2" x 5 1/4" Wide
14" Tall
May have shelf wear on the bottom not visible to the eye, commensurate with age.
BOX HAS SOME DAMAGE AND STAINING.
EXCELLENT CONDITION!
MADE IN IRELAND!
IN ORIGINAL BOX!
LIMITED EDITION # 774/2500!
SIGNED BY EAMONN HARTLEY!
EAMONN HARLEY::
Born in Waterford in 1957, Eamonn Hartley has been working as a master engraver for 39 years. He started his apprenticeship at the world famous Waterford Crystal factory in 1975 studying under the tutelage of Tom Hayes, Master Engraver / Tommy Wall, Engraving Manager / Miroslav Havel, Head of Design. After becoming a master engraver in 1985 he worked on exclusive large commissioned pieces for the factory including sporting , commemorative and limited edition works. In 1995 he became responsible for training new apprentices at the factory and continued with this work in tandem with his commission work. In 1997 he graduated from Waterford Institute of Technology with a national certificate in Engineering, specialism in Glass Technology. 2004 saw him achieving Associate Fellow of the Guild of Glass Engravers in London. His work is in numerous private collections world wide, and in the collection of the National Museum of Ireland and The Irish Embassy Collection. He has been working as an independent artist since 2003. Selected exhibitions include ‘Heroes of the Wheel’, Broadfield-House Glass Museum, United Kingdom, 2004 / ‘Royal Dublin Society Touring Exhibition’, Ireland, 2003 / ‘Cutting Edge’, Glass Art Gallery, London, 2004 / ‘Christmas Presence’, The Crafts Council of Ireland, 2004. / ‘Exhibition for GOAL’, Narrow Space Gallery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary 2010, / ‘Cultural Night Exhibition’ Craft Granary, Cahir, County Tipperary, 2011 / ‘Engaging with Glass’, Solstice Arts Centre, Navan, Ireland, 2011 / ‘Engaging with Glass’, Travers Gallery, Tacoma, USA, 2012 / ‘CAUTION Fragile, Irish Glass, Tradition in Transition’, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, USA, 2013 -- 2014. He continues to tutor engraving techniques of copper-wheel and intaglio engraving and has taught at the National College of Art and Design, Dublin and Waterford. He is a member of the Crafts Council of Ireland and Glass Society of Ireland.
COOPER WHEEL ENGRAVING:
Certain skills become a "lost art" for a variety of reasons. The main reason is, of course, that the items produced by these skills become too expensive for the general public to purchase. Copper wheel crystal engraving is such an endangered art. It requires years to master the technique. The crystal items worth the time required for the engraving process are in themselves rather expensive. Copper wheel crystal engraving is an extremely slow and precise grinding process. Various depths and abrasive grits give the engravings their sculptural three dimensional effect. There can be no erasing. It must be remembered that the engraver needs to live in this expensive world. The high cost of such engravings reflects the skill and time invested in the work
Due to the nature of hand blown and hand cut crystal there will be slight variations from glass to glass. All sizes are approximant, and each glass may have a slight variation in weight. Air bubbles can appear in hand blown glass and are not considered a flaw.
We sell many used items that have the typical day to day wear. Most are in GOOD USED to EXCELLENT Condition!! Pictures were taken of any major spots, cracks or chips. Some may have flea bites, stains and/or scratches from use. We make mention of any significant damage, cracks, break, repairs, chipping, fading, or flaws as best we can. We are not dealers and not experts.
If you are a serious bidder, please look closely at the pictures, and contact me if you have questions, we are more than happy answer your questions concerning a particular item!
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Any lover or collector of WATERFORD will not want to miss this opportunity to add to your collection.
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