Description
Bitossi Horse- $375 AUD. This is SIGNIFICANTLY LESS in American dollars. This price INCLUDES GST. $25 AUD will be deducted for an overseas buyer so $350 AUD for overseas buyers (so approx. $240 USD for international buyers). Local buyers can call or SMS us to open up a transaction. International buyers can email us at invisedge@hotmail.com (if you don’t hear back from us, message us on Instagram … www.instagram.com/invisedge )
LOCATION– BRISBANE city area. Postage is at COST price plus $4 for professional packing.
Background Info and Provenance
A vintage Bitossi horse-thing made in Italy in the late 1950’s or 1960’s. I’m not really sure what this one is supposed to be which is why I like it so much! In the past I’ve called him a “mythical creature”- the top part looks like drawings I’ve seen of the Loch Ness Monster (!)- the imagination takes you on a ride for this one. This is a good-sized Bitossi piece too.
I’ve recently read online that the ITALY stamp on Bitossi creatures denotes that the particular piece is of second-quality. I can’t see how this can be true- most of these “mythological creatures” have the ITALY stamp on them like this. (Some have the design number also included in the stamp- others have no design number included at all and there are others like this one that have the design number painted on in black paint- under the glaze- with the ITALY stamp as well). I believe this ITALY stamping was used later by Bitossi (but still in the 1960’s) and that the piece on offer in this listing was the transition between when most Bitossi creatures had ITALY painted on in black on the underside and then when ITALY stamp became their more common marking. I’ve not seen the ITALY stamp on many Bitossi pieces though. For example I’ve NEVER seen an ITALY stamp on a Bitossi bull (but most of these “horse-things” do have the ITALY stamp). It makes absolutely no sense for no Bitossi bulls to ever be of second-quality and virtually all these “horse-things” to be of second-quality. For this reason and plain common-sense I believe that statement has to be false.
VINTAGE Bitossi pieces (like this one) were all done by hand- the incisions on the outside, the paint decoration and moulding have been done by the hands of an artist making every Bitossi piece individualistic. The new re-issues are little more than replicas. The re-issues are NOT made by hand- NONE of it- which gives the new ones virtually no collector appeal. (I’m not entirely convinced the re-issues were even made in Italy- in this day and age, just because something has Made In Italy printed on it doesn’t mean it is. (Many new pieces labelled with “”Murano” these days are NOT made in Murano, the island in Italy, but China instead.)
Designed by Aldo Londi and created by the world-famous Italian firm Bitossi, these animals captured the attention of the world and cemented Bitossi’s already world-wide reputation. To my knowledge, Bitossi pieces were never retailed in Australia back in the 1960’s- they’re incredibly rare here and much-loved by Australian collectors. Bitossi animals in Australia are about 20 times rarer than America. Many vintage Bitossi animals AREN’T marked at all- the marking on the underside of this one gives this Bitossi piece very strong investment value. It’s DEFINITELY a vintage original and NOT a modern re-issue- this “horse-thing” design was never picked up as a re-issue. As of 2022, ALL in this design are VINTAGE (c. 1960’s).
Bitossi creatures are currently fetching anything up to AUD $3000 each on 1stdibs- one of these horse-things on 1stdibs is currently on sale with 20% off and is still priced at over AUD $1400- almost 4 times the price ours. The investment appeal on offer here is obvious- Bitossi pottery are obvious investment pieces too. Over the 20 years I’ve been in this business I’ve witnessed first-hand how Bitossi creatures have constantly increased in value. The last one in this design that iNVISeDGE had was back in 2014 when we sold one for $265 AUD. I went through our records and also found one I sold in 2010 for $185 AUD – wish I’d hung onto that one or any Bitossi creature I’ve sold in the past. The bulls are selling for 2 to 2.5 times more than what they were selling for back in 2013. This trend is only set to continue- Bitossi pieces are getting harder and harder to find and with the re-issues around it has only made the authentic vintage ones (made by HAND) even more special.
The real beauty of owning Bitossi pottery is knowing it won’t be in vogue for just a season or even a couple of years before ending up as landfill. This stunning Bitossi creature, CREATED BY HAND, has survived about 60 years and today is more popular than ever. This piece may just outlive all of us! There are very few better ways to invest in your home and reduce your carbon footprint.
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This horse is in excellent condition considering his age and travels. There are NO cracks, NO repairs, NO chips, NO damage at all. He’s in excellent condition with superficial signs of age and use to be expected of any vintage ceramic piece. He presents extremely well for an old fella though (as shown in our photos- please make use of the Magnifying Tool to get close and personal with him). There are no cosmetic issues that stand out in the photos- this is how the piece is in person too. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
He has a height of about 13cm and measures 15cm across. Weight- 603g. Read my 1200+ ebay feedback comments (ALL for vintage furniture/decorative art SALES- 120 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 unless they are in excellent condition.
PICK-UP . . . from BRISBANE near the city is accepted but postage is preferred as my home is hard to find. Because of this I will meet you in a cafe 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 or SENDLE. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ POSTAGE ESTIMATES. . . . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To BRISBANE- most of our pieces cost $16 - $19 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 $4.00 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 $4.00 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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