Description
AU $115 price is for the smoky cut-glass decanter only. Prices of others available (at time of writing)…
- Large Yellow Vintage Glass Goblet – Italian piece from the 1960’s AU$89
- Large Purple Perfume Bottle AU$129
- Tall Purple/Plum Vintage Teardrop Glass Vase. Swedish 1950’s VERY RARE in this colour AU$99
(NOTE- our prices are in AUSTRALIAN dollars– significantly LESS in American dollars. ALSO our prices are never fixed because the value of vintage pieces constantly appreciates. (Prices quoted in the list above may increase without notice.)
Background Info and Provenance
(Written in 2022. Some information (eg. values) will be time sensitive.)
A vintage smoky / smoked cut-glass decanter. This a really rare. I’ve had it in my collection for 20 years hoping to find out more about it but in that time I’ve never come across another remotely like it. It’s definitely HAND-MADE and old. I’d say it’s art deco / nouveau (probably made in the 1930’s) but it could be earlier. Many antique Victorian-era (c. late 1800’s) have cut-glass decoration around the base like this (but most decanters from that era are made of clear glass).
The base decor has been cut in the glass by hand- this is a time-intensive process and requires a good deal of skill and expertise. I love the beehive top here! (This is what leads me to think it’s an art deco / art nouveau piece. The beehive shape was used in a lot of decor during the art deco era.)
After many of today’s décor items have ended up as landfill, this 80+ year-old piece will be handed onto yet another generation to tell a whole new swarm of stories to. There is no better way I can think of to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint. Investing in authentic vintage décor pieces is a smart way to go- in future years these pieces should only continue to increase in value.
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This decanter is in excellent condition. There are NO cracks, NO repairs, NO chips, NO noticeable damage. This one has been very well looked after with only light signs of use to be expected of any vintage glass piece of this age. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measurements. Height- cm. Across- cm at its widest. Weight- grams. Read my 1200+ ebay feedback comments (virtually ALL are for vintage furniture/decorative art SALES- 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 I will not stock items that are not in excellent condition.
PICK-UP . . . from BRISBANE (near the city). 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 - $24, Medium Vase- around $22 - $26, 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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