Description
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Background Info and Provenance
(Written in 2018).
A stunning art glass piece HAND-CRAFTED by highly-respected Australian artist, Brian Hirst. I love this one! Aptly called “Sunrise”, it literally feels like something is opening up to present a golden new opportunity. With each new day we have the chance to start afresh and find new “gold”. I always feel positive and uplifted when I look at this one.
Brian has significant pieces in private and public collections, nationally and internationally including the Powerhouse Museum in Australia, Hokkaido Museum in Japan, Ebeltoft Glasmuseum in Denmark and the Corning Collection New York. His CV is as long as your arm and if you have short arms, it’d be longer! The awards, places he’s taught and galleries that have represented his work are truly inspiring. A quick trawl of the internet reveals Brian Hirst pieces commanding high prices- I’ve included 2 screen-shots- one piece sold in auction for over $1000- the other for over $2000.
In 2007, the Crafts Council of Australia awarded Brian the title “Master of Craft” for over 30 years of significant work as a glass artist making any Brian Hirst piece a solid investment.
This is a rare opportunity to own a captivating piece from this highly-esteemed artist. It’s stamped with his distinctive monogram- BH to the underside. If you Google, “Brian Hirst” one of these in red comes up for sale in a prominent Melbourne gallery at the moment. As Brian continues to produce work that astounds and mesmerizes- any piece he’s created represents a very solid investment. Why buy home décor that’s destined to end up as landfill within years? Hand-made art not only reduces your carbon footprint but supports the idea that art and craft should come from the hands (and hearts) of people and not machines.
maybe 1806
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! 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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