Description
This Kosta Boda Vase SOLD through iNVISeDGE for AU $195 back in 2012. Today in 2019 I’d price the exact same vase at AU $40- possibly more. I’ve never seen another of these in Australia since 2012.
Provenance and Background Info
Written in 2012
A Kosta Boda Seaside vase designed by Goran Warff. This piece is crystal and has beautiful clarity. It draws you in with the incredible thickness of the crystal. It looks different from every angle and the way the blue streaks refract within the piece is mesmerizing. This piece is meant to evoke feelings of the ocean and the sky above. It certainly has a crisp freshness to it. I just love the play of light through it- it’s just spellbinding.
To my knowledge these were never retailed in Australia so they are virtually never seen here. They’re ridiculously heavy (over 2.5kg unpacked) which makes it restrictive for any retailer to stock them. Postage cost of a single one of these from the UK would be around AU $110. From the USA it would cost about AU $85 in postage for one to Australia. These are still currently being sold new through various websites. Art Glass Vista which is the biggest supplier of Kosta Boda in the world currently has them currently on sale for $323. Art Glass Vista is based in Europe so $110 for postage would put its value at about $430 in Australia. There’s a website in the UK called iapetus that has them for GBP 295 ($AU465).
These have been retailed for some years and I’ve seen various different Kosta Boda labels on them. The new ones have an ARTIST’S CHOICE LABEL on them. The older ones never did. I’d say this is one of the early ones. It also has less blue in it compared to the new ones- I prefer this. The shape, design and size are all identical and the piece is certainly crystal.
Goran Warff is one of the most celebrated creators of our time and his work resulting from his experimentation of incredibly thick crystal is some of his most popular. He’s now done a variety of shapes and colours in this style.
After much home décor has lost favour and ended up as landfill, this Kosta Boda piece will be passed onto yet another owner and eventually a whole new generation. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and our environment.
Ref- 1911
PICK-UP . . . from 30 or 40 minutes North of BRISBANE city is accepted but postage is preferred as my home is hard to find. Because of this I will nominate a friend or family member for you to collect the item from if you need collection. Pick-up in person must be worked out prior to purchase- thank you. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE is offered internationally. All our Decorative Arts pieces are delivered through AUSTRALIA POST. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE ESTIMATES. . . . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To BRISBANE- most of our pieces cost $15 - $18 to send. . . To SYDNEY or MELBOURNE- Small Vase- around $20 - $23, Medium Vase- around $20 - $25, Large Vase- around $24 - $30. Let us know if you need an EXACT COST for postage prior to purchase. The above postage estimates include $2.95 for a signature on delivery. . . INSURANCE against being lost or broken in transit up to the value of $200 is included in the estimates above. If your vase is cheaper or more expensive than $200 this will effect your postage fee slightly. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ A BOXING FEE of $3.00 is included in the fee above to cover the cost of searching for and storing used packing materials. With the millions of cardboard boxes that end up as landfill every year we don’t believe in supporting the manufacture of boxes for post. Instead of buying new boxes and packing materials and passing this cost onto our customers we spend considerable time sourcing used boxes and then fashioning boxes to fit each item. We do the same for bubble-wrap and foam pieces. This requires a large investment of time, energy, ingenuity, organization and storage space- it is much easier and cheaper to buy new packing materials but I can’t justify taking the easy way out when so much packing material ends up polluting our earth. Our $3.00 charge does little to pay for the time (and storage) needed do this and to pack your item (there is also the time needed to get your package to the post office). This is something we’re happy to do for our customers and the environment. We appreciate your support in this area.
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