Description
This vintage Bitossi piece sold in iNVISeDGE within 10 days of being listed in 2014 for AUD $179. In 2019, I would have priced this piece at AUD $229 – VINTAGE Bitossi pottery is harder to get these days. UPDATE early-2022- Vintage Bitossi has made large gains since COVID-19- I’d price this exact same piece at around AUD $309 (early-2022).
Background Info and Provenance
A VINTAGE Bitossi elephant made in Italy in the late 1950’s or early 60’s. This is a genuine VINTAGE piece made by hand. There have been recent re-issues of Bitossi pottery pieces but they are nothing like the vintage originals. The new ones are plaster poured into a mould (they look mass-produced and are). They don’t have the hand-made quality of the vintage pieces. The re-issues have found their way into Australia and there are ebay sellers labeling them as “authentic” and “retro”. They are not authentic and certainly not retro- they are re-issues (copies) of the vintage originals. All the re-issues of each animal look exactly the same- all the patterns and decoration are identical for each shape. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL VINTAGE BITOSSI PIECE- 100% GUARANTEED HAND-MADE & VINTAGE. Look closely at the pictures and you will see its hand-made quality. This particular shape is RARE for a vintage piece- it’s the first elephant I’ve had. And the trunk-up is for luck and good fortune. Elephants are the largest land animals living on the planet today, their energy feels invariably kind and very wise- this will be a nice addition to any home.
Designed by Aldo Londi and created by the world-famous Italian firm Bitossi, these animals captured the attention of the world. To my knowledge, Bitossi pieces were never retailed in Australia back in the 1960’s- they’re incredibly rare here and much-loved by Australian collectors. Vintage Bitossi pottery pieces in Australia are about 40 times rarer than America.
The real beauty of owning vintage Bitossi pottery is knowing your piece won’t be in vogue for a season or even a couple of years before ending up as landfill. The hand-made quality of these pieces draws people in- the heart and soul found in these pieces will continue to charm people regardless of era, age and background. This piece has survived 50 years and is more popular than ever. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint.
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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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