This is a stylish large drinking glass which has been engraved with a delicate and detailed design of a deer in a landscape. It was engraved by the celebrated Scottish glass engraver, Norman Orr. It is signed Orr / 80 / Linburn.
These engraved goblets by Orr are rather rare - and this is probably an item for the collector of Scottish studio glasswares. The engraving is certainly most exqusite and being hand-engraved by Orr it is a unique piece.
The shape of the glass is one much favoured by Orr - and I have seen similar glasses by him of this size and shape featuring engraved Olympian Gods. I am not sure where the plain glass form was made - but Orr must have ordered lots of "blanks" to engrave on.
My glass shows a Roe Deer standing in a carpet of woodland ferns. To the right of the deer is a large leafless tree - and a little butterfly flutters in the sky to the left of the deer.
The glass is a rather substantial one - with two large solid glass balls making up the stem - there is nice thick foot. The glass is in excellent condition with no damages. It has been rather difficult for me to photograph the engraving - so I hope that my photos do it justice!
Dimensions: The overall height of the glass is just over 6 1/2 inches. The rim diameter is 3 1/4 inches. The height of the bowl section is 3 1/4 inches. The foot has a diameter of 3 1/4 inches.
It will be sent to you with Royal Mail Tracked (Small Parcel) service. This will be applied to your order at the checkout.
BIOGRAPHY: Norman Orr was born in Edinburgh in 1924. He was considered to be one of Scotland's leading artists of Scottish wildlife and folklore.
After serving in the Royal Marines during World War II, he became a prominent crystal and glassware engraver, later turning more of his attention to drawing and painting.
Norman Orr has been the subject of several personalised television documentaries and was in his later years invited by a member of the Rockefeller family to visit the USA. Examples of his work have been presented to Queen Elizabeth II, as well as other members of European Royal families. He rarely exhibited his artworks and almost all his larger paintings were private commissions.