Description
This listing price is for the Purple (Plum-colour) teardrop vase only. The others in the group photo are priced separately.
Most of the others in the group photos are available at the time of writing. Enquire if you have interest in any of the others. Prices of the others start from $72.
NOTE- our prices are in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS– the dollar figures given are SIGNIFICANTLY LESS IN AMERICAN DOLLARS.
Provenance & Background Information
For the piece shown in every photo- written in 2024
A stunning Swedish vintage vase in a plum colour. This colour in teardrop vases is RARE- this is the first time I’ve seen one of these in this colour. I’m pretty sure this is a Gullaskruf one. These vases are at least 40 times rarer here in Australia compared to Europe (and they’re collectable in Europe). Teardrop vases have been featured in various reference books on 20th Century Glass including Leslie Pina’s, Fire and Sea. First designed by Arthur Percy in 1952, the eye-catching shape meant it was included in the Corning Glass Museum special exhibition in 1959. Throughout the 50’s and 60’s, teardrop vases were produced by at least four Swedish glassworks- Elme, Gullaskruf, Aseda and Lindshammar. I’ve seen the largest ones (76cm Ht) in this design priced at over $600 on ebay in America- this vouches for their collectability.
Each teardrop vase was made by hand with variations in size and shape- no two are exactly alike. Some colours are rarer than others- I think this plum colour is the rarest colour out of them all.
This vase is a vintage original- guaranteed. This shape is still copied today which means the design has come to supersede trends and become a timeless classic. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and our environment.
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This vintage piece is in excellent condition for its age with no noticeable flaws to report. NO chips, NO cracks and NO repairs. It has some very minor signs of use but nothing that’s noticed. It presents really well. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measurements. Height- cm and measures cm across the top. Weight- 121 grams. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Read my 1200+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage design SALES)- 100 or so are from repeat customers. This is your guarantee that I strive to describe all my items as accurately as I can and I will not stock items unless they are in excellent condition.
PICK-UP . . . from BRISBANE metro area is accepted. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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 $22 - $26, Large Vase- around $24 - $32. 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.
We accept DIRECT BANK DEPOSIT. We send photographic ID of the store owner (Michael Grealy) to all customers at the point of sale, along with media articles about iNVISeDGE with photos of Michael Grealy in them (most of these articles are about 10 years old). Your payment will be paid into an Australian ANZ bank account under the name Michael Grealy (or iNVISeDGE). Please read our ebay feedback spanning more than 15 years for irrefutable proof of our online trading history and reputation. Ebay feedback can ONLY be left by LEGITIMATE PAYING customers! Additionally please be aware that in Australia ALL consumers are protected BY LAW if the goods or services they buy are not as described. (But this should be of no concern- in our first 15 years of trading we have over 1150 positive ebay feedback comments and ZERO negative feedback comments.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On occasions a DIRECT BANK DEPOSIT can be made at the time of collection. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
On occasions CASH payment when you collect your item may also be available. Confirm prior to purchase if you need this. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Other payment methods are available but problematic and may incur additional fees. Tell us prior to purchase if you are unable to feel 100% confident with our trading history and payment methods so we can negotiate something else with you.
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