This listing is for the vase shown in every photo- our price is in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS which is significantly LESS in AMERICAN dollars (approx. $315 USD).
Background Info and Provenance
An OKRA vase with a hypnotic “trance-like” feathering decoration in vivid colours and iridescence. This is one of the most stunning pieces I’ve seen. My collection needs to be a revolving door otherwise I won’t stay in business. This piece must have hypnotized me because it stayed with me a few years when it wasn’t supposed to! Okra pieces are some of the most highly regarded HAND-MADE art pieces to ever come out of England. This piece is signed to the base “Okra D. Barras”. Dave Barras was one of Okra’s most successful artists and this piece shows us why. This vase is a great size- 28cm in height- which is larger than most Colin Heaney pieces. This exact piece by Heaney would command about $850 on ebay and over $2000 in a gallery. Okra is one of the world’s heavyweights in art-glass. They’ve been on the scene since 1979 and are one of Europe’s most successful art-glass works ever. Recent Okra Limited Edition pieces are worth around AU$4000.
There is an amazing flow of energy to this piece. It has a free-flowing, spontaneous essence but it’s not really free-flowing at all. This piece would have taken extensive planning and preparation to execute. That seamless melding of free-flowing with what is very calculated is something that’s almost impossible to do but Barras has nailed it. The expertise required to create a piece like this is nothing short of awe-inspiring.
In Australia, Okra pieces offer an astute investment. They offer something outside of what’s been done by Australian artists- I doubt you’ll see another piece like this in Australia for some time- if ever.
These incredible HAND-MADE pieces by Barras will be passed from one generation to the next adding more stories and value as they go. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint. This listing is for the vase shown in every photo- our price is in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS which is significantly LESS in AMERICAN dollars.
Possibly 1806
This piece is in great condition for its age with no condition flaws. NO chips, NO cracks, NO repairs at all and NO noticeable scratches.
Measurements. Height- 28 cm. Widest- 12.5 cm. Weight- 1040 grams. Read my 1150+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/decorative arts SALES- about 100 or so are from repeat customers). This is your guarantee that I strive to describe all my items as accurately as I can and 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.) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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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