Description
SOLD October 2020! Visit our NEWLY LISTED category to view our latest Decorative Arts finds.
This piece is AU$285. NOTE- our prices are in Australian Dollars- AU$285 is significantly less in American Dollars.
Provenance and Background Information
A green art-glass bowl designed by Japanese artist Denji Takeuchi in 1963. I’ve seen a couple of these bowls with a Sasaki label (overseas)- Sasaki Crystal is the company Takeuchi worked with for much of his working life. This piece is likely to be crystal- it seems to just draw the light to it. It’s one of the most stunning glass pieces I’ve seen. There’s something captivating about the restrained elegance of it- it’s so sleek and refined you want to just keep looking at it. When I look at this bowl I imagine the ripples that form behind a swimming swan- gentle and flowing – peace and tranquility. There’s something strangely natural about this piece but if you look deeper it’s a highly sophisticated and calculated piece of design. Every angle, every edge, every shape has been designed to create this refined fluidity. The bowl is slanted down towards the tip- also the rim edges are crisp and well-defined- they actually slant upwards on the very edge. The flat surface of the top is actually not flat at all- look closely at the photos- it dips downwards in the middle… I’ve had this piece for several years, reluctant to part with it but it’s time for it to find a new home where it will be loved just as much.
At the time of writing I could only find one Sasaki Crystal ( Denji Takeuchi ) bowl for sale worldwide. It’s listed for 380 EURO which equates to about AU$615 (AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS) but that bowl is the boring circular one. This teardrop one is worth significantly more. It’s an investment piece on a worldwide platform and has been priced to give my customers a great investment and keep coming back to iNVISeDGE for more!
Denji Takeuchi is now a world-famous artist and sculptor- this is one of his earlier works (the person selling the labeled one said it was 1963 and this fits in with his bio). This piece shows why Takeuchi went on to become such an acclaimed creator. I’ve had several of Takeuchi’s pieces over the years and each time I research him I find inspiring pieces of work from high-end auction houses but they rarely give out prices. His work is also included in highly-regarded international galleries and museums- some of his pieces are valued in the tens of thousands.
After much home décor has lost favour and ended up as landfill, this vintage piece will be passed onto yet another owner and then a new generation. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint.
2002
This vintage piece is in excellent condition for its age with NO noticeable condition flaws to report at all. NO chips, NO cracks, NO repairs. It may have a couple of very minor signs of use but nothing that’s noticed. It presents extremely well and for the age of the piece is an exceptional example. I've sold a couple of these over the years and this one is the best condition I've seen. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The bowl has a height of 5cm at one end and is 4.3cm in height at the tip. The length is 25cm. Widest diameter- 16.5cm. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Read my 1100+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/glass SALES). 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 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.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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