This is a very stylish piece of vintage hallmarked silver 1970s Scottish jewellery. It comes in its original Caithness Jewellery box, as photographed.
It has an Edinburgh Assay Offce silver hallmark for the year 1973, and with the maker's stamp: CG (for Caithness Glass). It is in lovely condition and is inset with a feature miniature millefiori Caithness glass paperweight in the center.
The brooch is 4 cm in diameter. It is in good condition with no damage. The little miniature paperweight inclusion is scratch-free and with no chips - the catch is a ring catch (as photographed) and opens and closes easily.
My lovely vintage Scottish brooch will be sent to you in lovely clean condition (I will give it a nice polish before packing so that it is all gleaming for you).
Postage will be with Royal Mail Tracked (Small Parcel). This will be applied to your order at the checkout.
HISTORY: These pieces of silver jewellery were initially Paul Ysart’s idea. He had been making small ‘stones’ and setting them into cheap jewel fittings as presents for friends and family.
Caithness Glass saw the commercial potential in them and put Colin Terris in charge of further development. The range was officially launched in December 1970. Colin Terris designed a range of brooches and pendants inspired by traditional Scottish designs (such as the Luckenbooth shape) and hired Lucia Polanski as jewellery designer; she produced the rings, earrings, and cufflinks designs.