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Title: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: ahremck on March 22, 2011, 12:26:07 PM

From the local Ebay

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/MID-CENTURY-retro-West-German-HG-Mercury-Glass-Vase-/300520975439?pt=AU_Decorative_Arts_Homewares&hash=item45f8722c4f   :24: :24: :24:

Some Mother's do have them

Ross

Title: Re: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: Anne E.B. on March 22, 2011, 02:07:56 PM

 ;D ;D ;D
Nice piece though.  Reminds me of one of my school exercise books back in the days of fountain pens.

Title: Re: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: chopin-liszt on March 22, 2011, 02:22:44 PM

More like my school shirts...
But it is a lovely, lovely piece, even if the seller is ...... ummmm .... confused???

(or do you think he reckons that mercury might be responsible for the weight?)

Title: Re: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: flying free on March 22, 2011, 03:09:56 PM

ooh that's gorgeous - I think it's funny  :24:  but they're the ones who'll be laughing when they sell it at a good price.  It's fab.
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Title: Re: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: dirk. on March 22, 2011, 05:49:34 PM

I love that piece - not for this price though.  ::)
It´s a Gangkofner design for Hessenglas and BTW the first one with this decoration I´ve seen.

Title: Re: Outrageous adverts - can you top this
Post by: chopin-liszt on March 22, 2011, 05:58:36 PM

There was a seller one time who misread the (very clear) signature "Michael Harris" on an Isle of Wight Blue and Gold Azurene Fish vase as "Mumbai Oasis"............