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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => British & Irish Glass => Topic started by: Pinkspoons on December 08, 2005, 09:39:41 PM
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I purchased this today for a not-too-harsh £18. T'is the same shape, size (10") & proportions as the one shown on Frank's marvellous site, and the design is very much along the same lines... but the colours are different...
What think we of it?
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/tuliplamp.jpg)
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They tend to sell for a bit more, 200ish on eBay and in excess of 1,000 in some Scottish antiques shops. Quite a bargain.
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Oh, so it is genuine then? Hurray.
I know that they go for a fair amount of money on eBay - one the same colour as shown on your site went for £210 last night. Actually if it wasn't for spotting the one on eBay, I would have gone straight past the one I bought yesterday.
But £1,000? Are they mad? :shock:
Edit: Apologies to anyone who would pay / has paid £1,000 for a lamp like this... but I'm tightfisted and 99% of the time only buy things if they're utter bargains! :D
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Well done Pinkspoons on getting such a bargain, well spotted. I would love one day to find such a bargain to make up for all the times I spent too much when I first started buying Ysart glass. I have one lamp which I paid £150 for which is not a bad price for a Vasart lamp but it will probably remain my only one, unless I am as eagle eyed and as lucky as you. :)
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Thanks! And going on what the lamp last night on eBay sold for, £150 doesn't seem like too bad a price at all! :)
Though, to be honest, this will most likely end up as shop stock in the new year when I launch my little online emporium of all things designer clutter! :D
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But £1,000? Are they mad?
Now yes, in a few years maybe not. Increasing interest and short supply.
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Oh, I forgot to ask - does anybody know who designed the tulip lamp? I can't claim to know anything much about Vasart. :oops:
Hurray, though, I got around to taking better photographs:
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/vasarttulip-unlit.jpg)
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/vasarttulip-lit.jpg)
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Probably Salvador.
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Thanks. :)
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I've been thinking about selling this lamp before the New Year to add a bit of spending money to my holiday fund - what's the best way to achieve maximum price for Vasart? (I'm not expecting £1,000+ by the way :lol: ) It's just that I know nothing about the market for it.
Looking through past auction house catalogues listed online, Vasart seems to not fair so well at them - not even up in Scotland - and usually realise £100-£50 less than on eBay.
Always open to suggestions. :)
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They usually do fine on eBay. To get top price you will need a top-market shop in Bond St or similar :)
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Ah, well I don't have one of those to hand so I suspect eBay will have to do! :lol:
It will probably go live in a couple of days. I'll pop it in the marketplace when it does.
Oh, Frank, it says on your site that you want photos of Vasart colour variations, etc... I don't know if this one is any use to you?
(http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b108/pinkspoons/vasart2.jpg)
Size:
D: 130mm H: 255mm
The photo matches very closely the actual colour (a rosey-marshmallowy pink swirled into a grey-white) - on my monitor at least. :)
If it's no use to you, then c'est la vie! :D
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Hi Nic,
Thanks, will add it the list, the raised foot one is a good pic too. That is an important pointer for genuine lamps.
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Hi
I bought a Vasart Tulip Lamp for just under £100.00 (antique shop) in October 2004 and sold for £155.00 on eBay.
Seeing that they now generally sell on eBay for around £200.00 is proof as Frank says they have and are growing scarcer.
However you can still buy for around £100.00 in many shops in Glasgow shops like 'Relics' or 'The Victorian Village'
Edinburgh is expensive but Glasgow is still good to buy retail.
There is a lot of Monart and Vasart still on the street in Glasgow. I live in the West End and most windows I pass have pieces of Monart, Vasart and Strathearn in the window. One house has a shelf right up against the window, with about 30 pieces of glass I assume to be Vasart - I really want to take a picture but am scared I will get my 'collar felt' for casing the joint LOL
The auctions are good as well -
McTears & Co www.mctears.co.uk
Anyone with a larger pocket should head for http://www.timwright-antiques.com/ see Monart section - he has a lot more in store - I think he is the most expensive dealer selling Monart/Vasart in Glasgow - he does get large pieces with original labels and he gives good discounts
Adam P