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Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 08, 2005, 09:39:41 PM
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)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Frank on December 09, 2005, 05:51:12 AM
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.
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 09, 2005, 10:09:44 AM
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
Title: vasart lamp
Post by: lddlsa on December 09, 2005, 04:32:38 PM
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.   :)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 09, 2005, 04:55:08 PM
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
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Frank on December 09, 2005, 05:24:49 PM
Quote from: "Pinkspoons"
But £1,000? Are they mad?


Now yes, in a few years maybe not. Increasing interest and short supply.
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 12, 2005, 01:44:04 PM
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)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Frank on December 12, 2005, 05:23:09 PM
Probably Salvador.
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 12, 2005, 05:56:49 PM
Thanks. :)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 21, 2005, 04:25:41 PM
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.  :)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Frank on December 21, 2005, 07:18:01 PM
They usually do fine on eBay. To get top price you will need a top-market shop in Bond St or similar :)
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Pinkspoons on December 21, 2005, 10:21:52 PM
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
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: Frank on December 22, 2005, 06:13:32 AM
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.
Title: Vasart Tulip Lamp?
Post by: David555 on January 16, 2006, 10:45:44 PM
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