Description
NOTE- all our prices are in AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS– this vase is AU$65 (about $50-AMERICAN).
This listing is for the BLACK vintage pottery pitcher only shown in every photo. The others have been included to give buyers a relative feel for the size, colour and shape of the piece on offer in this listing.
Pricing for the others shown in the blue/green group photo.
Tallest Blue & Green Teardrop Vase; early-1960’s MURANO vintage LABEL. Flavio Poli for Seguso. RARE Collectable. So stylish. H-27cm. W-8cm. 748 grams- AU$170
Whitefriars Smoky Teardrop Crystal Vase- c. 1960’s. H-22cm. W-6m. 216 grams- AU$75
Vicke Lindstrand Kosta Hourglass Vase SIGNED to the base. c. 1950’s. (I haven’t researched this design of his yet- it’s new to my collection and pretty rare. Please enquire if you have interest in this one.) H-17.5cm. W- 6cm. 179 grams.
Background Info and Provenance
(Written in 2020)
A vintage 1950’s Wormser Terra-Sigillata pottery pitcher. This is the most exquisite West German pottery piece I’ve had in over 20 years. Such a stylish shape, it’s the epitome of elegance. This piece is one of the cheapest in the group photos (by far), yet to me it’s the one that makes the blue/green ensemble “pop”. With this group, I aimed to create a feeling of elegance and refined sophistication but that’s not easy when you’re putting 4 things into a small space (because sometimes less really is more). To me this piece makes the group what it is because it provides a contrast. The glass pieces are all luminous and almost have an ethereal quality. This pottery piece is opaque and black. Black is the complete opposite of ethereal but it’s so graceful in shape and “flow”, you could apply the word ethereal to this one as well. This piece ties the group together and takes the sophisticated style of the group to a new level- I took a few photos without this piece in and it just wasn’t the same. It makes the luminous quality of the glass pieces more pronounced so it actually props up the glass (even though it’s MUCH cheaper than virtually all of those glass pieces).
Wormser Terra-Sigillata Art Pottery is RARE- I’ve had this one for 17 years now and have never seen another Wormser Terra-Sigillata pitcher like this for sale in all those years (in person or online). I love the labelling under the vase. The “Made in West Germany” paper label is OLD. I’d say this is a 1950’s piece and came out well BEFORE West German pottery reached its heyday.
This a fascinating piece of history and has been expertly made; back in the day when craftsmanship mattered. Try finding another of these for sale! Most modern décor pieces are destined to end up as landfill quickly; they’re mass-produced using CHEAP chemical compounds and resins, these pieces have NO life-energy in them and hold very little value (if any). Once they’re chipped, even the charity shops refuse to take them; they end up as landfill as quickly as the trend has passed. This piece has been passed on from generation to generation (it’s about 70 years old!) and with each passing of hands it stands above the rest even more. Investing in quality HAND-CRAFTED VINTAGE pieces is a smart way to go- collectable vintage pieces INCREASE in value over time so they won’t ever end up as landfill (thus reducing your carbon footprint). This piece would make an exquisite gift for that discerning friend.
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This piece is in excellent condition considering its age and travels. There are NO repairs, NO chips and NO damage. It may have minor signs of use (it’s about 70 years old) but there’s nothing that’s noticeable or warrants a specific mention. The piece has been extremely well looked-after. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Measurements: Height – 20 cm; Width – 6.5 cm at its widest; Weight – 182 grams. Read my 1200+ ebay feedback comments (ALL 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 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 iNVISeDGE 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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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