Description
THE BLUE HOOPED PIECE SOLD IN THE FIRST 2 HOURS IT WAS LISTED ON OUR WEBSITE- AU $129. OTHERS AVAILABLE ARE LISTED BELOW. Keep following our NEWLY LISTED Category- our best pieces sell immediately from there!
NOTE- our prices are in Australian dollars which is significantly LESS in American dollars.
This listing is for the Cobalt Blue hooped art glass ONLY (with 3 hoops)! (The piece shown in every photo.) If you have any interest in the others let us know and we’ll list them in iNVISeDGE for you (or sell them directly to you). If they don’t need a full website listing you’ll get them cheaper! Other pieces in the group photo (see our other listings for the price of others shown) …
Blue Swedish Bottle Art (tapered top/ vibrant light blue) Glass piece (shown in the red and blue group only)- most likely by Elme 1960’s – $72
Red Hooped Piece (2 hoops) Cased with white interior – Polish retro piece – beautifully made – c. 1960’s – $85 – SORRY SOLD IN 2 HOURS OF APPEARING ON OUR WEBSITE!
Description and Provenance Info – Torpedo Listing
Item- A LARGE (height- 22cm) vintage hooped vase in luminious cobalt-blue glass by German glassworks, Alfred Taube Kristallglasfabrik.
Age- 1960’s.
Why it’s a good investment- Because I love it. And I have good taste- lol :+) ! Or so I’ve been told. No seriously… It’s a great investment because YOU love it and it’s an inspiring piece of HAND-CRAFTED art. These are not easy to make- the craftperson who made this was an expert. If this was by Holmegaard it’d be worth DOUBLE this at least. This piece is for us “non-snobs” who like things for what they are and not because of the artist or designer. These German pieces from the 1960’s are way-undervalued. After more people discover the skill and talent shown in Alfred Taube art glass, the value can only go up! Incidentally, (not that this comment is worth anything), I think the ONLY reason this piece is not worth double is because it’s a 1960’s German piece- there was still a lot of anti-German sentiment at the time (as a result of WW2). But it’s now 2020. We live and learn and have grown from what happened. It’s not the fault of any German person living in 2020!
What we love about it- That bold luminous colour- just beautiful! And obviously the shape- it elevates any collection of art glass up a notch or two. I’ve had this one for many years and it often makes it into my group displays. I love the rarity of the 3-hooped ones as well which means you won’t walk into someone else’s house and see the same piece!
This piece is vintage (1960’s), shows exceptional workmanship and is one to be passed from one generation to the next. There are few better ways to invest in your home, reduce landfill (and your carbon footprint). And support local small business. iNVISeDGE provides meaningful employment opportunities for many local people (and families).
2008
This piece of art glass is in excellent vintage condition. There are NO cracks, NO repairs, NO damage. It has very minor signs of use (to be expected of any piece this age) but nothing that spoils the piece at all. Height- 22cm. Across- 9cm at its widest.
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Read my 1100+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/decorative art 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 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.
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 15 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 17 years for irrefutable proof of our online trading history and reputation. Ebay feedback can ONLY be left by LEGITIMATE PAYING customers! Credit Card payments are also available. Payments by Credit Card incur an additional fee of 3% to cover the fees we are charged. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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