SOLD for AU$485 in 2020.
This price (AU $485, which is significantly LESS than American $) is for the LARGEST piece in the group HAND-CRAFTED by Robert Wynne (an Award-Winning Australian art-glass artist). The smaller ones are MUCH cheaper. The 2nd smallest is only $129- an Isle of Wight HAND-MADE piece from the UK. Designed by Michael Harris, that piece won several awards in the 1970’s. (It’s also LABELLED.)
Background Info and Provenance
A HAND-MADE iridescent vase engraved Robert Wynne ‘89” to the base. This is a historically significant piece because it’s one of the first pieces Wynne ever made. It came before he started signing his pieces Denizen (which was 1990 and before he opened the ‘Denizen’ glass studio in Manly, Sydney the next year). Wynne is considered an Australian pioneer of studio art glass and his pieces are represented in Australia and internationally (including the collections of President Bill Clinton, Sir Elton John and the Royal Family of Japan). I’ve seen several Wynne pieces on ebay in America priced at AU$2000. I’ve also seen a piece of his earlier work bid up to about $2000 at Shapiros auctions a few years back. The piece on offer in this listing is up there with those as far as artist merit is concerned.
It’s part of the “Terrain” series and evokes the energy of the earth’s seismic activity. There’s a simmering energy to this piece which mirrors the largely unseen energy beneath us creating different terrains on earth. The result of seismic activity on earth is bold and striking and so too is this vase.
This piece is a great investment and worth a lot more right now (and I think it will only get more valuable as the years roll on). It has just as much “wow-factor” as most Loetz, Tiffany, Charles Lotton and Colin Heaney pieces. Tiffany pieces of this size fetch up to $6000. Lotton pieces around 24cm in height fetch about $2200. Robert Wynne has a proven track record for pushing boundaries and over the years his work has constantly evolved. In the 15 years I’ve been in this business I’ve seen only 1 or 2 other pieces like this. At the time of writing one has an auction estimate of $600 – $800 (the commission fees would be on top of this).
The work of other artists such as Colin Heaney didn’t evolve as much. Google, “Robert Wynne – Raven” and you’ll be inspired. If you dig into Wynne for a bit you’ll see that he’s constantly mixing it up and growing as an artist.
It’s incredible that this would have been one of Wynne’s earliest pieces, made in the lead-up to opening his first gallery. This piece shows a flow and essence that only epitomizes why he has gone on to become one of Australia’s most respected artists. This is not just my opinion. Wynne recently won the coveted Kirra Galleries National Illuminating Glass Award with a $15,000 prize attached for his piece, “Raven’s Clutch”. He was also named in the Valiant Glass’ Top 10 Australian Glass Artists when this list was compiled.
Google, Robert Wynne glass and if you dig a little you’ll see some amazing pieces of work. This hand-made piece of art will be passed from one generation to the next. There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint. And additionally when you buy hand-made art you’re supporting an industry where décor items come from the hands and hearts of artists (people) and not machines.
probably 1807
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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