Featured Vase,Bought for £250, sold for £381,000

Discussion in 'Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain' started by daveydempsey, Mar 14, 2018.

  1. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    daveydempsey, Mar 14, 2018
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  2. springfld.arsenal

    springfld.arsenal Store: http://www.springfieldarsenal.net/

    Post it on Vasebook
     
    springfld.arsenal, Mar 14, 2018
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  3. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    It's an interesting vase but I guess it's all in the name. The article is a bit confusing in how it refers to the seller's name but that's a minor point. Now I have to go look at signatures to be sure I'd never overlook one (I should be so lucky:rolleyes:)
     
    say_it_slowly, Mar 14, 2018
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  4. janetpjohn

    janetpjohn Well-Known Member

    Yes, I thought my little local newspaper was the only one to screw up picture captions this much. They have the seller down as the potter's widow.
     
    janetpjohn, Mar 14, 2018
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  5. persona-non-gratin

    persona-non-gratin Well-Known Member

    I'm pleased to say that I recognised it as Hans Coper at first glance. Now all I have to do is find one in real life !
     
    persona-non-gratin, Mar 14, 2018
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  6. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    They DID mess up the caption under the image, but after reading the article through, the vase is waaay less ugly that I first thought!!!:smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin::smuggrin:
     
    Aquitaine, Mar 14, 2018
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  7. Nathan Lindop

    Nathan Lindop 1: “?” 2: “!”

    Incredible. Love it when people come onto valuation shows thinking nobody could possibly like the item. Then they walk away with hundreds. :greedy:

    In this case hundreds of thousands
     
    Nathan Lindop, Mar 14, 2018
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  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    See, I would have totally bought that vase ! Not for 100s of 1000s,of course,but I like modern and I like pottery so Id have dropped a fiver on it in the thrift. :)
     
    johnnycb09, Mar 14, 2018
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I still think it's ugly, but for that kind of payout it's an ugly I could live with for a while.:wideyed::wideyed::wideyed:
     
    evelyb30, Mar 14, 2018
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  10. gauntlettgems

    gauntlettgems Well-Known Member

    wowee!!!
     
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