Description
Currently AVAILABLE for sale from BRISBANE. This LIMITED EDITION Kosta Boda Art Glass piece is being sold from a regular iNVISeDGE seller in Fortitude Valley for AU $329 EACH (currently about USD $246- please use Google for the current exchange rate). This vase can be posted INTERNATIONALLY at cost price PLUS $3 for professional packing using clean, recycled packing materials. We pick-up clean, used packing materials from an electrical retail store before it ends up as landfill.
I have two of these vases– I bought them as a pair. Because of the hand-made nature of the design both look slightly different. I have now displayed both vases in this listing. The price is $329 EACH. The first one is signed “8BVAAT 974016 – KOSTA BODA ATELIER B VALLIEN”. The second one is signed, “8BVAAT 974016 / 1000 KOSTA BODA ATELIER B VALLIEN”. The /1000 signifies that this design was done in a run of 1000 pieces only.
The others in the group photo are available SEPARATELY-
LEFT. SIGNED to base- Denizen (Robert Wynne)
RIGHT. STAMPED to base- Denizen (Robert Wynne)
Background Info and Provenance
(This description was written in 2022. Some information may be time-sensitive.)
A large Limited Edition piece designed by Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda. This piece is signed to the base, “8BVAAT 974016 – KOSTA BODA ATELIER B VALLIEN”, which verifies it was done as a limited edition. The second vase I have in the same design has exactly the same base marking with /1000 after the design number. This signifies that this design was made in a run of 1000 pieces only. Atelier means “studio” in French but the word has been adopted worldwide. The unique pieces and pieces done in small runs were made in the private studios (ateliers) of the professional artists. I’ve scoured the world online for some time and have seen one other photo in this design- that piece sold some time ago. There are none for sale at the time of writing that I came across. This one has really grown on me. I love how a lot of the glass is transparent. What this does is bring the back surfaces to the front with differing intensities. The decoration at the back gets washed out and is seen as various blurry splotches which adds to the depth of the piece. You get lost in this vase and I’d say this was Bertil Vallien’s intention- it creates a dreamlike state where images seem to be floating with no beginning and no end.
Bertil Vallien is one of the most successful glass artists the world has seen (past or present) and his one-off pieces can command AU $20,000 and more. The value of Vallien’s work will be well-worth watching in coming years because he’s now 84 years old (written 2022) and tends to only create one-off studio pieces these days (worth on average AU $11,000). Kosta Boda is one of the leading glasshouses in the world and has etched a place for itself in art-glass history that will never be shaken.
If you believe art glass should be done by hands (and hearts) of people then don’t give this work to machines. Every time we buy a décor piece that’s been mass-produced by machines we’re saying that hand-made art need not be valued anymore. There are plenty of artists out there bursting to create for us. By valuing HAND-MADE art you’re not only investing wisely in your home (items like this only become more valued over time), but you’re also reducing your carbon footprint AND supporting the idea that there is a place for art and creation in this world.
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This piece is in excellent condition with no damage and no noticeable signs of use. NO chips, NO cracks, NO noticeable scratches. It has been very well looked after. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measurements. Height- 29cm. Width- 6cm. Weight- 612 grams.
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.
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