$95.00

AU$95 for the Boda crystal bird with curly tail. (It might be a rooster ?) NOTE- our prices are in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS which is significantly LESS in AMERICAN DOLLARS. LOCATION– near BRISBANE City (Australia) however POSTAGE / DELIVERY can be arranged worldwide. If you’re an art collector or you often buy and sell art glass and have similar items you’d like to sell send us an SMS using the information on our CONTACT page.

 

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List of  Zoo Series animals we currently have available for sale. This list is subject to change. Please SMS or call (go to our CONTACT Page) if you have interest in any Zoo creature pictured. If you’re overseas, message us through Facebook or Instagram.

Bird with Curly Tail (I think it’s a rooster)- these are rarely seen – AUD $95

Small Hippo– approx. 10cm long – AUD $64

Large Hippo– approx 13cm long- AUD $82 (there’s a ginormous hippo as well that’s 23cm in length- it’s too big to be displayed with the others- it looks odd with the smaller ones).

Small Elephant– approx 10cm long- AUD $79. I just came across another small elephant just recently so have one available. It’s the first small elephant I’ve had (apart from the one in my own collection) for 8 years!

Large Elephant– 15cm long – AUD $97 (the elephants are quite hard to get in Australia, particularly the large ones. I got this one from overseas- the weight means less of them have come to Australia because of international shipping costs are expensive.)

Rhino– we sold one in 2020 for AUD $97. All zoo creatures (c. early-1970’s) are getting harder to get and costing more for us to get. We paid more for our next rhino so our next one is AUD $100.

Small lion– 10.5cm long- $64 (The small lion is much harder to get compared to the larger lion. I think the larger 15cm lion was the first Kosta Boda Zoo Series creature to be ever released. The small one was done much later so had a much smaller production run.)

Large Lion– AUD $68 (it’s about 15cm long). (There’s a ginormous lion as well that’s 26cm in length- it’s too big to be displayed with the others- it looks odd with the smaller ones.)

Smaller Giraffe– 18cm (it’s still much taller than all the larger animals in this series)- AUD $120 (The giraffes are hard to get in Australia. I sold one a couple of years ago but I’m pretty sure I have another one in storage. I won’t ever sell the one in my own collection- they’re too hard to get these days.)

Larger Giraffe- 24cm high. Easily the largest of the zoo series. These are heavy and were never retailed in Australia back in the day therefore they need to come in from overseas. Overseas shipping is expensive particularly for something of this weight. These are almost impossible to find in Australia- AUD $185.

Two-humped Camel– These are REALLY REALLY hard to get but I got another one just recently. I’ve had only two of these in over 22 years of trading! (And one of these is in my own collection.) AUD $145

Tiger– Also REALLY hard to get. It took me about 9 years to get a second one- I now have an extra one that’s available. AUD $130.

Deer– I recently got my first deer! (I didn’t even know they existed until just recently.) AUD $130.

Small & Large Zebra– I think I have spares of these. These are more commonly specified as a horse but I think it’s actually a zebra. Small- AUD $84. Large- AUD $115.

Curly-horned Ibex / Antelope / Ram– 14cm high- see the separate listing we have online for this one. Put Kosta Boda Ibex in our SEARCH box.

Other Boda items I have that are in related series (same style as these)-

Boda Unicorn- 15cm long (Fantasy Series I think it’s called)- AUD $78

Boda Kennel Series- I have most in the Kennel Series (the dogs). Enquire if you have interest. We have a separate listing for the Kosta Boda crystal dogs.

Background Info and Provenance

A Boda bird with curly tail (I think it’s a rooster ?) This is the first one of these I’ve ever had to sell. I’ve collected these avidly for over 10 years so this bird is very rarely seen. I think there may have been a Boda Farm Series as well ? I’m not certain- if there was, there are not many in the Farm Series because I can’t think of any other animals off the top of my head that would be in the Farm Series. There’s a cat (which wouldn’t really belong properly in a Zoo Series- but I wouldn’t call a cat a Farm animal either!)

This is a stunning piece of design and one of my favourite of all the flat-backed crystal pieces by Kosta Boda. Perhaps it’s the simplicity of the design that gives it its magic, the sparkly crystal … or the spiral itself- that magical form that has no beginning and no end. Whatever it is, it’s a favourite of mine.

One of the creatures in the Zoo Series sparked my interest in Kosta Boda as a manufacturer (although this is NOT technically Kosta Boda- it’s Boda because it dates to pre-1976- before Kosta and Boda amalgamated.

There is surprisingly little information available about these zoo figures- I can’t find anything online really except a couple of discussion boards where people say how much they like them. Some dealers say they were designed by Erik Hoglund, others say Bertil Vallien. I’ve just recently read online that Kosta Boda attributes ALL these designs to Bertil Vallien. Vallien is the most successful of all Kosta Boda’s designers. (A collector on a discussion board wrote to Kosta Boda in Sweden and the company itself supplied this information.) This is exciting because the value of all Bertil Vallien’s designs are well worth watching- he’s now 84 years old (written in 2022) and I’m pretty sure he’s retired now. He hasn’t released anything for some years now.

Kosta Boda is arguably the most successful glassworks in the world. These creatures are all HAND-MADE from crystal and about 50 years old (written- 2022). Some are much harder to get than others- the rooster is amongst the rarest with the exception of only a couple such as the elusive tiger and two-humped camel. (I’d say the ones that were released first had a longer production run so there’s more of them out there.)

This rooster does NOT have a label (virtually all in Zoo Series don’t) however I’ve compared him to the labelled creatures I have and he’s identical (the clarity of the crystal, the proportions, everything is the same).

I can’t see the zoo series losing any value in the future. There’s no chance this piece will end up as landfill because he’s gone out of style- you’ll be one link in a chain that might go on for centuries. If there comes a time to part with him, this vintage piece should hold the same investment appeal in the future as he does now (most likely more- I’ve seen these creatures increase in value over the last 11 years). There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint. (What a great gift idea!)

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This bird with curly tail is in excellent condition for its age. There is NO damage- NO chips, NO cracks, NO damage. He’s about 45 years old so may have some minor signs of use but nothing that’s noticed. He has a length of approx 10cm and stands about 11cm at the highest point. Weight- 167 grams. (They're hand-made so weights of each animal vary slightly.) Read my 1200+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/decorative arts 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. Ebay feedback can be left by legitimate customers ONLY.
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