SOLD for $179 in the first few weeks of being listed back in 2018. Today in 2022 I’d price the exact same piece at $280. Keep following our NEWLY LISTED Category or follow us on Instagram!
Background Info and Provenance
A vintage Bitossi pottery vase / pot made in Italy in the mid – 1960’s. This piece is well marked to the base and as a bonus retains (what I believe is) the original retailer’s label from the 1960’s. I did a quick Google search but being a foreign language had no luck trying to guess words that would help bring up the right information. The names are German so the pot was most likely retailed in Germany back at the time it was made. This piece is a lot more sophisticated than regular Rimini Blu pots. This pattern is from the “Spagnolo” (Spanish) range designed by Aldo Londi from around 1963 for Bitossi and produced into the early 1970s. The patterning has a “free-flowing” essence- the usual Bitossi patterns are quite geometric and mathematical- this is a lot more creative. The other aspect of the design that impresses me is the combination of hand-painted areas and the rough clay at the top and bottom left as is and clear-glazed. I’ve only really seen this on Bitossi pots and they tend to fetch a decent bit more money- there must be many people out there who also love this combination of decoration and the rustic unfinished quality of the clay. It brings home the earthy primeval quality of this medium which has been largely forgotten with all the pieces coming out of Chinese factories these days. Many modern “pots” don’t look like pottery at all. (Much of it almost looks like plastic and is actually made from similar chemicals.)
There have been recent re-issues of Bitossi pieces but they are nothing like the vintage originals. The new ones are essentially plaster poured into a mould (a machine could do it and does). They don’t have the hand-made quality of the vintage pieces. There are some ebay sellers labeling the new pieces 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 look exactly the same- all the patterns and decoration are identical on every piece. The “Spagnolo” pattern has not been picked up by the new manufacturers. If you look at this piece it’s very obvious it’s been hand-shaped and the decoration has been impressed into the clay by hand. If you really look at the new “Bitossi” pieces you can see they’ve come out of a mould.
If you believe artist jobs should be given to people and not machines consider investing in HAND-MADE art. When you do you’re not only bringing the creative energy of true artisans into your home you’re also helping to preserve our environment- items made in factories with chemicals and machines use more carbon and produce toxic by-products. Hand-made pottery is made with REAL CLAY (from the earth not a chemist!) and REAL PEOPLE.
Above all the real beauty of owning vintage Bitossi pottery is knowing it won’t be in vogue for a couple of years or even one season before ending up as landfill. These 50 to 60 year-old pieces will continue to tell stories from one generation to the next.
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 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! Credit Card payments are also available. Payments by Credit Card incur an additional fee of 2% to cover the fees the bank charge us. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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